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.
Engine, Jun 21, 2017
ON JUNE 17, 2017 WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ROGUE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. THE ROGUE WAS DRIVING SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT SLOWED DOWN FROM 75-80 MPH TO 60 MPH . I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND EVEN TURNED ON MY OVERDRIVE BUTTON WITH NO LUCK. THIS ISSUED LASTED FOR SEVERAL MILES UNTIL IT JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED OFF AND ON FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP TO AND FROM CALIFORNIA . THERE WAS EVEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE ROGUE WOULD NOT EXCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT . I PUSHED THE GAS MEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD MOVE MORE THAN 5-10 MPH FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UNTIL IT WORKED AGAIN. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. WE LIVE IN ARIZONA WITH EXTREME HEAT AND I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE'S POSTS ABOUT HEAT COULD BE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER WE SEE EXTREME TEMPERATURES EVERY YEAR SINCE WE OWNED IT WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW.
Structure, Jun 13, 2017
WHILE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PER SAY, IF WE CAN'T GET YOU TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE THEN WHO CAN WE TURN TO? A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH OF "2013 NISSAN ROGUE PAINT PROBLEMS" WILL REVEAL A NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO JUST ONE COLOR OF THE CAR, PEARL WHITE. I TOO AM HAVING THIS ISSUE NOW AND IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO ME THAT NISSAN HASN'T ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED, SOME HAVE NOT. THE DIFFERENCE BEING THEIR WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT FOR IT. AS CONSUMERS, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO "FIGHT" FOR AN APPARENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO BE RESOLVED. PAINT CHIPPING IN LARGE PIECES THE WAY IT IS, IS A LOT MORE THAN AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS NOT HARD TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IMPROPER PAINT LEADS TO RUST AND RUST LEADS TO BIGGER PROBLEMS. WON'T YOU BE A VOICE FOR US AND HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED? THANKS!
Power train, Jun 4, 2017
COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION! ! ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK!! VERY DANGEROUS. NO CODES. ME RING ONTO INTERSTATE AND LOST ACCELERATION. HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP COULDN'T GET ISSUE TO DUPLICATE. ON WAY HOME IT DID IT AGAIN. STILL NO CODE.
Power train, Jun 3, 2017
FAILED CVT TRANSMISSION ON A VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED LESS THAN 4 YEARS. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT 70MPH WHEN IT BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED AND RPMS INCREASED. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE INTERSTATE I WAS MOVING AT 20MPH AND OVER 4000RPMS. MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, May 31, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ON 101 NORTH PASSING THROUGH SANTA ROSA, CA ON MAY 29, 2017 GOING THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH, MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WAS STRUGGLING TO GET UP A SMALL INCLINE WHEN THE MPH SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 30 AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO ANY FASTER. THE ROAD WAS PACKED WITH CARS AS IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. I HAD 3 CHILDREN IN MY CAR. WE BARELY MADE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY WENT DEAD. IT WAS ABSOLUTE SHEER LUCK THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. CARS WERE SWERVING ALL AROUND ME TO AVOID HITTING ME. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD TO CROSS OVER 2 OTHER LANES (GOING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY) TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. MY DEALER SAID "THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS COMMON" WITH THIS MODEL. I GOOGLED "2013 ROGUE CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN ON SURFACE ROADS. THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. THE COMPANY WAS BESIEGED WITH CVT COMPLAINTS AND FIXED THEIR 2010 AND 2011 MODELS, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING WITH ALL SUBSEQUENT ROGUE MODELS. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 27, 2017
WHILE ON MY WAY BACK TO LOUISIANA FROM MY VACATION IN FLORIDA DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER GOING UP AN INCLINE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED DOWN THE DECLINE. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED MY VEHICLE FOR LEAKAGE AND FOUND NONE. I CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS THE WAY THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTS YOU TO AND ALL LEVELS WERE IN OPERATING RANGE. I RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE AND THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BOXED IN BY 18 WHEELERS AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE. I STARTED CHECKING INTERNET TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FOUND OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSAN. HONESTLY THIS HAD TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT [XXX] WITH ANY MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Power train, May 23, 2017
I HAD STOPPED BRIEFLY TO PAY A TOLL AND WHEN I WAS READY TO DRIVE THE CAR HESITATED AND THE RPM WENT TO 4 AND IT STARTED TO GO SLOWLY THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE SLOWLY TO NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND THE CODES THAT CAME UP WERE P0744 AND P1740. HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE HOME AT THE COST OF $360.
Power train, May 17, 2017
THE CVT (VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) IS LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO GO ANY FASTER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "SAFE MODE" DUE TO OVERHEATING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN AS THEY GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SAME ISSUE TO ALL 2008 TO 2010 ROGUE OWNERS. HOWEVER THEY NO LONGER PROVIDE THIS AND INSTEAD THEIR FIX IS TO CHARGE FOR A DIFFERENT TRANS OIL COOLER FOR THIS 2013 MODEL. IF THE CVT IS STILL HAVING ISSUES THE FIX SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN NOT ME.
Power train, May 10, 2017
AS WITH MANY YEARS BEFORE , THE NISSAN ROGUE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUES.WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON RT. 95 IN FLORIDA THE VEHICLE (ONCE HOT) ALMOST COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THE POWER IS ALL BUT LOST , FORCING US TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY BEFORE WE ARE HIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM BEHIND.THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. DEALER SAYS FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS TO BLAME AND MUST BE REPLACED. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE TRANS. REPLACED NOW .I FEEL THAT SINCE NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR 10 YEARS NOW, A RECALL SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED LONG BEFORE THIS AND PRIOR TO SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE.PLEASE ADVISE ..
