DRIVING ON HIGHWAY/ EXPRESSWAY 70 MPH WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND DROPS TO 20 MPH. FOOT PRESSED DOWN TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT MOVE. CAR WILL NOT DRIVE UP HILLS AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE ON HIGHWAY.
NHTSA ODI 11154574
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DRIVING ON HIGHWAY/ EXPRESSWAY 70 MPH WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND DROPS TO 20 MPH. FOOT PRESSED DOWN TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT MOVE. CAR WILL NOT DRIVE UP HILLS AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE ON HIGHWAY.
NHTSA ODI 11154574
I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND WHEN I ACCELERATE THE RPM'S SHOOT UP TO 6,000/7,000 WITH NO POWER AND THEN DROPS BACK OFF TO 1,000. ALMOST AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR BUT WITHOUT DOING SO.
NHTSA ODI 11154619
ON 11/3/18, I STOPPED MY 2011NISSAN ROGUE TO LET A FRIEND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO AAA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEY SEE WITH NISSANS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON NOVEMBER 5 AND "ADAM" WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING. HE CHECKED MY VIN # AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THAT NISSAN WOULD STILL BE WILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE BY THEM AS A FIRST STEP. I TOLD HIM A DIAGNOSTIC HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE BY AAA, BUT HE SAID NISSAN HAD TO DO IT THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SANSONE 66 IN NEPTUNE CITY, NJ. I HAD ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC DONE WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGAIN TO ADVISE THEM THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS COMPLETED. THEY TOLD ME THAT A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT IN NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD BE CONTACTING ME THE NEXT DAY WITH INFORMATION ON HOW MY PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE RESOLVED. I WAS THEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER AFFAIRS REP "QUINCY" ON NOVEMBER 11. SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE WOULD BE MAKING THE DECISION ON HOW/IF NISSAN WOULD BE RESOLVING MY CVT PROBLEM. I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM SANSONE SO SHE COULD USE THAT TO RENDER HER DECISION. SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD NOT, BUT THAT HER DECISION WOULD IN LARGE PART BE BASED ON "CUSTOMER LOYALTY". I ASKED WHAT SHE MEANT AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS REFERRING TO PAST SERVICE HISTORY AT NISSAN DEALERS. SHE DENIED ME ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR.
NHTSA ODI 11151558
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A HARD SHIFT AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSFER CASE FRACTURED AND THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPLE NISSAN (LOCATED AT 1510 WHITEFORD RD, YORK, PA 17402, (717) 755-9504) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
NHTSA ODI 11128398
AFTER TRANSMISSION HEATS UP WHILE DRIVING THEIR IS A LOUD WHINGING NOISE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL STRUGGLE TO START MOVING AGAIN, POWER HESITATING AND THEN OVERREVVING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 WITH 100,000 MILES - IT SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $3,000. THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS 2003-2010 WARRANTY'S WERE INCREASED TO 10 YEARS 120,000 MILES DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED AND WARRANTY'S AGAIN SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2011 AND BEYOND. NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES AND REPAIR AND REPLACE WHEN ISSUES ARISE.
NHTSA ODI 11124166
CAT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND SUBSEQUENTLY WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR OVER AN HOUR. VERY DANGEROUS. THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE ON A HIGHWAY IN DALLAS ENTERING DFW. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF A LEMON BUT ALSO VERY DANGEROUS WHEN NOT DISCLOSED.
NHTSA ODI 11122448
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES ON LONG TRIPS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE YOU CAN GO ON. SOMETIMES IT MAY TAKE 10-15 MINS. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT OVER NIGHT BEFORE DRIVING IT.. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION WILL WIND AND YOU LOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING. I CAUGHT MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF JACKSONVILLE FL ON 95 WHEN IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ODI 11121742
I HAD BOUGHT IN THE CAR WITH 33,004 MILES ON IT FROM DESTINATION NISSAN OUT OF ALBANY NEW YORK I NOW HAVE 92,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD FROM NISSAN I EVEN CONTACTED THE BBB AND NO HELP I WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT 59,700 MILES ON THIS CAR I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO NOTICE NO LIGHTS CAME ON DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR LOST POWER HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I FEEL IT'S VERY DANGEROUS SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THE 2008 AND 2010 FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONSAND THEY GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS AND THE VEHICLES I FEEL THAT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE 2011 SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAT THEY HAD PUT IN THE OTHER ONES THAT THEY PUT IN THE 2011 AND THEREFORE I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE I'VE PAID OVER $25,000 FOR THIS CAR AND I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT I DON'T FEEL THAT AT 59,000 MILES I HAVE MY DRIVING I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I TELL PEOPLE NEVER TO PO AND THEY GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS AND THE VEHICLES I FEEL THAT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE 2011 SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAT THEY HAD PUT IN THE OTHER ONES THAT THEY PUT IN THE 2011 AND THEREFORE I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE I'VE PAID OVER $25,000 FOR THIS CAR AND I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT I DON'T FEEL THAT AT 59,000 MILES I HAVE DRIVING I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I TELL PEOPLE NEVER BUY A NISSAN THEY DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS
NHTSA ODI 11120025
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE, AND ONLY ENGAGED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF COOL SPRINGS, 212 COMTIDE COURT, FRANKLIN, TN 37067) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN FAILED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: 32149304 WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
NHTSA ODI 11119933
MY 7 YEAR OLD NISSAN ROUGE STARTED LOSING ACCELERATION WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, TALK ABOUT SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF I TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-75 MPH FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS THE TRANSMISSION SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, REGARDLESS OF STOPPING ON A HILL OR FLAT GROUND.
