MY CAR HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION THAT IS VERY SENSITIVE TO HEAT. WHEN IT GETS HOT (WHICH CAN OCCUR WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, UP HILL OR IN HOT WEATHER) THE CAR GOES INTO SAFE MODE THAT REDUCES THE SPEED OF THE CAR DRAMATICALLY AND YOU HAVE NO ACCELERATION POWER. I WAS TRAVELING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 75-80 ON A FLAT TO ROLLING FREEWAY IN THE SUMMER (TEMPERATE AVERAGE HERE ABOUT 100*). ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE NO ACCELERATION POWER. I START DROPPING SPEED ON A TWO LANE FREEWAY WITH NO SHOULDER AND CONSTRUCTION WALLS ON EITHER SIDE WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING UP ON ME AT 90 MPH. BY THE TIME I MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT, WHICH IS UPHILL, I AM ONLY DRIVING 40 MPH EVEN THOUGH I HAVE IT FLOORED. WHEN I EXIT, STOP AT THE (2 WAY) STOP SIGN TO PULL INTO THE REST STOP A CROSS THE ROAD, I HAVE TO SLAM MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR TO GET MY CAR TO INCH ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. THE WHOLE TIME I HOPED NO OTHER CARS WOULD COME FLYING DOWN THE ROAD THAT DID NOT HAVE A STOP SIGN. ONCE I GET TO THE REST STOP AND TURNED MY CAR OFF, IT RAN FINE FOR THE NEXT HOUR AND SO AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE (WHICH MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT) BUT UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY CANNOT FIX IT. SO THEY DROVE MY CAR FOR AT 20 MINUTE TEST RUN, THEN TO LUNCH, THEN HOME AT NIGHT (WHEN IT IS NOT AS HOT) AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE MY CAR BACK TO ME. I
2013 Nissan Rogue complaints
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THE TRANSMISSION CONSISTENTLY OVERHEATS (SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME THIS IS WHAT THE ISSUE IS) AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE NO POWER. I WAS TRAVELLING IN AN 75 MPH ZONE AND THE FASTEST I COULD GET TO WAS 60. TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE HAVING TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO MAKE IT SAFER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 6 DIFFERENT TRIPS. PER THE SVC DEPT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ROGUE AND THE FLUID GETS TOO HOT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW IT IS IN FAIL SAFE UNTIL YOU ATTEMPT TO GIVE THE CAR MORE POWER LIKE TO PASS OR SOMETHING. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE INCEDENT IF NEEDED.
TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON HIGHWAY. SPEED OF 75MPH. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO TRAVEL, POWER STARTED TO DECREASE,PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. LOSING POWER HAD TO PULL OFF TO SIDE. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT, TRYING TO AVID BEING HIT BY OHTER AUTOS ON HIGHWAY. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL BACK ON ROAD, THERE WAS NO POWER A SNAIL CRAWL, THEN IN SECONDS IT CHARGED IN TO GEAR. HEARD A HIGH PITCH WHINNING NOISE. SHORTLY AFTER. IT OCCURRED AGAIN WITH IN 24 HOURS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM. THEN STARTED MY OWN INVESTIGATION, AND FOUND THIS SITE. I AM IN SHOCK HOW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. NISSAN REALLY PUT OUT A POOR PRODUCT, AND THEY BETTER CORRECT. ALSO WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASE WITH 250 MILES EST. GAS PER GALLON WS SUPPOSE TO BE 28 HIGWAY- 22 IN TOWN.. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET MORE THEN 20 MPG OUT OF MY AUTO. I HAVE ALSO SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.
THIS 2013 NISSAN ROGUE LOST ACCELERATION COMPLETELY WHEN ON A SLIGHT HILL/INCLINE. SPEED WENT FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH IN SECONDS, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A BIG RIG TRUCK ON MY SIDE AND A LARGE VEHICLE COMING UP BEHIND. THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULT IN ACCELERATION. WHEN ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I HAD TO POWER DOWN VEHICLE COMPLETELY. I OPENED THE HOOD (HOPING TO COOL THE POTENTIALLY HOT ENGINE TO RESOLVE) AND RESTART. I HAD TO RESTART A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO RECOGNIZE BEING IN "GEAR." THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENT ON OIL CHANGES, ETC. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED BODILY HARM OR INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WERE ON A HILL AND EVERYONE IS TRYING TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM BEHIND ME ON A TWO LANE ROAD. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY CONCERN. SINCE THAT ISSUE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOW DONE IT APPROXIMATELY 6 MORE TIMES.
