10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
54,351 miles

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problem #34

May 212015

Rogue

  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Rogue. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the vehicle made a loud whining noise while accelerating. The dealer (cannon Nissan in jackson, Mississippi) was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. The VIN was not available.

- Byram, MS, USA

problem #33

Apr 142018

Rogue

  • 104,000 miles
Driving from yuma to san diego doing 70 to 80 miles per hour until I hit the hills. I reduced my speed to 65 and set my cruise control. Never had A/C on it was still cool, before noon. Half-way through the hills I lost acceleration and cruise control shut-off. Rest of the way through the hills was in the slow lane/emergency lane going 25 to 30 miles per hour. Finally made it through the hills but by the time I was able to exit I8 I was going 20 then 15 then 10 miles per hour. After an hour of letting the car sit I started again put in in reverse and that's as far as I got. I had no power at all in "D" or "L", had to have it towed 51 miles. Obviously Nissan has a problem with the Rogue model after reading other complaints on carcomplaints.com.

- Lemon Grove, CA, USA

problem #32

Sep 112017

Rogue

  • 82,000 miles
There is a known default with the year and make of vehicle I own, yet Nissan has failed to issue a recall, even though it could result in death. When driving the vehicle for 1.5 hours or more at speeds of 65 mph or greater, the transmission overheats, and causes you to lose acceleration and power. I lost power on the parkway, was unable to move from the right lane, I couldn't even make it to the shoulder before losing all ability to accelerate my vehicle. Nissan recommends adding an external part to the transmission to cool the transmission fluid, but the part is more than $700. I would think that this issue would be very similar to the issue with the Chrysler ignition switches. If I am driving my car 70 mph or more on the interstate, and suddenly lose power, I am likely going to get hit, and if the other vehicles are traveling 70 mph or more, that is going to cause very serious injuries at the very least. There are many, many complaints about this known issue on Nissan forums.

- Centertown, KY, USA

problem #31

Sep 152017

Rogue

  • 95,800 miles
Cvt transmission. One owner comepletes all regular maintenance. While driving on the interstate the car makes a whining noise, loses power and will not accelerate. This caused semis to grid lock I moved off road to avoid getting hit and causing a multi car pile up. I look up and see complaints of the same nature by the 100's and sadly Nissan isn't willing to address the issue with the cvt on later models but extended the warranty on previous models with the same transmission.

- Harrison, TN, USA

problem #30

Sep 012016

Rogue

  • 37,000 miles
The vehicle idles and vibrates constantly when the gas pedal is used. My wheel may not vibrate 10 minutes out of a half hour drive. It either barely will take off from start or it completely floors it and excels. Feels like a diesel rugged vehicle and not a smooth normal ride like any car or SUV should ride. I complained the day it was purchased and have hated it ever since.

- Warner, NH, USA

problem #29

Feb 122017

Rogue

  • miles
At around 56,000 miles the engine would rev on its own when id go up hill then no problems until 6 mths ago where @ 66,000 miles the car would desperate on its own from 70mph to 55 then 25 on the highway. I had to drive with my hazards on. I would then push the gas pedal to the floor and it would take 10 seconds to get to 50mph. The car has no power it seems like.

- Santa Maria, CA, USA

problem #28

Jul 102017

Rogue

  • 75,000 miles
There is am acceleration issue with this car. When traveling 70 mph on the highway the rpms will go up to 4000 pr higher and lose acceleration. I went from 70 mph to less than 30 mph within seconds on a hill. Once I got to the top of the hill to where I could safely pull over to the side of the highway I turned the car off. I had to leave it off for at least 10 mins before I got the acceleration power back. If I tired before that it wouldnt accelerate even with the pedal to the floor. I have read a lot of complaints on this and nothing is being done. I was told it is the cvt transmission. I have only had this car for less than 2 years and it only has 76000ish miles on it. This issue has happened to me not once, twice, three times but five times now on the highway since reaching 60000+ miles on the car!! this is absolutely ridiculous and a major safety concern that needs to be recalled and addressed. I have 3 kids and if I get into a crash because of this I will be suing Nissan for this faulty issue!!!!

