2009 Rogue S AWD-Transmission problems at 74,000. The vehicle would not accelerate on the highway with the gas pedal to the floor after breaking out of cruise mode. (Safety Issue1) Very scary on the highway!! I took the vehicle into the dealer and they said it was a break switch, replaced the part and I paid around $350.00. Fast forward about 5 days and the vehicle started having the same problems, RPMS' all over the place, sudden acceleration and sudden deceleration and an added problem of the vehicle not holding in park without emergency break on. (vehicle just rolled in park) (Safety Issue 2) Went back to the dealer, they indicated they couldn't find anything on the initial diagnosis and would need to do additional investigation which may or may not cost me a few hundred bucks depending on if it is found to be a warranty issue. I raised a stink about paying another fee for another diagnosis when the problem wasn't fixed after the first time- the director of service said " you drove it out of here and it was fine- so now you need to pay for us to look at this new issue" - I explained it wasn't a "new" issue but the same issue and the problem was not corrected the first time or I wouldn't be back with the same complaints. He said, well why did it take a week for that to happen. Unbelievable! The director of service was NOT customer friendly at all and the service guy assisting me was MUCH more customer friendly than the so called supervisor/director. In fact, I will be writing a complain to the dealership on this so called Service Director. After their diagnosis -they thought it was a circuit issue for which a bulletin was posted and they indicated it drove fine after on the first test drive following the repair. They drove it a few more times and the vehicle began having the same issues once again. End result-CVT transmission must be replaced. (thank goodness they test drove it more than once) Nissan needs to do a recall on this due to the excessive complaints on this as seen on this board. It is dangerous and apparently the dealerships are not always willing to correct this problem at the onset and it may end up costing a lot of money prior to getting an accurate diagnosis-worst case is , someone may be seriously injured due to this problem. I hope Nissan does the right thing and issues a recall.

Update from Jan 21, 2013: Ok... update 5 months later.... more transmission problems. After Nissan replaced the CVT transmission following my urging to check & re-check my engine problem complaints in August 2012- I found out it had a transmission leak today. I took it t a different (not the one that did the replacement-due to their total lack of respect for the customer) and this dealership inspected the vehicle and found that when the transmission was replaced they did not tighten the lines properly and that is what caused the leak. Lucky for me it was found and corrected before anything dangerous could happen. What the heck is going on with Nissan??A big shame on them for letting these transmission issues continue and for letting their dealerships do shoddy work.

On a trip from Denver to Alamosa Colorado, my car set on cruise control at 75 MPH when suddenly it dropped to 45 MPH in a matter of seconds - without warning. I pushed the gas pedal down to the floor but it didn’t do anything. There was also a whining sound like the car was working extra hard. I immediately pulled off the highway; fortunately, there were no cars behind me. I was confused and didn’t know what happened so I sat there a few minutes thinking the car overheated and I would give it a chance to cool down, I had no idea it was a transmission problem. After about 10 minutes, I put my emergency lights on and got back on the road. I kept the emergency lights on and drove slower to see if it would happen again. It seemed to be okay as long as we didn’t have to go up hill and I kept my speed down, I tested it along the way.

When I got back home, I started researching and found many complaints on 2008 and 2009 Rogue’s that had the same problems as mine. At this point I knew my car wasn’t simply overheating…but the transmission was bad.

I scheduled it for an inspection at Nissan. They acknowledged there was a problem with the transmission and said they believe it may be caused by too much transmission fluid, put in at the factory. They removed some of it and said that nothing else can be done, we just have to wait and see if the problem continues to exist.

Driving at high speeds then quickly losing speed with no indication (brake lights) to the drivers behind me is without question VERY DANGEROUS. On this trip my grandson and niece were with me, my stomach turns thinking about what could have happened.

Nissan needs to recall these vehicles and provide owners with a model that doesn't have a history of life threatening issues.

Update from Sep 6, 2012: Since my earlier posting, acceleration failed a second time. I took my Rogue back to Nissan, they confirmed my transmission was bad and it was replaced.

I am still afraid of taking my Rogue on the highway for any great distance. I have read from other Rogue owners who have had the same problems as I, that the transmission failed again after the transmission was replaced.

I have contacted Nissan Consumer Affairs and requested they buy back or switch vehicles for a model that doesn’t have a history of transmission or safety problems. They refused, but offered an extended Power Train warranty. I have made it very clear to them that I don’t care about an extended warranty, just the safety of others. I have always taken my grandchildren on road trips but will not do that again in fear that my Rogue will fail and the unthinkable will happen.

I turned down the extended Power Train warranty and told them I would be contacting an attorney.

Since Nissan doesn’t see the transmission failure as being a life threatening safety issue perhaps we all need to contact an attorney.