2012 Nissan Rogue

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN TOWN, APPROX. 40MPH UP A SLIGHT INCLINE THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ENGAGING AND RPM'S STARTED TO INCREASE WHILE SPEED DROPPED. VEHICLE HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. I CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO GETTING INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TRYING TO SAFELY PULL OVER. THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION SHOP NEARBY AND I BARELY MADE IT THERE AND THEY LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID MY ONLY OPTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THE CVT REPLACED. THEY SAID I WOULD BE PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK OF INJURY IF I CONTINUED TO TRY AND DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES/WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE MY CVT AT THEIR EXPENSE.

CUSTOMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES, AND RAN A RED LIGHT AS A RESULT. UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME, THOUGH COMPLAINT MATCHES OTHERS REPORTED TO NHTSA. BRAKE SYSTEM LOOKS GOOD IN VISUAL INSPECTION AND ON MULTIPLE TEST DRIVES PERFORMED ACCEPTABLY. FLUID IS FULL AND CLEAN. NO CODES PRESENT FOR ANY PORTION OF THE BRAKE AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS. NO ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF FAILURE, THOUGH CUSTOMER NO LONGER TRUSTS OR FEELS SAFE IN VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION WILL STALL AND/OR LOSE ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WILL NOT INCREASE SPEED, REGARDLESS OF IF THE PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR OR NOT. IF YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE OVER 5 MPH UNTIL YOU STOP, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, SOMETIMES FOR UP TO 30 MIN, AND RESUME DRIVING. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN 30 DAYS, ALWAYS WHILE GOING OVER 60 MPH, AND FREEWAY DRIVING FOR 10 MIN +.

THE CVT HAS LOST 95% OF THE POWER DURING DRIVING. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY 1/2 MILE FROM HOME, SO WE TURNED AROUND. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3400. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77924 MILES ON IT. WE ASKED IF IT COULD BE REBUILT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A RE MANUFACTURED UNIT. THEY CANNOT REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. WE CONTACTED NISSAN TO OPEN A CASE AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT HELP IN THE COST OF A RE MANUFACTURED UNIT OR THE LABOR COST. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS HAVE HAD THE WARRANTY EXTENDED TO COVER THE COSTS. AFTER READING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. NISSAN CASE IS UNDER SAMANTHA DIEZMAN THE CO OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY I-75 SOUTHBOUND 37.5 MILE. TWO ADULTS AND KIDS 6 AND 4 YRS OLD WERE PRESENT IN THE CAR. WE HAD TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP PUSH THE CAR OVER TO THE RESTING AREA AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD TO TOW THE CAR TWICE TO THE LOCATION WERE WE WERE GOING AND BACK TO SARASOTA AREA WHERE WE LIVE. THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 75 MPH WHEN IT BROKE AND COULD NOT MOVE ANYMORE. I CALLED NISSAN AND CREATED A CASE, BUT THEY REFUSED HELP WITH ANYTHING. NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECALLED TO YEAR 2010. OURS IS 2012 AND THEY STILL MADE BAD TRANSMISSIONS. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

I HAVE A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE WITH CURRENTLY ABOUT 98K MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR MADE A SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION ISSUES. AFTER GETTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, ANY TIME THAT I HAD TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL OR FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD STALL, SOMETIMES MOVING AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. THIS BECAME DANGEROUS WHEN I WOULD TRY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A STOP LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT BY NISSAN WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE OVER $4000. NISSAN HAS HAD RECALLS ON OTHER CVT MODELS BEGINNING WITH THE 2013, AND I BELIEVE THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. ADDITIONALLY, MANY TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS THAT I CALL CANNOT WORK WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION.