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2008 Nissan Rogue complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →

Air Bags
Filed Apr 9, 201460,350 milesIN

THE CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANDY MOHR NISSAN IN AVON INDIANA TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE SHOP DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EVIDENTLY, THE SENSOR IS IMBEDDED IN THE BOTTOM SEAT CUSHION REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CUSHION. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER $3,200, AND THE CAR HAD JUST FALLEN OUT OF WARRANTY BY 350 MILES. THE COST OF THIS SEAT CUSHION INCLUDING LABOR IS ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD OF THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THROUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE 2008 ROGUES FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I LATER RECEIVED A CALL INFORMING ME THAT ALTHOUGH THESE VEHICLES WERE RECALLED, OUR VIN NUMBER DID NOT SHOW UP IN THE RECALL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE ONE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THE SAME AS THOSE RECALLED, BUT OURS IS NOT ON THE LIST. THIS PUTS US IN A NO WIN SITUATION. FIRST, IT MAKES THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS. SECOND, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND ONE THIRD OF THE VALUE OF THE CAR TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIRD, IT KILLS THE RESALE VALUE OF THE CAR SINCE WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE ANY POTENTIAL BUYER AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

Structure
Filed Apr 3, 2014110,000 milesPA

IN COLD/FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A DOOR THE ACTUATOR CABLES BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE DOOR HANDLE, DISABLING ACCESS TO THE CAR FROM THAT DOOR. THE DOOR IS ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE BUT NOT THE OUTSIDE. IN 2013 BOTH FRONT DOORS MALFUNCTIONED IN THIS WAY. IT COST $500. PER DOOR TO FIX BY GUTTING THE DOOR, REATTACHING THE CABLES AND PUTTING THE DOOR BACK TOGETHER. NO PARTS, JUST LABOR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 2013. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR NISSAN AND INFINITI. THERE HAS BEEN AN UNANNOUNCED EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED TO SOME CUSTOMERS, BUT WE WERE DEEMED INELIGIBLE BY NISSAN DUE TO BEING 2ND OWNERS AND MILEAGE OVER 100,000 MILES (WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 101,000 MILES). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO POTENTIAL ACCESS PROBLEMS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IN THE EVENT SOMEONE IS TRAPPED INSIDE. AT PRESENT WE HAVE THREE DOORS DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD $1500. TO REPAIR THEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS NOW NISSAN IS REPLACING ACTUATORS AND ANOTHER PART AS PART OF THEIR LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT ONLY TO SOME OF THOSE WHO COMPLAIN. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 3, 201474,000 milesCA

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL, OR SLOW TO RESPOND. FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE OR READS ERRATICALLY NISSAN RECALL THIS SAME ISSUE FOR OTHER CAR AND FAILED TO INCLUDE THE NISSAN ROGUE LEAVING THE OWNER TO COVER THE COST WHICH IS OVER $600.00. *TR

Structure › Body1 injured
Filed Mar 24, 201468,490 milesNY

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON BOTH FRONT DOORS FROZE AFTER FREEZING RAIN/ ICE STORM. IN THE MORNING I OPENED THE DOOR AND STARTED THE CAR (DID NOT CLOSE THE DOOR) AND WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE WHILE IT WARMED-UP. WHEN I RETURNED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE HANDLES. THE PASSENGER DOOR HAD STOPPED WORKING FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE ABOUT 6 WEEKS EARLIER AFTER A SIMILAR STORM, THOUGH I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PROBLEM TO THE WEATHER AT THE TIME. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE HANDLE ON 03/12/2014 IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WAS NOW NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE FROM EITHER FRONT DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE BACK SEAT, OVER THE CONSOLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAS THEN DIRECTED BY NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WHEN ACCESSING THE CAR TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I STRAINED MY BACK AND SCRATCHED MY HAND AND ARM ON THE CONSOLE (NO DOCTORS VISIT). UPON ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ALBAN, NY I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE BACK DOOR. A WOMAN PULLED UP DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHO WAS THERE TO SERVICE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2008 NISSAN ROGUE, THOUGH ONLY WITH ONE OF THE FRONT DOORS. I CALLED ALL OF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA AND THEY WERE ALL SERVICING AT LEAST ONE 2008 NISSAN ROGUE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE FREEZING RAIN STORM. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED FOR ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 2 - 3 DAYS FOR THE PARTS TO C

Engine
Filed Mar 19, 201475,584 milesCA

NISSAN ROGUE 2008 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY INCLINE. VEHICLE TOPPED OUT AT 45 MPH IN 65 ZONE. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLES HONKED AND PASSED BY. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL TOP OF INCLINE, THEN VEHICLE RESUMED ACCELERATION. TOOK TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO LEARN THAT NISSAN OFFERS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CVT TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS ISSUE QUALIFIED FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER ORDERED TRANSMISSION COOLER KIT ON 3/3/2014. DEALER HAS SINCE INFORMED ME THAT PART REQUEST IS RESTRICTED AND CAN GIVE NO TIMEFRAME OF REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 WEEKS ( NOW 3/19). NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALSO UNABLE TO EXPEDITE PART. ACCELERATION ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN LAST TWO WEEKS, AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF 65 MPH TRAFFIC. NISSAN HAS INDICATED THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WHILE AWAITING PART. I EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT THIS IS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE IN WHICH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO COMMIT TO PROVIDING REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 14, 201479,000 milesCA

PLEASE HELP US HAVE NISSAN DO A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD MY NISSAN ROUGE FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO REDUCE SPEED. THIS HAPPENED LATER IN THE NIGHT SO THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC. IF IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR I AM PRETTY SURE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. EVERY TIME I WOULD I TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED IT WOULD. I HAD TO DRIVE AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AND THE TRIED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT WORKED FINE. I CAN'T TAKE THIS VEHICLE ON TRIPS ANY MORE BECAUSE I AM SCARED THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I HOPE THIS CAN BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT IF NO HAS BEEN YET. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 8, 2014115,000 milesPR

THE CAR EXPERIENCED EXTREME DECELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE IN A MINIMUM 45 MILE PER HOUR HIGHWAY (IN PUERTO RICO) WHEN CAR DECELERATED AND WAS UNABLE TO GO MORE THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR AFTER DECELERATING FOR A TOLL. AS I CHANGED LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, I ALMOST CAUSED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT OF MYSELF AND MY INFANT DAUGHTER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND AND COULD NOT AFFORD A TOW TRUCK. I WAITED FOR TWO HOURS AND TRIED STARTING THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF I COULD CONTINUE. THE CAR SEEMED BACK TO NORMAL AND I MADE IT HOME. THE EXTREME ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2 OTHER TIMES AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. I RECENTLY RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS A WIDE ARRAY OF PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND CLOSE CALLS WITH VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CAR NOW HAS 130K MILES AND DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER STATIONED OVERSEAS IN PUERTO RICO AND DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT A WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED. PLEASE HELP ME EFFECT A NISSAN RECALL IN CVT ENGINES IN THE SELECT MODELS MENTIONED IN THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 25, 201436,000 milesPR

MIENTRAS CODUCIA EL VEHICULO PERDIO TODA LA POTENCIA Y DEJO DE TRABAJAR LA TRASMICION, ESTO ME OCURIO EN TRES OCACIONES. EL 2/12/14 LO LLEVE A LA GARANTIA Y REEMPLASARON LA TRASMICION SIN COSTO, REEMPLASARON EL CROSSMEMBER POR UN COSTO DE $430.00. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 13, 2014133,000 milesTX

I NOTICED A WHINNING SOUND COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO THEN REPORTED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION (CARRIER BEARING AREA). I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN NISSAN. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY HOWEVER DUE TO ME THE CONSUMER NOT BEING MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES UNTIL I HEARD THE WHINNING SOUND. I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK, THEREFORE MY CAR HAS 123,233 MILES ON IT BUT IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS NO OTHER ISSUES. I AM CURRENTLY BATTLING WITH NISSAN TO HAVE THEM FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT (CVT TRANSMISSION). NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THESE DEFECTS IN THEIR PRODUCTS REGARDLESS. NISSAN KNOWS OF THE ISSUE, BUT FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE BEEN DOING ONLINE THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. AMERICANS SHOULD NOT SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON PRODUCTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEN COMPANIES BAILING OUT. COMPANIES NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! *TR

