2013 Nissan Rogue
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 610 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 19 Rogue model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 14 involved a crash and 16 involved a fire. 9 people were injured and 1 person died.
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
Representative owner complaints
610 reports, newest first.
Power train, Aug 28, 2019
2013 NISSAN ROGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *LD THE CONSUMER HAD A TRANSMISSION COOLER KIT INSTALLED INTO THE VEHICLE. *JS
Other or unspecified, Aug 26, 2019
DRIVING ON I4 IN FLORIDA MY CAR WENT FROM 70MPH TO 30 IN LESS THAN 1MIN WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SD IT WAS A CRACKED FILTER AND FIXED IT 4MOS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOT OFF THE EXIT AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN LIGHT CHANGED HIT GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE I PUMP IT AND THEN IT STARTED GOING BUT VERY SLUGGISH TIL IT PICKED UP SPEED .THIS PAST FRIDAY THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I'M VERY GOOD ON KEEPING MY CAR TUNED UP TAKING CARE OF MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR AT THE TIME IT CORRESPONDS SO I'M BAFFLE AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I DON'T ABUSE MY CAR . NO LIGHTS COME UP IN THE PANEL INDICATING A PROBLEM. A FEW DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED THE CAR AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. YET I'M A WRECK ANY TIME I'M DRIVING THINKING SOMEBODY IS GOING TO RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR.PLEASE HELP ME .
Power train, Other or unspecified, Fuel/propulsion system, Aug 15, 2019
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CAR LOSSES POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND STREETS. LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND OR POWER. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IS.
Power train, Aug 7, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT LATER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO SUBURBAN NISSAN OF TROY (1800 MAPLELAWN DR, TROY, MI 48084, (248) 649--2300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Air bags, Jul 30, 2019
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I HAVE TO REPLACE MY AIR NOW!
Other or unspecified, Jul 27, 2019
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 54K MILES ON ON JULY 20TH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 40MPH AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY AIR CONDITIONING ALSO STOPPED WORKING IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER.
Other or unspecified, Jul 19, 2019
WHILE TRAVELING BACK FROM THE EAST COAST, IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO TRAVEL ABOUT 30 MILES ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE TO GET TO NEAREST TOWN. LOCATED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ENDING UP PAYING THOUSANDS TO GET TRANSMISSION FIXED.
Vehicle speed control, Jul 17, 2019
MY VEHICLE CAN NEVER ACCELERATE 70+ MPH FOR MORE THAN 45 MINS AT A TIME, ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WILL SLOWLY START TO DECELERATE TO NO MORE THAN 40MPH. I'LL HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF.
Power train, Jul 17, 2019
THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE BECAUSE OF ROUGH IDLING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND A WHINING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP CAME BACK AND SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. DISCOVERED THAT CVT FAILURE IN 2013 NISSAN ROGUE IS COMMON AND A KNOWN ISSUE. RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME MODELS BUT NOT ALL EVEN THOUGH MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS.
Power train, Jul 15, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE RPMS DECREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED DARCARS NISSAN OF ROCKVILLE AT 301-309-2200 (LOCATED AT 15911 INDIANOLA DR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20855) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
Power train, Jul 15, 2019
TAKATA RECALL. THIS WOULD BE MY SECOND TIME CHANGING THIS TRANSMISSION. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN MY CAR DIDN'T WANNA ACCELERATE AND GOT STUCK ON 40 MPH INSTEAD OF 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY NISSAN AT THE TIME HAD ONLY 50,000 MILES. MY NISSAN RIGHT NOW HAS OVER 150,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AGAIN. DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND NOTHING. I'VE ALSO NOTICE NOW WHEN THE WEATHER IS OVER 96 DEGREES THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP BY STALLING ON 40 MPH WHILE DRIVING. EVEN MY AC COMPRESSION ALSO TAKES A HIGH EFFECT AS WELL. IF IT'S NOT ONE, IT'S THE OTHER.
