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Power Train complaints
189 reportsClear category filter46,151 miles · Aug 3, 2015
Electrical SystemEnginePower Train
ON JULY 23, 2015, I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE STALLED LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASH BOARD. I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT AND ONLY HEARD A TREMBLING NOISE AND CLICKING OF THE DASHBOARD. IN 1 HOUR I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AFTER GETTING IT JUMPED. BATTERY WAS TESTED BY DEALER O…
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ON JULY 23, 2015, I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE STALLED LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASH BOARD. I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT AND ONLY HEARD A TREMBLING NOISE AND CLICKING OF THE DASHBOARD. IN 1 HOUR I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AFTER GETTING IT JUMPED. BATTERY WAS TESTED BY DEALER ON JULY 22,2015 RIGHT BEFORE I PURCHASED MY ROGUE 2011( USED). SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PARKING LOT OF A STORE WHERE I PARKED TO SHOP ON JULY 31ST,2015. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE UNTIL IT GOT JUMPED AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE PASSED ALL INSPECTIONS AT THE DEALER AND SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY, HOWEVER IT IS APPEARING THAT IPDM IS FAULTY AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH AND EVEN DEATH OF MY FAMILY ANYTIME THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE I'M DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE START RECALL SO NO ONE DIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM!
NHTSA ODI #10745876
30,000 miles · Aug 1, 2015
Power Train
I PURCHASED MY 2011 NISSAN ROGUE IN 2011 BRAND NEW. IN DEC 2013, AS I WOULD DRIVE TO/FROM WORK I FELT THE CAR WAS TRYING TO LOWER ITS SPEED WHILE I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT CAUSED ME TO SLOW UP TRAFFIC. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT LET ME GO HIGHER THAN 20 MPH. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO OF THIS AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY AD…
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I PURCHASED MY 2011 NISSAN ROGUE IN 2011 BRAND NEW. IN DEC 2013, AS I WOULD DRIVE TO/FROM WORK I FELT THE CAR WAS TRYING TO LOWER ITS SPEED WHILE I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT CAUSED ME TO SLOW UP TRAFFIC. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT LET ME GO HIGHER THAN 20 MPH. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO OF THIS AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. SO I CONTACT MY NISSAN DEAL AND THEY FIXED IT. NOW JULY 2015, LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 60,000 MILES THE POWER TRAIN GOT WORSE. AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL THERE WAS A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT SO I STOPPED MY VEHICLE. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT DID NOT MOVE. THERE WERE A LOT OF CARS BEHIND ME AND LUCKILY MY CAR DID NOT START TO BACKWARDS. BUT I WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS AND FELT THIS DEFECT WILL BE THE CAUSE OF MY FIRST ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. WHEN I HAD MY HONDA IT NEVER DID THIS TO ME AND I PUT ON IT 100,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP!!!
NHTSA ODI #10745503
72,000 miles · Jul 17, 2015
Fuel/propulsion SystemPower TrainVehicle Speed Control
WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE ENGAGED. CRUISE WOULD ABRUPTLY DISENGAGE CAUSING THE SPEED TO FALL RAPIDLY, AND ACCELERATOR WOULD CEASE TO WORK WITH GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. WOULD ALSO DECREASE SPEED WHEN CLIMBING HILLS. NEAR COLLISION TOOK PLACE AND THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR IN WHICH I ALWAYS HAVE TWO …
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WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE ENGAGED. CRUISE WOULD ABRUPTLY DISENGAGE CAUSING THE SPEED TO FALL RAPIDLY, AND ACCELERATOR WOULD CEASE TO WORK WITH GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. WOULD ALSO DECREASE SPEED WHEN CLIMBING HILLS. NEAR COLLISION TOOK PLACE AND THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR IN WHICH I ALWAYS HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ME. THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION AND WOULD RESULT IN MY HAVING TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESET THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN AN INTERSECTION AS WELL. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE TRANS COOLER FAILING TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FROM OVERHEATING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR WILL COST BETWEEN $1100 AND $1300. CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN AND THEY HAVE DECIDED IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAS CAUSED THIS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FOUR YEARS AGO AND ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES. THAT RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE. HAD I KNOW THE TRANNY WOULD FAIL WITHIN THAT TIME I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. MY RECOMMENDATION, DO NOT BUY A NISSAN. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ALL MODELS OF ROGUE BEFORE THIS HAD THEIR CVT WARRANTIES DOUBLED TO 120,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM SO WHY NOT THE 2011? IT'S THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! EXTREMELY UNHAPPY AND WILL BE FIGHTING THIS. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE BBB AND MY LAWYER. IF YOU'RE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THEN FILE A COMPLAINT. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN, AND WILL BOYCOTT THEM TILL THE END OF TIME. POOR VEHICLE, POOR SERVICE, POOR RESPONSE TO CONSUMER'S. STEER CLEAR IF YOU'RE SMART!
