2008 Nissan Rogue
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 429 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 8th highest complaint count among 19 Rogue model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 11 involved a crash and 2 involved a fire. 4 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical systemJan 26, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.
An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 15V032000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, electrical, navigational system(global positioning system)Sep 10, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 10V401000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, gear box, shaft pitmanOct 19, 2009
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ROGUE VEHICLES. A SCREW IN THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING COVER MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND COULD FALL OUT. AS IT LOOSENS, THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE COMPROMISED BUT THE DRIVER WILL RETAIN STEERING CONTROL.
THE SCREW MAY EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR COVER. IF LARGE STEERING INPUTS ARE MADE WITH THE COVER SCREW MISSING THE PINION SHAFT MAY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT WHETHER THE STEERING GEAR COVER SCREW IS LOOSE AND WILL BE RETIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A COVER PLATE TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM POSSIBLY COMING OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 09V411000 on NHTSA.gov
Tires, pressure monitoring and regulating systemsOct 5, 2009
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. THE MATERIAL IN THE NUT USED TO SECURE THE SENSOR-TRANSMITTER OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) MAY CORRODE AND POTENTIALLY CRACK IN AREAS WITH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE NUT MAY COME OUT OF THE SENSOR-TRANSMITTER AND THE TPMS LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE.
IF THE TPMS LAMP IS DISREGARDED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, THE TIRE WILL QUICKLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE AT A CONSISTENT RATE RESULTING IN A FLAT TIRE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TPMS NUT WITH A NEW, MORE ROBUST NUT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 AND INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Campaign 09V393000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsOct 7, 2008
NISSAN IS RECALLING 204,361 MY 2007-2008 ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, 350Z, 350Z ROADSTER, MY 2008 ALTIMA COUPE, ROGUE, MY 2009 MURANO, AND INFINITI MY 2007-2008 G35 SEDAN, MY 2008 G37 COUPE AND EX35 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS' OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) CONTROL UNITS. A VARISTOR IN THE OCS CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU).
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL TEST THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO CHECK THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT CUSHION (CONTAINING OCS HARDWARE) WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Campaign 08V521000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
429 reports, newest first.
Fuel/propulsion system, May 14, 2012
FUEL SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY. CANNOT GET ANY IDEA OF FUEL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE. ONLY 45000 MILES ON THE CAR. NISSAN HAS RECALLED THIS FOR THE FRONTIER AND PATHFINDER, SO IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THE DEAL IS CHARGING ~$500 TO FIX IT. *JS
Power train, May 2, 2012
STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AND COULD NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. STOPPED THE CAR AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE CAR. THOUGHT MAYBE JUST A HICCUP AND WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. STARTED IT UP AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. CALLED THE SHOP AND LET THEM KNOW I WAS ON MY WAY. ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP THE CAR RAN FINE, GOING NORMAL SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY RECORD IN THE COMPUTER OF THE PROBLEM AND SO FAR HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *JS
Air bags, Apr 12, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAGS FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN
Air bags, Apr 10, 2012
NHTSA PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED A RECALL ON 2008 NISSAN ROGUES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NOT CONNECTING PROPERLY WITH THE SRS, MAKING THE SRS INDICATOR FLASH AND RENDERING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG USELESS. I PURCHASED MY ROGUE USED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND WHEN THE PROBLEM AROSE, CHECKED YOUR DATABASE TO FIND IF THERE WAS A RECALL. THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE FOLKS TELL ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. A BRIEF SEARCH ON GOOGLE HOPING TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THIS REPAIR WOULD COST, INDICATES THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ROGUE OWNER AFFECTED BY THIS. I WONDER IF THE RECALL WAS SUFFICIENTLY BROAD. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS MALFUNCTIONED ON ITS OWN, BUT WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 12, 2012
THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAT IT IS SHOWING A QUARTER TANK OF GAS, BUT IN REALITY THERE IS NO GAS AT ALL. THE CAR STOPS ACCELARTING AND EVENTUALLY DIES. I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM CHRISTMAS EVE 2011. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED SOME GAS AFTER NOTING THE GAUGE AND THE CAR STARTED UP. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE THAT THE GAUGE GETS STUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE CAN. WELL THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE MORE IN 40 AND 50 DEGREE WEATHER. THE LAST INCIDENT HAD ME STRANDED AT 9 PM ON MARCH 10 ON THE SIDE OF I465 E. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC RECALL ON THE ROUGE, BUT NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON SEVERAL OTHER MODELS DISPLAYING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Power train, Feb 29, 2012
VEHICLE HAS BEEN POPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, LURCHING,STOPPING FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS. TODAY IN LURCHED FORWARD, LAUNCHING US DOWN AN ICY HILL, AFTER DOING 5 OR 6 360 DEGREE SPINS, WE STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. ONLY BY SHEER LUCK, DID WE NOT HIT ANYTHING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD. IS NISSAN DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *TR
Power train, Jan 25, 2012
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR TO GO FORWARD BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD ONLY IDLE FORWARD. A TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT INSTANT SAYING TO CHECK ENGINE. HAD CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR SUFFERED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION. COST TO REPAIR ESTIMATE BY DEALERSHIP AT $4,500.00. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION TO 120,000 MILES DUE TO ISSUES WITH CVT, BUT SINCE THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 600 MILES OVER THAT, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. CAR WAS RETURNED TO US. ON DRIVE HOME THE CAR ONCE AGAIN DIED. TRANSMISSION SHOP HAD CAR TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AS THE ISSUE DID NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP SAYS CAR NOW HAS ENGINE FAILURE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. COST ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $8,000 FOR NEW ENGINE OR OVER $5,000 FOR A USED MOTOR. *TR
Wheels, Jan 11, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V393000 (TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS) WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTACT'S VIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,141 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,300.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 10, 2012
GAS GAUGE FAILED TO READ ACCURATELY AFTER TURNING 16,000 MILES. MUST FILL TANK TO OVERFLOW LEVEL TO BE SURE IT IS FILLED. CURRENTLY AT 16,500 MILES. DEALER CONTACTED - HAD NOT HEARD OF PROBLEM. I PROVIDED TSB # AND SERVICE MANAGER QUOTED THE FOLLOWING COSTS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR: $119-DIAGNOSIS/ $420 FOR SENDER AND SUB-SENDER UNITS (ROGUE IS AWD) / $263 LABOR. THIS PROBLEM IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND RATHER THAN FALL UNDER THE TSB CATEGORY A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. NISSAN SHOULD COVER THIS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR
Air bags, Dec 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REMOVED THE AIR BAG FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,539.
Power train, Electrical system, Dec 13, 2011, crash
ON DEC 12, 2011 AT 0500 AM MY 2009 2008 NISSAN ROGUE HAD A KEYLESS ENTRY ROLLAWAY. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ROLLED AWAY CAUSING CAR AND PROPERTY DAMAGE (DAMAGE TO THE CAR DOOR) AFTER TURNING OFF MY ENGINE I LEFT THE CAR, LEAVING THE CAR DOOR OPEN AND THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW OF KEYLESS ENTRY CARS AND THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH THE NTSB AND NISSAN TO PERSONALLY NOTIFY PEOPLE OF THIS MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND TO PROVIDE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO AVOID REPEATED ACCIDENTS. SOME SORT OF "FIX" SUCH AS AN AUTOMATIC LOCK SHOULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM LEAVING ROLLING AWAY WHEN THE CAR ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IN REVIEWING THE INFO AVAILABLE FROM NTSB I NOTED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN NOTED IN SIMILAR CASES INVOLVING ROLLAWAY ACCIDENTS AND THAT BOTH INDUSTRY HAS NOT TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 21, 2011
EVERY TIME I GO TO FILL UP MY TANK, THE GAS GAUGE BARS NEVER REACH THE FULL TANK INDICATOR. IT ALWAYS SHOW THAT MY TANK IS 80% - 90% FULL. I ALWAYS WAIT UNTIL THE LOW GAS LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE I FILL UP, BUT BECAUSE THE GAUGE IS INACCURATE, I HAVE TO FILL UP MORE OFTEN FOR FEAR OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS AT NIGHT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 2, 2011
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A SIX LANE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE MADE IT THRU THE INTERSECTION AND SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE STREET. THE FUEL GAGE READ A QUARTER OF A TANK AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON. A GALLON WAS ADDED AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE GAS STATION WHERE OVER 16 GALLONS WERE ADDED IMPLYING THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. NISSAN SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Electrical system, Oct 28, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V393000 ( TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Oct 21, 2011
I HAVE A NISSAN ROUGE 2008 WITH 58K, ME AND WIFE WERE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS, BETWEEN DENVER AND DILLON, COLORADO , WHEN THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAR STOP ACCELERATING SPEED DROP FROM 65 TO 35 IN 30 SECONDS WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY TRUCK BEHIND US IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES TO RESUME DRIVING AND 30 MINUTE LATE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER SPENDING ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE SHOULDER, IT WOULD RESUME DRIVING NORMALLY IN . THE DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEMS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Sep 16, 2011