FIRST INCIDENT:WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH(NO USE OF CRUISE CONTROL) GOING UP A STEEP HILL THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR.FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOUDER AND STOP THE CAR,AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND WE DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. SECOND INCIDENT:DRIVING FROM CA TO AZ FOR FAMILY WEDDING ON 04/28/2015 AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS USING PERIODIC CRUISE CONTROL (CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON DURING INCIDENT) AND AGAIN DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 75MPH ON LEVEL GROUND ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN DECELERATING QUICKLY, NOT RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL( WHICH WAS FLOORED) ENGINE NOT REEVING AT ALL. LUCKY AGAIN TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AVOIDED NEAR COLLISON PULLED OVER ON SHOULDER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED.TWENTY MINUTES LATER TURNED CAR ON AND CONTINUED TRAVELING. THIRD INCIDENT: EXACTLY THE SAME AS SECOND INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME ON MAY 4TH 2015. FOURTH INCIDENT: JUNE 12 2015 WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN A MOUNTAINOUS REGION DRIVING AT 50MPH CAR AGAIN LOST ALL ENIGN POWER(SEE ABOVE INCIDENTS)WITH SAME RESULTS.DURING ALL INCIDENTS THE WEATHER WAS HOT TEMPERATURE WAS AT LEAST 90 DEGREES. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT WAS ADMITTED BY NISSAN FOR PREVIOUS YEARS ; HOT WEATHER, HILLS ETC CAUSING CAR TO GO TO "FAIL SAFE MODE" AND IT IS BEING REPORTED BY NISSAN CAR OWNERS PAST THE RECALL DATES OF 2010. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR FOR A FEW HOURS IT START TO LOOSE POWER WHEN GOING UPHILL THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY IF I AM DRIVING WITH OTHER TRAFFIC OR IN-FRONT OF A TRUCK/TRAILER THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I NOTICE THIS ISSUE AND I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT IT.
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE CRUISE CONTROL DROPPED OUT WHILE GOING 70MPH AND LEFT ME WITH NO CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT DROPPED ABOUT 20-25MPH VERY QUICKLY AND I WAS NEARLY RUN OVER FROM BEHIND, WHICH LEFT ME QUITE SHAKEN. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL TILL HILL WAS CRESTED. THIS WAS AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAS LEFT ME WONDERING IF I CAN EVER TRUST THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS DEFECT HAS GOT TO BE FIXED QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE BUT ARE GETTING NO HELP FROM NISSAN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
PER NHTSA RECALL 15V-032: WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN TO OUR NISSAN DEALER - CONTINENTAL NISSAN, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO HAVE THIS RECALL ADDRESSED. THIS WAS DONE LAST MONTH. AT THAT TIME THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE WATERPROOF SEAL REQUIRED TO FIX AN UNDAMAGED PIECE, NOR HARNESSES TO FIX A PROBLEM PIECE. AT THAT TIME, THEY SAID THEY "CHECKED IT OUT" BUT WOULD CALL US BACK AS SOON AS PARTS ARRIVED. THEY HAVE OUR INFORMATION, BUT IN OVER FOUR WEEKS HAVE YET TO CONTACT US. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL, PARTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXPEDITED FOR OUR VEHICLE (AS WELL AS OTHERS) AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED QUICKLY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. SINCE THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE AND WE WERE BRUSHED OFF WITH THE INITIAL CONTACT, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS NISSAN --- AND THIS DEALER ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE NOTICE.
ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH HEADING ON THE 91 EAST BY BELLFLOWER, CA. FRWY I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN A SUDDEN STOP I FOUND IT HARD TO MAKE A STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKE FELT AS IF IT SUNK IN. I UNFORTUNATELY HIT A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE BUT MY NISSAN 2013 ROGUE DID. I TOOK PICTURES TO SHOW THE DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE DID RECEIVE A FRONT IMPACT BUT THE AIR BAGS HAD NO REACTION TO THE HIT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I RODE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AGES, 18, 15 AND 11 AND MY FIANC. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT'S MAINTENANCE AND AFTER THIS HAPPENING I WAS SURE THAT THE VEHICLE FELT VERY DIFFERENT. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKES KEPT SINKING IN WITH HAVING A DELAY IN MAKING A FULL STOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN A BODY SHOP THROUGH MY INSURANCE AND I DO NOT RECALL THE MILEAGE? THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AND HAS BEEN EVER SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT MIGHT SET A FIRE. PLEASE ADVISE/HELP. THANK YOU!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS AT A STOP SIGN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, THE CONTACT NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS HER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TRAVELING FROM NY TO PA 2 HR TRIP 112MILES 287S TO I78W ALL HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT 65MPH TRAVEL 70MPH TOWARD THE END OF THE TRIP LOST ALL POWER PEDAL TO FLOOR TRANSMISSION WHINING HAD TO PULL OVER FROM THE LEFT LANE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE SHOULDER WITH OUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT, WENT TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FORM THE DIP STICK FLUID SEEM TO BE OK, LET IT COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 15MIN STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED GOT TO MY DESTINATION WEIRD COMING HAD NO PROBLEM, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON SEPT. 6, 2014 AND THEY FOUND THE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS AN ABS CODE IN THE SYSTEM C1106 CLEARED THE CODE ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE SAID VEHICLE WAS NORMAL, OTHER PROBLEMS FOUND WERE MID EXHAUST CAT REPLACED AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLER REPLACED, THIS IS PART 1 OF 3. *TR
7 MONTH'S LATER AGAIN TRAVELING FROM NY TO PA 2 HR TRIP 112MILES 287S TO I78W ALL HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT 65MPH TRAVEL 70MPH TOWARD THE END OF THE TRIP LOST ALL POWER PEDAL TO FLOOR TRANSMISSION WHINING THIS TIME I PULLED OVER FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE SHOULDER WENT TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE AGAIN COMING FORM THE DIP STICK FLUID SEEM TO BE OK, LET IT COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 15MIN OR SO STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED GOT TO MY DESTINATION AGAIN COMING HOME HAD NO PROBLEM, I AM UNABLE TO TRUST THIS VEHICLE ON LONG TRIPS, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON APRIL. 21, 2015 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OVER HEATING AT SOME POINT AND GOING INTO WHAT THEY CALL 'FAIL SAFE MODE" VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT COULD NOT HELP ME UNLESS THERE WAS A CODE IN THE SYSTEM OR THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, I TOLD THEM I WILL BE CALLING "NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS" REF # 18608068 ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING PROBLEM, RECEIVED A CALL FROM NISSAN ON MONDAY APRIL 27, 2015 TOLD HER MY PROBLEM AND SHE SUGGESTED I BRING IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION FOR WHICH I HAVE DONE ON APRIL 30, 2015 MLG AT 45,963 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS WELL SO I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE AND I AM WAITING TO HERE BACK FROM "NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS" THIS IS PART 2 OF 3... *TR
WHILE WAITING TO HERE BACK FROM "NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS" ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING AND GOING INTO FAIL SAFE MODE" AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALER ON MAY 1, 2015, I AM NOT GOING TO SIT BACK AND NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL I AM TOLD SO AND IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WELL SO BE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE INSURANCE JUST HOPEFULLY NO ONE GETS KILLED, SO ON SAT MAY 2, 2015 I DECIDED TO HEAD TO PHILLY 2HRS 20MIN TRIP 139MILES I95 SOUTH JUST BEFORE ENTERING PHILLY I DECIDED TO PULL OFF THE HWY BECAUSE I FELT THE CAR LOSING POWER AS I EXITED THE HWY I SAW A MCDONALD'S AND JUST MADE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT ONCE I STOPPED I TRIED ALL GEARS PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR IT MOVED LIKE A TURTLE IN ALL GEARS, WENT TO GET A BIT TO EAT LET IT SIT STARTED THE CAR IT WAS LIKE THE PROBLEM NEVER EXISTED AT THAT MOMENT I CALLED "NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS" AND LEFT MESSAGE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT MOMENT AND THEN HEADED TO MY DESTINATION ON THE WAY BACK HOME NOT A PROBLEM, ON MONDAY MAY 4, 2015 STILL WAITING TO HERE BACK FROM "NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS" I DECIDED TO CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LAST NISSAN DEALER AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB # NTB12-057 IF THE CVT TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMP. RISES ABOVE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD THE CVT GOES INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" CAUSING ENGINE PERFORMANCE TO BE REDUCED "VERY NICE" NOW HERE'S THE FUN PART IT ONLY APPLIES FROM 2008-2011 ROGUES SO IF THIS THE PROBLEM THEY NEED TO EXTEND IT TO FURTHER YEARS AND MAYBE THAT WHY NONE OF T
SUMMARY: I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN APRIL ,2014 AND AFTER A WHILE I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE WHEN GOING AT HIGH SPEED.VERY SCARY SOUND COMES FROM RIGHT SIDE YOU CAN AND CANNOT FIND WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SOUND VERY SCARY TO DRIVE IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY CAR WAS BRAND NEW UNDER 25 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT IS THIS A LEMON SCARY SOUNDS UNSAFE. *TR
RECALL 15V-032. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SPONTANEOUSLY PRODUCED A BLINDING FLASH OF ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 5/19/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WOULD HAVE TO WITNESS THE CONDITION IN ORDER TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. THE CONSUMER SAW MOISTURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD AFTER IT WAS LEFT OUTSIDE DURING RAIN. UPDATED 11/19/15*JS
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN MAY,2013 AND AFTER A WHILE I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE WHEN GOING AT HIGH SPEED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AT EVERY SERVICE, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING, OR THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. IN FEB 2015 I TOOK IT AGAIN AND ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS IT SERIOUSLY, THEY CLAIMED THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT BUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS OVER FULL AND THEY FIXED THAT. THEY ALSO SAID THERE WERE SOME TUBES CRACKED AND THEY REPLACED THEM... NOW MY CAR MAKES THE NOISE A LOT MORE, IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS LOUD AND SCARY. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND IT HAS BEEN HARD COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AND I THINK MY CAR IS UNSAFE AND MIGHT BE A LEMON. *TR
NHTSA RECALL 15V-032:A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND CARRIED ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR AREA CAN SEEP INTO THE CARPET NEAR THE HARNESS CONNECTOR AREA AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ELECTRIC SHORT TO OCCUR. THIS MAY LEAD TO CONNECTOR DAMAGE, POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE. *TR
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES FOR KICK PANEL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO OCCUR AND FIRE. *TR
RECALL FOR A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRIC SHORT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ANTIFREEZE ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE MAKES A LOUD HOWLING NOISE AT SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH. *TR
ON APRIL 24, 2014, I WAS A VICTIM IN COLLISION WHEREFORE THE FRONTAL AND BACK AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
THE DATE AND SPEED ENTERED ARE AVERAGES, BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE EVENTS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND CIRCUMSTANCES. I SELDOM KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE BECAUSE THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN WITHOUT EXPLANATION. SINCE I DON'T DRIVE A LOT I CAN JUST KEEP TRACK OF THE AMOUNT I PUT IN THE TANK AND FILL UP WHEN I THINK I SHOULD. TODAY AS AN EXAMPLE, MY GAUGE SHOWED 1/2 TANK. I SAT IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO FINISH AN ERRAND. DURING THAT 10 MINUTES, THE GAS GAUGE WENT UP BY ABOUT 1/8 OF A TANK. THIS WAS SITTING ON LEVEL GROUND IN A PLAZA PARKING LOT, SO NO SLANT TO THE TANK TO GIVE A FALSE READING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO SERIOUS ISSUES, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM ON OXYGEN, I COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE IF I HAD TO WAIT A LONG TIME FOR HELP. *TR
THE FUEL GUAGE IS JUMPING AROUND. I HAVE READ DOZENS AND DOZENS OF ISSUES WITH THIS SAME THING WITHOUT ANY REAL RESOLUTION. *TR