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 9, 201447,000 milesKY

I HAVE TALKED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS @ NISSAN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME WITH THE REPAIRS. IF YOU GET ON NISSAN ROGUE WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE ARE SOME COMMENTS THAT THEY CAN'T OPEN OUTSIDE OR INSIDE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I JUST WANTED SOMEONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THANKS *TR

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 18, 2013NY

2008 NISSAN ROGUE- BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEITHER DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE FRONT DOORS IS TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE BACK DOORS AND OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Dec 4, 201376,000 milesCA

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AND WAS REPLACED. THE BRAND NEW CVT HAS LESS THAN 5K MILES ON IT AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS INCLUDE LACK OF ACCELERATION IN THE 0-20 ZONE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN FULL ACCEL POSITION THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS IN THE ENTIRE SPEED RANGE THERE IS A LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS CREATING A POTENTIAL UNSAFE SLOW SPEEDS ISSUE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2008-2010 ROGUES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, AND SHOULD STILL BE A RELIABLE CAR, PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL OF THE CVT'S IN THESE VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Oct 29, 201376,000 milesTX

I NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING IN DASH PANEL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT FIRESTONE, SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A DEALER. I ALSO NOTICED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR SAYS "PASS AIRBAG NOT ON" EVEN WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER. I DID A COMPUTER SEARCH TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE (POSSIBLY MINOR, TAKE IT TO AUTOZONE). UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ROGUE OWNERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AND ALSO SAW A RECALL (08V521000). WHEN I PHONED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, THEY SAID MY ROGUE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED "ELSEWHERE". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1,800 TO REPAIR!!!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED "ELSEWHERE", BUT THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS MADE AT THE SAME PLACE, AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE I GOT IT FROM THE DEALER AT THE BEGINNING OF 2009. NO ACCIDENTS. I'M THE OWNER AND DRIVER." *TR

Air Bags
Filed Oct 4, 201345,650 milesGA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND THE "AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR LIT UP FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE OCS SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING, AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A RECALL (08V521000). I CALLED THE RECALL CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL, AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON 10-2-13 FOR THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. WAS INFORMED THAT IN FACT, THE OCS HAD GONE BAD; BUT AGAIN TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, AND WOULD COST $2819 TO FIX. I HAVE SINCE ESCALATED MY CASE TO THE REGIONAL LEVEL, GIVEN THAT MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES, WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, AND A SENSOR SHOULD LAST WELL BEYOND THAT! I WAS TOLD BY THE REGIONAL OFFICE TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT, AND THAT THEY WILL FURTHER RESEARCH MY SITUATION. *TR

Power Train
Filed Oct 2, 2013123,227 milesSC

I NOTICED A WHINNING SOUND COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO THEN REPORTED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION (CARRIER BEARING AREA). I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN NISSAN. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY HOWEVER DUE TO ME THE CONSUMER NOT BEING MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES UNTIL I HEARD THE WHINNING SOUND. I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK, THEREFORE MY CAR HAS 123,233 MILES ON IT BUT IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS NO OTHER ISSUES. I AM CURRENTLY BATTLING WITH NISSAN TO HAVE THEM FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT (CVT TRANSMISSION). NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THESE DEFECTS IN THEIR PRODUCTS REGARDLESS. NISSAN KNOWS OF THE ISSUE, BUT FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE BEEN DOING ONLINE THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. AMERICANS SHOULD NOT SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON PRODUCTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEN COMPANIES BAILING OUT. COMPANIES NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! *TR

Power Train
Filed Sep 26, 201340,000 milesCO

I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE THAT HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT. WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, NISSAN DID NOT EVEN KNOW/ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS AN ISSUE. WHEN TRAVELING DURING THE SUMMER ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS (70-80 MPH) I WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER TO THE VEHICLE. FOR INSTANCE, IF I WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT WOULD SHUT OFF AND GRADUALLY START TO DECELERATE. STEPPING ON THE GAS DID NOTHING. IN SOME CASES, I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 25 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND WAITING AT A LIGHT, THE CAR IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND TO START MOVING AGAIN. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, NISSAN FINALLY BEGAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS AN SYSTEM ISSUE (NOT AFTER MAKING ME SPEND $400+ FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH). THEY SAID THAT THE COMBINATION OF ELEVATION, HEAT AND HIGH SPEEDS WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT AND GO INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE. FINALLY LAST SUMMER (JULY 2012) NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. NOW, ONE YEAR LATER AND ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION, I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MOST BOTHERSOME, HOWEVER WAS THE LAST FEW TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT WAS NOT HOT AND I WAS NOT DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING ABOUT 82 MPH WITH 65 DEGREE WEATHER, I LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC THAT WAS MOVING AT LEAST 70 MPH AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE AT 40 MPH. NISSAN HAS SAID THAT

