2012 Nissan Rogue
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 318 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 12th highest complaint count among 19 Rogue model years with reports.
Of the 2012 reports, 8 involved a crash and 11 involved a fire. 7 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
Tires, pressure monitoring and regulating systemsFeb 22, 2012
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.
A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.
Campaign 12V068000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
318 reports, newest first.
Vehicle speed control, May 14, 2018
MY CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING AS I'M GOING UP A HULL ON A HIGH WAY OR WHEN I STOP IT WON'T ACCELERATE BACK BACK UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON.
Power train, May 10, 2018
SPEED LIMIT WAS 80 MILES TRAVEL DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND THE CAR BEGIN TO SO DOWN TO 5 MILES. SO I DRIFTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WAS ABOUT 6 CAR LINKS BEHIND ME. IF THIS CAR WOULD HAVE COMPLETE STOP THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR. I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT DONE THIS BEFORE. I SIT ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 20 MIN CALLED MY HUSBAND BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER 20 MINS I RESTARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN GEAR AND DRIVE AT 60 MILES UNTIL I GOT HOME WHICH WAS 94 MILES. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE CAR WAS MAKING THIS STRANGE NOISE. IT SOUND AS IF THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR.
Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 26, 2018
GOT IN MY CAR TODAY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO CHECK EATS WRONG AND HE TOLD ME MY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS SENDING A CODE. I REMEMBER GETTING A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL FOR THIS, BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.
Power train, Apr 18, 2018
FAILING CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN APPROX. 65 MPH, HEADED BACK TO COLLEGE, WHEN HER 2012 ROGUE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDDLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT REACT TO STEPPING ON THE GAS. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SO SHE PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF AGAIN, IT JUST REVVED AS THOUGH IN NEUTRAL. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER TURNING THE CAR BACK ON, SHE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY. REVVING SOUND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT ACCELERATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO HER DESTINATION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA NISSAN IN EUGENE, OR ON APRIL 3, 2018. WE LIVE 108 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AS OF TODAY, APRIL 18, 2018, THE CAR IS STILL THERE! THE CVT PROBLEM WAS RECREATED AT NISSAN AND WE WERE TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED AT A COST OF $3000. THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 60K AND THE CAR HAS JUST UNDER 65K. I FILED A CASE WITH NISSAN USA. FOR SOME REASON THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT CAPTURE THE PROOF OF FAILURE INFORMATION. NISSAN USA THEN REQUIRED THE DEALERSHIP TO PROVIDE A "VIDEO" OF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE THE CVT ISSUE ON VIDEO, NISSAN USA CLOSED THE CASE. I ASKED THEM NOT TO CLOSE THE CASE UNTIL THERE WAS A RESOLUTION. THEY TOLD ME WITHOUT THE VIDEO FOR REVIEW, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY TOLD ME TO PAY THE $3000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT, OR CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND GET IT INTO A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY SO THEY DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM WHILE IT'S HAPPENING! I TOLD THEM IT'S UNACCEPTABLE TO REQUIRE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER TO DRIVE A CAR WE KNOW IS GOING TO FAIL, BUT CAN'T DETERMINE WHEN OR WHERE. THAT'S PUTTING HER IN DANGER. RESEARCH SHOWS THE CVT FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM. TRANSMISSIONS SHOULDN'T GO OUT AT 65K! THIS IS OUR FIRST NISSAN, AND WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. RECALL!
