DRIVE SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE IN REALLY COLD WEATHER. SEEN THERE WAS RECALLS ON THIS ON OTHER YEARS BUT NOT A 2011. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME FOR THE THIRD YEAR NOW.
2011 Nissan Rogue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2011 Nissan Rogue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 320.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
290 reports with mileage · 72 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 189 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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36 reportsDRIVING AT 65 MILES A HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAR LOST ALL POWER IN THE DRIVE TRAIN COULD NOT GET IT BACK TO SPEED AS A TRUCK GOING THE SAME SPEED WAS ON MY BUMPER AFTER LOOSING POWER LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAS 90000 MILES ON IT AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD OF WENT BAD I SEE THAT …
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DRIVING AT 65 MILES A HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAR LOST ALL POWER IN THE DRIVE TRAIN COULD NOT GET IT BACK TO SPEED AS A TRUCK GOING THE SAME SPEED WAS ON MY BUMPER AFTER LOOSING POWER LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAS 90000 MILES ON IT AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD OF WENT BAD I SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE 2008-2010 NISSAN ROUGE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2011 ROUGES,CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT I DO. IT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I JUST HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN BEFORE NISSAN FIXES THE PROBLEM.NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER RIGHT NOW AND I STILL OWE 2 YEARS ON THIS CAR AND ONLY HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS.
THE SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARKING POSITION AND I COULDN'T MOVE TO REAR OR DRIVING POSITION.I SPOKE WITH DEALER AND HELPED ME TO REMOVE THE SHIFT LOCK AND SUGGESTED ME TO TAKE IT TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT SUGGESTED TO CHANGE SHIFT LEVER AND I AGREED TO CHANGE THE LEVER AND…
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THE SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARKING POSITION AND I COULDN'T MOVE TO REAR OR DRIVING POSITION.I SPOKE WITH DEALER AND HELPED ME TO REMOVE THE SHIFT LOCK AND SUGGESTED ME TO TAKE IT TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT SUGGESTED TO CHANGE SHIFT LEVER AND I AGREED TO CHANGE THE LEVER AND I AM WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT. MY CAR BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM IDENTIFIED WITH THAT I AM WORRIED THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE INVOLVED WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MIGHT AFFECT OTHER CARS TOO.
ON SUNDAY(12/3/17), I DROVE HOME FROM CHURCH, PARKED MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ENTERED MY HOUSE FOR LESS THAN TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKING ON MY DOOR TO NOTIFY ME THAT MY NISSAN ROGUE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD NO SUSPICION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE TO CAUSE A FIRE. ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE I W…
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ON SUNDAY(12/3/17), I DROVE HOME FROM CHURCH, PARKED MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ENTERED MY HOUSE FOR LESS THAN TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKING ON MY DOOR TO NOTIFY ME THAT MY NISSAN ROGUE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD NO SUSPICION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE TO CAUSE A FIRE. ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE I WAS PULLED OVER BY A COP, WHO NOTIFIED ME THAT SHE SAW ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THERE WAS NO SOUND, LIGHT OR SMELL THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR BEING IN MY HOUSE AT THE START OF THE FIRE. I HAD NO AFTERMARKET UPGRADES DONE TO MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS REGULARLY TAKEN IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND TO HAVE TIRE MAINTENANCE. MY CONCERN IS ANOTHER NISSAN ROGUE OWNER WILL NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I WAS AND INSTEAD WILL BE DRIVING AT THE TIME OF AN ENGINE FIRE.
TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A LEAK AND THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE IS LEAKING. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SEALED ONCE AND IS LEAKING AGAIN.
EXPLODING SUNROOF. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE TOP IF MY VEHICLE. I THEN HEARD LITTLE SHATTERS, OF WHAT I KNOW NOW, WAS TEMPERED GLASS FALLING ON MY SUNROOF SHADE. WHEN IT WAS SAFE, I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS A HUGE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SUNROOF.
WE PURCHASED A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE AT THE END OF 2010, AND IT WAS A GOOD CAR IN THE BEGINNING, HOWEVER, I STARTED TO NOTICE SMALL THINGS HERE AND THERE THAT WEREN'T THAT GREAT. BUT THEY WOULD COME AND GO. THEN ONE DAY I OPENED THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE, AND IT BROKE OFF!! IT LOOKED LIKE A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC YOU SEE AT THE DOLL…
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WE PURCHASED A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE AT THE END OF 2010, AND IT WAS A GOOD CAR IN THE BEGINNING, HOWEVER, I STARTED TO NOTICE SMALL THINGS HERE AND THERE THAT WEREN'T THAT GREAT. BUT THEY WOULD COME AND GO. THEN ONE DAY I OPENED THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE, AND IT BROKE OFF!! IT LOOKED LIKE A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC YOU SEE AT THE DOLLAR STORE. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY WANTED $550!!! RIDICULOUS! I FOUND A GOOD HONEST MECHANIC PLACE AND THEY EVEN REDUCED THE COST SINCE IT ONLY TOOK THEM 15 MINS TO REPLACE IT! ONLY COSTED ME $80! SO NOW AND AGAIN IT HAS ALSO BEEN LOSING RPMS AND HAVING DIFFICULTY SPEEDING UP. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING FROM WORK AND ON THE FREEWAY, AND THE RPMS STOPPED AT 4000 AND FROZE. I WOULDN'T GO OVER 60MPH! HE WAS SCARED AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE CHECKED THE OIL (IT WAS PERFECT), THE INSIDE AND SAW NOTHING. HE SAID HE SMELT A FIRE TYPE SMELL WHILE IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, BUT NO FIRES. HE SLOWLY GOT OVER AND PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND INTO A CAR PLACE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I CALLED NISSAN AS THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE NISAN ROGUE. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE 2010 ROGUE. MINE IS THE 2011 ROGUE WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF 2010. SO I AM SUPPOSE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY SOMEHOW PUT A BETTER CVT TRANSMISSION IN MY ROGUE WHICH IS NOT THAT FAR OFF FROM THE 2010 THAT HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND RECALL ON IT?? HARDLY, I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND EXACT YEAR. I'VE EVEN CALLED ABOUT OUR ROGUE A FEW TIMES WHEN I'VE HEARD ABOUT RECALLS, BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS TOLD ME IT'S ONLY 2010 AND MY CAR SHOULD BE FINE. OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT FINE, AND THE CAR IS CRAP. NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS , AND THEY ARE NOT . THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE GOOD CUSTOMERS THAT ARE HARD WORKING AMERICANS WHO PAY THEIR BILLS.
