IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY THE ROGUE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER STOPPING IT SLOWLY GAINED MOMENTUM. HARDLY ANY PICK UP.
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
290 reports with mileage · 72 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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.
What owners actually said
362 reportsAT 135,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE TO 50 AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE PAST 60 DURING A 2.5 HOUR DRIVE TO ATLANTA, GA FROM COLUMBIA, SC. WE REPLACED AN ENGINE SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS HOPING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION AND THEN BEGAN SHAKING WHEN TGE HFS PEDAL WAS …
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AT 135,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE TO 50 AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE PAST 60 DURING A 2.5 HOUR DRIVE TO ATLANTA, GA FROM COLUMBIA, SC. WE REPLACED AN ENGINE SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS HOPING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION AND THEN BEGAN SHAKING WHEN TGE HFS PEDAL WAS DEXPRESSED AT ALL. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE CAR CUT OFF AS MY TEENAGE SON (DRIVING WITH ME AND YOUNGER SIBLINGS AS PASSENGERS) WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN (FROM A STANDSTILL AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING) ON BACK HIGHWAYS DURING A NEARLY 2 HOUR DRIVE. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR BECAME DRIVEABLE, BUT ALLOWED ACCELERATION OF ONLY 35 MPH. IT TOOK US AN ADDED HOUR TO GET HOME. FOLLOWING THAT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REFUSE ACCELERATION BEYOND 60 AND BEGAN SHAKING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE SHAKING HAS BECAME MORE SEVERE AND NOW ATBV138,000 THE CAR WONT START AT ALL. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 ROGUE. THIS SAFETY ISSUE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME BODILY HARM OR DEATH WHEN THE CAR INITIALLY SHUT DOWN.
THE VEHICLE'S CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF THE ROOF AREA, EXPOSING THE PAINT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RON BOUCHARD'S NISSAN, 490 OLD UNION TURNPIKE, LANCASTER, MA 01523) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWAR…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RON BOUCHARD'S NISSAN, 490 OLD UNION TURNPIKE, LANCASTER, MA 01523) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 51,000 MILES, AFTER TWO HOURS DRIVING STARTING LOOSING POWER AFTER ANY STOP, DIDN'T MOVE ANY DIRECTION WITH ALL THE PEDAL GAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN SERVICES MANY TIMES, THEN CHANGED SENSORS, TRANSMISSION AND OTHERS STUFFS, MY WARRANTY EXPIRED FROM NISSAN AND FROM THE ONE I BOUGHT ON SIDE. …
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BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 51,000 MILES, AFTER TWO HOURS DRIVING STARTING LOOSING POWER AFTER ANY STOP, DIDN'T MOVE ANY DIRECTION WITH ALL THE PEDAL GAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN SERVICES MANY TIMES, THEN CHANGED SENSORS, TRANSMISSION AND OTHERS STUFFS, MY WARRANTY EXPIRED FROM NISSAN AND FROM THE ONE I BOUGHT ON SIDE. AND I AM STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM, NOW ALL CHARGES ON ME. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ANY WHERE AFTER 1 O 2 HOURS DRIVING. I HAD BEEN IN DANGEROUS SITUATION MANY TIMES. I AM PLANNED TO STOP FURTHERS PAYMENTS.
I HAVE A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE THAT I PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT HAD 33,004 MILES ON IT NOW HAS 97,500 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS CAR AS I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR LOST ALL POWER PULLED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY THANK GOD I HAD A TRACTOR AND TRAILER RIGHT BEHIND ME GO…
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I HAVE A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE THAT I PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT HAD 33,004 MILES ON IT NOW HAS 97,500 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS CAR AS I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR LOST ALL POWER PULLED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY THANK GOD I HAD A TRACTOR AND TRAILER RIGHT BEHIND ME GOING THE SAME SPEED IT WAS KIND OF SCARY. COME TO FIND OUT MY TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON THIS CAR I CONTACTED NISSAN USA THEY WILL NOT HELP ME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WILL NOT HELP ME I FEEL THESE CARS ARE DANGER IF SOMEONE WAS TO LOSE POWER AND GET REAR-ENDED SO I ENDED UP GETTING 64,000 MILES FOR A $32,000 VEHICLE THAT'S PRETTY SAD TO SAY I HOPE THAT SOMEONE STARTS A CIVIL SUIT TO MAKE NISSAN FIX THIS PROBLEM I KNOW THAT THEY HAD ISSUES WITH THE 2008 THROUGH 2010 NISSAN ROGUE'S THEY FIX THEIR PROBLEM I FEEL THEY JUST PUSH THE 2011 THROUGH WITH THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION FOR THE MONEY THAT PEOPLE SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT AND INCLUDING MYSELF
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION.
LOSS OF ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OF THIS ISSUE NTB16-090. THIS CAR WITH NO WARNING DROPPED FROM 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY TO A DRIFT, ENOUGH TO ME TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD BUT ONLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NOT TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE IT…
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LOSS OF ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OF THIS ISSUE NTB16-090. THIS CAR WITH NO WARNING DROPPED FROM 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY TO A DRIFT, ENOUGH TO ME TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD BUT ONLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NOT TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE IT WAS A DRASTIC CHANGE IN SPEED IN SECONDS. WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT JUST BECAME A WINDING SOUND. OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAR WOULD NOT GO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I TURNED IT OFF FOR AWHILE AND CALLED NISSAN DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT ONLY TO MOVE IT FURTHER OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SAME ISSUE STARTED AGAIN. VEHICLE HAD 1 OWNER PRIOR TO ME AND HAD DOCUMENTED REGULAR MAINTENANCE/SERVICE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED.
ON JUNE 15, 2018, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY NISSAN ROGUE 2011 WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) STARTED TO LOSE POWER FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND IT DECELERATED FROM 70 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A 70 MPH ZONE. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE REVVING AT HIGH RPM'S. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BAC…
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ON JUNE 15, 2018, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY NISSAN ROGUE 2011 WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) STARTED TO LOSE POWER FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND IT DECELERATED FROM 70 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A 70 MPH ZONE. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE REVVING AT HIGH RPM'S. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BACK UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH RPM'S. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. I EXITED THE OFF RAMP AND STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN BECAUSE IT WASN'T ACCELERATING AND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 2 MPH. THE ONLY WAY I COULD DRIVE WAS TO DOWN SHIFT TO LOW AND DRIVE AT LOW SPEED ON SURFACE STREETS. CARS WERE HONKING THEIR HORNS BEHIND ME BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD TAKE 5 - 10 SECONDS TO MOVE FORWARD FROM A STOP SIGN. I HAD TO STAY IN LOW GEAR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IN REGULAR DRIVE GEAR. I STOPPED AT AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOCAL AAMCO TRANSMISSION SHOP REFUSED TO WORK ON NISSAN ROGUE TRANSMISSIONS. THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $4,500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON A 2011 VEHICLE. I HEARD THAT NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR NISSAN ROGUE TRANSMISSIONS BUILT BEFORE 2011. MY NISSAN ROGUE WAS BUILT IN 2011 SO THE WARRANTY EXTENSION DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.
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
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