NHTSA ODI 11118408
AT ONLY SEVEN YEARS AND 84,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AND NOT TO DRIVE FAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ROGUE'S AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT ONE OWNER WAS ON THE THIRD TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE IS NO RECALL THEREFORE LEAVING OWNERS WITH A HUGH EXPENSE AND AN UNSAFE, UNDRIVABLE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AS MANY TIMES AS NEEDED. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH NISSAN IS NOT FIXING THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IS JUST REPLACING THE SAME DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA ODI 11115098
JUST BOUGHT THIS 2011 NISSAN ROUGE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT PROMPTED ME TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF ROUGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (BAD TRANSMISSION) INCLUDING A CLOSE PERSON WHO HAS A 2016 ROUGE WHOSE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ALREADY (2016 REALLY NISSAN!!!) NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING
NHTSA ODI 11114944
WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO SAFE MODE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION FROM OVERHEATING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK GOING MUCH FASTER. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ADDRESS IT. A BETTER COOLER SHOULD CLEAR UP THIS PROBLEM
NHTSA ODI 11112106
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE AXLE TO ADD MORE TRANSMISSION FLUID, METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION WERE FOUND. THE DEALER (NOURSE NISSAN, 423 N BRIDGE ST, CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601, (866) 935-8801) WAS CONTACTED AND QUOTED A PRICE OF $3,000 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,699.
NHTSA ODI 11111833
2011 ROGUE WITH 118,000 MILES THAT HAS GREAT MAINTENANCE JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING ON I 25. CONTINUED NOT TO ACCELERATE IN TOWN. SERVICE MANAGER SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 2008-2010 TRANSMISSION WERE RECALLED. WHY WASN'T THIS 2011 TRANSMISSION RECALLED? DANGEROUS SITUATION AT ANY SPEED.
NHTSA ODI 11111938
AT 135,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE TO 50 AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE PAST 60 DURING A 2.5 HOUR DRIVE TO ATLANTA, GA FROM COLUMBIA, SC. WE REPLACED AN ENGINE SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS HOPING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION AND THEN BEGAN SHAKING WHEN TGE HFS PEDAL WAS DEXPRESSED AT ALL. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE CAR CUT OFF AS MY TEENAGE SON (DRIVING WITH ME AND YOUNGER SIBLINGS AS PASSENGERS) WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN (FROM A STANDSTILL AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING) ON BACK HIGHWAYS DURING A NEARLY 2 HOUR DRIVE. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR BECAME DRIVEABLE, BUT ALLOWED ACCELERATION OF ONLY 35 MPH. IT TOOK US AN ADDED HOUR TO GET HOME. FOLLOWING THAT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REFUSE ACCELERATION BEYOND 60 AND BEGAN SHAKING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE SHAKING HAS BECAME MORE SEVERE AND NOW ATBV138,000 THE CAR WONT START AT ALL. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 ROGUE. THIS SAFETY ISSUE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME BODILY HARM OR DEATH WHEN THE CAR INITIALLY SHUT DOWN.
NHTSA ODI 11111774
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RON BOUCHARD'S NISSAN, 490 OLD UNION TURNPIKE, LANCASTER, MA 01523) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
NHTSA ODI 11111162
BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 51,000 MILES, AFTER TWO HOURS DRIVING STARTING LOOSING POWER AFTER ANY STOP, DIDN'T MOVE ANY DIRECTION WITH ALL THE PEDAL GAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN SERVICES MANY TIMES, THEN CHANGED SENSORS, TRANSMISSION AND OTHERS STUFFS, MY WARRANTY EXPIRED FROM NISSAN AND FROM THE ONE I BOUGHT ON SIDE. AND I AM STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM, NOW ALL CHARGES ON ME. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ANY WHERE AFTER 1 O 2 HOURS DRIVING. I HAD BEEN IN DANGEROUS SITUATION MANY TIMES. I AM PLANNED TO STOP FURTHERS PAYMENTS.