I DRIVE TO SAN ANTONIO FROM EL PASO AND BACK IT HAPPENED BOTH WAYS. WE WERE GOING UP AN INCLINE AND I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I GOT NOT RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. NOTHING AT ALL, BESIDES A SLIGHT ACCELERATION UNTIL WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I COULD PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE, AND MOSTLY NO RESPONSE.…
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I DRIVE TO SAN ANTONIO FROM EL PASO AND BACK IT HAPPENED BOTH WAYS. WE WERE GOING UP AN INCLINE AND I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I GOT NOT RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. NOTHING AT ALL, BESIDES A SLIGHT ACCELERATION UNTIL WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I COULD PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE, AND MOSTLY NO RESPONSE. I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT UP, AND WE WERE SOMEWHAT BACK TO NORMAL. IT ACCELERATED, BUT DIDN'T HAVE POWER BEHIND IT. IT TOOK MUCH MORE TO GET TO 80MPH, OR EVEN 60 MPH THEN A FEW MILES MORE IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAD TRAILERS AND CARS THAT HAD TO GO AROUND ME RIGHT AWAY LUCKY FOR ALL OF US THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC SO THEY WERE ABLE TO CHANGE LANE FAST IF NOT THEY WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO ME COUSIN A BIG OR EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT.
YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE CITY TOOK A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL TOOK CONTROL AND PULLED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT I NEARLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. I PULLED THE WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT AND WAS ABSOLUTELY FREAKED OUT BY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. LAST EVENING A…
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YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE CITY TOOK A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL TOOK CONTROL AND PULLED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT I NEARLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. I PULLED THE WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT AND WAS ABSOLUTELY FREAKED OUT BY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. LAST EVENING ALL OF A SUDDEN I TURN MY CAR OFF GO INTO A STORE COME OUT AN HOUR LATER AND NOTHING AT ALL WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY. NO LIGHTS NO DASH LIGHTS NO NOISE AT ALL IS WAS AS IF BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. NEW BATTERY INSTALLED 4 MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE LEFT SOMETHING ON AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, HOWEVER, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CAR DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP ON ITS OWN WITH THE KEY STILL IN THE IGNITION BUT NOT TURNED ON TO THE START POSITION. I TURNED THE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED. THIS MORNING I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, SAME THING CAR ABSOLUTELY DEAD. I CHECKED UNDER HOOD, THOUGHT PERHAPS LOOSE CABLES TO THE BATTERY. I CHECKED AND SAW NO LOOSE CABLES I WIPED AROUND THE AREA WITH A PAPER TOWEL GOT BACK IN CAR TURNED KEY AND THE CAR STARTED. I DRIVE TO WORK IN BOSTON PARK THE CAR IN MY EMPLOYEE PARKING GARAGE AND GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WENT TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE DOORS AND NOTHING. NO SECURITY LIGHT ON INSIDE OF THE CAR, TOTALLY DEAD AGAIN! I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER NISSAN'S AS I READ ONLINE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? WHAT IS THE ISSUE? I NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED PLEASE. I CAN'T HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS UNDEPENDABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE EVERY MONTH. IT IS RATHER SCARY THAT THIS MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL OR STEERING ISSUE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL ON ITS OWN YESTERDAY.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOSSES POWER AND WON'T ACCELERATE.WITHOUT WARNING LOSSE POWER, EVEN WITH ACCELATOR PEDAL WOULD BARELY MOVE. AFTER LETTING CAR SIT, VEHICLE ACTS NORMAL UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. JUST PICTURE YOU AND OTHER CARS DRIVING OVER 60 ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND…
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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOSSES POWER AND WON'T ACCELERATE.WITHOUT WARNING LOSSE POWER, EVEN WITH ACCELATOR PEDAL WOULD BARELY MOVE. AFTER LETTING CAR SIT, VEHICLE ACTS NORMAL UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. JUST PICTURE YOU AND OTHER CARS DRIVING OVER 60 ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND YOUR CAR RANDOMLY JUST STOP AND WONT MOVE. I SEE MANY OWNERS OF NISSN ROGUE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BY THE MANYFACTURER?
Official recalls
215V032000 · Electrical System
Jan 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.
11V565000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System
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 ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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