Power Train
Filed Aug 30, 201338,000 milesWV

THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) IS JUNK. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CAN NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR A ROLLING STOP, OR WHEN GOING UPHILL. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN & WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE NOT BEEN REAR ENDED OR TBONED YET! THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, SPARK PLUGS, AND CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AT A CHARGE! THIS CAR ONLY HAS 38000 MILES! I HAVE EXPLAINED IT UNTIL I AM BLUE IN THE FACE. THEY TEST DROVE IT & IT DID THE SAME THING ON THEM. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE & REALIZED IT IS VERY COMMON. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 OR 10 YEARS. I JUST WANT THE CVT FIXED BEFORE WE ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT!

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 26, 201331,950 milesGA

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, CAR LOOSES SPEED AND WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR, EVEN WHEN PRESSING PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR. TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ADVISED SERVICE DEPT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE FOR AN HOUR, THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD REPEAT. THE DEALER DID MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE ON 09/11/12 (DRAINED AND FILLED CVT WITH NEW FLUID). AT THIS TIME MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY HAD A FIX FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE AND I WAS NOT ADVISED. TOOK MY CAR BACK ON 08/24/13 DUE STILL HAVING SAME ISSUE WITH CAR LOOSING SPEED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD, "GOOD NEWS THERE IS A FIX, BAD NEWS YOUR CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 24, 201363,000 milesTX

THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION ONCE IT REACHES A CERTAIN HEAT WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING MY CAR TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY WITH NO OPTION TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY. IT HAS NOW OCCURRED TWICE, PUTTING MYSELF AND PASSENGERS IN IMMINENT DANGER. NISSAN HAS SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 24, 201383,500 milesTX

MY ROGUE IS HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DOES IT WHEN IT SLOWS AND YOU TRY TO START GOING AGAIN AND IT DOES IT WHEN YOU STOP AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRY TO START GOING AGAIN. IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY EITHER. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. FREQUENTLY, IT WAS STUCK AT A THE SPEED IN WHICH THE CAR WAS IN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY THERE WAS ALSO TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A STRANGE WHIRLY NOISE. THIS CONTINUED SPORADICALLY FOR SEVERAL MILES. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Aug 8, 201333,021 milesOH

THE DOOR ACTUATORS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TWICE, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR ONCE, AND NOW THE REAR DOORS ARE FAILING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS YOU CAN NEVER TELL IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WITHOUT PHYSICALLY HAVING TO CHECK EVERY DOOR. *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 30, 201393,000 milesNY

THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP TO NYC, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 73 MPH. IN ALL INCIDENTS, I NOTICED THAT AFTER HAVING THE CRUISE ON FOR OVER AN HOUR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CRUISE WOULD JUST "KICK OFF". IT WOULD STOP WORKING. AND MY CAR WOULD START TO DECELERATE. BEING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY, TRAVELING 73 MPH WITH EVERYONE AROUND ME GOING EQUALLY AS FAST, IF NOT FASTER, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DECELERATING WAS LIKE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. IT WAS POSITIVELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, AFTER IT GOT DOWN TO BETWEEN 60 AND 65, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I GOT INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AS QUICKLY AS I COULD, AND PRAYED THE ENTIRE TIME TO NOT BE KILLED. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO 70. BUT THE CRUISE WOULD JUST KICK OFF AS SOON AS I SET IT AGAIN. MADDENING, DANGEROUS AND SCARY. AND IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. EXACTLY THE SAME WAY EACH TIME. AND ONLY AFTER BEING IN THE CAR WITH CRUISE ON FOR OVER AN HOUR. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 18, 201375,000 milesNJ

