WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER MY ROUGE DIED. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, MY BREAKS LOCKED UP AND WERE HARD TO PUSH. THIS BRIDGE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS FATAL ACCIDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO SCARED AND HELPLESS AS I PRAYED THE OTHER CARS COULD SEE THAT I WAS NOT MOVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL.
2014 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 2014 record →
NOTICE A SLIGHT SQUEAK FROM FRONT LEFT WHEEL/BRAKE AREA THAT CREATED SOME CONCERN, THEN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND SOME START STOP ACTION, CAME A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SCENARIO, CALLED AUTO NATION NISSAN IMMEDIATELY, IDENTIFIED PROBLEM TO SERVICE TECH AND I WAS ADVISED BRING UNIT IN. THINKING MAYBE JUST A BRAKE ISSUE, I WAS INFORMED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIBER BRAKE SYSTEM WAS LOCKED UP AND HAS CAUSED MAJOR WEAR ON BRAKE PADS AND THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT ROTORS SCARED, BRAKES REQUIRE REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH NEW CALIBERS ON FRONT OF UNIT. ONLY THING IS BRAKES & ROTORS ARE NOT TO BE COVERED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. WHY DO I HAVE FOR POOR QUALITY EQUIPMENT THAT FALLS UNDER RECALL STATUS? BUT AFTER SEEING THESE RECALLS I WILL EXPECT NISSAN TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. TO BE MORE EXACT, MY TRANSMISSIONS WAS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO AS WELL. I REALLY LIKE MY ROGUE BUT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT EVEN WITH WARRANTY... I DRIVE AS A ROAD WARRIOR FOR MY JOB AND NOW YOUR UNIT IS COSTING ME MONEY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I WAS DRIVING MY NEW NISSAN ROGUE AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. MY CAR THAN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED AND IS BEING WORKED ON AS WE SPEAK FOR APPARENTLY A DEFECTED FUEL PUMP. WITH THAT SAID I GOOGLED FOR RECALLS AND THIS ARTICLE POPPED UP TO INFORM THE OWNERS OF THE RECALL. I'M JUST GLAD WE DID NOT GET HURT DO TO THE DEFECTED PART. APPARENTLY THE RECALLS DID NOT GET MAILED OUT YET.THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 AT BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND QUIT ON ME. I HAD TO PULL OFF INTO THE MEDIAN SHOULDER OF A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. I LUCKILY DID NOT GET REAR-ENDED SINCE THERE WERE CARS RIGHT BEHIND ME AS A FIGURED OUT THAT I WAS LOSING POWER FAST. I DID HEAR ON THE RADIO 4 HOURS EARLIER THAT 2014 NISSAN ROGUE'S WERE BEING RECALLED FOR FUEL PUMP. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO. I PURCHASED IT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2014. THEY THANKFULLY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL BATCH. I WANT THIS INVESTIGATED BECAUSE I THINK IT DOES NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT MADE MY CAR SUDDENLY STOP. CAROUSEL NISSAN DID EVERYTHING FROM THEIR END FOR ME. I HAD MY CAR BACK BY LATE MORNING ON APRIL 11, 2015. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND I GOT LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THERE MAY BE A WIDER RECALL NEEDED. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF BY SENSOR WHEN WIFE SAT THERE. *TR
WE BROUGHT OUR 2014 NISSAN ROGUE IN TO REPAIR 3/23/2015 WITH A SERIOUS ACCELERATION ISSUE. THE DEALER IS , VERO US 1 NISSAN/ HYUNDAI , WERE WE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS AT WILL THE CAR SHUTTERS AND LOOSES SPEED WHEN ACCELERATED. NISSAN CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT RE CREATE THE PROBLEM AND ALL COMPUTER TEST ARE NEGATIVE TO ANY PROBLEMS. TODAY I FILED A CASE WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A FUEL PUMP CAMPAIGN FOR ALL 2014 ROGUES MANUFACTURED IN SMYRNA, TENN. BETWEEN THE DATES OF 6/11/13 TO 6/7/2014. MY ROGUE WAS MANUFACTURED 3/3/2014. NISSAN US 1 KNOWS NOTHING OF THIS RECALL. WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED UPON PICK 3/27/2014. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND REPRESENTS A VERY SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO OPERATION. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT WHEN IT OCCURS THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WE LIVE IN A SUBDIVISION FOR WHICH THE EXIT REQUIRES US TO CROSS US 1. IMAGINE IF THE CAR DECIDED TO FAIL TO ACCELERATE ACROSS US 1 AND MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC! I HAVE READ ABOUT THESE ISSUES ON VARIOUS NISSAN SITES, CVT TROUBLES AND FUEL PUMP/ PROBLEMS. IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOW PROBLEMS FOR NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
