2013 Nissan Rogue

AT 75,000 MILES THE CVT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I AM BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS OVER HEATING AND SENT THE CAR INTO RECOVERY MODE. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER TO TRAVEL BETWEEN LUBBOCK,TX AND CAPITAN, NM FOR HER SECOND JOB AS SHE IS PAYING HER WAY THROUGH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN (AT16-013 REFERENCE NTB16-090 FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS HAD THE CVT-A OVERHEAT 149 TIMES, AND THE CVT-B OVERHEAT 75 TIMES. MILEAGE ON CAR IS 75,306. THE CAR PUTS ITSELF INTO RECOVERY MODE NOT ALLOWING ANY POWER AND REDUCING SPEED AS LOW AS 5MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MY DAUGHTER US ON A TWO LANE 75MPH HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND BEEN MISDIAGNOSED AS THE MAF SENSOR. I AM BEING TOLD IF THE CAR OPERATES AT OVER 65MPH FOR LONGER THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATS. ESTIMATE GIVEN TO REPLACE UNIT IS $4,635.52. IF I DO NOT REPAIR IT THE CAR LOSES 75% OF ITS VALUE TO TRY TO TRADE IT IN. A CASE WAS OPEN WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION CASE #34122344. NISSAN STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUES BUT NO EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL WAS GIVEN TO THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE FOR OTHER YEARS WITH SAME ISSUES. I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIGHT THIS LEGALLY IN COURT OR TO TAKE THIS KIND OF FINANCIAL LOSS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THESE VEHICLES GO INTO RECOVERY MODE DUE TO CVT ISSUES!

SHORTLY AFTER PULLING ONTO A CITY STREET ALL LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE, SIGNAL, PARK, WENT OUT DURING DRIVING. THE INDICATOR THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ON WAS STILL LIGHT THOUGH THERE WERE NO LIGHTS. SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM DID NOT RESULT IN LIGHTS COMING ON AND BLUE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. CONTINUALLY HOLDING THE LIGHT SWITCH BACK IN HIGH BEAM POSITION WAS THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE LIGHTS TO DRIVE. FUSES WERE CHECKED BY A LOCAL TECHNICIAN AND NONE WERE BAD. LIGHTS CAME BACK AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS THEN TURNING LIGHT ON.

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. TURNED THE GAS CAP UNTIL IT CLICKED AND DROVE AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER MY CAR GIVES ME A WARNING THAT MY GAS CAP ISN'T TIGHT. I TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP HOWEVER THE WARNING KEEPS POPPING UP WHEN I START MY CAR. THE WARNING EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY BUT MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I BUY A REPLACEMENT GAS CAP FROM THE PARTS STORE HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS DOES NOT GO AWAY. A FE DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. EVERYTHING IS FINE I GO TO GET GAS AND TIGHTEN MY GAS CAP. A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAS CAP LIGHT WARNING SIGN COMES ON AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT FOLLOWS A FEW DAYS LATER. I TAKE THE CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TELLS ME I NEED AN AUTHENTIC NISSAN GAS CAP. HE ORDERS ONE AND PUTS IT ON AND RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I RIDE AROUND A FEW DAYS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS OFF. I GO TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED BY THE STATE FOR THE EMISSIONS TEST EVERYTHING IS FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOP AND HAVE THEM TEST THE CAR. THEY TELL ME THE READ OUT SAYS IT'S A SLOW LEAK FROM THE GAS CAP. HE TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP AND RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. A FEW DAYS LATER THE I RECEIVE A WARNING SIGN ABOUT THE GAS CAP AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GAS CAP WARNING AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW. BOTH MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE GAS CAP. IT'S AN AUTHENTIC NISSAN GAS CAP I PURCHASED EARLIER THIS YEAR. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME NISSAN HAS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THE GAS CAP BUT HAS NOT COMPLETED A RECALL.

THE CAR WILL MAKE NOISES FROM THE CVT ALMOST LIKE METAL ON METAL GRINDING AROUND 2000 RPMS I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 18NITS ONLY DEC AND I STILL HAVE TO PAY IN THE LOAN HOW IS IT FAIR THAT IM PAYING FOR A CAR IT'S ONLY 6 MONTHS INTO MY LOAN AND THE CAR HAS ALL THESE ISSUES? READING THROUGH THIS SITE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE SAME ISSUES AND WHY IS NISSAN NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT APPRX. 70 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY TO ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR, DESPITE EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE. PUSHED GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO NO AVAIL. TRUCKS HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET IN RIGHT HAND LANE AND PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SOUND LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS RACING (QUITE NOISY) HAVE TO STOP TURN CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND WAIT. CANNOT USE CRUISE CONTROL AS IT IS DANGEROUS.