2009 Nissan Rogue
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 320 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 11th highest complaint count among 19 Rogue model years with reports.
Of the 2009 reports, 5 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 1 person was 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
Representative owner complaints
320 reports, newest first.
Air bags, Feb 18, 2019
VEHICLE STATIONARY..STARTED THE VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING..PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS LIGHT SHOW OFF EVEN WHEN SOME IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE TECH REPORT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENOR NOT WORKING...DEALERSHIP REPAIR $3100...
Air bags, Feb 14, 2019
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY 8 YEAR OLD WAS SEATING IN THE FRONT SEAT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. SCAN CODE B1018 OCCUPANT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. CALLED NISSAN WHICH NOTED THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2008 ROGUE MODELS AND STILL HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THAT YEAR BUT MY 2009 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. BUT IRONICALLY THE SAME EXACT ISSUE EXIST WITH BOTH MODEL AND FIXING THE ISSUE WILL COST ME $1000. THERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE FOR NISSAN ROGUE MODELS 2008 - 2010 BUT NISSAN IS TAKING NO ACTION ESPECIALLY WITH A MAJOR AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE LIKE SO.
Air bags, Jan 12, 2019
EXACT SAME ISSUE AS FOR NTB08-095 RECALL AFFECTING 2008 NISSAN ROGUE BUT CALLED NISSAN AND THEY DO NOT COVER THIS FOR THE 2009. OCU MALFUNCTION CODE B1018.
Steering, Dec 19, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN WHILE THE WHEELS REMAINED STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR SCREW WAS LOOSE AND UNBLE TO BE TIGHTENED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. JOHN AMATO NISSAN (414-905-3064, LOCATED AT 5200 N PORT WASHINGTON RD, GLENDALE, WI 53217) INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MNAUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000. *TT CONSUMER HAS ENCLOSED ATTACHMENT A WHICH DESCRIBES THE RECALL THE STEERING BEAR HOUSING COVER SCREW WHICH WAS RECALLED. ALSO INCLUDED IS ATT. B WHICH SHOWS THE LOCK PLATE AND CLAMP THAT WAS USED IN RECALL PRIOR TO MYSELF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2012. RECALL DID'T MAINTAIN THE STABILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER HAS ATTACHED ATTACHMENT C AS THE BILL PAID TO REPAIR FAILED RECALL.*JB
Other or unspecified, Dec 4, 2018
HORN WILL ONLY WORK WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED TO THE RIGHT.
Air bags, Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 10, 2018
MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKING ALL THE TIME, WHEN I TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY ADVICE ME TO REPLACE AIR BAG AND SENSORS IT COST MORE THAN $2000.00. A FUEL GAUGE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD IS DROPPED WHEN IT'S FULL TANK.
Power train, Sep 28, 2018
CAR DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ON SMALL ROADS, THE CAR WILL SLOW AND EVEN WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED THE RPMS WILL NOT INCREASE OVER 3000 AND THE ENGINE DOES NOT REV AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO PULL OVER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. ALL FLUIDS ARE MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE IS PROPERLY SERVICED.
Suspension, Wheels, Sep 25, 2018
FRAME CRACKED, CV AXLES KEEP UN-ALIGNING AND THUS CAUSING THE CAR TO HAVE ISSUES ACCELERATING.
Power train, Sep 22, 2018
LOOSES POWER UPON DRIVING NO EXCELLERATION AND IT WONT GO IT'S LIKE THE THROTTLE PETAL ISN'T EVEN THERE WHEN YOU START OUT IT DRIVES GREAT BUT WITHIN 20/30 MILES IT'S LIKE THE CAR TAKES OVER AND IT JUST WON'T GO' WE DO REGULAR SERVICE AND WE HAVE DONE TRANSMISSION SERVICES CVT FLUID AND FILTER THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
Air bags, Sep 22, 2018
STARTED THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS ON. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WAS ALSO ON, WHICH INDICATES THAT SAID AIRBAG IS DISABLED BUT THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE SEAT. LOOKING UP THE DASHBOARD'S AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING SEQUENCE IN THE SERVICE MANUAL (ONE LONG BLINK FOLLOWED BY FIVE QUICK BLINKS), THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM SENSOR THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUCKET. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY COMPONENT WHICH HAS BEEN IN OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS FOR VARIOUS NISSAN VEHICLES. FOR THE ROGUE, THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN NTB-095D COVERS THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT ONLY FOR 2008 UNITS. FORUM POSTS BY OWNERS APPEAR TO INDICATE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR VEHICLES NOT COVERED IN SAID BULLETIN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SEAT IS AROUND $2,000, SINCE NISSAN CAN NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR ITSELF. THIS IS COST PROHIBITIVE CONSIDERING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT PRESENTS FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM, WHICH CONTRARY TO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IS SUBJECT TO MINIMAL WEAR (IF ANY), SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE VEHICLES USABILITY UNLESS THE OWNER IS WILLING TO TAKE THE UNNECESSARY RISK OF USING IT IN THE MEAN TIME.