WHENEVER THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER BUCKLES HIS OR HER SEAT BELT EVEN A FEW SECONDS AFTER WE START OUR ROGUE, PUT IT IN GEAR, AND START DRIVING, THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF INDEFINITELY. WE ARE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY BY STOPPING THE CAR, SHUTTING IT OFF, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PASSENGER BUCKLES HIS OR HER SEAT BELT BEFORE THE ENGINE IS RE-STARTED. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WE SPOKE TO OUR NISSAN DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENS, BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. *TR
WE WERE ON I-77 HEADING TO FLORIDA WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT STAYED ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS UNTIL WE STOPPED TO EAT. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THEN APPROXIMATELY AND HOUR LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON FOR ROUGHLY 30 MINUTES AND WENT OFF AGAIN. IT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN, BUT WE TOOK THE CAR TO DAYTONA NISSAN AND REPORTED OUR PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEN TOLD US THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. HE TOLD US THAT MY WIFE DID NOT WEIGH ENOUGH TO TRIP THE SENSOR. HER WEIGHT USUALLY VARIES BETWEEN 116 AND 122 POUNDS. BASED ON HIS STATEMENT, SHE COULD NEVER RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT! THE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AGAIN THAT WE HAVE NOTICED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALWAYS CHECK WHEN RIDING IN THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 5/4/15*CN
I BOUGHT NEW NISSAN ROGUE SELECT 2014 ON JULY 13,2014. FOR THE FIRST MONTH IT WAS WORKING EXCELLENT. SUDDENLY I STARTED HEARING A CLICK SOUND ( SOME TIMES LOUDER). THIS SOUND I FEEL COMING FROM ENGINE NEAR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I REPORTED THIS IN MY FIRST 1000 MILE INSPECTION, BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT IS NORMAL. THEN I DROVE SAME VEHICLE OF MY FRIEND, I DID NOT FEEL ANY SUCH SOUND. DURING MY FIRST SERVICE ( 6 MONTHS SERVICE) I AGAIN MENTIONED SAME THING TO SERVICE DEPT. THIS TIME THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS COMING BECAUSE SHIFTING FROM BACK GEAR TO DRIVING MODE. BUT IF IT IS NORMAL THEN WHY OTHER VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF SOUND. ALSO, SOME TIMES IT IS VERY SCARY. WE FEEL THAT SOMETHING IS BROKEN. BUT WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY HELP. THANKS *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TUNING SIGNALS REMAINED ACTIVATED AND A LOW ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE AND STARTED DESCENDING RAPIDLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, THE ERROR MESSAGE THAT CAME ON WAS "EMISSION SYSTEM ERROR" I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL TO CHECK THE FUEL DOOR TO SEE IF IT WAS OPEN, IT WAS NOT, THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT MAY BE THAT THERE WAS UNDER 3 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK WHICH THERE WAS NOT. THE MANUAL ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, ANOTHER ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO GO, IT STATED "CHASSIS SYSTEM ERROR". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, DARLINGS NISSAN, THEY HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER, THEY CANNOT RE-CREATE THE ISSUE, YET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT SAFE, THAT THEY DO NOT WANT ME BACK IN MY VEHICLE UNTIL THEY HAVE FOUND SOMETHING, THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS WITH NOTHING BEING FOUND. THEY ARE HAVING A REGIONAL TECH COME TO TEST DRIVE EXTENSIVELY TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND SOMETHING. I HAVE READ ALL THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE COME TO ONE CONCLUSION, NISSAN DOES NOT MAKE A GOOD QUALITY PRODUCT AND I AM SORRY I EVER SWITCHED FROM MY EXPLORER TO THIS HORRIBLE CONTRAPTION OF A CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST FOR THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO SECURE WHEN ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADREST WOULD RETURN TO THE LOWEST SETTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.
THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED BEFORE HOWEVER THIS TIME IT CAUSED A DICEY SITUATION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SUN VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM THE FORWARD UP POSITION (AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHERE IT WAS BLOCKING THE SUN) DOWN TO A VERTICAL POSITION WHERE IT SEVERELY BLOCKED THE FRONT VISIBILITY. IT WILL NOT RELIABLY STAY IN THE UP OR SUN BLOCKING POSITION; IT WILL STAY IN THE STORED OR BACK POSITION VERY SECURELY. THE TECHNICIAN AT HANLEES NISSAN SAID THE SITUATION WAS "NORMAL" AND THERE WAS NO AUTHORIZED MODIFICATION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF SIGHT OF THE ROAD. *JS
I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 75 MPH IN VA ON HILLS WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BLACKED OUT. I COULD NOT SEE THE RPMS, ACTUAL SPEED I WAS GOING AS THE SPEEDOMETER AND CENTRAL PANEL THAT DISPLAYS THE MILEAGE DRIVE WERE ALL BLACK. I STARTED TO PANIC THINKING THE CAR HAD JUST SHUT DOWN - I CANNOT RECALL IF THE RADIO PANEL WAS ALSO OFF. MY INSTINCTIVE RESPONSE WAS TO STEP ON THE GAS TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS RUNNING TO WHICH I FELT THE CAR SPEED UP BUT I STILL COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE DASH. I SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND READINGS WERE VISIBLE WHEN I STARTED UP THE CAR. IN HINDSIGHT, THE DASH HAD APPEARED TO FLICKER EARLIER IN THE DRIVE BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY VISUAL ANGLE FROM LOOKING DOWN THROUGH MY BIFOCALS. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER'S STAFF NOTED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND NOTED TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING, IF IT RECURRED. NOT SURE IF THEY REALLY TESTED IT AS THE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS WHICH ALSO INCLUDED AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. *TR
VEHICLE SUFFERS LOSS OF POWER WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP INTO TRAFFIC AND MAY HESITATE SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE REGAINING ACCELERATION. WHEN IT DOES THIS,IT WILL THEN AT TIMES CONTINUE REVVING THE ENGINE TO EXTREME RPMS AND WILL NOT REDUCE RPMS TO THE NORMAL AS IT SHOULD, PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WILL ALLOW THE RPMS TO LOWER AND PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AGAIN IT WILL DRIVE NORMAL. THERE ARE NO FAILURES BEING SHOWN IN THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS WHEN CHECKED BY DEALER, AND NOTHING IS FAILING. NO SET TIME FRAME OR PATTERN RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, MAY DO IT SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW AND THEN NOT FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AFTER. THERE IS NO WARNING OR FEEL THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN .
I PARKED MY WIFE'S NEW 2014 NISSAN ROGUE IN OUR GARAGE WHICH IS A FLAT SURFACE. WE STARTED TO EXIT THE CAR TO REMOVE OUR BABY FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AND WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY ROLLED OUT OF THE GARAGE IF I DID NOT PRESS THE BRAKE. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND PULLED IT BACK IN THE GARAGE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND IT BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AGAIN. LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL BACK IN OUR PREVIOUS PARKING SPOT OR IT WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE WOODS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND STATED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RELIABILITY, SAFETY, AND VALUE OF THIS CAR. I WILL NOTE THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL. *TR
