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.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Apr 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN MAY OF 2017. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO ONE OF THEIR FACILITIES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.
Electrical system, Structure, Mar 5, 2018, fire
MY NISSAN ROGUE 2009 BEGINS TO BURN WHEN IT WAS RUNNING,THE MOTOR AND ALL OF ITS COMPONENTS BURN.
Power train, Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 19, 2018
INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION & DECELERATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, PUTTING IN DRIVE OR REVERSE HAS EXTREME LOSS OF ACCELERATION WITH ENGINE RPM GOING WELL ABOVE THE NEEDED RPM (3000-4000) TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD.
Power train, Jan 15, 2018
CVT LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT NOTICE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE
Power train, Dec 30, 2017
I PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW FROM DEALER. AT APPROX 83,000 MILES I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP W/ PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ALMOST IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. NOW AT 115,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, EXCEPT NOW THE CAR SHAKES WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. I AM UNABLE TO REVERSE OR ACCELERATE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION EXPIRES AT 90,000 EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS!!
Air bags, Dec 16, 2017
I CAN'T GET THE AIRBAG TO STOP FLASHING. I'VE BEEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TWICE. THEY RESET IT AND THEN IT BEGINS FLASHING WITHIN DAYS.
Air bags, Seat belts, Structure, Dec 4, 2017, crash
TAKATA RECALL. AFTER THE CRASH THE AIRBAG WENT OUT BUT NOT INFLATED. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND BECAUSE OF A WATER BUMP THE VEHICLE MOVES AND CRASH WITH THE HIGHWAY DIVISION THROWING THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOPED INMEDIATELY. AFTER THAT I REMOVED VERY EASY THE AIRBAG AND WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE .SEATBELTS LOCKED.
Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 12, 2017
FUEL GAUGE READING IS ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE WHEN DRIVING AT STEADY SPEED. IT JUMPS ERRATICALLY BY AS MUCH AS HALF A TANKFUL, BACK AND FORTH.
Air bags, Nov 3, 2017
'TAKATA RECALL". I GOT INTO MAY 2009 NISSAN ROGUE WHEN ALL SUDDEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATED AIRBAG HAD BEEN INFLATED. LIGHT INDICATOR SHOWS STEERING WHEEL INFLATED. I CALLED NISSAN 1-800 WAS TOLD TO CALL LOCAL DEALER WHO SOLD ME CAR. CALLED WORLD CAR NISSAN AND PERSON WAS VERY RUDE WHEN ASKED IF IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OR IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG. I'M VERY CONCERNED IT MAY INFLATE WITHOUT NOTICE OR MAY NOT WORK IF NEEDED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AS I READ THE 2008 AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE.
Power train, Nov 1, 2017
1. FAILURE TO ACCELERATE AND SHAKING/STALLING LIKE BEHAVIOR. WHILE ENTERING INTERSECTION, CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED TO FAIL TO ACCELERATE AS I DROVE THE CAR THE TWO MILES TO WORK. I THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDN'T STEP ON THE ACC. ALL THE WAY THE FIRST TIME I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR, BUT REALIZED IT CONTINUED TO CRAWL ALONG UNTIL I GOT TO SPEEDS OVER 20MPH. I WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES (A MINIMUM OF THREE TO INCLUDE T BONED AND REAR END TYPE COLLISIONS DURING THE TWO MILE DRIVE). GOT CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR SWITCH THAT TOLD THE CAR I WAS BRAKING ALTHOUGH I WAS ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO RETURN CAR TO ME UNTIL I HAD SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL OF THESE ISSUES EXIST NATIONWIDE AS NOTED BY NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS. 121000MILES. DISCUSSED IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, NISSAN WAS GOING TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP WITH COSTS SINCE IT WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 120K MILES FOR KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUE (WHICH I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF). NISSAN DEEMED IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, COULD NOT SAY WHAT CAUSED THE SHAKING. 2. CAR STILL STUTTERED, BUT THE DRAG WAS GONE AFTER REPLACING SENSOR FOR TWO MONTHS. DRAG IS BACK AND CAR STILL SHUTTERS. WAS TOLD BY A DIFFERENT PLACE THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. 124700 MILES. IT SHUTTERS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL IN TRAFFIC WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND A LOWER SPEEDS.
Air bags, Oct 25, 2017
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CUSHION OCS UNIT. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.
Air bags, Oct 14, 2017
MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD SENSOR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $1,200. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WHEN IT IS SOMETHING THAT CONCERNS SAFETY, NISSAN SHOULD MAKE DUE TO IT'S PROMISE AND DO THE REPAIRS FOR THE CUSTOMER.
Power train, Oct 10, 2017
VEHICLE LOSES POWER, HESITATES, AND LACKS ACCELERATION, ALL TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I OFTEN CANNOT MAKE IT UP HILLS AND CANNOT PASS CARS ON HIGHWAYS I'VE ALREADY HAD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE REPLACED (IN JANUARY OF 2015), AND NOW REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE INITIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAME AT APPROXIMATELY 74,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 54.5K MILES ON IT.