NHTSA ODI 11110832
I HAVE A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE THAT I PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT HAD 33,004 MILES ON IT NOW HAS 97,500 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS CAR AS I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR LOST ALL POWER PULLED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY THANK GOD I HAD A TRACTOR AND TRAILER RIGHT BEHIND ME GOING THE SAME SPEED IT WAS KIND OF SCARY. COME TO FIND OUT MY TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON THIS CAR I CONTACTED NISSAN USA THEY WILL NOT HELP ME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WILL NOT HELP ME I FEEL THESE CARS ARE DANGER IF SOMEONE WAS TO LOSE POWER AND GET REAR-ENDED SO I ENDED UP GETTING 64,000 MILES FOR A $32,000 VEHICLE THAT'S PRETTY SAD TO SAY I HOPE THAT SOMEONE STARTS A CIVIL SUIT TO MAKE NISSAN FIX THIS PROBLEM I KNOW THAT THEY HAD ISSUES WITH THE 2008 THROUGH 2010 NISSAN ROGUE'S THEY FIX THEIR PROBLEM I FEEL THEY JUST PUSH THE 2011 THROUGH WITH THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION FOR THE MONEY THAT PEOPLE SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT AND INCLUDING MYSELF
NHTSA ODI 11110035
LOSS OF ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OF THIS ISSUE NTB16-090. THIS CAR WITH NO WARNING DROPPED FROM 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY TO A DRIFT, ENOUGH TO ME TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD BUT ONLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NOT TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE IT WAS A DRASTIC CHANGE IN SPEED IN SECONDS. WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT JUST BECAME A WINDING SOUND. OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAR WOULD NOT GO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I TURNED IT OFF FOR AWHILE AND CALLED NISSAN DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT ONLY TO MOVE IT FURTHER OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SAME ISSUE STARTED AGAIN. VEHICLE HAD 1 OWNER PRIOR TO ME AND HAD DOCUMENTED REGULAR MAINTENANCE/SERVICE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED.
NHTSA ODI 11102785
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION.
NHTSA ODI 11102878
ON JUNE 15, 2018, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY NISSAN ROGUE 2011 WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) STARTED TO LOSE POWER FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND IT DECELERATED FROM 70 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A 70 MPH ZONE. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE REVVING AT HIGH RPM'S. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BACK UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH RPM'S. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. I EXITED THE OFF RAMP AND STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN BECAUSE IT WASN'T ACCELERATING AND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 2 MPH. THE ONLY WAY I COULD DRIVE WAS TO DOWN SHIFT TO LOW AND DRIVE AT LOW SPEED ON SURFACE STREETS. CARS WERE HONKING THEIR HORNS BEHIND ME BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD TAKE 5 - 10 SECONDS TO MOVE FORWARD FROM A STOP SIGN. I HAD TO STAY IN LOW GEAR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IN REGULAR DRIVE GEAR. I STOPPED AT AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOCAL AAMCO TRANSMISSION SHOP REFUSED TO WORK ON NISSAN ROGUE TRANSMISSIONS. THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $4,500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON A 2011 VEHICLE. I HEARD THAT NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR NISSAN ROGUE TRANSMISSIONS BUILT BEFORE 2011. MY NISSAN ROGUE WAS BUILT IN 2011 SO THE WARRANTY EXTENSION DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI 11102203
CVT TRANSMISSION GETS TOO HOT AND WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN RPMS WILL REV UP BUT NO ACCELERATION. COMPLETE POWER LOSS GOING UP HILL WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, ONLY GOING 10 MPH AND DECREASING, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH TRAFFIC GOING 70 PLUS. ONCE IT IS COOLED YOU CAN PULL OUT GOING ABOUT 5 MPH AND SLOWLY INCREASING TO ABOUT 40 MPH ONLY TO LOSE POWER AGAIN WITH RPMS RACING AND NO ACCELERATION.
NHTSA ODI 11101457
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMPBELL NISSAN OF EDMONDS (24325 WA-99, EDMONDS, WA 98026, (425) 774-2174) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
NHTSA ODI 11098872
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE PA TURNPIKE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC, MY 2011 ROGUE COMPLETELY LOST POWER & DROPPED THE SPEED INSTANTLY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GLIDE INTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT--CARS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE FLYING BY ALL AROUND ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH NISSAN IS AWARE OF, YET HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 2008-2010 VEHICLES, BUT DID NOTHING TO RECALL LATER MODEL ROGUES. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS GIVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN (REFERENCE NTB16-090) DETAILING "2011-2015 ROGUE REDUCED PERFORMANCE DUE TO CVT FLUID TEMPERATURE PROTECTION LOGIC" WHEN I TOOK MY ROGUE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THE ROGUE WILL HAVE A LOSS OF PERFORMANCE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN RESPONSE TO PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL IF THE "OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS 80 AND YOU ARE DRIVING IN A HILLY AREA". MY WIFE & I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE CVT THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT BUT DID NOT NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED A "FIX" WHICH IS TO INSTALL AN "AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION COOLER" AT MY OWN COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH A CVT OR COVER THE COST OF THE "FIX" AND GUARANTEE THE "FIX".
NHTSA ODI 11098682
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