I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 NISSAN ROUGE IN MARCH OF 2008. MY FIRST ROAD TRIP WAS IN MAY OF 2009. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I LOST POWER (VERY DANGEROUS). I TOOK THE OVERDRIVE OFF, PUT PETAL TO FLOOR, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD NOTHING HELPED. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR A NOISE I HEARD ALSO ON TRIP, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE LOOSE BUT NOISE DID NOT CHANGE. AY THAT TIME I LET THEM KNOW ABOUT LOSS OF POWER. THINKING IT WAS JUST A FLUKE BECAUSE AROUND TOWN I DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE WITH POWER. WENT ON ANOTHER ROAD TRIP AND IT DID THE SAME THING. SPECIALIST SUPPOSEDLY FLEW IN TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS A TINY BIT TO HIGH. I TOLD THEM I BOUGHT IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, AFTER BLINKING OF EYES THEY STILL CLAIMED THAT WAS THE REASON. THIS YEAR NEXT ROAD TRIP AND IT DID THE SAME THING AT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES...VERY SCARY!!! IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. MY SON TOOK IT TO AIRPORT TO PCK FRIENDS UP, IT HAPPENED A HOUR AND A HALF FROM HOME. THEN RECURRED IN 5 LANES OF CITY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. HE WAS SO CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY THE GRACE OF GOD HE DIDN'T. I TOOK IT TO THE CITY 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT DID THE SAME TO ME. IT IS SO SCARY TO BE GOING ALONG AT 65 MPH IN 5 LANES OF BUMPER TRAFFIC AND LOOSE POWER. NOW I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I COULD NOT EVEN TRUST TO DRIVE MY KID BACK TO COLLEGE THIS YEAR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH HEADQUARTERS OF NISSAN FOR OVER A MONTH NOW AND I AM NOT GETTING NO WHERE. LOOKING ON THIS WEBSITE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE LOTS OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR...HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. WOULD LOVE ANY FEED BACK ON WHO I NEED TO SPEAK TO NEXT! THANK YOU *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Sep 8, 2011
3 TIMES NOW MY 2008 NISSAN ROGUE HAS HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED THE 1ST TIME ON AUG. 20, 2011 THEN AGAIN ON SEPT. 5, 2011. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 60-65MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH EVEN WHEN THE GAS PEDEL WAS FLOORED. I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE-AS YOU CAN NOT MOVE THE CAR UP TO SPEED TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE NISSAN DEALER ON SEPT. 10-BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Power train, Sep 8, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Power train, Aug 24, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE GEAR SHIFT FINALLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Power train, Aug 21, 2011
THE CAR STARTED JOLTING WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP AND THEN EVENTUALLY WENT INTO GEAR AND DROVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE (PUTTING A TOTAL OF 10 MILES ON THE CAR BETWEEN TIME THE ISSUE STARTED AND DROPPING OFF AT DEALER - MASTRIA NISSAN IN RAYNHAM, MA). DEALER TOLD US THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED FULL REPLACEMENT, BUT CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL DEALER GOT THE PART...IT WOULD JUST SOUND WEIRD. DEALER CALLED ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER AND TOLD US TO DRIVE THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE UNDER A NEW WARRANTY NISSAN WAS OFFERING DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEFECTS IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION. ON THE WAY THERE, THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL...EVENTUALLY SLOWING TO ABOUT 1 MILE AN HOUR...REALLY LIMPING ALONG AS I TRIED TO MAKE IT UP TO STOP LIGHT TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. AS I LIMPED UP TO THE STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SWITCHED INTO LA DIFFERENT GEAR AND ACCELERATED VERY FAST AND SHOT ME OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION THROUGH A RED LIGHT! I JUST BARELY AVOIDED A SERIOUS COLLISION AND THEN IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THIS CVT DEFECT IS DEADLY!!! NISSAN IS JUST TREATING IT AS A WARRANTY ITEM...BUT IT REALLY NEEDS A FULL RECALL! IT CAN MAKE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE DRIVER...AND THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENS MOST AT LOW SPEEDS MEANS IT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN SLOWING FOR AN INTERSECTION OR ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT IS ALSO AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT GOES FROM NO SYMPTOMS TO FULL FAILURE VERY QUICKLY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO MAKE NISSAN RECALL THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Power train, Aug 17, 2011
ON A DRIVE FROM NC TO GA WE NOTICED THAT WE WERE LOSING ACCELERATION ON EVERY HILL ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS INTO THE DRIVE. WE COULD NOT ACCELERATE UP HILLS AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AS WE CLIMBED THE HILLS WE LOST ACCELERATION. AFTER STOPPING FOR LUNCH THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY UNTIL ANOTHER 2 1/2 HOURS MORE WHERE THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. TRACTOR TRAILOR TRUCKS WERE BARRELING DOWN ON US BECAUSE WE KEPT LOSING ACCELERATION. WE PULLED OFF AT AN EXIT AND BARELY COULD ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. WE PULLED INTO A NISSAN DEALER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WENT INTO SAFETY MODE BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER A COUPLE HOURS INTO THE DRIVE AND GOES INTO THE SAFETY MODE WHICH REDUCED ACCELERATION AND POWER. NISSAN SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CAN ONLY DO SO BY DRIVING IT MORE THAN 2 HOURS. *KB
Engine and engine cooling, Aug 17, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND AS OF THE DATE OF THE COMPLIANT THEY HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 36,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Aug 11, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Power train, Jul 16, 2011
WHILE COMING OFF AN INTERSECTION THE 2008 ROGUE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSETION. PRESSING THE GAS WOULD SLOW THE CAR MORE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. EVENTUALLY AFTER PUMPING THE GAS THE CAR WOULD MOVE AGAIN. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND SAID IT WAS JUST TOO HOT OUTSIDE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO RUN HOT. I LIVE IN AZ AND IT IS ALWAYS HOT OUT HERE. THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED 2 TIMES AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. *TT
Air bags, Jun 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER LOCATING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN FOR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL WAS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,974 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.