Electrical system, Sep 16, 2018
PASSENGER DOOR WILL LOCK BY ITSELF WHEN NO ONE HAS LOCKED IT. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS TAKES TWO OR THREE PRESSES OF THE KEY TO OPEN.
Power train, Sep 7, 2018
LOSS OF POWER AND JUDDERING (SHAKING) OF VEHICLE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING, DRIVING UP HILLS, DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME (OVER 1 HOUR), OR WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, ALL WHILE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN I TRIED TO FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR, THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT THE CVT DID NOT ENGAGE. HAD TO REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR THEN REAPPLY, EVENTUALLY AFTER THE CAR SLOWED EVEN FURTHER, THE CVT RE-ENGAGED. WORST ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE I90 INTERSTATE, ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND CAR LOST POWER AND JUDDERED ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION WITH VEHICLE BEHIND ME. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE, FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM ORIGINAL ISSUE AND DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED ISSUE AND SAID NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. HOWEVER, NOT COVERED UNDER NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT HARD FAULT CODES. CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON IN JULY 2018 WHO SAID MY VIN IS NOT PART OF ANY UPDATES/RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE AND WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION.
Air bags, Aug 23, 2018
MY AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT ON THE DASH AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAME ON AT 100,000. THIS MADE ME RESEARCH RECALLS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE ALL THE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR 2009. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS BUILT IN 2008. I GUESS WE ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE UNTIL THIS WILL BE DONE. WE ARE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I REALLY LIKE MY NISSAN BUT I CAN NOT PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK OF BEING HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I WILL NOT REPURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN. I GUESS IT IS CHEAPER TO NOT FIX IT THAN TO PAY OUT SETTLEMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. OR HIT A BIG BUMP.
Power train, Aug 11, 2018
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE REVED TO HIGH RPMS AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE TWO BABIES IN THE CAR. WE WERE IN THE CARPOOL LANE AND WITH NO POWER WE HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAIT ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITH BABIES FOR TOW TRUCK. WAS TOWED TO A FRIENDS AUTO SHOP WHERE WE WERE TOLD ABOUT NUMEROUS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION.
Suspension, Equipment, Jul 25, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS NEW AFTERMARKET MONROE/TENNECO FRONT WHEEL STRUTS, PART NUMBER: 72609/72608. THE STRUTS WERE PURCHASED FROM ADVANCE AUTO (4240 MILLER RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31909) AND PLACED IN A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE BY THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (HEADQUARTER NISSAN, 1725 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31904, 706-225-8100) FOR MAINTENANCE WORK AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE STRUTS HAD FRACTURED DUE TO STRESS. THE STRUTS WERE TWO INCHES LONGER THAN THE MANUFACTURER'S STRUTS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TOW ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND THE CONTROL ARM FAILED DUE TO THE FRACTURED STRUTS. THE STRUTS WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT ORIGINAL PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,532.