1ST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STARTED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN ON VACATION AUGUST 2014. NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. STEERING WHEEL IF SHARP TURN MADE A LOUD NOISE. HAPPENED FOR 1 DAY AND THEN EVERTHING WORKED AGAIN. 9/24/14 MY NISSAN ROGUE 2013 WAS NOW COMPLETELY DEAD AND HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR. CALLED AAA WHO JUMP STARTED VEHICLE AND STATED REPLACING BATTERY WOULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THE AAA MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM....SOMETHING CONTINUED TO DRAIN THE BATTERY EVEN AFTER THE JUMP START. BROUGHT TO COASTAL NISSAN WHERE I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE TESTED FINE AND DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. NEVER WAS I INFORMED THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE ROGUE NOT STARTING. MY VEHICLE IS ALMOST AT THE END OF ITS WARRANTY. 10/21/14 COMING OUT OF THE GARAGE LATE LAST NIGHT WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL MAKE LOUD NOISES. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVERS' SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN ALTHOUGH THE LIGHTS AND OTHER WINDOWS WORK. DECLINED AAA JUMPSTART SINCE THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND I NEEDED COASTAL NISSAN TO NOT BE ABLE TO DENY ANY PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE IT APPEARS MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN AGENCY LIKE YOUR'S TO ENSURE OTHERS ARE AWARE OF SAFETY ISSUES AND DEFECTS IN VEHICLES. I ALSO CONTAC
I WAS TRAVELING ON A BLACKTOP ROAD WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE ABOUT 4 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP TO AVOID A DEER ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS TURNING LEFT BUT HAD NO BLINKER LIGHTS OR BRAKE SHOWING . AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CAR STOPPED AND I WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. SIDE AIR BAGS CAME OUT BUT HAD NO AIR IN THEM..UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF..UPDATED 11/18/14 *BF UPDATED 5/7/2015 *JS UPDATED 08/30/2017*CT
FOG LIGHT EXPLODED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED & ON. WITNESS BY MYSELF & [XXX] AS WE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
AS I WAS PULLING ONTO FREEWAY AROUND 55-60 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BLINKS ON AND OFF. IT DOES THIS CONTINUALLY. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF IGNITION OF VEHICLE FOR OVER 15 MINUTES. ONCE I STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN, SAME THING. *TR
I PULLED OUT ONTO ROUTE 125 IN PLAISTOW, NH AT A SET OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THERE WERE CARS COMING UP QUICK BEHIND ME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WENT OVER THE DRAINAGE IN THE ROAD I LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WOULDN'T GO IT WAS JUST SLOWING DOWN FAST. IT WAS SCARY I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I NOTICED MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT LIT UP BLINKING. I HAVE READ MANY HORROR STORIES ABOUT SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT REPLICATE IT SO WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BC I WAS JUST GOING ALONG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR PRETTY MUCH ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, NO BRAKES, NOTHING. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO TAKE MY CAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO DRIVE AND GIVE ME ONE IN THE MEANTIME TO TRY AND SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND THIS WAS TO HAPPEN TO ME OR ANYONE WITH THIS CAR AGAIN. *TR
THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. FEELS LIKE AND SEEMS AS IF MY CAR GOES INTO CRUISE CONTROL BY ITSELF. I LOSE RPMS AND CANNOT ACCELERATE UNTIL I SLIGHTLY BRAKE THEN GO AND ACCELERATE. NO LIGHTS ARE COMING ON, AND I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER WITH NO RESULT. THEY TRIED TESTING IT AND RECREATING, BUT NO OUTCOME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS DEACTIVATED. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FAILURE CODES WERE CLEARED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHEN TAKEN BACK A THIRD TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON THE FOURTH VISIT, THE DEALER CLEARED THE FAILURE CODE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A FIFTH TIME, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,702.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITH OUT BEING HIT BY AN OBJECT OUT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
WINDSHIELD CRACKED PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT AN OUTSIDE OBJECT COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE VECHICLE. *TR
THE GAS FILL LINE IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL IS NOT COVERED COMPLETELY FROM ROCKS THROWN UP BY TIRE THE CAR SHOULD COME FROM THE FACTORY ALL COVERED. *TR
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP GOING ON AND OFF WHILE ON A TRIP 150 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY SAID THEY COULD LOWER THE SENSOR TO RECOGNIZE ME (104 LBS) TO MAKE AN APPT. CALLED ON 7/21/14 TO SCHEDULE APT AND WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE ELSE THAT IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW TO LOWER THE WEIGHT SENSORS AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. DANGEROUS AND RIDICULOUS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD RATTLING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 4,175.
