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78,901 miles · Dec 6, 2020

Power Train

I RECENTLY GOT MY VEHICLE LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO AND MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING, STALLING WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND MAKING A SOUND AS IF IT'S TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT IT'S NOT CONNECTING

NHTSA ODI #11378098

71,000 miles · Nov 30, 2020

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WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED GOING OVER 3,000 RPMS WHICH IN TURN MADE THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN TO AN EXCESSIVELY LOW RATE OF SPEED, DURING RUSH HOUR ON A BUSY ROAD. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON CONCERN WITH NISSANS AND THAT IT WAS SOMETHING CALLED A CVT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM THAT HAD FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE TO BE DRIVING AND RUN THE RISK OF WRECKING BECAUSE THE CAR FAILS TO KEEP MOVING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI #11377187

29,691 miles · Nov 15, 2020

EngineFuel/propulsion SystemPower Train

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES TREMENDOUSLY AND IS VERY, VERY NOTICEABLE WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE. ALSO WHEN I TURN ON THE AC THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES.

NHTSA ODI #11374765

76,664 miles · Nov 8, 2020

Power Train

RPMS WERE MOVING UP AND DOWM WITH VEHICLE SLUGGISH HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE APRIL 20TH WAS NOT SURE IF I COULD MAKE IT TO NEAREST FACILITY OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN ECO MODE. NOT RESPONSIVE WHEN ACCELATOR WAS DEPRESSED. STALLED ENGINE AT LIGHTS AND LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT

NHTSA ODI #11373716

Mileage unknown · Nov 1, 2020

Power Train

BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN 2017 AND FROM DAY 1 THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ACCELERATE FROM A FULL STOP. I STEP ON THE GAS AND THERE IS AT LEAST A 2 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVES. NOW, AT 77,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE STOPS AND JERKS FORWARD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP

NHTSA ODI #11372536

69,000 miles · Oct 27, 2020

Power Train

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THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES ARE HORRIBLE AND A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF MY REAR SEATS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAYS DOING 50 MPH THE SEATS WHERE EMPTY AND I ASSUMED I NEEDED A ALIGNMENT ALTHOUGH MY TIRES WHERE NEW. HOWEVER IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE EVEN WITH MY CHILDREN WHO ARE BOTH OVER 100LBS SITTING IN THE CAR! BETWEEN THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND JERKING AND ALSO THE HESITANT WHEN ACCELERATING ESPECIALLY ON A HILL IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT POSSIBLY A FATALITY. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO NISSAN TO BE TOLD 'I'M SORRY YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY'.

NHTSA ODI #11366706

56,300 miles · Oct 21, 2020

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MY NISSAN ROGUE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2017. THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO FAIL. IT JERKS AND HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING LIKE IF THE GEAR IS STUCK. MY CHECK ENGINE TURNED ON AND HAD A CODE P0776 ITS THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR NORMAL ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND DROVE BACK HOME AND IT WAS BETTER BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ON.THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN STILL NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE TO DEALER BUT I DONT DRIVE IT AS MUCH NOW UNTIL IT GET CHECKED AT THE DEALER. I HAVE READ ABOUT NISSANS CVT TRANSMISSION ARE DEFECTIVE FROM FACTORY FROM SOME ARTICLES INHAVE READ.

NHTSA ODI #11365667

72,300 miles · Jul 21, 2020

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I BOUGHT MY 2017 NISSAN ROGUE SV WITH 4 MILES ON IT. ON JULY 12, 2020 AT 11:30 PM MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I LOST COMPLETE POWER ON THE BUSY KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO WHILE DRIVING WITH 3 FRIENDS IN THE CAR. THE CAR BEGAN TO CHUG AND THE RPMS WERE BETWEEN 3 AND 4. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. IF THIS HAD BEEN RUSH HOUR, WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. NISSAN SAYS BECAUSE MY CAR IS AT 72,000 OF MY 60,000 WARRANTY THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR 50%. NISSAN TOLD ME THEY RECOMMENDED REBUILDING THE KIT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR THEM. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHO MADE ME WAIT 4 DAYS WHILE THEY "ESCALATED" IT ONLY TO COME BACK AND SAY THEY ONLY CAN APPROVE 50% OF THE COSTS. I HAVE DONE ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE TO VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. TOO BAD ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. IF YOU GOOGLE CVT YOU WILL SEE THAT THE "EXPERIMENTAL" TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN MOST ROGUES LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING THE 2016. NISSAN SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE THE 2017 (YET). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

NHTSA ODI #11340724

45,000 miles · Jun 28, 2020

Power TrainUnknown Or Other

STOPPED ON 95 N TO PAY TOLL. WHEN EXITING TOLL BOOTH , THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING CARS TO ALMOST RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. WAS ONLY ABLE TO TRAVEL A FEW MILES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANYMORE . THERE IS POWER TO THE VEHICLE , BUT THE ENGINE WON'T ENGAGE . HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED 40 MILE…

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NHTSA ODI #11331343

Mileage unknown · Jun 15, 2020

Power TrainUnknown Or Other

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MY 2017 NISSAN ROGUE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANT AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON 9/30/2019 MY NISSAN ROGUE WAS MISSING AND STALLING SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC (ALPINE AUTOMOTIVE INC., 5495 W. MISSISSIPPI AVE. LAKEWOOD, CO 80226. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN ON THIS VEHICLE PRODUCING CODE P1715 INPUT SPEED SENSOR PRIMARY SPEED PO776 OIL PRESS SOLENOID B. FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN NTB16-11OL THAT INDICATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A VALVE BODY AND REPROGRAM. UNFORTUNATELY THIS MECHANIC DELETED THE CODES AND THIS HAS HINDERED GETTING MY TRANSMISSION FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE NISSAN WILL NOT WORK ON MY VEHICLE UNTIL THEY GET A CODE FROM THEIR DIAGNOSTICS. THIS IS PUTTING ME IN HARMS WAY BECAUSE I OPERATING THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS DEFECTIVE, STALLS AT STOP LIGHTS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNLESS I FLOOR BOARD THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OPENED UP A CASE WITH THEM. AS THIS VEHICLE DETERIORATES, I AM GOING TO BE IN DANGER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE INTERVENE AND HELP. MY COMPLAINT IS NOT AGAINST ALPINE AUTO, BUT NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AS THEY WILL NOT ALLOW THE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SEE THE CODES WHEN THEY DO A DIAGNOSTIC. THERE IS DOCUMENTATION THAT THESE CODES INDICATE A REPAIR IS NEEDED AND NISSAN IS ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND PUTTING ME IN HARMS WAY. I AM ATTACHING THE INVOICE FROM ALPINE AUTOMOTIVE INC. WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES THE CODES FOUND. MY VEHICLE IS IN MY GARAGE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11329031

Official recalls

23V093000 · Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER

Feb 16, 2023

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.

22V875000 · Electrical System:wiring

Nov 23, 2022

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Rogue vehicles. Water may leak into and corrode the dash side harness connector.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A corroded dash side harness connector increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Dealers will apply grease and repair any corroded connector as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed January 20, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC934.

21V839000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm); Hybrid Propulsion System

Oct 26, 2021

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.

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Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm)

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.

Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.

Hybrid Propulsion System

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.

Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

17V663000 · Seat Belts; Seats

Oct 18, 2017

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Nissan Rogue vehicles. The recliner joints on the lower seat frame for the rear seats may have improper welds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: The insufficient welds can increase the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat frames and replace any defective lower seat frames, free of charge. The recall began December 6, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Seats

Consequence: The insufficient welds can increase the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat frames and replace any defective lower seat frames, free of charge. The recall began December 6, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Seat Belts

Consequence: The insufficient welds can increase the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash.

16V244000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification

Apr 26, 2016

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.

Remedy: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.

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NHTSA investigations

PE19010 · False Automatic Emergency Braking

Opened Sep 9, 2019 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking

NHTSA received a defect petition (DP19-001) from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleges that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer is aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two "Quality Actions," and initiating a "Customer Service Initiative" in relation to it. CAS contends that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argues that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI has granted the petition and is opening this preliminary evaluation in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 11048349, 11035301, 11033225, and 10972343.

DP19001 · False Automatic Emergency Braking

Opened Apr 8, 2019 · Closed Sep 16, 2019

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking

NHTSA received a letter from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleged that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer was aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two Quality Actions, and initiation of a Customer Service Initiative in relation to it. CAS contended that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argued that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI grants this petition and has opened preliminary evaluation PE19-010 in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 1104

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