What 317 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Nissan Rogue Select

I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN AUGUST. I ORIGINALLY HAD TROUBLES IN MAY (CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD MY FOOT PEDAL ON THE FLOOR TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE INTERSTATE (40 MPH BEING PASSED BY SEMIS WITHOUT ANYWHERE SAFE TO PULLOVER) AND BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN AUGUST I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS TOAST AND I NEEDED ANOTHER ONE. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I DID NOT INSTALL THE COOLING KIT, IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO AAMCO FOR A SECOND OPINION. HE AGREED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND A COOLING KIT ADDED AS THIS IS COMMON WITH THE NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND THIS CAR WAS NOT SAFE ON THE ROAD. NISSAN CLEARLY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL AND ADMIT TO NEEDING AN ADD-ON COOLING KIT TO ADDRESS. IT WAS NEGLIGENT OF THE DEALERSHIP TO LET ME DRIVE OFF OF THE LOT IN MAY. IT IS NOW DECEMBER AND I AM HAVING TROUBLES WITH MY CAR AGAIN. WHEN I FIRST TURN MY CAR ON, IT MAKES A WHINING NOISE WITH PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. MY MECHANIC BELIEVES THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I WILL BE BRINGING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON IN AUGUST AND MY CAR MAKING NOISES WITH CHANGING GEARS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. BUT, I AM STILL HAVING TROUBLES AND NOW I AM TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ALL RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DRIVE WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

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AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS IN JAN 2018 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ON DEC 6TH, 2018 I PAID $3667.16 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILES I DRIVE. NOW IN NOV OF 2019. WHEN AT TRAFFIC I STEP ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO. ITS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET REAR-ENDED AT A LIGHT. ASF 11/29/19 THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND COUNTING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF THE RESTART AND THE CARGOES THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND IS GIVING ME A PROBLEM.

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BOUGHT AUGUST 2012 WITH 89,530 MLS, AFTER 6 WEEKS , LOSING POWER , NOT ACCELRERATING WHEN GAS PEDAL PUSHED . WILL NOT MOVE AFTER BRAKING . 11/08/2019 WHILE DRIVING SHOWED ENGINE LIGHT - TOOK TO WORK SHOP , SHOWED 3 CODES INCLUDING P1778 . NOW WILL COST ME $2700 TO FIX . WORST KIND OF TRANSMISSION , WILL NOT RECOMMEND NISSAN VEHICLE WITH CVT TRANSMISSION

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MY MOTHER PURCHASED THIS NISSAN ROGUE NEW IN 2012. NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ARE WORKING. SOUTH AUSTIN NISSAN WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO ASSIST MY MOTHER, UNLESS SHE PAYS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. NISSAN CORPORATION REFUSES TO ASSIST, THEY JUST REFER ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. SO MANY OF THESE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THEREFORE WHY IS MY MOTHER HAVING TO PAY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHER YEAR MODELS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED. MY MOTHER IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH NO AIRBAGS. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' PM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED CENTRAL TOYOTA AT 870-268-5418 (LOCATED AT 3305 STADIUM BLVD, JONESBORO, AR 72404) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

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I PURCHASED MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE ON 6/13/17. IT HAD 63,000 MILES ON IT. ON 6/28/18 A YEAR INTO OWNERSHIP MY CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO HER STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AN HOUR AWAY TO BE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SPENDING $4900 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FAST FORWARD A YEAR LATER STARTING IN JUNE OF 2019 MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE AT A STOP SIGN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY AFTER CHECKING THE ROAD WAS CLEAR TO GO ACROSS MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO HERE WE SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS BARRELING TOWARD US AT 65 MPH NOT ABLE TO MOVE! MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS HOW AM I GONNA GET MYSELF OUT AND UN STRAP MY 4 YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT BEFORE THESE CARS KILL US!! THANKFUL AFTER PUTTING THE PEDAL THE FLOOR MY VEHICLE FINALLY CREPT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TO SAFETY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 24 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND THE MECHANIC CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. HE SAID IT'S ANOTHER BAD CVT TRANSMISSION?! HOW CAN A YEAR OLD TRANSMISSION FAIL? AND HOW CAN TWO CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THE SAME VEHICLE TWICE?! THE ANSWER IS IT CAN'T UNLESS IT'S DEFECTIVE I PAID $4900 FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT DID THE SAME THING A YEAR LATER AFTER I REPLACED IT! IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY NOT BEING DRIVEN BECAUSE IT'S A DEATH TRAP!! I DON'T WANT ME OR MY CHILDREN KILLED! NISSAN COME CLEAN BEFORE MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO YOUR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS!

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THE AIRBAG LIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON

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2012 NISSAN ROGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN ISSUE WITH PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS NOT A PART INCLUDED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR; THEREFORE, NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHY IT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED. *JS

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CVT; BOUGHT USED; HAD A TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD OVERHEATED IN EXCESS OF 50 TIMES PER THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE PERFORMED AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE AND BURNED UP WITHIN TWO WEEKS. CVT WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 5698 DOLLARS. NISSAN FAILED TO PLACE AN OIL COOLER ON THE 2012 NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS WHICH HAS LEAD TO THESE TRANSMISSIONS EXPERIENCING FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING. NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THE ROGUE FOR PLACEMENT OF AN OIL COOLER WHICH WOULD PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE ONE I HAVE HAD. THE CAR LOST POWER GOING WEST ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WAS PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THE SPEED OF OTHER CARS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNT UP AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL AND MAKING NOISES WHILE IN MOTION.