Power train, Jul 23, 2018
CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OR UPHILL. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL JUDDER AND LOOSE SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2016 FOR CVT OIL COOLER RECALL AT 93,063 MILES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WITH LOSS OF ACCELERATION AT 119,931; HOWEVER, NO HARD CODES TO DIAGNOSIS ISSUE, SENT ON MY WAY, WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF BAD WHEEL BEARING. RETURNED LESS THAN A MONTH LATER WITH UNRESOLVED ISSUE (LOSS OF ACCELERATION) AT 121,075 MILES. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, 1,075 MILES OVER WARRANTY.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jun 4, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UP HILLS OR DURING HOT DAYS, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY IGNORE THE GAS PEDAL AND SLOW DOWN. THIS BECOMES TREACHEROUS ON LONG DRIVES THAT INVOLVE GOING OVER HILLS OR MOUNTAINS AS THEY CAR WILL SLOW TO UNDER 40MPH AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THERE IS AN ECM RECALL. THEY CHANGED OUT THE PART, BUT THE ISSUE WHEN DRIVING STILL OCCURRED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (SEE NTB14-002), HOWEVER THE ISSUE IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL AND IS LABELED AS A CUSTOMER EXPENSE FOR THOSE OUTSIDE THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND OPTIONAL UPGRADE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW FOR ANY ROGUE OWNERS, AND IS A SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THE FLAWED COOLING SYSTEMS AT THEIR EXPENSE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DEFECT WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL 11/25/2015.
Power train, May 31, 2018
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES ALL ACCELERATION. EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY DEPRESSED, THE CAR JUST STOPS. RPMS WON'T GO ABOVE 2500, AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL EMERGENCY STOPS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, SOMETIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND REQUIRING US TO CUT ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES.
Air bags, May 31, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Power train, May 30, 2018
DRIVING UP A HILL ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 80 WEST AT 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEED STARTED TO DECREASE I PRESSED DOWN FULLY ON GAS WITH NO RESPONSE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP SPEED CONTINUED TO DECLINE TO 55 MPH WITH TRAFFIC FLYING BY ME HONKING HORNS ETC I PUT HAZARDS ON AND CONTINUED TO PRESS GAS WITH NO RESPONSE WAS ABLE TO GET UP HILL AND SPEED AND TRANSMISSION RETURNED TO NORMAL. VERY HAZARDOUS FOR THIS TO OCCUR WITH KIDS IN THE CAR AS WELL.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, May 28, 2018
GOT THE SUV IN MAY 2017 USED AND THIS YEAR 2018 IT DID NOT PASS N.Y. STATE INSPECTION PO448- EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYTEM VENT CONTRAL CIRCUIT SHORTED #P0455 EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED LARGE LEAK. RESULITS - FAIL. NOTE HOW DID THIS PASS LAST YEAR ? IT HAS 59,841 MILEAGE.
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, May 9, 2018
CAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ONCE I WAS AT A STOP. WOULD TRY AND GO AND VEHICLE WOULD GO AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 5MPH THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO TURN OR PULL INTO AN INTERSECTION. NOT KNOWING IF MY VEHICLE WOULD GO WITHOUT ISSUES OR LOSE POWER AND PULL IN FRONT OF A CAR GOING DANGEROUSLY SLOW. THIS HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 10TIMES AND RANDOM DAYS/TIMES. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM.
Other or unspecified, May 1, 2018
THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ACCELERATION FOR NO REASON. I BROUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND SHE HAS ALMOST GOTTEN HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SPEED DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THIRTY THEN TO TWENTY. SHE HAD TO PULLED OVER ONTO SHOULDER AND WAIT ABOUT TEN MINUTES BEFORE SHE COULD PROCEED, IT STILL WOULD NOT GO OVER FORTY EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD THE PEDAL FLOORED. SINCE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SO MANY CARS PLEASE MAKE NISSAN FIX IT.
Suspension, Apr 24, 2018
VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPS OTHER THAN A SMOOTH ROAD. COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE STEERING IS STILL OK. THE ENGINES IS RUNNING FINE. THE NOISE IS METAL ON METAL LIKE SOMEONE HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. NOISE STARTED ABOUT BEGINNING OF APRIL AND HAS BEEN GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. TODAY'S DATE IS APRIL 23. ALMOST LIKE A RUBBER BUSHING FELL OFF AND NOT THE JOINT IS METAL ON METAL.
Air bags, Seats, Apr 11, 2018
THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT (NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER) STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE NISSAN CUSTOMER FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE OCS AIRBAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN REFERS OWNERS TO THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.