2018 Nissan Rogue
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 609 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 19 Rogue model years with reports.
Of the 2018 reports, 32 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 45 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, ignition, anti-theft, immobilizer/proximity, key/senderFeb 16, 2023
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.
Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.
Campaign 23V093000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, engine, engine control module (ecu/ecm)Oct 26, 2021
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Campaign 21V839000 on NHTSA.gov
Back over prevention, sensing system, cameraSep 12, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Campaign 19V654000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
609 reports, newest first.
Service brakes, Dec 3, 2019
ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS MY BRAKES WENT ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE IN MOTION .THE THIRD TIME MY CAR WOULD NOT START SENSING SOMETHING IN PATH WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN .CAR IS NEW BUT WAS STUCK AT A LOCATION NOT NEAR TO HOME .THE FIRST SEVERAL TIMES THE BRAKES APPLIED I WAS DRIVING ON A DRY ROAD SUNNY CONDITIONS .MOST RECENT I WAS STATIONARY SITTING IN A PARKING SPOT CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN .
Service brakes, Dec 2, 2019
AT RANDOM TIMES THE 'AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING' SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SLAMS ON BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON A CITY/COUNTY ROAD. WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT, IT WAS DARK WITH NO STREET LIGHTS AND NO OTHER CARS OR OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. IT SLAMS ON THE BAKES SO FAST THAT THE CAR ALMOST DIES AND TURNS OFF. NISSAN RECENTLY SENT US A LETTER TELLING US TO COME IN FOR AN 'UPDATE'. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO US AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.
Other or unspecified, Nov 28, 2019
EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM IS BREAKING BY ITSELF SPECIFICALLY ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSISTENTLY AFTER ~1 HOUR INTO A TRIP. FIRST, BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO AFTER MULTIPLE BREAKING ATTEMPTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED BREAK CHECKING PEOPLE BEHIND ME. THE BREAKS KICK ON FOR AROUND A SECOND, THEN KICK OFF. THIS HAPPENS AROUND TWICE, WHICH THEN THE CAR SAYS THE FRONT RADAR IS BROKEN AND TURNS THE SYSTEM OFF. AFTER BRINGING IT IN THE FIRST TIME, SAME RESULTS HAPPENED. BROUGHT IT IN A SECOND TIME EARLIER THIS WEEK. TECH CONFIRMED SYSTEM ERRORS WITH "C1A16 CODES". DROVE IT AFTER BRINGING IT IN A SECOND TIME, AND SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING.
Forward collision avoidance, Nov 26, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED PROBLEMS WITH HER BACK AND NECK DUE TO THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED GOING TO AN URGENT CARE SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT AND WAS PROVIDED WITH MEDICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON ST LOUIS NISSAN (10964 PAGE AVE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132, (314) 269-1682), BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION THAT WOULD TAKE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THE WARRANTY HAD A SMALL ALLOTTED TIME OF FIVE DAYS FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WHILE THE CONTACT AWAITED THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,301.
Other or unspecified, Nov 26, 2019
MY BACKUP CAMERA WOULD FREEZE ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS AFTER PUTTING IN REVERSE. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I WAS STILL MOVING OR STOPPED, IT WOULD FREEZE. IT WAS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I BACKED UP. EVENTUALLY THE LIVE VIEW WOULD COME BACK, BUT I COULD NEVER TRUST THE SCREEN OR THE SENSORS WHILE BACKING UP. I RECENTLY TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND THEY SAID THERE IS AN UPDATE AVAILABLE TO THE SOFTWARE TO FIX IT. I WOULD GUESS MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WANT TO REPORT THIS SO THAT IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CAN BE COVERED BY NISSAN. SIMILAR NISSAN/INFINITI MODELS ARE DOING A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE CAMERAS; I'M NOT SURE WHY MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT CAMPAIGN.
Service brakes, Nov 26, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ENGAGED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NEWTON NISSAN SOUTH (2801 US HIGHWAY 231 NORTH, SHELBYVILLE, TN 37160, (931) 536-3118) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 38022881. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.
Service brakes, Nov 25, 2019
ON THE STREET WE USE TO LEAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS ONE SECTION OF THE CEMENT THAT IS A LITTLE TALLER THAN THE ONE BEFORE IT.INTERMITTENTLY, THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING WILL BE SET OFF IN THIS SPOT FOR NO REASON. IT IS ALARMING! WE ARE ALSO WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN ON A BUSY STREET AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Service brakes, Nov 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL BEEPING AND GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON MARHOFER NISSAN (247 HOWE AVE, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH 44221, (844) 569-2753) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE COULD BE COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 3810235, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Nov 24, 2019
THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTION MANY TIMES - AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP BEING JANUARY 2018 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2019. THE MOST RECENT SPECIFIC INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2019 AT 12:20PM IN CLEAR DAYLIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON PAVED ROAD, CITY STREET, NOT TURNING. THE RATE OF SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 15MPH AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING DUE TO THE HIGH POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY IF THE MALFUNCTION WERE TO OCCUR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Nov 20, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY ON A CITY STREET MY CAR SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. IT DID THIS ON IT'S OWN IN CLEAR WEATHER WHILE IN MOTION. IT APPEARED THE CAR REACTED ON IT'S OWN TO THE SHADOW OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE UNDER. THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND I IN FACT WAS ABOUT TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AFTER GOING UNDER THE OVERPASS. THE CAR BRAKES SUDDENLY WHEN GOING INTO THE SHADOW OF THE OVERPASS. IT STARTLED ME AND MY AUTOMATIC REACTION WAS TO SWITCH MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AND WHEN I DID I COULD FEEL THE BRAKE WAS ALREADY DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR BRIEFLY STOPPED AND THEN THE BRAKE LET UP AND I THEN COULD CONTINUE DRIVING A COUPLE SECONDS LATER. IT WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. SOMEONE COULD'VE BEEN BEHIND ME AND HIT ME. I WAS RATTLED FOR 30 MINUTES AFTERWARD. I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT DATE THIS OCCURRED BUT I GAVE THE BEST ESTIMATE I COULD DOWN BELOW.
Service brakes, Nov 16, 2019
MY VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING WHEN THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE WARNING SOUND WILL ALARM AND THEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT FULL FORCE, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SCREECHING HALT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES (PART WAS REPLACED ONCE, SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWICE), AND THE ISSUE IS STILL ONGOING.
Service brakes, Nov 16, 2019
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR UNDER THE TUNNEL AND RAMP. IN BETWEEN OF RAMP SUDDENLY EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME AND CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. AND CAR SPEED WAS AROUND 45-50 MPH.
Service brakes, Nov 15, 2019
VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES BY ITSELF, AND THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY. (I BELIEVE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF FOR NO APPARENT REASON). DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. DAYTIME. CLEAR WEATHER. NO TRAFFIC AROUND. NO OBSTACLES ON ROADWAY. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THE ELECTRONICS ON THIS CAR, IN GENERAL, ARE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE.
Steering, Nov 15, 2019
WHEN BACKING FROM PARKING SPOT POWER STEERING WENT OUT. LATER AIR STOPPED WORKING AND INFORMATION SCREEN WENT BLANK
Service brakes, Nov 14, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT ROUGHLY 30 MPH WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF, OR BEHIND, ME AND NO OBSTACLES ON THE ROADWAY WHEN MY AUTOMATED BRAKING SYSTEM SLAMMED MY CAR TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Nov 13, 2019
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, HIGHWAY OR SIDE STREETS, I GET A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS, ALL DEALING WITH MY TIRES AND BRAKING SYSTEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ABS. I CHECK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS, WAITED, LEFT AND SUPPOSING EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL JUST TO GET ON THE ROAD THE NEXT DAY AND GET THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT DIRECT TO THE DEALERSHIP, JUST TO FIND OUT ALL THEY DID WAS JUST REPROGRAMMED MY CAR TO GET THE LIGHTS OFF. AT THIS POINT AND TIME, THE SER VICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED, SO I RETURNED THE NEXT DAY, WAITED FOR 4 HOURS JUST TO FIND OUT 'IT'S GOING TO COST ME $300-500 AND 2 HOURS ' TO REPAIR BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART. ALL OF THIS STARTED ON SATURDAY 11/09/2019.