Other or unspecified, May 9, 2017
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILS DURING ACCELERATION AT INTERSECTIONS; TRANSMISSION FAILS WHEN GOING UPHILL AND STARTS RAPIDLY DE-ACCELERATING PUTTING VEHICLE AT RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED; EVEN ON LEVEL HIGHWAY, NISSAN ROGUE WILL START LOSING ACCELERATION PUTTING VEHICLE AT RISK OF ACCIDENT AND INJURY/DEATH TO PASSENGERS. TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE AND UNRELIABLE.
Engine, May 4, 2017
CAR LOSES POWER AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROGUE HAS SOME ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NISSAN/ROGUE/2013/ HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NISSAN/ROGUE/2013/CAR-STALL-PROBLEMS.PHP THE NISSAN ROGUE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS I TOOK A TRIP TO CHICAGO GOING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN TENNESSEE. AS I WAS GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN MY 2010 NISSAN ROGUE BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, DISENGAGE FROM MY CRUISE CONTROL NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS THE PETAL MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NISSAN/ROGUE/2010/ MORE HERE HTTPS://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/13358/NISSAN/ROGUE/FIGHT-FOR-RECALL-OF-CVT-FOR-NISSAN-ROGUES-AND-THE-LIKE HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/TSBS/ROGUE/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ROGUE/2013/TRANSMISSION/
Power train, Vehicle speed control, May 1, 2017
CAR LOSES ACCELERATION ON WARM DAYS AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 30 MINUTES PLUS. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE ONLY CAUSES RPM'S TO INCREASE BUT THE MPH OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT. AFTER PULLING THE VEHICLE OVER AND GIVEN A CHANCE TO COOL DOWN, NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUME UNTIL THE FLUIDS IN THE CVT DRIVE HEATER UP AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ARE IN A BAD POSITION ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEED TO ACCELERATE FOR SOME REASON ANC CANNOT, THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Power train, Apr 28, 2017
TRANSMISSION "SLIPS ? " DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING.THE VEHICLE SLOWS DRASTICALLY AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A RISK OF GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. MUST PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY.FEEL VERY UNSAFE USING THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY.I'VE NOTICED ON THE NISSAN BLOG , THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A DECADE WITHOUT A RECALL. PLEASE HELP..
Power train, Apr 25, 2017
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 ON A TRIP. CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED WHINING AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS CAR WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE 80,000 MILES. REPAIR TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VALVE BODY OVER HEATING AND CVT TRANSMISSION COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE AND HAD A CASE OPENED. CLAIM WAS DENIED SAYING THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OR PROBLEMS WITH CVT OF THE ROGUE VEHICLE. DRIVING ANYWHERE ESPECIALLY ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
Power train, Apr 24, 2017
BOUGHT THIS 2013 ROGUE ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. I TRAVEL FOR WORK SO I HAVE PUT ALOT OF MILES IN A SHORT TIME. I HAVE HAD ALL THE MAINTENANCE DONE BY A LOCAL SHOP. RECENTLY ON A LONG FOUR HOUR DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN AND WENT INTO ITS SAFE MODE. I COULD NOT EVEN GET IT TO BACK OUT OF A SLANTED PARKING LOT THAT I HAD PULLED IN TO DROP MY WIFE OFF. I HAD TO LET IT COOL FOR 30 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND IT WOULD NEED A TRANSMISSION COOLER AND VALVE BLOCK INSTALLED. THEY QUOTED ME A COST OF $2600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT I SHOULD BE CHARGED THIS WHEN THERE OWN SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NISSAN HAS RELEASED SEVERAL FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND IT IS HARD TO GET NISSAN TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I TRIED CALLING THE NISSAN AFFAIRS. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO CALL ME BACK BUT FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ I DO NOT THINK THEY WILL DO ANYTHING.
Power train, Apr 22, 2017
VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY - VERY DANGEROUS.
Power train, Mar 27, 2017
WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT KEEP TURN OFF. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE NO MATTER WHAT!!! AND THAT'S WHEN THE CARS BEHIND ME START HONKING, CUSSING ME BUT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO
Seat belts, Feb 3, 2017
FRONT BELTS RETRACTORS ARE LOCKED, NOT ALLOWING TO ADJUST BELTS HIGH.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jan 12, 2017
I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY GOING ~50 MPH. WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE ACCELERATER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME TENSION. THEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH (CHECK ENGINE, OIL, BATTERY ETC) THEN THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, BUT NOT ACTIVE AS I WAS MERGING, AND SPORT MODE WAS ON. SINCE THE INCIDENT WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL I WILL FEEL THE TRANSMISSION 'SLIP' FROM TIME TO TIME AS WELL. HOWEVER I COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE OF THE CAR STALLING.I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IF I COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EITHER. IT LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HOPEFULLY THIS CAN GET RESOLVED.
Vehicle speed control, Electrical system, Jan 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,868. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ *TR
Steering, Dec 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. AFTER THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHILE TURNING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR HIGHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Power train, Nov 10, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Structure, Nov 7, 2016
THE INTERIOR HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED; THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THERE IS A COMPONENT ON THE INSIDE (HIDDEN WHEN LOOKING AT THE DOOR HANDLE) THAT IS BROKEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN EMERGENCY, AS THE BACKSEAT PASSENGER MUST RELY ON SOMEONE TO OPEN THEIR DOOR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE CAR. THE HANDLE OPENED UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR OF USE; WE WERE IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS OFF, AND WE REALIZED THE REAR DOOR COULDN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR. EVER SINCE, THIS DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE DOOR HANDLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED; THIS RESULTED FROM NORMAL USE.
Steering, Electrical system, Oct 31, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE IGNITION KEY DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "NOT DETECTING THE KEY" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
Power train, Oct 25, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