2011 Nissan Rogue
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 362 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 9th highest complaint count among 19 Rogue model years with reports.
Of the 2011 reports, 10 involved a crash and 13 involved a fire. 5 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
Steering, electric power assist systemNov 23, 2011
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 ROGUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 17, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2010. THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST CONTROL UNITS. THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE SOLDER OF THE TERMINAL TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD RESULTING IN THE SOLDER CRACKING AND SEPARATING COMPLETELY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD.
AS THE CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, INCREASING THE FORCE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EPS CONTROL UNIT IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 11V565000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Jul 22, 2020
WHEN DRIVING UPHILL THE DAMAGED TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BADLY OVERHEAT, ONLY ALLOWING THE CAR TO GO 40 MPH. THE TORQUE COVERTER TRANSMISSION ISSUES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME A HAZARD ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE SLOW SPEED.
Power train, Jun 29, 2020
THE ENGINE LOSING POWER WHEN RPM REACH 3. *TR
Power train, Jun 23, 2020
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR MAKES A NOISE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP TOOK IT TO THE SHOP HE SAID PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID .. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE SPEED OF 70M/H THEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING THE NOISE AND RPM WENT UP TO 4 AND IT WONT GO OVER 40 . *TR
Power train, Engine, Jun 12, 2020
VEHICLE HAS 149,000 MILES AND MACHANIC SAID TRANSMISSSION NEEDS TORQUE CONVERTOR CLUTCH. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH. *TR
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Apr 24, 2020
AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2011 NISSAN ROGUE) CUT OFF AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AS I WAS DRIVING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT. DURING ANOTHER INCIDENT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN A RODE WITH A SMALL HILL. THEN STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. LUCKILY, WE HAD A SHOULDER AREA TO PULL OFF. AFTER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AN WAITING FOR 10 - 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLES STARTED AND BEGAN DRIVING FINE. WE LATER TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HER CHANGED ALL THE BELTS, AXLE RODS, BALL JOINTS AS WELLS AS AN OIL CHANGE. THE CAR ROD FINE FOR 3 MONTHS THEN BAM! ONCE AGAIN THE SAME ISSUES OCCURRED. OUR MECHANIC SUGGESTED RESEARCHING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE HE FELT THE CAR TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE THE PROBLEM BUT FROM ALL THE PROBLEMS WE WERE TELLING HIM, HIM THINKS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE READ SEVERAL CURRENT AND FORMER NISSAN ROGUE OWNER COMPLAINTS AND REALIZED THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN MINOR WEAR AND TEAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE NHTSA WILL TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY AND HAVE NISSAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY WORK IT IS DOING WITH VEHICLES PUT THE LIVES OF MILLIONS AT RISK DAILY!!!!
Power train, Apr 13, 2020
CAR WON'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. BLOWING CODES FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN KNOWS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION. MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REFUSE TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION, ACKNOWLEDGE THEY ARE THE PROBLEM.
Power train, Dec 26, 2019
AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND UNABLE TO SHIFT TO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. I HAVE TO PLACE IT INTO "N" WHEN MOVING THEN SHIFT TO "D" THEN IT WOULD MOVE BUT STILL SLIPS WHEN DRIVING ONLY IN 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR.
Power train, Dec 10, 2019
CAR STARTED STUTTER AT ACCELERATION AND GEAR CHANGES. AT LOW SPEED AS I WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL AFTER A BURNING SMELL. DIAGNOSTICS SHOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 89000 MILES. REMINISCENT OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN OTHER YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Dec 7, 2019
CAR STARTED MAKING SLIGHT WHIRRING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE. WENT ANOTHER WEEK AND THE NOISE GOT WORSE AND STARTING SKIPPING AND LOSING POWER WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AFTER IT'S BEEN SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, MOSTLY JUST IN FIRST GEAR. ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND LOST COMPLETE POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS, WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET INTO A TURN LANE BEFORE I GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND DETERMINED IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY'RE TELLING ME MY CAR COULD TURN INTO A GIANT PAPERWEIGHT AT ANY MOMENT.
Power train, Oct 29, 2019
THE CAR HAS 88500 MIKES, IT STARTS TO SHAKE WHEN I ACELARATE THE CAR , GOING OUT OF CONTROL , OR LOSING THE POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHT , ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH, HIT IN THE BACK BY ANOTHER CAR
Power train, Other or unspecified, Oct 25, 2019
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY THE CAR 2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD LOSES POWER GAVE IT ACCELERATION GAS NOTHING HAPPENED FINALLY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND GOT IT HOME, STARTED THE CAR UP HESITATING TO REV UP SHIFTED IN GEAR NO MOVEMENT ALL I COULD HERE WAS A SOUND OF A GEAR RUBBING COULD BE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW I GOT IT TOWED AGAIN TO THE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE NEXT JUST LUCKY NO OTHER CAR CAME AND HIT MY CAR WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER DISASTER
Power train, Interior lighting, Engine, Oct 8, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED OR DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 60 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.*PM*JB
Power train, Aug 15, 2019
THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) IS BAD IN THIS YEAR OF CAR THEY (NISSIAN) NEEDS T FIX THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT TO THE CUSTOMERS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS AND THEY STILL CHOSE NOT TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM
Power train, Aug 10, 2019
2011 NISSAN ROUGUE CVT FAILED AT 88,000 MILES WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING FROM WICHITA TO DALLAS. ON THE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF DALLAS, AT 70 MPH, THE RPMS SHOT UP AND THE CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LIMPED TO AN OFF RAMP AND LOCAL SERVICE STATION.THE CVT HAD FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND NISSAN SAYS THAT 2011 MODELS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED 120K MILE WARRANTY.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jul 21, 2019
THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE ON WARMER DAYS. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO OVERHEAT VERY EASILY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A FAIL-SAFE "LIMP MODE". THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON HILLS, MOUNTAIN ROADS, AND WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT HAS PLACED ME IN DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATIONS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE EXISTS BUT TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION IN CORRECTING THE DANGEROUS FLAW.