NHTSA ODI #10734855
110,000 miles · Jul 16, 2015
Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED BEFORE DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED BEFORE DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
NHTSA ODI #10734467
76,000 miles · Jul 7, 2015
Power Train
I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 80 MPH ON A TOLL ROAD AND THE CAR LOST POWER TO ABOUT 50-60 MPH AND THE MOTOR WAS LIKE IN LIMP MODE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES . I STOPPED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN IT WAS FINE. SINCE THEN THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE WEEKS . DEALER SAYS I NEED A TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH COST ALMOST…
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I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 80 MPH ON A TOLL ROAD AND THE CAR LOST POWER TO ABOUT 50-60 MPH AND THE MOTOR WAS LIKE IN LIMP MODE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES . I STOPPED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN IT WAS FINE. SINCE THEN THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE WEEKS . DEALER SAYS I NEED A TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH COST ALMOST $1100 . THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD NEED A COOLER UNLESS IT IS DEFECTIVE .
NHTSA ODI #10732459
64,500 miles · Jul 6, 2015
Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND UP A STEEP HILL, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UP A STEEP HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND UP A STEEP HILL, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UP A STEEP HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,500. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A $500.00 CREDIT TOWARD THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED. UPDATED 3/23/2016*JS UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN
NHTSA ODI #10732246
58,606 miles · Jun 24, 2015
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control
TWICE NOW, LAST AUGUST 2014 AND JUNE 2015, TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AROUND 70 MPH, VEHICLE DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BUT STILL LOSING SPEED. HAD TO GET TO NEXT EXIT AND TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR FEW MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER. COULD NOT REPLIC…
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TWICE NOW, LAST AUGUST 2014 AND JUNE 2015, TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AROUND 70 MPH, VEHICLE DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BUT STILL LOSING SPEED. HAD TO GET TO NEXT EXIT AND TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR FEW MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER. COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM BUT RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT BE INSTALLED AT COST OF ABOUT $1300, WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM. MILEAGE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 58,600. SECOND TIME AROUND 74,000 MILES. NISSAN CVT WARRANTY EXTENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE 2011 MODELS. ENDS WITH 2010 VEHICLES, ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS YEARS MODELS.
NHTSA ODI #10730128
98,800 miles · Jun 10, 2015
Power Train
CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL, WAS ON I90 TRYING TO GO 60MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED AND THE CAR WAS GOING 20MPH. I PULLED OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN IT SAID" TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUT INTERMITTENT. APPARENTLY SO MANY CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAT THE PART IS ON "PARTS RESTRICTION" FROM N…
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CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL, WAS ON I90 TRYING TO GO 60MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED AND THE CAR WAS GOING 20MPH. I PULLED OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN IT SAID" TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUT INTERMITTENT. APPARENTLY SO MANY CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAT THE PART IS ON "PARTS RESTRICTION" FROM NISSAN BECAUSE THE SHOPS CAN'T KEEP THEM IN STOCK BECAUSE SO MANY CARS NEED THIS PART REPLACED.
NHTSA ODI #10724554
44,000 miles · May 5, 2015
Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT UP. ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT UP. ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
NHTSA ODI #10714613
70,000 miles · May 2, 2015
Power Train
GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT CRUISING SPEED WITH SPEED CONTROL SET I NOTICED THAT THE WHEN CLIMBING A HILL WE WERE LOSING EXCESSIVE SPEED AND THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. I DISENGAGED THE SPEED CONTROL AND MANUALLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT INCREASE OVER 2500 RPMS. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO EXIT UP AN OFF…
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GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT CRUISING SPEED WITH SPEED CONTROL SET I NOTICED THAT THE WHEN CLIMBING A HILL WE WERE LOSING EXCESSIVE SPEED AND THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. I DISENGAGED THE SPEED CONTROL AND MANUALLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT INCREASE OVER 2500 RPMS. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO EXIT UP AN OFF RAMP AND COULD NOT CLIMB THE RAMP FASTER THAN 10MPH. WE ALLOWED THE ROGUE TO SIT FOR 10 MIN.'S THINKING THAT IS WAS OVERHEATING. WHEN WE RESUMED THE TRIP THE ROGUE WAS ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. UNTIL THE RETURN TRIP WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, BUT THE 2011 MODEL WAS NOT COVERED. IN MY OPINION ANY SYSTEM THAT DISENGAGES THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM WHILE TRAVELING THE INTERSTATE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. HAVING DRIVEN AND WORKED ON CARS ALL MY LIFE, I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE THAT SCARED ME LIKE THIS. IT IS NOT A COMFORTABLE FEELING LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE A SEMI GAINING ON YOU AND THERE IS BASICALLY NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10714171
Official recalls
2Jan 26, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Nov 23, 2011
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 ROGUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 17, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2010. THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST CONTROL UNITS. THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE SOLDER OF THE TERMINAL TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD RESULTING IN THE SOLDER CRACKING AND SEPARATING COMPLETELY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AS THE CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, INCREASING THE FORCE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EPS CONTROL UNIT IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