Air bags, Jul 12, 2019
I JUST TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S NORMAL MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGE/FILTERS, ETC.) TODAY - 7/12/19. ALL IS IN GOOD CONDITION, EXCEPT I ASKED NISSAN TO LOOK AT THE FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT THAT STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO FOR NO APPARENT REASON (O/A 7/5/19). THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING, AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED AND WOULD COST ME APX $1,020 TO FIX. THIS IS AN APPARENT SAFETY ISSUE, AND I DID NOTHING TO MY VEHICLE FOR THIS KIND OF THING TO STOP WORKING. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND AM VERY RELIANT ON MY CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK, ETC. I BELIEVE, DUE TO THE SAFETY ASPECT ALONE, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTICE AND FIXED. IF YOU COULD PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
Power train, Jul 12, 2019
WHILE TAKING EXTENDED DRIVES, THE RPM'S BEGIN TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER SLOWING DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE IT COMPLETELY LOSES POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES ON THE ROAD, FIVE ON BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ALL INSTANCES THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 60MPH. NISSAN KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WITH ITS CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN. NISSAN'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NTB14-002D, WHICH DESCRIBES THE ISSUE AS THE CVT GOING INTO FAIL-SAFE AFTER CONTINUOUS OPERATION UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1) HIGH RPM AND/OR DRIVING SPEEDS OF 65 MPH FOR 1.0 - 1.5 HOURS OR MORE, 2) DRIVING IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES OR HIGHER, 3) CLIMBING STEEP OR EXTENDED HILLS FOR 6 MILES OR MORE, AND 4) WHINE OR RATTLE NOISE OCCURRING DURING REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE (VEHICLE SPEED DECREASE). IN THE CASE OF MY VEHICLE, THESE CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT IN MOST OF THE CASES (FOUR OF THE SIX TIMES), IN TWO INSTANCES AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS NOT A FACTOR (NOVEMBER AND FEBRUARY TRAVEL) AND IN ONE INSTANCE, CLIMBING STEEP OR EXTENDED HILLS WAS NOT A FACTOR. NOW THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING DURING SHORT, LOCAL, TRIPS. THIS BEGAN OCCURRING AT APPROX. 36,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 90,000 MILES (THIS REPORT TO NHITSA IS FOR THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT ON 5/20/19). I DON'T TAKE LONG TRIPS FREQUENTLY (10 IS PROBABLY THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF LONG TRIPS I HAVE MADE IN THIS CAR). NISSAN HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH 2008-2010 CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ROGUE TO 10 YRS./120,000 MILES; THE SAME SHOULD BE DONE WITH THIS MODEL AS WELL. IT IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE TALKED TO THREE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND ALL THREE HAVE WILDLY DIFFERENT ANSWERS (AND PRICES). I DON'T WHICH DEALER TO TRUST, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BETTER TO REPAIR IT OR TRADE IT. EITHER WAY, I CAN'T AFFORD IT.
Power train, Jul 10, 2019
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEED UP, EVEN WHEN I PRESS THE GAS TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE JUST REVS UP. I WAS GOING UP A HILL IN A BUSY SECTION OF TOWN AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE PERSON BEHIND ME DID NOT REALIZE I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Power train, Jul 8, 2019
WHEN DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE GOING 65 - 70 MPH AFTER 1 HR DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY STOOPED ACCELERATING. I PULLED OFF ON AN EXIT AND REACHED A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY. HAPPENED AT TWO SETS OF LIGHTS. SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 20 MINUTES AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT SEEMED OK. DRIVING OK SHORT DISTANCES WHILE I WAS IN MAINE. ON MY WAY HOME TO MASSACHUSETTS AFTER 1 HR OF DRIVING ON INTERSTATE GOING 60 - 70 MPH AGAIN I LOST ACCELERATION. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SIT ANOTHER 20 MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE AFTER SITTING AND LETTING IT COOL DOWN.
Power train, Jul 3, 2019
LOSS ACCELERATION AND MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY
Air bags, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 2, 2019
MY CAR IS A 2013 NISAN ROUGE AND I'VE PAID DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE AIRBAGS AND THE AIRBAGS WENT BAD AGAIN WHICH ISN'T SAFE AND I BELIEVE SHOULD NEVER GO BAD. I'VE ALSO REPLACED THE WHOLE EXHAUST SYSTEM CATALYTIC CONVERT TWO YEARS AGO WITH SAME DEALER AND NEED ANOTHER. THEY CONSTANTLY KEEP TELLING ME MAJOR THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS WELL AC SYSTEM ETC. IVE PAID THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALMOST 8000.00 FOR ENGINE AND THEY. THE OTHER DAY I HAD OIL CHANGED AND THE MECHANIC LEFT OIL CAP OFF AND MY ENGINE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. THEY SAID ALL WAS OK.. PLEASE HELP ME ! I BELIEVE THEY ARE TRULY TAKING MY MONEY WHEN A LOT THESE ISSUES COULD'VE BEEN NOT NEEDED CAUSE I'M ALWAYS KEEPING UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND HAVE ALL RECEIPTS.. PLEASE HELP !!
