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What 362 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Nissan Rogue Select

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (362)Crash / fire / injury (23)Transmission & drivetrain (189)Speed control (62)Electrical system (52)Airbags (45)Engine (45)Steering (17)Body & structure (11)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (11)Brakes (8)Fuel system (7)

5 of 362 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 11, 2018AirbagsCrash

THE AIRBAG SENSOR WON'T SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ODI 11119331

Jun 1, 2018AirbagsCrash

BUMPED INTO A LARGE CURB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HIT RIGHT AT THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR THAT IS WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER TO BE CHECKED WAS JUST RESET THE FIRST TIME 4 DAYS LATER CAME BACK ON TOOK IT BACK WAS PUT THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING AGAIN WAS TOLD IT WAS SHOWING THE OCS UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS IN BOTTOM OF SEAT. MY QUESTION IS HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT GET DAMAGED IF IT IS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT WHEN HARDLY ANYONE EVER RIDES IN THAT SEAT. I WAS GOING 5 MILES PER HR. WHEN I HIT CURB.

NHTSA ODI 11099266

Nov 18, 2017SuspensionAirbagsBody & structureCrash

THE BAG EXPLODED AND CRASHED

NHTSA ODI 11047238

May 4, 2016AirbagsSpeed controlCrash2 injuries

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BODY PAIN AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED RIGHT KNEE DAMAGE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

NHTSA ODI 10863093

Jul 7, 2014AirbagsSpeed controlCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND WENT OVER A CURB BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 11/25/14*CN UPDATED 8/13/2015 *JS

NHTSA ODI 10608770

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Nissan Rogue Select verdict →