Power train, Sep 25, 2017
WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES OR LONGER OR GOING UP A HILL THE ACCELERATION STOPS AND THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PAEDAL. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED IT HEATING UP ACCORDING TO THE TEMPETURE BUT THE CAR DOES SMELL LIKE BURNT. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND LET IT COOL TO DRIVE AGAIN, BUT THE ISSUE WILL CONTINUE IF I DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MINUTES OR UP A HILL.
Power train, Sep 20, 2017
GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH AND WE LOST ALL POWER COULDNT GO OVER 30 MPHWE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT THEN WE FINALLY GOT MOVING AGAIN THE POWER LOSS KEPT HAPPENING NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THEY 1100 TO FIX THE PROBLEM NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T RECALL IT
Other or unspecified, Aug 28, 2017
I PURCHASED MY 2009 NISSAN ROGUE IN DECEMBER 2016 WITH 110K MILES ON IT. IN MARCH 2017 I BEGAN NOTICING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE WHILE ON LONG TRIPS. THE FIRST LONG TRIP I TOOK WAS IN MARCH 2017 AND ABOUT 150 MILES INTO THE TRIP MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 65-70MPH WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 85MPH. THE ISSUE DID NOT RESOLVE ITSELF AND I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AFTER THAT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT NISSAN ACTUALLY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD BUT THE EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVING IS THE EXACT ISSUE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DID NOT PURCHASE FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO FIX THE ISSUE AT 50% COST TO ME. I AM NOT OKAY WITH PAYING 50% OF A REPAIR FOR A KNOWN DEFECT ON THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS FOR MY MODEL YEAR. WHY WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS? THIS IS DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE ON LONG TRIPS WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE IS AN INTERNAL WHISTLE IN MY TRANSMISSION AND I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR TECH AT NISSAN THAT THIS IS THE FIRST INDICATION OF THE CVT ISSUE. I WILL NOT BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY OTHER NISSAN CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND I WILL BE JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS MATTER AS WELL.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Fuel/propulsion system, Aug 23, 2017
CVT ENTERS LIMP MODE AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING 65+ MILES PER HOUR. I LOSE A LOT OF POWER WHEN THAT HAPPENS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR GO OVER 3K RPMS.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Aug 15, 2017
WHILE TAKING A FAMILY TRIP IN JULY 2017 WEEKS AGO ON I95 DRIVING AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ONCE THE SPEEDOMETER HIT 65 TO 70. AT CERTAIN TIMES TRYING TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER LANE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT ALSO STARTED TO DECELERATE. IT DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO MERGE OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT IS BEHIND YOU.
Air bags, Aug 14, 2017
RECENT BUMP IN ROAD CAUSED SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, BUT NOT THE FRONT. NOW HAVING TO REPLACE ENTIRE SEAT BECAUSE CENSOR IS BAD ON PASSENGER AIR BAG SIDE. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. 2008 MODELS HAVE A RECALL, BUT 2009'S DO NOT.
Power train, Aug 11, 2017
NISAN ROUGE 2009 LOST POWER AFTER 2 HOURS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RPM STOCK ON 2500
Power train, Aug 4, 2017
AFTER DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR A WHILE I LOOSE ACCELERATION. AND WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE CAR WILL NOT GO FOR LIKE 5 SECONDS AFTER I STEP ON THE GAS.
Air bags, Structure, Jul 17, 2017
MY 2009 ROGUE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $2200 TO FIX AND THAT IF I WAS IN A WRECK THE AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. I'M SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THE SENSOR THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED IS IN THE CAR SEAT. WHY WAS IT DESIGNED LIKE THAT??? STUPID!
Power train, Jul 17, 2017
WAS DRIVING ON HWY & STARTED LOSING POWER UP HILLS. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT & THEY SAID TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO & THE VALVE BODY & COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED THIS TIME. THERE ISN'T A BIG ENOUGH COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSM & NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. WERE 3 OTHER ROGUE'S GETTING REPAIRED FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT THE SAME TIME. ISSUE OFTEN ARRIVES SOON AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. DEALERSHIP SVC DEPT INDICATED THAT IT HAPPENS OFTEN AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Exterior lighting, Jul 2, 2017
I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PATH ON A CITY ROAD ABOUT 35-40 MPH HOUR AROUND 7:30 EST ON A CLEAR DAY. I HAD STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I PULLED OVER AND LIFTED THE HOOD. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WHEN I LOOKED IN THAT DIRECTION I SAW THAT MY HEAD LAMP HAD FIRE COMING FROM IT. I PLACED WATER ON IT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN WENT OFF. I WAITED FOR MY EARDRUMS TO CALM DOWN AND WAITED TO MAKE SURE NO ADDITIONAL FIRE OR SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR BEFORE APPROACHING IT.
Power train, Jun 30, 2017
VEHICLE GOING UP HILL WILL LOOSE POWER, CVT TRANSMISSION DOES THIS RANDOMLY WHEN GOING UP ANY HILL. I AM GOING TO DIE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING CARS BEHIND ME. I AM AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE THAT HAS AN UPHILL GRADE ON ANY ROAD.