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Jul 1, 2019
A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND JITTERING AND WHINING NOISES. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT'S THE NEW STYLE TRANSMISSION. NOW 140K MILES LATER. I'M ONN A TRIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 I NOTICED I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT SLOWED TO 60 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT DID NOTHING. RPMS DIDNT GO UP MPH DIDNT GO UP. IT WAS LIKE IT JUST SHUT OFF. I GOT TO THE NEXT EXIT PULLED OFF ON SIDE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT WAS FINE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT DID THE SAME THING SO STOPPED AT A GAS STATION CHECKED FLUIDS EVERYTHING NORMAL. GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND VEHICLE SEEMED FINE THE NEXT 2 DAYS BUT WE NEVER NEEDED TO DRIVE OVER 55. ON THE TRIP HOME IT STARTED AGAIN ABOUT AN HOUR IN. SO WE STOPPED ATE AND GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS TIME WE KEPT THE SPEED UNDER 65 THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME AND IT WAS FINE. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S MY TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Vehicle speed control, Jun 27, 2019
AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 70 MILES OR 1 HR I LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. I DISENGAGED CRUISE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A BIT AND THEN IT RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING MY TRIP FROM WEST PALM TO ORLANDO AND ON THE RETURN TRIP.
Structure, Other or unspecified, Jun 26, 2019
PEARL WHITE PAINT IS PEELING OFF FOR NO REASON. RUST IS NOW VISIBLE ON SOME SPOTS. NORMAL USE AND I ONLY HAVE 38,500 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 YEARS AGO WHEN ONLY A QUARTER SIZE SPOT WAS VISIBLE. NOW IT IS MANY MORE AND LARGER SPOTS.
Power train, Jun 25, 2019
DRIVING 70-75 MPH ON I-80 WEST LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER BOUGHT USED. BEGAN HEARING HIGH-PITCHED WHINE THAT STOPPED WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. CONTINUED TWO MILES TO PLAZA WITH SOUND GETTING LOUDER AND HAD TO COAST INTO PARKING AREA BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. NO REVVING, NOTHING. TOWED HOME ($213). FINE FOR MONTHS, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN ON TURNPIKE. PULLED OVER, WAITED AN HOUR TO COOL. DROVE REST OF DISTANCE GOING 50 MPH OR LESS. FINALLY HAD TO FLOOR GAS PEDAL TO GET ANY MOVEMENT AFTER STOPLIGHTS. NOW MAKES BUZZING-SCREAMING NOISE EVERY TIME IT STARTS, IN NEUTRAL OR OTHERWISE. NISSAN DEALER SAYS $4,000 FOR REPAIR. I'M 67, ON FIXED INCOME AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS!
Engine, Jun 24, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A HALF AN HOUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A FEW TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO JEFF WYLER NISSAN (8680 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45251, (513) 385-1400) AND DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO MATT CASTRUCCI NISSAN (3013 MALL PARK DR, DAYTON, OH 45459, (855) 299-1946) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEY HAD TO "DROP THE PAN". THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY 60% OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Power train, Jun 22, 2019
I BOUGHT MY NISSAN ROGUE IN DECEMBER 2013 BRAND NEW. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE CAR HAS ROUGHLY 60,000. JUST LAST SUMMER 2018, AS I WAS DRIVING TO ATLANTA ON I- 20 WEST MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH AFTER 40 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. I WAS SO NERVOUS, AS I CONTINUED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AS CARS SPEED UP BEHIND ME. I MERGED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHILE IN THIS LANE SEMI TRUCKS QUICKLY STARTED TO APPROACH BEHIND ME AND THAT'S WHEN I KNEW SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLE WRONG. I MERGED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT FOR MY SAFETY. I FOUND SOMEWHERE TO PARK AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. I RESTARTED IT AND PRECEDED TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED LATER THAT YEAR. I DID GET MY CAR DIAGNOSIS AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT COMPANY DIDN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DUE THAT REPAIR. RECENTLY, I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND GOT ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $4000. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM WITHIN 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP SINCE THIS TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT BY NISSAN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR MODEL.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jun 19, 2019
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 65-70 MPH, AMBIENT TEMP ABOUT 89 DEGREES, VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION, SLOWS TO ABOUT 45 MPH, HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE. MANAGE TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY, AFTER SLOWING TRAFFIC AND PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. TURNED CAR OFF, SAT BY SIDE OF HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR PLUS, STARTED CAR, TURNED AROUND AND MADE IT HOME -- ABOUT 30 MILES -- IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, DUE TO RE-OCCURRENCE OF ISSUE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. NO WARNING, JUST LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC.
Air bags, Jun 18, 2019
FAILED INSPECTION, REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING,,,,,MA. RMV......GARAGE SAYS ITS A CLOCK SWITCH ? THAT IS LOCATED IN STEERING COLUMN .....