- Collinsville, OK, USA

problem #27

Jul 282017

Rogue

  • 65,000 miles
The 2013 Nissan Rogue was built without having a coolant valve on the transmission. I can be driving down the road and all of a sudden the RPM on my car with begin going very high and the speedometer will never move all the while I am pressing the gas down to the floor. The car is going almost only 20 or 30 miles per hour at this point. I am not going up a hill or going very fast I usually only travel about 60 or 65 mph. It makes a whining sound and will not accelerate. I did take this issue up with my local Nissan dealership and they said what is happening is since there is no valve to keep the transmission cool then it overheats and loosing acceleration is a kind of way of "self-diagnosing" and attempting to cool down-due to there not being a valve on the car during manufacturing. I do indeed have an extended warranty for 100,000 miles up to 5 years, but they said they can not pay for the part because it was not on the car when it was made. They said they will not pay for parts to be put on the car. On November 25, 2015 Nissan put out a service bulletin on how to put the part on and are well aware that Rogues from 2008-2013 do not have this valve. I feel very unsafe that my car could lose acceleration at any point-and it has on the interstate, highway, and many other places. Nissan states that the Rogue had everything on it it was supposed to, but they can't tell me how they can put a bulletin out on how to fix this issue and they know this issue needs to be fixed, but then won't pay for the issue. I really feel there needs to be some type of recall on a car that does not have the proper valve on it to keep it from overheating. That sounds like a real safety issue to me, a single mother who works and travels with 2 small children.

- Eufaula, AL, USA

problem #26

Jul 252017

Rogue

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan rouge. The contact stated while stopped, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving. The contact called an independent mechanic regarding the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not offer any further any assistance. The vehicle failure mileage was 100,000.

- Rochester, NY, USA

problem #25

May 252017

Rogue

  • 43,000 miles
I was slowing down to turn right at a traffic light and when I went to excelerate the car stalled and it came to an abrupt stop. It started up right away but it scared me. It wasn't that hot. It was around 10:00 pm in las vegas at the end of May 2017. It happened once before that but I don't remember the date.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #24

Jul 012017

Rogue

  • 103,188 miles
I have a 2013 Nissan Rogue that the transmission just died on me. The car has 103 K miles and died on me in the middle lane of a 3 lane highway. I was doing 70 mph and the car speed dropped to less than 5 mph. I had my foot on the pedal for a good minute but the car won't go over 5 mph. I finally managed to safely get out of the highway and the car just died on the side of road. Towed the car to the Nissan dealer and was told the cvt transmission needs repaired. They know that older models were covered under a Nissan extended warranty for the cvt transmission, but my 2013 Rogue was not covered and there was nothing they can do. This car is dangerous to drive. The speed on this car should not just drop from 70 mph to 5 mph in a matter of seconds, it is dangerous. Nissan is aware of this problem but won't admit it. Can someone please look into this. There's a lot of people out there driving this cars and not know how dangerous they are. Nissan needs to fix this issue before someone loses their life over this.

- Lake In The Hills, IL, USA

problem #23

Jun 172017

Rogue

  • 54,700 miles
On June 17, 2017 while driving in California on the highway, the Rogue began to slow down and not maintain speed. The Rogue was driving smoothly and all of sudden it slowed down from 75-80 mph to 60 mph. I pushed the gas pedal all the way to floor and even turned on my overdrive button with no luck. This issued lasted for several miles until it just started working again. This problem continued off and on for the entire trip to and from California. There was even multiple instances where the Rogue would not excelerate after stopping at a stop light. I pushed the gas medal to the floor and it would move more than 5-10 mph for several hundred feet until it worked again. We have owned this vehicle for 3 years now and haven't had a problem until now. We live in Arizona with extreme heat and I have read other people's posts about heat could be a problem, however we see extreme temperatures every year since we owned it with no problems until now.

- Goodyear, AZ, USA

problem #22

May 292017

Rogue

  • 85,000 miles
While driving on 101 North passing through santa rosa, ca on May 29, 2017 going the highway speed limit of 65mph, my 2013 Nissan Rogue was struggling to get up a small incline when the mph suddenly dropped to 30 and I could not get the car to go any faster. The road was packed with cars as it was memorial day weekend. I had 3 children in my car. We barely made it over to the shoulder when the car completely went dead. It was absolute sheer luck that there was no accident. Cars were swerving all around me to avoid hitting me. I was in the far left lane and had to cross over 2 other lanes (going 30 mph on the highway) to get to the shoulder. My car is only 3 years old and has 85,000 miles on it. My dealer said "this type of problem is common" with this model. I googled "2013 Rogue cvt transmission problems" and found hundreds of similar complaints: This happens on the highway, at highway speeds. This does not seem to happen on surface roads. This is very, very dangerous. The company was besieged with cvt complaints and fixed their 2010 and 2011 models, but this problem is still happening with all subsequent Rogue models. People need to know about this.

- Healdsburg, CA, USA

problem #21

Apr 162017

Rogue

  • 48,000 miles
Car loses power after about an hour on the highway. The Rogue has some engine or transmission problem the Nissan Rogue had the same problem with other model years I took a trip to Chicago going through the mountains in Tennessee. As I was going up the mountain my 2010 Nissan Rogue begin to slow down, disengage from my cruise control no matter how hard I press the petal my car would not go any faster. More here https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/13358/Nissan/Rogue/fight-for-recall-of-cvt-for-Nissan-Rogues-and-the-like www.nissanproblems.com/tsbs/Rogue/ www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Rogue/2013/transmission/

- New Haven, CT, USA

problem #20

Dec 272016

Rogue

  • 33,000 miles
I was merging onto the highway going ~50 mph. Went to accelerate and the accelerater did not seem to have the same tension. Then all lights came on the dash (check engine, oil, battery etc) then there was no acceleration. Pulled to the shoulder, turned the car off, back on and everything seemed fine. Cruise control was on, but not active as I was merging, and sport mode was on. Since the incident when on cruise control I will feel the transmission 'slip' from time to time as well. However I could not recreate the issue of the car stalling.I called the dealer and they said if I could not recreate the problem, there was nothing they could do either. It looks like people are having similar problems and hopefully this can get resolved.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #19

Jul 012015

Rogue 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 80,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Rogue. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly failed to accelerate properly. The failure was intermittent. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 09/28/16

- Delton, MI, USA

problem #18

Jul 232016

Rogue

  • miles
I am having the same cvt transmission issues as a lot of people. It overheats while driving on the interstate for longer than 45 minutes on a warm day and the vehicle becomes unresponsive and can't accelerate past 40 mph. This is incredibly dangerous and has left my family and I stranded on the interstate a few times now. I can't trust this vehicle at all and fear for the safety of my family. Nissan can't find anything wrong when they hook it up to the computer because there is no code error at this point and it won't do it when the dealership is just cruising around town for 15 minutes (surprise surprise and a very convenient issue for Nissan). I have a complaint filed with Nissan and I am bringing it to the dealership again for inspection. I hope they actually find something because if they can't its incredibly negligent on Nissan's part and is a known issue it seems from simple research. A recall is needed asap. This is incredibly unsafe, especially when in the middle of a busy interstate and the car is unresponsive. NHTSA please do something.

- Elliott, IL, USA

problem #17

Jul 202016

Rogue

  • 63,400 miles
I recently bought my Rogue at the auto nation Nissan dealership in marietta. I began my first long distance trip back home on the hwy and the car began to lose speed. I had to stop on the side of the interstate to properly assess the situation. Figured it could have been just a fluke, began to get back on the road and with my foot all the way down on the floor, the car would barely run. Called Nissan dealership and the service manager suggests that I turn my car off and let it sit because it's overheating due to ga weather. Now, it is hot, but there are millions of cars in ga that don't have to sit every hour you're on the road. He said after then, to just drive on the hwy at about 60mph. Sir this is the interstate. Not possible. People will run over you. Took it right back to Nissan and a few days later, they stated to me that there was nothing they could do. They did not properly assess the situation as the service manager told me that he drove it on the city streets. I get online and research only to find that others are having the same issues. I don't want anyone to have to go through this, Nissan needs to recall this vehicle. It is terrible. Essentially, you're paying for a glorified scooter! I need this problem taken care of immediately!

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #16

Jun 182016

Rogue

  • 58,707 miles
We drove an hour on the highway and suddenly the rpms went over 4000, and the car started decelerating, we were unable to get or keep highway speed, even with pedal all the way to the floor. Luckily we were able to pull to side of highway. After 15 minutes it seemed to function, but a mile later it did the same thing. Even worse on any sort of incline, even slight. For fear of our safety, we had to have vehicle towed 55 miles back home. I looked it up and am wondering why there is no recall?? our safety as well as others also on the road is at risk!

- Del City, OK, USA

problem #15

Jun 092016

Rogue

  • 61,400 miles
Lost the ability to speed up after traveling above 70 for an hour and a half. Car began slowing down and I had to pull off on the side of the road, turned the car off and waited about 10-15 minutes before I could accelerate again.

- Austin, TX, USA

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