AFTER TRAVELING 50 MILES, MY 2008 NISSAN ROGUE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN ON 7/17/2013. I TRAVELED 50 MILES AND AGAIN THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE AT THE FIRST STOP. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY CLAIM NOT TO HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT OCCURRING IN THE ROGUE. I RESEARCHED VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN NISSAN'S CVT TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN REP SAID THAT "NISSAN DOESN'T SUPPORT GOOGLE" WHEN I TOLD HER WHAT WAS BEING REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT PUTS MY FAMILY AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. THE CAR IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE NEXT WEEK. I FEAR THAT NISSAN IS NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE FROM WHAT I'VE READ. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jul 12, 201376,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 9, 2013AZ

MY NISSAN ROGUE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES (TOMORROW MAKES 3) TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST 2012, APRIL 2013 AND NOW AGAIN JULY 2013. I WAS TOLD THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CRT TRANSMISSION. MY CAR GETS UP TO ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN I'M LITERALLY PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR WON'T GO OVER 40-50 MILES PER HOUR. NOW MY CAR IS LUNGING FORWARD WHEN IT'S AT A COMPLETE STOP. I ASKED NISSAN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AGAIN AFTER REPAIRS TOMORROW AND I WAS TOLD THEY WILL JUST KEEP REPAIRING IT UNTIL MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY I'D BE ON MY OWN. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 25, 201381,000 milesMO

ON 2 OCCASIONS IN A WEEK PERIOD OF TIME AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR I EXITED THE HIGHWAY VIA AN EXIT RAMP AND STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN. BOTH TIMES I SCOOTED ABOUT 1MPH OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PLACED THE CAR IN PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED NORMALLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AT NO COST, IT IS STILL COVERED UNDER THE NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CVT. THIS ISSUE FRIGHTENED ME AND MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. I WORRY HAD I NEEDED TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ACCELERATE AND WAS UNABLE TO THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD LOOK FURTHER INTO THE CVT ISSUES AND PERHAPS ISSUE RECALLS AS THESE TYPES OF ISSUES MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE. IN MY INSTANCE THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WERE STUCK IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING CVT ISSUES. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 14, 201385,000 milesTX

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THE 2008 NISSAN ROGUE IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AFTER TRAVELING A DISTANCE (OVER 40 MILES) AND WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP, IT WILL NOT TAKE OFF. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013 I DROVE FROM COLLEGE STATION, TX TO HOUSTON, TX (85 MILES). WHEN I CAME A STOP SIGN AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, I STOPPED AND THEN ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONCE I DEPRESSED THE GAS, THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND STALLED WITH TRAFFIC BARRELING TOWARD ME. CARS HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER COME ON. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR BROKE DOWN WAS ON THE FIRST ROAD TRIP I TOOK IN THE CAR. IN 2012 AS I WAS DRIVING TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND THE CAR BROKE COMPLETELY DOWN IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. I HAD TO GET A LOANER FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN BIRMINGHAM TO COMPLETE MY TRIP. THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGY AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT SHOULD BE INITIATED AGAINST NISSAN. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 60000 TO 120000 IN ALL CVT TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS IF THEY DO NOT THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 13, 201370,000 milesRI

I WAS TURNING FROM A RESIDENTIAL STREET ONTO A MAIN ROAD, WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR RED LINED, BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 5-10 MILES AN HOUR. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT GETTING HIT AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THIS HAD HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE CVT IN THE ROGUE. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed May 29, 201380,000 milesWA

THE SHIFT REMAINED IN LOCKED WHEN IT'S PARKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK FOR ME TO DRIVE. LEAVING MYSELF AND MY BABY STRANDED. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE A KNOWN COMPLAINT BY NISSAN ROGUE OWNERS. THEY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS IT'S DANGEROUS TO HAVE SUCH A DEFECT. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 20, 2013TX