I WANT TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING. I HAVE A NISSAN ROGUE, BOUGHT ON 12TH JUNE 2014. WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN I CANNOT SEE THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER, BECAUSE OF THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE VIEW OF RIGHT CORNER OBJECT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDE. MOST OF THE VEHICLES HAVE A SMALL GLASS WINDOW BY THE MIRROR OR THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE VEHICLE'S BODY AND THE MIRROR. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO GET UP FROM THE SEAT TO CHECK THE RIGHT CORNER WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I ALMOST RAN OVER TWO PEDESTRIANS. I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT AND I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL RUN OVER SOMEONE CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. HOPING TO SEE A RESOLUTION TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING. THANK YOU *TR
I HAD A SEVERE ACCIDENT WITH MY 2014 NISSAN ROGUE AWD WHICH ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT WE ARE ALIVE. HOWEVER MY WIFE HAS SOME INJURY ON THE NECK....UPDATED 10/20/14 *BF ON 9/28 EARLY MORNING, WE WERE DRIVING (IN MIDDLE LANE) ON FREEWAY (I-5 - SOUTHBOUND) AT A NORMAL SPEED AND ALL OF SUDDEN I HEARD A BIG SOUND IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I WAS ALERT BUT BEFORE I COULD REACT, THE NEXT MOMENT MY CAR ROLLED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN UPSIDE DOWN (ON THE FRONT HOOD AND FRONT PART OF THE ROOF) AND GOT DRAGGED AND AT THE SAME TIME TURNED. FINALLY THE BACK OF MY CAR HIT THE CURB WITH FULL FORCE AND THEN IT RESTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BETWEEN EXIT 109 AND 108) BUT NOW IT WAS FACING NORTHBOUND. I BROKE THE WINDSHIELD TO COME OUT AND WITH THE HELP FROM PASSERSBY; I COULD SAFELY BRING MY WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD OUT OF THE CAR. ALL THESE HAPPENED SO QUICKLY BUT I REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AS I DID NOT BLACKOUT. NEITHER MY CAR HIT ANY OTHER CAR NOR DID ANYTHING HIT MY CAR. AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRUCK OR CAR FOLLOWING US. IT'S A BRAND NEW 2014 NISSAN ROGUE WHICH I BOUGHT IN JAN 2014. I STILL CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW COME SUCH A SERIOUS FAILURE COULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS NOW TOTALED AND I HAVE LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN BUT I AM STILL WAITING FOR A REPLY. I WANT THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I DO NOT WANT OTHER FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH. UPDATED 05/21/2015 *JS
I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TAKING MY WIFE TO WORK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH BECAUSE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CHICAGO IS HEAVY. I TURNED MY HEAD TO ANSWER MY WIFE AND BEING DISTRACTED I TURNED MY HEAD BACK AND SAW THE BIG SUV IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOPPED AND I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE REAR OF HIS SUV. ONLY A SMALL DING AND SCRATCH I SEEN AND MY CAR HAD THE BUMPER BROKEN, HOOD BENT UP, CRINKLES IN SIDE FENDERS. EVEN THE POLICE COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW THE CAR WAS ALL DAMAGED AT THAT TYPE SPEEDS AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ANYWAY I WAS TOLD PROBABLY I WAS GOING TOO SLOW AND SLID INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND MAYBE THERE IS A CERTAIN FORCE TO MAKE THEM BLOW OFF. I GOT A LITTLE OVER $5000 DAMAGE. LIKE THE CAR IS AS THIN AS A POP CAN AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE BODY SHOP WHEN THEY REPAIR IT IS GOING TO CHECK THE AIR BAG SYSTEM... I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY CLAIM A SUPERVISOR WILL BE CALLING ME BACK IN A FEW DAYS... *TR