Power train, Engine, Mar 17, 2018
RPMS WILL KEEP RISING WHILE THE SPEED OF VEHICLE AND SPEEDOMETER DROPS AND STALLS
Other or unspecified, Feb 28, 2018
WHEN MY CAR IS RUNNING BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MILES ON A CITY STREET OR HILLS IS A NOISE LIKE AT ( RATTLES) UNDER THE CAR I WENT TO THE DEALER A LOT TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM
Air bags, Feb 6, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. ALL PRO NISSAN OF MACOMB (22100 HALL ROAD, CHARTER TWP OF CLINTON, MI) COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. *TT *TR
Electrical system, Jan 15, 2018, fire
VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND PARKED IN OUR GARAGE IN LANCASTER, MA PHONE # [XXX]. EARLY MORNING 1/15/18 VEHICLE'S KICK PANEL MALFUNCTIONED STARTING A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, MELTED AND /OR BURNED PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AREA. THE INTERIOR AND CONTENTS OF VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED/DESTROYED. RESPONDING LANCASTER FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL STATED THAT FIRE STAYED CONFINED TO VEHICLE INTERIOR DUE TO WINDOWS BEING CLOSED AND THE FIRE BURNING OUT WHEN OXYGEN WAS CONSUMED. ALL CONTENTS OF GARAGE WERE HEAVILY SMOKE DAMAGED. RESEARCH REVEALED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN 2015 WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON OUR END WITH THE DEALER REPLACING A HARNESS. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Power train, Jan 7, 2018
TAKATA RECALL - WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH... CAR LOST PROPULSION ..ENGINE IDLED BUT WOULD NOT CATCH GEAR... NO ENGINE LIGHT NOTHING... I WAS IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.... I WILL BE GETTING AN ASSESMENT THIS WEEK ... UNFORTUNATELY I AM JUST STARTING MUVRESEARCH FOR THIS CVT SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE ..AND SO FAR IT HAS BEEN UNFAVORABLE
Other or unspecified, Dec 27, 2017
I AM GOING TO BE ON MY THIRD COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEFROST AND THE A/C ARE AFFECTED. IT IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER IN NEW ENGLAND WHEN MY DEFROST IS SUB-PAR AND IMPEDES VISIBILITY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE ON THE BURDEN OF THE CONSUMER TO CONTINUALLY PAY FOR THIS!
Suspension, Air bags, Service brakes, Nov 1, 2017
BRAKE FRONT/BACK HAS BEEN REPLACE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SUSPENSION BELT WEAR VEHICLE IS DRIVER ABLE
Other or unspecified, Oct 31, 2017
TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATED AFTER ABOUT 2 HR DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ITS VERRY TOUGH TO CLIMB TO THE HILL, AND YOU CAN DRIVE ONLY 40 MPH. ITS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR CAR SUDDENLY STOP DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON M THE WEB, PEOPLE WRITE A LOT ABOUT THUS ISSUE, BUT THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. IT NEEDS A BETTER COOLER SYSTEM.
Electrical system, Oct 31, 2017, fire
MY VEHICLE, A 2012 NISSAN ROUGE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE MYSELF AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR HOME WERE SLEEPING. WHEN I WOKE UP TO A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND RAN TO MY BEDROOM WINDOW FACING THE DRIVEWAY WHERE ALL OF THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED I NOTICED MY VEHICLE, THE NISSAN ROGUE BURNING INTENSELY. THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 911 WAS DIALED IMMEDIATELY AFTER WAKING AND NOTICING AN OBVIOUS FIRE COMING FROM THE 2012 NISSAN ROGUE, AT APPROX. 11:00 PM. BY THE TIME THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, 3 OTHER VEHICLES IN OUR DRIVEWAY, ALONG WITH THE 2012 NISSAN ROGUE, WERE RUINED. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WAS SALVAGEABLE. THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT IT MELTED ALL OF THE SIDING ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE FACING THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE FIRE CHIEF AND FIRE MARSHALL CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND EXPLAINED TO ME, AS WELL AS THE OWNERS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES, THAT THEY BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND OBVIOUSLY STARTED WITH THE 2012 NISSAN ROGUE AND ULTIMATELY SPREAD TO THE OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE THE FIRE COULD BE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED.
Power train, Engine, Oct 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Power train, Engine, Oct 4, 2017
AT 49,935 MILES, THE TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVE SHAFT (WHILE DRIVING) LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,514 + CAR RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS. THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE COVERED BY NISSAN'S WARRANTEE ONLY UNTIL 5 YEAR,50,000 MILES. AS I WOULD BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A NISSAN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, AND THAT OTHER 2012 NISSAN ROGUE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IF THE NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS TO DETERMINE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED. THANK YOU.
Power train, Sep 25, 2017
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 154,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. CAR BUCKED A FEW TIMES, THEN STOPPED MOVING. THE FRONT AXLE IS BROKEN. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS OPENED A CASE, HAD ME PAY TO TOW THE CAR TO THEIR DEALER, PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS, CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THEN DENIED THE CLAIM BASED ON MILEAGE WHICH I PROVIDED TO THEM UP FRONT. THE $265 TOWING AND DIAGNOSIS FEE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED ENTIRELY.
