2013 Nissan Rogue

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUST DIED ON ME. THE CAR HAS 103 K MILES AND DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS DOING 70 MPH AND THE CAR SPEED DROPPED TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL FOR A GOOD MINUTE BUT THE CAR WON'T GO OVER 5 MPH. I FINALLY MANAGED TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPAIRED. THEY KNOW THAT OLDER MODELS WERE COVERED UNDER A NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CVT TRANSMISSION,BUT MY 2013 ROGUE WAS NOT COVERED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE SPEED ON THIS CAR SHOULD NOT JUST DROP FROM 70 MPH TO 5 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, IT IS DANGEROUS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WON'T ADMIT IT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE DRIVING THIS CARS AND NOT KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THEY ARE. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS COMPLETED AND RETURNED WITH A FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL. SMART HONDA, (2 SMART AVE, WHITE HALL, AR 71602 (870) 543-2210), THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ..UPDATED 07/24/17 *BF UPDATED 10/20/2017*JS

ON JUNE 17, 2017 WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ROGUE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. THE ROGUE WAS DRIVING SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT SLOWED DOWN FROM 75-80 MPH TO 60 MPH . I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND EVEN TURNED ON MY OVERDRIVE BUTTON WITH NO LUCK. THIS ISSUED LASTED FOR SEVERAL MILES UNTIL IT JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED OFF AND ON FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP TO AND FROM CALIFORNIA . THERE WAS EVEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE ROGUE WOULD NOT EXCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT . I PUSHED THE GAS MEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD MOVE MORE THAN 5-10 MPH FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UNTIL IT WORKED AGAIN. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. WE LIVE IN ARIZONA WITH EXTREME HEAT AND I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE'S POSTS ABOUT HEAT COULD BE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER WE SEE EXTREME TEMPERATURES EVERY YEAR SINCE WE OWNED IT WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW.

WHILE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PER SAY, IF WE CAN'T GET YOU TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE THEN WHO CAN WE TURN TO? A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH OF "2013 NISSAN ROGUE PAINT PROBLEMS" WILL REVEAL A NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO JUST ONE COLOR OF THE CAR, PEARL WHITE. I TOO AM HAVING THIS ISSUE NOW AND IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO ME THAT NISSAN HASN'T ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED, SOME HAVE NOT. THE DIFFERENCE BEING THEIR WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT FOR IT. AS CONSUMERS, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO "FIGHT" FOR AN APPARENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO BE RESOLVED. PAINT CHIPPING IN LARGE PIECES THE WAY IT IS, IS A LOT MORE THAN AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS NOT HARD TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IMPROPER PAINT LEADS TO RUST AND RUST LEADS TO BIGGER PROBLEMS. WON'T YOU BE A VOICE FOR US AND HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED? THANKS!

FAILED CVT TRANSMISSION ON A VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED LESS THAN 4 YEARS. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT 70MPH WHEN IT BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED AND RPMS INCREASED. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE INTERSTATE I WAS MOVING AT 20MPH AND OVER 4000RPMS. MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON 101 NORTH PASSING THROUGH SANTA ROSA, CA ON MAY 29, 2017 GOING THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH, MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WAS STRUGGLING TO GET UP A SMALL INCLINE WHEN THE MPH SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 30 AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO ANY FASTER. THE ROAD WAS PACKED WITH CARS AS IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. I HAD 3 CHILDREN IN MY CAR. WE BARELY MADE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY WENT DEAD. IT WAS ABSOLUTE SHEER LUCK THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. CARS WERE SWERVING ALL AROUND ME TO AVOID HITTING ME. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD TO CROSS OVER 2 OTHER LANES (GOING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY) TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. MY DEALER SAID "THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS COMMON" WITH THIS MODEL. I GOOGLED "2013 ROGUE CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN ON SURFACE ROADS. THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. THE COMPANY WAS BESIEGED WITH CVT COMPLAINTS AND FIXED THEIR 2010 AND 2011 MODELS, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING WITH ALL SUBSEQUENT ROGUE MODELS. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

WHILE ON MY WAY BACK TO LOUISIANA FROM MY VACATION IN FLORIDA DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER GOING UP AN INCLINE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED DOWN THE DECLINE. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED MY VEHICLE FOR LEAKAGE AND FOUND NONE. I CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS THE WAY THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTS YOU TO AND ALL LEVELS WERE IN OPERATING RANGE. I RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE AND THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BOXED IN BY 18 WHEELERS AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE. I STARTED CHECKING INTERNET TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FOUND OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSAN. HONESTLY THIS HAD TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT [XXX] WITH ANY MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR