2019 Nissan Rogue

Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues

Service brakes is the leading concern among 336 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 10th highest complaint count among 19 Rogue model years with reports.

Complaints by model year
  1. 336

Of the 2019 reports, 28 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 29 people were injured.

Primary concernService brakes124 reports · 37% of complaints
Owner complaints336Filed with NHTSA
Recall relationship3 safety recallsNHTSA campaign records

What owners report most often

  1. Service brakes124
  2. Forward collision avoidance99
  3. Electrical system61
  4. Other or unspecified57
  5. Power train23
  6. Vehicle speed control21
  7. Engine17
  8. Electronic stability control (ESC)11

Recalls and investigations

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

336 reports, newest first.

  1. Other or unspecified, Apr 12, 2021

    THE TAILGATE AFTER BEING OPENED BY THE USING THE BUTTON ON THE DASH, THE KEY FOB, OR PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE ITSELF WILL SUDDENLY SHUT. THE BUTTON WAS NOT PUSHED TWICE. THE CAR WILL GIVE A BEEPING WARNING THAT THE TAILGATE IS SHUTTING. HOWEVER, SINCE THE HUMAN IS NOT EXPECTING THE TAILGATE TO SHUT, HE OR SHE HAS BEEN HIT IN HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR IS STATIONARY, IN PARK.

  2. Electrical system, Mar 29, 2021

    THE RADIO RESET ITSELF YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING. TODAY, THE SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND WENT INTO A STORE FOR 2 HOURS. NOTHING DISPLAYED, NOT EVEN THE BACKUP CAMERA WHEN OUT IN REVERSE.

  3. Other or unspecified, Mar 29, 2021

    VOLUME CHANGES ERRATICALLY SOMETIMES WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC/RADIO. THIS IS A VERY HIGH RISE IN VOLUME WHICH CAN AFFECT DRIVING. ALSO, THERE IS AN ANDROID AUTO ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND THEY HAVE RELEASED A FIX FOR THE SAME FOR OTHER MODELS (NTB20-046). DURING THIS ISSUE EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, THE SONGS SKIP SOME SECONDS OF CONTENT AND CHANGE VOLUME.

  4. Forward collision avoidance, Mar 18, 2021

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY CALLED MILLER NISSAN (2930 2ND ST S, ST CLOUD, MN 56301) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM AND TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC RECALIBRATED THE SENSORS AS A PRECAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

  5. Forward collision avoidance, Mar 10, 2021

    MY EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND THERE ARE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. CONTINUES TO FLASH EVERY FEW DAYS, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF OBJECT AROUND ME.

  6. Forward collision avoidance, Mar 8, 2021

    2019 ROUGE BREAKS FOR NO WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE REPORTED ON 2017 AND 2018 MODELS.

  7. Forward collision avoidance, Feb 10, 2021

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

  8. Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Forward collision avoidance, Feb 6, 2021

    WHEN PURCHASED 2019 NISSAN ROGUE, THE AEB WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID THAT CAR FRESHLY WAXED & COVERED SENSOR. IT WILL AWAY SHORTLY. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, PROBLEM EXISTED. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. SERVICE TECH STATED THAT SOFTWARE WAS OUT OF DATE & UPDATED SOFTWARE. 2 DAYS LATER, AEB WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND NOW VEHICLE SUDDENLY BRAKED SLIGHTLY ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY OBSTRUCTION OR INTERFERENCE IN THE CAR'S PATH. AFTER GOOGLING THIS CONDITION, I BECAME AWARE OF NISSAN'S ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. DEALERSHIP NEVER MADE ME AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. NOW ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP & THEY LEAVE ME ON HOLD & WON'T HELP.

  9. Power train, Jan 27, 2021, crash

    CAR LEFT RUNNING (NOT TURNED OFF) WITH TRANSMISSION SET TO PARK BEGAN ROLLING UNTIL HITTING A BUSH. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH 2015 MODELS.*DT*DT*DT

  10. Power train, Electrical system, Jan 21, 2021

    WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE LACKS SPEED, JERKS AND DOESN'T HAVE GOOD PICK UP. YOU CAN BE IN MOTION AND IT JERKS, THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE BAD.

  11. Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Jan 17, 2021

    AEB SENSOR HAS BEEN CHANGED, HOWEVER WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH WHEN THERE ARE NO CARS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. 2017 & 2018 ROGUES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. LUCKILY MY CAR HAS NOT BRAKED SUDDENLY YET. I AM CALLING MY NISSAN DEALER AGAIN TO GET IT SERVICED, NOT COMFORTABLE IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE BUT AT LEAST I'LL HAVE A HISTORY OS TRYING TO GET IT REPAIRED.

  12. Electrical system, Jan 13, 2021

    2019 NISSAN ROUGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR VISIBILITY SYSTEM SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE ROAD WARNING SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WARN OF UNPAVED ROAD EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS PAVED. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALERT WHEN A ROAD IS ACTUALLY UNPAVED. THE PROPILOT AND LANE ASSIST WARNING FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE RADIO INCREASED IT'S VOLUME RANDOMLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

  13. Service brakes, Jan 10, 2021

    WHEN I PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES IT RUBS. IT RUBS WHEN YOU DON'T PLACE YOU FOOT ON THE BRAKES. IT WAS REPAIRED IN GILLIAM IN FORT BEND COUNTY. I PLACE IT IN REVERSE IT AUTOMATICALLY RUBS THE ROTATOR.

