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, Jul 20, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH APPROACHING AN INCLINE, THE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,000 AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION NISSAN PEMBROKE PINES (8890 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33024, 954-949-0421) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE FAILED AND THAT AN ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN COOLING SYSTEM PART NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO MAKE THE VALVE OPERATIONAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
Power train, Jul 17, 2018
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS DRIVING. WENT INTO A LAG MODE. NO POWER BUT NEVER DIED. NEXT DAY CAR RAN FINE. CRUISE TURNED OFF WHEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. MULTIPLE INSTANCES. WAS INTERSTATE DRIVING, HOT DAY, AC ON.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 11, 2018
FUEL TANK NEEDLE STAYS EITHER FULL OR EMPTY NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IN THE TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DIAGNOSIS SHOWS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR
Power train, Jul 10, 2018
I'VE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR. IT HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUNH TO FAIL WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE SLIGHTEST OF INCLINED SLOPES ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL SUDDENLY DROP OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND LOSE ABOUT 10MPH, DROPPING TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I LEFT THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL I CHANGED TO LOW GEAR. MY ALLISON TRANSMISSION GUY TELLS ME HE'S REPLACED A LOT OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY HAVE THE POOREST WARRANTY OF ANY TRANSMISSION, ONLY 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES. HE SAID I PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET ANOTHER 77,000 MILES EVEN WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION.
Power train, Jul 9, 2018
THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED A CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BY HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). WHILE DRIVING 80 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FAST LANE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WENT TO 10 MILES PER HOUR IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WE BOTH PANICKED AS WE WERE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. SHE STARTED TO MOVE TO THE SLOWER LANES, BUT HAD SEMI TRUCKS RUNNING CLOSE BEHIND US AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES, WE PUT ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND SLOWLY MADE IT ACROSS TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, BUT NOT BEFORE WE WERE ALMOST IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. WE HAD TWO SEMIS THAT CAME WITHIN A MATTER OF 1-2 FEET OF HITTING US. WE WENT FROM 80 MPH TO 5 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND THEN FINALLY LOST ALL POWER COMPLETELY. WE WAITED WITH THE CAR OFF FOR ALMOST 30 MINUTES, WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY, WE TRAVELED ANOTHER 50 MILES AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN!! THIS TIME WE STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE! WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SINCE, AND HAVE HAD NEAR DEATH INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE, IT IS A CVT PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION, THEIR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS P0744 REPLACE THE VALVE BODY ON TRANSMISSION. THEY KNOW THE ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT DO A RECALL. IT COST US $1,900. THE CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. MY WIFE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BUT WE CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW ONE. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP OUR CAR HAS 94,443 MILES ON IT, AND IS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE ISSUES REPORTED AND NISSAN TURNS THEIR HEADS WITH THIS POTENTIAL DEADLY ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE, A DEATH TO GET SOME ATTENTION TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE? NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A REPETITIVE ISSUE AS WELL. (THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES)
Power train, Jul 9, 2018
LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC GOING 75 TO 80 ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. STOPPED WITH NO POWER AT A RED LIGHT MADE A TRAFFIC JAM
Engine, Jul 8, 2018
THE CVT BELT CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL OUT WHILE IN DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE DRIVING AND PULL UP TO A STOP WHILE THE CAR IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE CAR WILL STALL AND WON'T TAKE OFF. SOME INTERSECTIONS I HAVE APPROACHED HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS SO TO THIS PROBLEM. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.
Power train, Jul 7, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY ROAD, THE CAR LOOSE ACCELERATION, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN START DRIVING AGAIN AND IT SEEMS OK UNTIL I SLOW DOWN DUE TO TRAFFIC OR TURN AT CORNER, THE CAR LOOSE ACCELERATION. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS TURN OFF. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I ALMOST HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY THEN NOW I DECIDE TO LEAVE CAR AT HOME AND WILL DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT LATER. I GOT ABOUT 116360 MILES ON THE CAR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jul 6, 2018
I WAS DRIVING IN ARIZONA ON A HIGHWAY IN MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE, THE RMPS WOULD NOT LET ME GO PAST 2500. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT PULL OVER DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NOT EVEN HALF WAY. NO SERVICE OR ENGINE LIGHTS ENGAGED. KICKED THE CAR OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND COULDN'T TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST. THE 2013 DOES NOT HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION SO NISSAN CONTINUOUSLY TELLS ME THEY CANNOT HELP ME.
Power train, Jul 6, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER AFTER DRIVING >1.5 HOURS AT >65MPH ON A DAY WARMER THAN 75 DEGREES. VEHICLE WAS THEN SLOW TO RESPOND IN ACCELERATION AND WOULD THEN NOT TRAVEL >60MPH UNTIL AFTER PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF FOR >30 MINUTES.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jul 6, 2018
WHEN I DRIVE MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE FOR OVER AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO SAFETY MODE AND REDUCES THE SPEED IN THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT COOLS DOWN IT DRIVEA NORMAL. TJIS HAS PUT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DID ALL OF UTS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND ALSO PAID DEALERSHIP EXTRA FOR A CVT TRANSMISSION EVALUATION. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. VERY DANGEROUS TO LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING.
Power train, Jul 6, 2018
CAR HAS BEEN LOSING POWER SINCE 70,000 MILES. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, CAR WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH YOU ARE PRESSING ON THE GAS. MULTIPLE TIMES AT STOPLIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. YOU CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WILL BARELY MOVE. SEVERAL TIMES UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC CAR HAS DECELERATED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY CHILD AND IT.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 5, 2018
LOSS OF ACCELERATION DUE TO OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION; MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE (65MPH TO 30MPH). I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ROGUES, AND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BASICALLY GETTING SO HOT IT WAS BOILING AND HAD CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY VALVE BODY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY AND PUT IN AN EXTERNAL COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH COST $2700. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY NISSAN AS MY TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS ONLY UP TO 60,000 MILES, HOWEVER THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN.
Engine, Jul 5, 2018
IF CAR IS IN DRIVE BUT STATIONARY (LIKE IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT), THE ENGINE STARTS TO VIBRATE SUBSTANTIALLY FORCING THE DRIVER TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. BY DOING THE ABOVE THE CAR CAN MOVE BACKWARD IMPACTING OTHER VEHICLES, CARS ETC.
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 29, 2018
TAMARA RECALL: VEHICLES ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO DIE WHEN I AM IN GEAR AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN ETC.
Power train, Jun 28, 2018
2013 NISSAN ROGUE TRANSMISSION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREET MY ROGUE I IMMEDIATELY LOST THE MAJORITY OF MY ACCELERATION AND WAS FORCED INTO THE BUS LANE TO KEEP FROM THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME FROM REAR ENDING ME. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ITS CLEAR THE NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST NEARLY ALL ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAYS AND IN OTHER DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY NISSAN AND NEEDS A RECALL TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS DRIVING WITH SINCERELY YOUNG TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE FAULTY AND DANGEROUS WHEN ON PUBLIC ROADS. *TR
Power train, Jun 27, 2018
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR OVER AN HR IN WARM TO HOT WEATHER OR WHEN TOWING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND SEEMS TO ENTER LIMP MODE. BASED ON RESEARCH MANY OTHERS ALSO HAVE SAME COMPLAINT AND EITHER REQUIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACE OR A LARGER TRANSMISSION COOLER. AS VEHICLE IS JUST OVER A MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN AFTER EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEM IN DEC ON TRIP(IN WARRANTY TIME PERIOD) NISSAN WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU CAN NOT MOVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON FREEWAY MAX SPEED IS 5-60 DOWNHILL 40S UPHILL. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2007-2010 AND NEED TO DO THE SAME HERE.
Power train, Jun 25, 2018
WHEN I DRIVE OVER 60MILES OVER 30 MINUTES ENGINE SOUND DIFFERENT AFTER THAT I MADE STOP ON STOP SIGN CAR IS NOT MOVING FOR 1 OR 2 MINUTES. THIS HAPPEN SINCE I BOUGHT NEW CAR FROM NISSAN FILLER. I REPORT TO FILLER FEW TIMES BUT FILLER SAYING "WE CAN NOT FIND YOUR PROBLEM" . TODAY I TALKED MY CHURCH PEOPLE ABOUT MY CAR HE TOLD ME SAMETHING AND HE FIXED TRANSMISSION AND SOLD HIS CAR. IT HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES UNTIL NOW. IF YOU HAVE QUESTION PLEASE CALL ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Power train, Jun 24, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER AN HOUR THE CAR LOST POWER AND WON'T GO ANY FASTER AND STARTS TO SHAKE AS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. NO POWER UP HILL AND THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AS IT COULD LEAVE THE DRIVER STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ON A LONG TRIP.
Power train, Jun 23, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, VEHICLE LOOSES ACCELERATION. WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR CAR DROPS TO 40-50 MPH IN A 70 MPH ZONE.
Power train, Jun 22, 2018
VEHICLE HAS 87000 MILES ON IT AND FOR THE LAST YEAR (SINCE 67000) IT WILL RANDOMLY LOOSE POWER, OFTEN ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE 4+ HOURS FROM HOME ON THE WEEKEND. THIS WAS AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM NISSAN ON PRIOR YEAR ROGUES. WHY IS THIS DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE FIX NOT BEING COVERED NOW?
Power train, Jun 20, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF SILSBEE, 3490 HIGHWAY 96 BYPASS, SILSBEE, TEXAS 77656) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY METAL SHAVINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Power train, Jun 13, 2018
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ABRUPTLY DROPPED FROM 75 MPH TO UNDER 50 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACKIE COOPER NISSAN IN TULSA WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 11, 2018
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY.
Power train, Structure, Jun 11, 2018
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2016 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY A LEASE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND AS I APPLIED THE GAS AND A LOW PULL AS IT COASTED DOWNHILL. SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE I ASKED ABOUT THIS STATED IT WAS NORMAL. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN OR OWNED A NISSAN BEFORE AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AFTER DRIVING TO GET MY SON FROM COLLEGE, THE CAR BARELY WENT ABOVE 60 MPH AS I PRESSED THE GAS. I PULLED OVER, THOUGHT IT WAS TOO HOT OR MAYBE A BAD BATTERY (HAD IT TESTED, STILL GOOD) OR MAYBE THE FUEL INJECTOR. I STOPPED AND GOT SOME FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER AND LET MY CAR REST FOR A BIT BEFORE HEADING 2 HOURS BACK HOME. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL THIS PAST FRIDAY. HAD THE CODES READ WHEN IT BECAME SLUGGISH AND WAS GIVEN P1778 CODE. ULTIMATELY, MYSELF, MY DAUGHTER AND MY 2 FOSTER DAUGHTERS GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC B/C MY CAR BARELY MOVED AT ALL DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED AND WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT THAT MONDAY MORNING HE CONFIRMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THAT NISSAN HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS W/ IT AND IT SHOULD BE UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH REPAIRS MAY OTHERWISE RUN B/W $3000.00-$4000.00. UPON MY RESEARCH, CONTACT W/ NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE DEALER I'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT MY YEAR (2013 NISSAN ROGUE) IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A BURDEN AND DANGER TO CONSUMERS THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF AT LEAST SINCE 2003 YET HAS NOT BEEN VIGILANT ENOUGH TO FIX. I ALSO SEE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN AND CURRENTLY ARE CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS AGAINST NISSAN REGARDING THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP!!!