Power train, Jun 22, 2019
VEHICLE ONLY 9 YEARS OLD AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS. WAS EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS GETTING NO GAS. I FLOORED THE GAS AND IT TOOK OFF, THEN STARTED MAKING A JERKING MOTION UNTILL I PULLED OVER.
Power train, Jun 6, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AWAITING REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Power train, Jun 3, 2019
2011 NISSAN ROGUE TRANSMISSION- I WAS PICKING MY DAD UP TO GO TO HOSPITAL WHERE MY SISTER WAS HAVING A HEART CATH, AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT STARTED JUMPING, MY DAD SAYS WHAT IS THAT IT FEELS LIKE YOUR TRANSMISSION. WE GO THROUGH MCDONALD'S DRIVE THUR AND IT STARTS JUMPING. WHEN LEAVING WORK IT STARTS JUMPING LOSING POWER SO I TOOK IT THE NEXT DAY TO EAST TN NISSAN THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ONLY THE 2011 ROGUE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES.
Power train, Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, May 30, 2019
WHEN MAKING TURNS CAR LOSES POWER AND AT TIMES STOPS COMPLETELY. ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND INTERIOR/ DASHBOARD LIGHTS NOT COMING ON OR POPPING ON RANDOMLY. MOON ROOF WILL NOT OPEN/CLOSE UNLESS I KEEP PUSHING THE BUTTON 10 OR MORE TIMES.
Power train, Apr 25, 2019
IT STARTED AS JUST A CRACKING NOISE ONLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE TURNS AND TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS BUT NEITHER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WAS SO NOW MY CAR IS PARKED TIL I CAN COME UP WITH ALMOST 700 TO 800 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE CV AXELS AND MORE REPLACED .
Power train, Other or unspecified, Mar 14, 2019
AS THE CAR PICKS UP SPPED IT LOOSES POWER .YOU CAN ONLY GO 20 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS. IF YOU LET THE CAR COOL DOWN IT WILL PICK UP SPEED BUT 15 MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING CONTINUES TO OCCURE..
Power train, Mar 10, 2019
NISSAN WAS WELL AWARE THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON MY 2011 NISSAN ROGUE WAS EVENTUALLY GOING TO GIVE OUT. WHY ONLY RECALL SOME VEHICLES WHEN CLEARLY MY TRUCK IS PART OF THAT RECALL. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 KIDS. I WORK HARD AND NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. I HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT TO PAY ON MY TRUCK AND NOW I'M STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. MY TRANSMISSION BLEW WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO FIX MY TRUCK. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN CAR AND I WILL TELL ANYONE WHO LISTENS HOW CRUEL THIS COMPANY IS. BEWARE AND STAY AWAY FROM ANY VEHICLE THAT HAVE THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.
Power train, Jan 11, 2019
NISSAN DID EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES FOR THE TRANSMISSION UP TO YEAR 2010. MY VEHICLE IS A 2011 WHICH FALLS SHORT OF THERE WARRANTY. THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVE THIS WARRANTY TO ALL THERE VEHICLES IF THEY WERE SURE THEY FIX THE ISSUE.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Dec 20, 2018
WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AS I WAS COMING UP MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNED TO GO INTO THE GARAGE, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED.
Power train, Nov 30, 2018
AT AROUND 92,000 MILES (EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER MY 90,000 MILE SERVICE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP) ON 11/15/2018, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON AN EXIT RAMP OF I-40 AT LEBANON, TN. THE CAR WOULD LURCH AND GO FORWARD SO I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE EXIT RAMP AND INTO A PARKING LOT. AAA TOWED CAR TO NISSAN COOKEVILLE WHERE THEY SAID A LOW PUMP PRESSURE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THEY REPLACED THIS TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 150 MILES BACK HOME. ON 11/29/2018, WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AFTER PULLING OFF I-140 IN ALCOA, TN, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO. I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 5:30PM ON A DARK, RAINY THURSDAY NIGHT. I HAD TO CALL 911. IT TOOK A POLICE OFFICER 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO GET THERE. THE AREA WHERE I WAS IS RIGHT OFF I-140 EXIT RAMP. I ENDED UP BACKING TRAFFIC UP ON AN INTERSTATE BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WRECKED INTO ME. SINCE I COULD NOT TOW MY CAR 150 MILES BACK TO COOKEVILLE, I TOOK IT TO THE ALCOA DEALERSHIP. WHERE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION FROM THE COOKEVILLE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. SO, I AM OUT OVER $4,000, HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION, AND HAVE NO INCOME TO BUY A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE $4,000 I SPENT 2 WEEKS AGO ON ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I AM TERRIFIED OF CVT TRANSMISSIONS. I AM SICKENED THAT I HAVE NO RESOURCES TO HELP ME AT LEAST FIGHT THE $4,000 FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED 2 WEEKS AFTER BEING PUT IN MY CAR. THIS CAR IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION, IN THE RAIN, AT NIGHT, DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. I DO NOT HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION WITH ME AS IT IS WITH MY CAR AT THE ALCOA DEALERSHIP, BUT I WILL BE WILLING TO PROVIDE ONCE I AM ABLE TO GET TO MY CAR.