2015 Nissan Rogue

THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED 6:30 P.M. IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. AT 2:20 A.M. I WAS ALERTED BY MY NEIGHBOR . HE HAD SEEN THROUGH THE WOODS A FIRE, CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. HE THOUGHT OUR HOUSE WAS ON FIRE AND RAN OVER TO SEE IF WE WERE OK. IT WAS NOT OUR HOUSE BUT OUR 2015 NISSAN ROGUE.WHEN HE WOKE US THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED MINUTES LATER AND IT TOOK AWHILE TO PUT THE FIRE TOTALLY OUT. NOTHING REMAINS OF THE CAR EXCEPT THE FRAMING. I HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR SIX MONTHS EARLIER WITH 20,000 MILES. IT HAD JUST TURNED 30,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO SIGN ANYTHING WAS AMISS, NO WARNING LIGHTS, ODD SOUNDS, NOTHING. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, WOODED MILES OFF THE MAIN ROAD SO I DO NOT SUSPECT THIS WAS DONE BY HUMAN HANDS. I CAN ONLY IMAGE THIS WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WAS SLOWLY SIMMERING FOR HOURS. THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN HOME (20 MILE TRIP) AND PARKED. THE FIRE OCCURRED 8 HOURS LATER. THERE WAS NOTHING FLAMMABLE AROUND THE CAR. I FULLY BELIEVE THE CAR SELF IGNITED DURING THE EVE. I CALLED NISSAN TO REPORT THIS BEFORE I EVEN CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT. I ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION. IF THIS CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE I COULD HAVE ALSO LOST MY HOME AND MY FAMILY. I DOUBT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND I FEAR OTHERS MY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE AS TO LOOSE ONLY THE CAR AND NO OTHER DAMAGES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY AND IS TO BE INVESTIGATED MARCH 23,2018. *TT

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS, CAR LOSES SPEED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC PRESSING GAS BUT CAR RESPONDS LIKE IT WOULD HITTING THE GAS IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO COAST OFF TO A GAS STATION. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOUNF THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AND A SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING SHUTS THE CVT. IT ADVISED WAIT 5 MINUTES AND IT WOULD RESET. DID THAT AND WAS ABLE TO GO ON. WAS VERY SCARY IN TRAFFIC WITH CARS ON ALL SIDES OF ME

VIBRATION ON DRIVER SIDE. FIRST TIME AT 45 MPH ON HIGHWAY. SECOND TIME WHILE AT A DRIVE THROUGH PHARMACY AND ENTIRE CAR SHOOK, SEATS VIBRATED SO HARD I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE OFF INTO SPACE AT ANY SECOND. IDLE CORRECTED BUT VIBRATION STILL THERE, ONLY NOT AS BAD. THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD A VIBRATION COULD NOT BE FELT. SECOND SERVICE MECHANIC FINALLYAD!ITTED ITWAS THE CVT AND THERE WAS NO FIXING IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER 2017 WITH FOUR VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS AUTO WAS JUST PURCHASED AND I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE THE 90 DAY WARRANTY RAN OUT

THIS IS NOT A FAILURE AT THIS TIME BUT MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN. THE WINDSHIELD OF OUR ROGUE 'CONCAVE' IS THE AREA AROUND THE REARVIEW MIRROR (THIS CAN BE SEEN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO - NOTE THE DISTORTION OF THE REFLECTED IMAGE OF THE TREES WITHIN BLUE CIRCLE). WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS THAT DISTORTED AREA SLIGHT 'FLEXES' - SUGGEST A WEAK POINT IN THE GLASS. I HAVE VIDEO CAN EMAIL BUT TOO LARGE TO ATTACHED HEREIN. DEALER / NISSAN SAYS THIS IS NORMAL - I SAY ITS A 'FAILURE WAITING TO HAPPEN'. I HAVE LOOK AT OTHER SIMILAR ROGUES AND DO NOT FIND THE SAME ISSUE AS NOTED HERE. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE: THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR ILLUMINATES ALONG WITH DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED. HERE IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS - IN THE EVENING THE LITE DASH GIVES THE DRIVER THE IMPRESSION 'ALL LIGHTS ARE ON' - AND YES THE DAY TIME LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO DRIVE AT NITE - BUT ALL THE TAIL LIGHTS / MAIN HEAD LIGHTS ARE OFF. TO PROVE THIS AS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM - SO FAR I HAVE SEEN 3 ROGUES DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO TAIL / HEAD LIGHTS !

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON SNOW COVERED ROADS, IT WILL FIRST SHAKE AND SHUDDER THEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY STALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, ONCE VEHICLE SITS FOR 10-15 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE OFF THE VEHICLE WILL START BUT AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE IF THE ROAD CONDITIONS REMAIN THE SAME- SNOW COVERED IT CONTINUES TO STALL.

THE CAR HAS A KEYLESS OPERATION. AFTER SERVICE AN REPROGRAMMING FOR A CVT ISSUE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. IN ORDER TO START, THE BRAKE MUST BE ENGAGED BEFORE PUSHING THE START BUTTON. THIS DID NOT WORK AND THE START ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. PUSHING THE START BUTTON RESULTED IN CLICKING NOISE BUT THE SOLENOID (IF THIS CAR HAS ONE) DID NOT ENGAGE. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES AND TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THE CAR STARTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, IT DID NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF; BUT I HAVEN'T TESTED DRIVING IT. THE CAR NEVER DID THIS UNTIL THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING DONE THIS PAST THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24TH WHEN I HAD THE CAR SERVICE BEFORE LEAVING ON A TRIP.

FORT WORTH NISSAN SOLD DEFECTIVE CAR. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE NEW 2015 NISSAN ROGUE , BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SQEAK WHEN DEPRESSING AND LETTING OFF PEDAL .DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WITH THE 2015 ROGUE MODEL. REPORTED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES DEC 2015, FEB 2016, AND MAR 2016. IT WOULD GET SO LOUD AT TIMES SPECIALLY AFTER HAVING CAR OUT IN RAIN. CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE 6/13/2016 AND REP SAID GO TO ANOTHER DEALER SHIP FOR SECOND OPINION. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER SHIP 7/2016 GRUBBS NISSAN DEALER SHIP AND JULY 2017 BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. SEPTEMBER THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. ROSA AT CONSUMERS FOR AUTO RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. SAID THIS HAD TO BE REPORTED SINCE IF WAS SAFETY ISSUE OF PROPER BRAKING

I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THIS AND OTHER ISSUES. I CONTACTED PORRECO NISSAN IN ERIE, PA (WHO SOLD ME THE CAR) AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT IF I WASN'T HAVING PROBLEMS. I THEN CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I MADE THE HOUR AND A HALF TREK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT SERVICED - I THINK. NOW, I AM RECEIVING NOTICES FROM NISSAN TELLING ME IT WASN'T DONE, WHICH MAKES ME SEEM NEGLIGENT. I CALLED NISSAN AND CAN'T EVEN GET SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS GOOD ENOUGH ENGLISH TO UNDERSTAND MY ISSUE AND GET ME TO SOMEONE IN NISSAN NORTH AMERICA'S TENNESSEE OFFICE. AFTER ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY TRULY PERFORMED THE WORK OR NOT, SINCE NISSAN CORPORATE IS STILL SENDING ME THESE LETTERS. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST AT THIS POINT AND NEED SOME INTERVENTION. *TR