THIS IS NOT AN INCIDENT REPORT, BUT RATHER A GENERAL INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAVE BEEN AN UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER OF CRACKED WINDSHIELDS REPORTED BY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS OR REPAIRMEN. THE NEW NISSAN I PURCHASED APPEARS TO HAVE A WINDSHIELD DESIGN THAT LENDS ITSELF TO STRESS CRACKS EASILY! THIS VEHICLE IS NOT YET 7 MONTHS OLD AND YET THE WINDSHIELD WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS CRACKS THAT RADIATED OUTWARD FROM TINY PECKS THAT APPARENTLY WERE CAUSED BY PEBBLES FLUNG FROM THE ROAD SURFACE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE OWNED A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT SUSTAIN A "BULLS EYE" OR "STAR CRACK" AND THE CRACK IS CONTAINED UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO A WINDSHIELD PLACE TO HAVE THE DENT FILLED. COULD THIS BE BECAUSE NISSAN HAS LOWERED THE STRESS FACTOR OR SOMETHING ON THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SAFETY GLASS? IS THE WINDSHIELD UNDER A LOT OF STRESS BECAUSE OF THE CURVATURE OR DESIGN ON THIS MODEL? WILL THIS LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE?? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW REAR WINDOW DESIGN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE WINDOW WAS TOO HIGH AND CREATED A BLIND SPOT FOR THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 92,000. UPDATED 06/30/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED SHAPE OF THE VEHICLE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE A CAR IN THE BLIND SPOT AND THE BACK WINDOW AND THE PORTALS IN THE SIDE CARGO AREA ARE POSITIONED TOO HIGH. UPDATED 07/2/2014 *JS
PASSENGER 2 AIRBAG LIGHT AT TIMES DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN MY 74 LB DAUGHTER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT BUT IT WILL REGISTER IF MY PURSE IS IN THE SEAT. AT TIMES IT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF THEN STAY OFF. YESTERDAY 5/6/14 I RAN ERRANDS THEN WHEN I WENT TO GET MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. THE CHECK ENGINE (MALFUNCTION INDICATION LIGHT AS CALLED IN VEHICLE BOOK) CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE AND THE TEST SHOWS ITS THE OXYGEN SENSOR. WAS ADVISED TO CHECK UPSTREAM & DOWNSTREAM SENSORS AS WELL AS CATALYTIC CONVERTER SINCE THESE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO IT AS WELL. I SHOULD MENTION THE EMPLOYEE TELLING ME THIS BUILT NISSAN VEHICLES FOR 23 YRS. TODAY I HAVE AN APPT AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS = NOT HAPPY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 06/27/14*LJ UPDATED 07/1/2014 *JS
WHILE TRAVELING WITH AN 85 POUND PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS "OFF". IT WILL THEN FLICKER BACK ON AND OFF AGAIN. THE PASSENGER IS NOT MOVING AROUND IN THE SEAT, AND SEATBELT IS USE PROPERLY. I TESTED MY THEORY THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS MALFUNCTIONING BY HAVING A 50 POUND CHILD SIT IN THE SEAT, WITHOUT MOVEMENT, WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE LIGHT CAME ON, AGAIN INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS "OFF" AND THEN WITHIN 2-3 MINUTES FLICKERED BACK INTO THE "ON" SETTING INDICATING THAT IT WOULD DEPLOY IF IN A WRECK. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK OF WEIGHT RESTRICTION AND ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE INFORMATION OFF HAND, I AM TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING IN TEMPERATURES UNDER 40 DEGREES THE INTERIOR WINDOWS FOG WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING IN THE CAR WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. TURNING ON DEFROST AND OPENING THE WINDOWS DOES NOT HELP. I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES TO PREVENT A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VISIBILITY IS SO BAD. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE AT NIGHT, BUT DOES HAPPEN DURING THE DAY TOO. WHEN THE WINDOWS APPEAR TO BE CLEAR AND THE CAR IS LEFT OUTSIDE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, WHATEVER MOISTURE IS LEFT IN THE CAR FREEZES TO THE INSIDE OF ALL THE WINDOWS CREATING A LAYER OF ICE. IT HAS TAKEN WELL OVER 30 MINUTES AND EVEN CLOSE TO AN HOUR TO GET IT TO CLEAR ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE. BUT ONCE YOU BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN THE FOG ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RETURNS. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN UNEXPLAINABLE MOISTURE IN THE CARPETS AS WELL AS IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. DURING A 3 HOUR CAR TRIP THERE WAS A LAYER OF ICE ON ALL THE WINDOWS THAT NEVER CLEARED THE ENTIRE TIME, DESPITE THE CAR BEING WARM, DEFROST ON, AND IT BEING SUNNY WEATHER. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SIX TIMES TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. *TR