OPERATOR ENGAGED IN LOW SPEED PARKING MANEUVER. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED CURB AND STRUCK TREE. DRIVER SLIGHTLY INJURED LEFT WRIST REQUIRING X-RAYS. NO BONES FRACTURED. I ORDERED READING OF EDR DATA. WAS FIRST TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT NO EDR WAS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE MANUAL ISSUED WITH THE VEHICLE CLEARLY STATED THERE WAS. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA SENT TECHNICIAN TO EXTRACT DATA. BY THE TIME IT WAS DONE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL HARNESS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED. REPRESENTATIVE OF NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CLAIMED DATA WAS EXTRACTED AND THAT THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA INDICATED NO CULPABILITY ON THEIR PART FOR ACCIDENT. REFUSED TO SHARE ACTUAL DATA WITH ME SINCE FLORIDA HAS NO LEGISLATION DEALING WITH OWNERSHIP OF SUCH DATA. I CONSIDER THEIR INTERPRETATION TO BE INCONCLUSIVE SINCE I HAVE WAY OF KNOWING THE ALL OF THE ELEMENTS REQUIRED BY NHTSA FOR INTERPRETATION WAS ACTUALLY EXTRACTED. *TR
PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE OFF IN SPITE OF PASSENGER BEING PRESENT. *TR
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT DISENGAGED FROM THE UPPER MOUNTING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED MY GRANDCHILD WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT, HE IS 7, THE SEAT BELT JUST FELL INTO HIS LAP. I WAS PREPARING BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, CAR WAS IN PARK. UPDATED 09/24/14*LJ WHEN WE RETURNED FROM A TRIP TOOK, 8-15, TOOK VEHICLE TO MY DEALER SERVICE TECH AND MGR. QUITE SURPRISED AS WERE A FEW OTHERS. THE BOLT THREADS WERE STRIPPED ABOUT 1/4" FROM THE END. BLAME WAS IMMEDIATELY PLACED ON MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL AND I AGREE. NO ONE USED THE RIGHT REAR SEAT DURING OUR TRAVELS. HOWEVER I RECEIVED QUITE A FEW COMMENTS ON MY "LOOSE" SEAT BELT! NEW BELT ORDER PLACED SATURDAY 8-16, SO NO ANSWER TO,1) IS ONE IN STOCK AND 2) WHEN WILL IT ARRIVE?. SO UNTIL THE BELT ARRIVES I CANNOT TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN OR A MAXIMUM OF 2!, I HAVE 7 YEAR OLD TWINS. THE ROGUE IS 5 MONTHS OLD. OF COURSE MY CONCERN IS HOW MANY OTHER 2014 ROGUES ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY GRANDCHILD OR ANOTHER PERSON IN THAT SEAT. ARE MY OTHER SEAT BELTS SECURELY MOUNTED? IT WILL BE HARD TO FEEL 100% SAFE IN THIS ROGUE. I AM SURE MY DEALER WILL CHECK OUT MY CONCERNS, BUT WHAT CAUSED THE BOLT TO STRIP AND THEN DISLODGE? UPDATED 2/24/2015 *JS
VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED. AS DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, JUMPING SIDEWALK CURB AND COLLIDED WITH TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, DRIVER MANAGED TO GEAR TO REVERSE AND BACKED VEHICLE AWAY FROM TREE, OFF THE SIDEWALK, BACK OVER THE CURB, AND INTO PARKING SLIP. THE MANUAL SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE CLAIMS THAT IT IS EQUIPPED WITH EVENT DATA RECORDER CAPABLE OF STORING INFORMATION PRIOR TO AND DURING AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE VEHICLE IS NOT. *TR
CLICKED ON THE KEYLESS OFF/ON BUTTON WHILE IN "DRIVE" WHEN PARKING CAR. THE CAR, AT A ALARMING RATE OF SPEED STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. I DUPLICATED THIS ACTION FOR MY HUSBAND WHO THOUGHT I MUST HAVE HAD THE CAR IN "NATURAL" THE CAR AGAIN STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. BOTH EVENTS WHEN PERFORMED ON FLAT LAND. *TR
JUST A COMPLAINT THAT THE HEADREST OF THE 2014 NISSAN ROGUE IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM A WOMAN WHO IS 5'4" AND I CAN NEVER GET THE HEADREST IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION, IT PUSHES MY HEAD TOO FAR FORWARD. *TR
LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING ISSUES WITH HIS 2014 NISSAN ROGUE AND HIS REQUEST FOR A REFUND; SEND REPLY TO THE HONORABLE MARK R WARNER 180 WEST MAIN STREET, ROOM 235 ABINGDON VA 24210 ATTN: SHANE CLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING AS ADVERTISED WITH AN AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY OF 22 MPG. INSTEAD,OF AN AVERAGE OF 28 MPH AS SOWN IN THE WINDOW STICKER.
WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE TOP PART OF THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE CHROME "STEM" LIFTED OFF. I PUSHED DOWN TO PUT IT BACK AND THE BUTTON TO ENGAGE THE GEAR SHIFT AND MOVE TO DIFFERENT GEARS WAS STUCK IN. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM NEUTRAL OR DRIVE AND WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *JS
I DROVE 10 MILES AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR AN HOUR THEN GOT BACK IN AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY TO GO HOME. I DROVE A COUPLE MILES AND LOST ACCELERATION. AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR WAS ACTIVELY DECELERATING WHILE I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I LET OFF NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE SOME OR COASTED MORE FREELY. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AGAIN. I REPEATED THIS A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE DECIDING I HAD TO PUT HAZARDS ON AND PULL OVER. I AM SO GRATEFUL I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED AS I HAD SLOWED DOWN RAPIDLY WITH OUT ANY BREAK LIGHTS TO WARN OTHERS. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (MALFUNCTION LIGHT) AND ALSO THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS TOWED AND HELD OVERNIGHT UNTIL IT COULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (APPARENTLY NOTHING CAN BE DROPPED OFF WHEN THEY ARE CLOSED). *TR
2014 NISSAN ROGUE HAS A POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. WHEN VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH IS SHUT-OFF, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, RADIO, LIGHTS ETC., LOCKS FAIL TO EITHER SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY AND ELECTRIC LOCKS DISENGAGE. THIS MAY LEAD TO FURTHER ISSUE SUCH AS IN THE GM FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF LIFE. NISSAN COMPANY HAS BEEN TOLD, BUT FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1500. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINTE WHILE HIS WIFE OCCUPIED THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 08/13/2014 *JS
ON MAY 10, 2014, I PARKED MY 2014 NISSAN ROGUE IN MY GARAGE. I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OUT WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET MY BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I RAN TO BACK OF CAR TO STOP IT. LUCKY FOR ME I WASN'T BEHIND THE CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK. I STOPPED IT ENOUGH BEFORE IT HIT THE DECLINE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND RAN TO DRIVERS SIDE AND JUMPED IN AND HIT BRAKE. MOVED CAR BACK INTO GARAGE AND PUT BLOCKS BEHIND THE TIRES. AT THAT POINT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME EVENT. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER I RAN AN ERRAND, PUT CAR IN PARK (ON LEVEL GROUND), GOT OUT OF CAR AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO NISSAN DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. PERTAINING TO MEDICAL ATTENTION. MY BACK, LEFT SHOULDER AND LEGS ARE VERY SORE (MAY 11). WILL SEE IN A DAY OR SO IF FURTHER MEDICAL IS NEEDED. *TR
IM DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND IT SHOW THE WARNING LEFT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN AND THE LOCKING SYSTEM START ENGAGING ON & OFF AND LIGHT INSIDE ON & OFF ALSO. *JS
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT RECLINE, AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD DISTORTED BOLTS AND THE WIRES THAT WERE UNDER THE FRONT EAT WERE NOT PLACED CORRECTLY. THESE WIRES WERE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG THEREFORE; THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK IF AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN THEN TIGHTENED THE FUEL TANK CAP AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE FOR SIXTY SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS ONLY PRESENT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS WARM AND THE DEFECT WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
ON SUNDAY JANUARY 11TH, 2014, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME. AFTER STOPPING AT A SERVICE STATION MY HUSBAND PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING TO THE APPROPRIATE SPEED AND THE CAR JUST GOT STUCK AT 6500 RPM'S AND 60 MPH. IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR ABOUT 5 MILES,WE COULD SLOW DOWN BUT THE RPM'S WERE STILL STUCK AT 6500 AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SEVERAL TIMES WE HAD TO RIDE THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN WE FINALLY REACHED THE ROAD WE LIVE OFF OF MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN WHILE TURNING THE AWFUL NOISE GOT A LITTLE LOWER BUT A NEW NOISE WAS HEARD, A WHINING SOUND. AFTER TURNING, THE CAR LOST ALL GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED AND THEN FINALLY IT STARTED TO GO AGAIN. WE ARRIVED AT OUR HOME MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD AND TOLD ME TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR A LITTLE AND THEN HE SAW SMALL PUFFS OF SMOKE. I SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE BURNING RUBBER WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND MY HUSBAND SAID HE SMELLED SOMETHING SWEET UNDER THE HOOD. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW ON JANUARY 4TH, 2014, IT HAD 25 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. THE MILEAGE ON JANUARY 11TH WAS AROUND 500. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE, I AM WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY FIND. *TR
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