Vehicle speed control, Sep 11, 2017
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION OF CAR TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN ONE GEAR. I COULDN'T DRIVE FASTER THAN 75 MPH. CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SPEED DROPPED FROM 75 TO 65, FROM 65 TO 60, FROM 60 TO 55, FROM 55 TO 49, FROM 49 TO 45, FROM 45 TO 30, FROM 30 TO 10 MPH. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 2 MILES OF THE NEAREST EXIT. I TRIED USING CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SPEED AT 65 MPH, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. CAR TOWED BY AAA ON 9/10/17.
Power train, Sep 10, 2017
AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT AN HOUR OR MORE, USUALLY ON A WARM DAY, THE CAR HAS NO POWER WHEN GOING UP HILLS. IT WILL GO FROM 70 MPH TO ABOUT 50 MPH WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND WILL CONTINUE TO GO SLOWER UNTIL LEVEL GROUND IS DRIVEN ON. ALSO, WHEN LEAVING THE HIGHWAY AFTER THIS HAS OCCURRED, AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL WITH ACCELERATION. THE CAR JUST SITS THERE LIKE YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TOUCHED THE GAS. WHEN IT DOES MOVE AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, IT GOES ABOUT 1 MILE AN HOUR AND IF YOU ARE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH OTHER CARS COMING, THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS WAS MEMORIAL DAY 2017. THE MOST RECENT TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS WAS SEPTEMBER 8, 2017.
Power train, Electrical system, Wheels, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Sep 10, 2017
FRONT END VIBRATES
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Sep 9, 2017
2012 NISSAN ROGUE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE ON A TRIP. ROGUE WOULD NOT GO MORE THEN 30-40 MPH IN A 80 MPH SPEED ZONE ON HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT HIT A COUPLE TIMES TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO PULL OVER TO GIVE THE CAR A BREAK. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS WITH BEING 7 MONTHS PREGNANT, DRIVING IN A NO SERVICE AREA. COULDN'T CALL FOR HELP. IT WAS HOT OUT TO HAVE TO STOP WITH MY SELF AND THREE DOGS IN THE CAR.
Air bags, Aug 18, 2017
I WAS STATIONED AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON I CAME TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CIRCUIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO MY DRIVERS AIRBAG MODULE AND CLOCK SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENT WHERE MY AIRBAG CAME OUT SO NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING.
Air bags, Aug 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL NISSAN OF WILMINGTON (5501 MARKET ST, WILMINGTON, NC 28405 (877) 606-5859) WHERE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS RESET. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000...UPDATED 09/21/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR COST ONLY. *JS
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Aug 3, 2017
STATIONARY, 1 YEAR OLD IN REAR OF VEHICLE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE BUTTON ON THE P/S & D/S UNLOCKED EVERY DOOR EXCEPT FOR THE D/S REAR DOOR. WE TRIED TO USE THE KEYLESS REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, THAT FAILED AS WELL. WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE REAR AND THE LOCK WOULD NOT GIVE WAY. WE COULD NOT SAFELY REMOVE OUR CHILD FROM THE BACKSEAT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR IS STILL LOCKED AND WE CANNOT GET IN OR OUT OF THAT DOOR. ALL OTHER DOORS AND LOCKS FUNCTION NORMALLY AS THEY SHOULD.
Power train, Jul 30, 2017
AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER; ONLY I HAVE DRIVEN CAR; MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS MAINTAINED. WHINE DEVELOPED IN TRANSMISSION; FIRST TOLD NOTHING WRONG; A FEW WEEKS LATER TOLD THIS NEWS BY PAT PECK NISSAN, MOBILE, AL. HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING.
Air bags, Seat belts, Jul 28, 2017
TAKATA INFLATORS/ SEAT BELTS??? A GROUP OF TURKEYS RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME ON A GRAVEL ROAD HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD THE CAR SLID INTO A CURB DUE TO GRAVEL, AIR BAG WENT OFF ( NOT THAT HARD OF A HIT) THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED COULD NOT GET THEM TO RELEASE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET OUT OF IT. ALL THE SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE SO YOU CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH NO SEAT BELTS