  14. Suspension, Service brakes, Dec 28, 2020

    SHOCKS AND STRUTS SOUND AS IF THEY ARE COMING LOOSE AND WHEN BRAKING A LOAD METAL CLANKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. IT STARTED EARLY NOVEMBER 2020 AND OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS.

  15. Forward collision avoidance, Dec 28, 2020

    WHILE DRIVING WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN IT COLDER OUT (BELOW 40 DEGREES). THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RURAL ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 40 AS WELL AS A CITY STREET.

  16. Other or unspecified, Dec 6, 2020

    FRONT DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITHBUTTON ON REMOTE OR DOOR HANDLE OR INSIDE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON. HAS TO MANUALLY LOCK FROM INSIDE. FOR A WEEKS I WAS NOT AWARE THAT MY VEHICLE FRONT DRIVER DOOR WAS UNLOCK SINCE WITH REMOTE IT MAKES LOCK BEEP NOISE. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST MORE THAN 100 DOLLAR TO JUST FIND PROBLEM. ITS JUST TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 38000 MILES(JUST 2000 MORE MILES OVER WARRANTY). LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS ITS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR THAT SHOULD NOT GO BAD WITHIN TWO YEAR, MUST BE FAULTY PART.

  17. Forward collision avoidance, Dec 4, 2020

    ANTI-COLLISION WARNING LIGHT PERIODICALLY ACTIVATES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, BUT NO COLLISION IS IMMINENT. OCCURS AT LOW SPEED AS WELL AS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SO FAR, WARNING SIGNAL CONTINUES FLASHING, BUT BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. NOTING OCCURRENCE 12/3/2020, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY SINCE OCTOBER, 2020.

  18. Seats, Dec 4, 2020

    DRIVER SEAT MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. I CAN ACTUALLY HOLD THE SEAT AND MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH. IT WOULD MOVE ABOUT 1/2'. IT STARING TO CAUSE UNCOMFORTABLE RIDES AND MOST OF ALL HORRIBLE BACK PAIN. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT'S WHAT CAUSE THE PAIN AND AM ABOUT TO SEE MY LAWYER. IMAGINE DRIVING AND YOUR SPINE IS MOVING AND SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ OTHER ARTICLES AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S A SHAME ON NISSAN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AND HOPE WILL MILLIONS OF YOU.

  19. Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Dec 3, 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP. DURING THE FAILURE, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR OBJECTS NEARBY TO CAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TO BE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER ORR NISSAN LOCATED AT 3131 E. BEEBE CAPPS EXPY, SEARCY, AR 72143, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

  20. Suspension, Dec 2, 2020

    VEHICLE MAKING CLICKING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER THEY STATED WAS THE UPPER STRUT BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF COURSE THIS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE PRE OWNED WARRANTY, THIS CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THESE KIND OF ISSUES OF COURSE THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1100..00 TO FIX IT, HATE I EVEN BOUGHT THIS CAR...

  21. Electrical system, Forward collision avoidance, Dec 2, 2020

    FORWARD COLLISION LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER VEHICLE IN SIGHT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING.

  22. Electrical system, Engine, Nov 30, 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY OPERATED AS DESIGNED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHUT-OFF FIVE TIMES WITH IN 90 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN NISSAN LOCATED AT 165 W, PERSHING RD, DECATUR, IL 62526, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

  23. Steering, Nov 30, 2020, crash

    TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, SHE HIT TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.THE CONTACT'S GRANDSON HAD HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD AND INITIALLY DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION; HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY HE WAS TAKEN A HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. DESPITE THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN BACK TO THE DAUGHTER'S HOME. HER INSURANCE THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. *DT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR

  24. Service brakes, Nov 30, 2020

    2019 NISSAN ROGUE SPORT. CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. *LD *JS

  25. Vehicle speed control, Forward collision avoidance, Nov 27, 2020

    I WAS DRIVING AT I-80 WESTBOUND FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS TO OMAHA. JUST AFTER ENTERING IN OMAHA MY NISSAN ROGUE SL SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ITS SPEED FROM 65MILES TO 40 MILES FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. I HAD MY PRO PILOT ASSIST FUNCTION ON AT IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR DECIDED FOR NO REASON TO DECREASE THE SPEED AS THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR THAT I COULD HAVE SEEN IN MY LANE. I WAS WORRIED AND GOT PANICKED AS THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE PRO PILOT ASSIST FUNCTION AND ACCELERATED TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION FROM THE SEMI. MY FAMILY A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WIFE WERE IN THE SUV WITH ME. I THINK WE COULD HAVE GOT KILLED BY THIS MALFUNCTION OF NISSAN ROGUE. PLEASE DO THE NEEDFUL TO HAVE NISSAN CHECK IT AND TO MAKE SURE IF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.