WHILE ME AND MY CHILD WERE TRAVELING UPHILL ON A BUSY FREEWAY, I NOTICED THE CAR WAS DECELERATING. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL TO INCREASE THE SPEED, THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. MANY CARS BEHIND US HAD TO SWERVE FROM HITTING US AND HONKED FOR US TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR WAY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS BEYOND MY CONTROL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. A COUPLE OF GUYS HAD TO MOVE OUR VEHICLE OUT OF HARMS WAY. IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS. I'M SO GLAD WE WERE NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I ENDED UP REPLACING THAT TRANSMISSION WITH A USED LOW MILEAGE TRANSMISSION WHICH WORKED FOR A WHILE. IT IS GOING ON A YEAR AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. I'VE ALREADY SPENT THOUSANDS ON THIS PART ALONE. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT THIS FAULTY PRODUCT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON ANOTHER FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION THAT WILL GO BAD AGAIN. *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 20, 2013NY

AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR ERROR. *TR

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 4, 2013PA

OUTSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. HAVE BEEN READING TONS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ROGUE OWNERS WHO ARE ALSO HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT HONORING THESE DEFECTS AND FIXING THEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AT WHAT POINT DOES A RECALL HAVE TO BE ISSUED WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS SO INCREDIBLY PREVALENT?? WE NOW HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. NOW WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THIS TO OCCUR AT SOME POINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL!!!! APPARENTLY THE LINKAGES WITHIN THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ARE FAULTY AND "FALL APART" IS WHAT I AM GATHERING FROM EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINTS. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 30, 201390,000 milesAZ

PROBLEM IN JULY 2012- AT A STOP LIGHT , WENT TO ACCELERATE, AND NOTHING,, KEPT PUSHING GAS PEDAL,, TOOK OUT OF DRIVE AND PUT BACK IN , FINALLY WENT., KEPT DOING THIS AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. NO SERVICE LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, $600.00, LATER, THEY SAID IT WAS MY ACCELERATION CABLE, AND REPLACED IT.. STATED TRANSMISSION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.. STILL NOT RUNNING WELL, STILL MAKES WHINING NOISE - MARCH 2013 STARTED DOING SAME THING WITH ACCELERATION. , ALMOST GOT KILLED TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND NO ACCELERATION. MAKING HIGH PITCH NOISE @ 50-60 MILES.TOOK TO DEALERSHIP -SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT WAS OVERFILLED AND BAD COLOR?. $ 200 TO CHANGE FLUID, STILL NOT AGREEING TO CHANGE OUT TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED ON LINE , A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUES.. ALL RESULTING IN THE CVT- HOW DO I GET THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX PROBLEM? *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 26, 201355,000 milesNJ

THE CAR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN STARTING TO GO FROM BEING STOPPED. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS FULLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE CAR LOST SPEED AND DECREASED DOWN TO 45 MPH. WHEN GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE EXIT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. 5 SECONDS LATER THE CAR THRUSTED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS POWER KICKED BACK IN. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO NISSAN AND TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. CARE WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS BUT STARTED HAVING SAME ISSUE. HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 10 - 12 TIMES WITH SAME ISSUE AND TO THIS DAY IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THEY USUALLY STATE THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. TEST DROVE THE CAR WITH THEIR TOP MECHANIC AND GOT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE TO HAPPEN. THEY MECHANIC SAID NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HE DRAINED FLUIDS SAYING THE LEVEL WAS TO HIGH. 6 MONTHS LATER SAME ISSUES AGAIN. TRIP AFTER TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND SEND US ON OUR WAY. LAST TIME 3 OTHER CUSTOMERS WERE AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH SAME ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Apr 15, 2013112,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OCS UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. LATER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH TO HONOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THE SAME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 15, 201368,000 milesCA

I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS RECENTLY STARTED BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE OCCUPANT PASSENGER SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE (CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V521000) BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE. THEN THE DEALER TOLD US THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND $3000 TO REPAIR!!! WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT AGREED TO DO ANYTHING. SINCE DAY ONE, THE PASSENGER SENSOR HAS ALWAYS BEEN ERRATIC AND OFTEN WOULD NOT WORK WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. WE MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY NEVER AGREED TO FIX IT. NOW THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE CAR IN NOT FUNCTIONING AND IS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jan 7, 2013VA

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING IN THE CONSOLE. I FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THAT. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jan 3, 201373,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS FOUND TO BE ABNORMALLY LOOSE AND THE CONTACT COULD SHAKE THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH AND DISLODGED. THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WERE INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 06/18/13 *LJ THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A SMALL SCREWDIRIVER TO PUT IN THE SLOT TO PUSH DOWN AND RELEASE THE SHIFTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT WOULD TAKE EXTRA TIME TO DISLODGE. UPDATED 06/24/2013 *JS

Seats
Filed Nov 15, 201275,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIS FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 5, 201269,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO COVER ONE MONTH OF HER VEHICLE PAYMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD HEAR A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Power Train
Filed Oct 15, 201276,000 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND WOULD NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW HOURS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/27/2012 *JS

Power Train
Filed Aug 15, 201250,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A REPORT AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 23, 201233,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL GAUGE, AND MASTER CYLINDER ALL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 9, 201255,000 milesCA

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN ROGUE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM STOP. PEDAL WOULD BE PRESSED DOWN BUT CAR WOULD BARELY INCH FORWARD. ALSO, TWICE AS I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THIS SYMPTOM STARTED AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING ALTOGETHER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD RAN OUT OF GAS BOTH TIMES. I KNOW THE GAGE READ 1/4 TANK BOTH TIMES. THE ACCELERATION ISSUES ALWAYS SEEM TO BEGIN WHEN THE GAS IS GETTING BELOW HALF EMPTY. IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME FUEL SENDER ISSUE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT, AND MAYBE IT ALSO SOMEHOW AFFECTS HOW THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMS. EITHER WAY MY FAMILY AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS ROGUE FOR A YEAR AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR NEWER RELIABLE CAR. VERY UNHAPPY. CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT BEFORE CHARGING ME AND SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ROGUES. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE TURNING A BLIND EYE. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jun 27, 201295,000 milesTX

2008 NISSAN ROGUE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAYS PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SENSOR IS BAD. CURRENTLY NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 25, 201255,788 milesGA

THIS INVOLVES A NISSAN ROGUE S 2008 WE PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES WHILE ON A TRIP TO DESTIN, FL OUR CVT TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ON THE HIGHWAY. IT CAUSED CAR TO LOSE SPEED, NO LONGER PULL, IDLE ERRATICALLY, AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEEDS OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR. IT WOULD ALSO NOT PULL OFF FROM STOPS BUT RATHER JUST COAST OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO LIMP THE CAR BACK TO ATLANTA SO THEY COULD REPLACE THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND STATED THEY KNEW IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THOSE PARTICULAR CVT'S. ONCE WE GOT THE CAR BACK, NISSAN EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED A NEWER MODEL OF CVT IN OUR CAR AND THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW, JUNE 23, 2012, OUR CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR NOW HAS 102,00 MILES. THIS TIME WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE WHEN THE CVT BEGINS TO ACT UP. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF SPEED AND IDLE LEAVING US UNABLE TO SWITCH LANES AND GET OFF HIGHWAY DUE TO LACK OF PULL AND POWER. THE CARS IDLE OR RPM BEGINS TO JUMP ERRATICALLY AND REDLINING CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN LOSE POWER BACK AND FORTH. NOW IMAGINE THIS ALL WHILE YOUR WIFE AND THREE DAUGHTERS (AGES 9, 4, AND 9 MONTHS) ARE IN THE BACK SEAT. VIRTUALLY HAVING NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR WHILE OTHER VEHICLES SPEED BY AT 70 MPH TRYING TO A

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 12, 201287,000 milesTX

SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, ROGUE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO GO FROM STOPPED POSITION. NO POWER TO GO UPHILL OR PULL INTO TRAFFIC. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. YESTERDAY, CAR DID THIS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 55+ MPH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT SLOWED WHILE ALREADY AT HIGH SPEED. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICEL AND WE ARE PARKING IT FOR NOW AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENCES WHERE SHE HAS ALMOST BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING CARS. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 11, 201284,000 milesTN

WE WERE COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THERE WERE CARS COMING BUT AT A SAFE ENOUGH DISTANCE SO WE ACCELERATED, GOT INTO THE ROADWAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. WE HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THIS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FREEZES AND WE ARE STUCK IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HITS US. SINCE I HAVE READ OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS EXACTLY LIKE THIS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHY HADN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Filed Jun 8, 201232,746 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE TIRES HE NOTICED THAT THE SENSOR TRANSMITTER WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V393000 (TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,746.

Power Train
Filed May 23, 201298,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN THE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. A YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE BEGIN TO RECUR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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