DURING COLD WEATHER (BELOW 20 DEG F.), THE CAR SOMETIMES CAN NOT DETECT IF AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT DISENGAGES THE AIR BAG. DURING REALLY COLD DAYS (BELOW 0 DEG F.) IT SENSES A NON-ADULT SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT, THE SEAT IS EMPTY. *TR
STARTED TO GET A CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 16,000 MILES. TOOK IN TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE CHECKED. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT NISSAN CORP. WOULD NOT ALLOW SERVICE CENTER TO "JUST REPLACE PARTS". DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO? DON'T BE CONCERNED. I HAVE A VERY UNEASY FEEL WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WAITING FOR THE CLICKING TO BECOME AND ISSUE IN CONTROLLING THE STEERING OF THE CAR. IF THIS CAR HAD THE CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TEST DROVE IT I WOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED IT. NEW CAR, $30,000 AND EVERYTIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I CAN HEAR A CLICK AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS. *TR
THE 2013 NISSAN ROGUE I WAS DRIVING WAS STRUCK A GLANCING BLOW STARTING FROM THE CENTER FRONT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL AND DOOR. THE FRONTAL IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK THE FRONT SUPPORT EXTRUDED STEEL BRACE IN THREE PLACES AND DECIMATE THE GRILL, LIGHT, BUMPER, QUARTER PANEL AND DOOR SKIN. THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT. ONE THE SIDE IMPACT AND SEAT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL; HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID DEPLOY SLOWLY AFTER THE IMPACT. IT DID NOT COMPLETELY DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT WHILE THE SEAT BELT PREVENTED ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, THE MECHANISM IN THE SEATBELT IS ALSO DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME HAD THEIR AIR BAGS TO FULLY DEPLOY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2011 - 2012 MODELS. THANK YOU. *TR..UPDATED 11/13/14 *BF UPDATED 7/28/2015 *JS
VIBRATION PRESENT AT LOW SPEED 30 TO 40 MPH. IN COLD WEATHER ENGINE IS LOUD LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS UP (AROUND FIVE MINUTES OF DRIVING). I OWNED A 2009 MODEL AND HAD SAME ISSUES WHICH NISSAN COULD NOT FIX AFTER MANY VISITS. WILL BE LAST NISSAN I WILL EVER PURCHASE AGAIN! *TR
APPOX. 40 MILES A HOUR, I OPENED REAR DRIVER WINDOW OR REAR PASSENGER WINDOW THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. AT 50 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR SHUCK VIOLENTLY AND MY HEARS EXPERIENCED PAIN. I FEEL THIS IS A UNSAFE CONDITION AND I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT OR WARNED NOT TO OPEN THE BACK WINDOWS IF GOING 40 OR FASTER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR
A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT, THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE NEXT DAY, ABOUT ONE MILE FROM HOME, I STOPPED ON A HILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH SEVERAL CARS AHEAD OF ME. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. AFTER TRYING ONCE MORE UNSUCCESSFULLY TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR, AND PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD BUT SOMEWHAT HALTINGLY. I SLOWLY PROCEEDED TO THE NISSAN DEALER ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY. EACH TIME I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SOUNDED FUNNY. TODAY, THE NISSAN DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY CAN'T REPAIR. NISSAN USA IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. I FIND THIS OUTRAGEOUS THAT A NEWLY PURCHASED CAR OF 5 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 5, 000 MILES HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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