Service brakes, Nov 13, 2019
EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN AFTER I HAD THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO GO BACK IN THE HISTORY AND FIND OUT WHY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ACTIVATED. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY WITH NO CARS AROUND MY VEHICLE AND NOTHING IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUES AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE. THEY SHOWED ME HOW TO TURN THE FEATURE OFF. THE IS NO SWITCH SO EVERYTIME I START THE CAR I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE MENU, FIND THE SETTING AND TOGGLE IT OFF.
Other or unspecified, Nov 12, 2019
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER FIXING A RECALL ON THE AEB SYSTEM ON MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, MY CAR'S AEB SYSTEM ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING MY VEHICLE'S ANTILOCK BRAKES TO KICK ON AND BEEP A WARNING TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE MY CAR'S SENSOR BELIEVED SOMETHING WAS IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME FOR MILES AND FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME TO SLAM IN TO ME. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY ICC SENSOR, WHICH WORKS COMPLEMENTARY WITH THE VEHICLE'S AEB SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, IT WILL ONLY COST ME THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE AT 52K MILES, I'M OVER WARRANTY, BUT NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND FIX REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON EACH VEHICLE.
Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Engine, Nov 11, 2019
MY ROGUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN 4 TIMES FOR SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND NOT GETTING ANYWHERE. ALL MY SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND ABS. MY CAR BROKE ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH TO 50 MPH. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. THAT HAPPENED IN MAY 2019. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE AND USED MY HUSBAND'S CAR. I LOOKED UP AND THEY SAID IF ABS LIGHTS YOU SHOULD NOT DRIVE AND HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE IT COULD START A FIRE! THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS ON A SIDE STREET GOING 40 MPH AND IT BRAKED TO 30 AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT ALL. I WANT THEM TO JUST TAKE IT BACK. I DRIVE AS A HOME CARE NURSE FOR A LIVING AND IT IS NOT SAFE WHEN DRIVING IS A BIG PART OF MY JOB. I HAVE BROUGHT THER CAR IN 4 TIMES! NOT SAFE!!!!
Electrical system, Service brakes, Engine, Nov 11, 2019
AEBWARNING ALL CONTROLS MALFUNCTIONING. MULTIPLE WARNING ON DASH BOARD. COMPLETE COMPUTER CONTROL FAILED. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER SHORT RIDE. WHEN TRYING TO GET BACK HOME SYSTEM FAILURES.
Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Nov 9, 2019
THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM CAME ON BRIEFLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO FOR NO REASON, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A QUIET CITY STREET. THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES, BUT MUCH WORSE. EACH TIME I WAS IN MOTION, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 45 MPH. YESTERDAY I WAS GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A STREET BY MY HOUSE, AND THE AEB CAME ON HARD. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. VISIBILITY WAS PERFECT. ONLY 2 BLOCKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT CAUSED ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FOREARM, WHICH IS NOW SORE, AND A CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, WHICH I JUST BOUGHT IN JULY. I'M WONDERING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAPPENED BEFORE PURCHASING THE CAR FROM THE DEALER.
Electrical system, Wheels, Service brakes, Nov 6, 2019
MY EMERGENCY BRAKES WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND SEEM TO BE HAVING A DIGITAL ISSUE.
Forward collision avoidance, Nov 5, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY ACTIVATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM WOOD NISSAN (4150 E. 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN) WHO REPLACED THE BRAKING SENSORS AND RE-CALIBRATED THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Nov 1, 2019
I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED TO REV OUT OF THE BLUES THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.
Service brakes, Oct 31, 2019
THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES ACTIVATE AT ANY GIVEN RANDOM MOMENT WHEN THERE ARE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR IMPEDIMENTS TO BRAKE ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.