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I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND SCHOOL, BUT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO. IT WILL ACCELERATE 3 OR 4 SECONDS AFTER PUSHING THE GAS. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER PUSHING THE GAS FOR 10 SECONDS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN OF LAWTON (580-353-2244, LOCATED AT 201 W GORE BLVD, LAWTON, OK 73501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 2019, I PARKED MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT IN FULL SUN AT 11:30 A.M. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND GOT IN, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP FROM WHAT LOOKED TO BE FROM THE FLOOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I USED TO EXTINGUISH IT AS I WAS ON EMERGENCY MODE. I DO REMEMBER THAT I MADE SURE IT WASN'T FLAMMABLE. THE SUN WAS COMING THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARS THAT THE SUN WAS REFLECTING LIGHT FROM A MIRROR AT THE FRONT OF THE BOTTOM SEAT. IT WAS THE PART THAT WOULD BE AT A PASSENGER'S LOWER LEGS. THERE WAS A BLACK SMOKING OVAL HOLE THAT WAS DEEP ENOUGH THAT IT PENETRATED NOT ONLY THE LEATHER BUT THROUGH THE FOAM. I DIDN'T SEE A FLAME. THIS OCCURRED IN NASHVILLE, TN. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES LATELY WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND NOW,IT'S SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WITH ME HAVING TO LEAVE IT THERE AS IT LOST ITS POWER TO EVEN MOVE!! I HAD SERVICE COMPLETED & HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THIS VEHICLE UP AND EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED THIS TIME AND NOW THAT IT'S NOT DRIVABLE,I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND EDWARDS.COM AND SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS,IT'S SICKENING. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2012!!

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MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A WEIRD SOUND WHEN I TURN IT IN AND WHILE ME DRIVING IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATION DROPPED DOWN TO 20-25 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH OTHER CARS SPEEDING TOWARD ME BUT WHEN I TRY AND ACCELERATE, THE RPM GO UP, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WITH NO WARNING PUTTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AT THE HIGHWAY IN GRAVE DANGER. I WENT TO MECHANICS THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS PROBLEM IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK.

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I'M JUST SO UPSET WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN YOU DRIVE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE TRUCK WON'T GO PAST 70. IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND YOU CAN'T GET ANY SPEED. I WAS GOING TO WV AND IT STARTED MESSING UP I COULDN'T EVEN PULL THE HILL. IT WOULD JUST GO SO SLOW, COULDN'T GET IN ANOTHER LANE. IT WAS SO SCARY THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET HIT. THE CAR ALWAYS HAS AN WHINNING NOISE WHEN YOUR ON THE ROAD OVER 30 MINUTES. YOU HAVE TO CUT THE TRUCK OFF, LET IT SIT A WHILE TO GET THE SPEED TO COME BACK UP. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE BEACH AND IT WOULD NOT GO PAST 20MPH. MASH THE GAS TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE NOISE. OTHER THAN THAT I LIKE THE TRUCK. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME ALMOST 1,000 DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT BEFORE THEY SOLD THESE CARS TO THE CONSUMERS. NISSAN NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS , THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH BABIES IN THE CAR.

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ANYTIME YOU TRY TO START IT, IT CAN BE STARTED DURING THE SECOND TRY, SOMETIMES YOU CAN SMELL SMOKE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION SOMEHOW.

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CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION)CVT FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPMS SHOT UP BUT MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY NISSAN DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE SERVICE PERSON THERE SAID THE CVT FLUID WAS OVERHEATING CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BASICALLY START SLIPPING. HE COULDN'T TELL ME WHY THE CVT FLUID WAS OVERHEATING BUT HE SAID HE COULD INSTALL AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER (FOR $1300) THAT NISSAN MADE FOR THE VEHICLE THAT MAY ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE CVT. I HAD THEM INSTALL THE COOLER AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CVTS AND THEY DESIGNED A SOLUTION THAT THEY ARE MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES RETURNED TO A DRIVABLE CONDITION. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ON AN 8-LANE INTERSTATE IN TEXAS WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME BUT LUCKILY IT WASN'T RUSH HOUR AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND TAKE AN EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

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THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 113,000 MILES WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHICH RESULTED IN US ALMOST GETTING INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. WE HAD GOTTEN THE ENGINE SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS SO THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO NEGLECT.

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LABOR DAY LAST YEAR, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN AN OLD RURAL ROAD, JUST GOT DONE PASSING A CAR AND THEN OUR ROGUE SOUNDED LIKE IT REVVING THE ENGINE, THEN NEXT THING WE KNOW IT DIED AT 65 MPH WITH ONLY 102,000 MILES ON IT. $1000 ENGINE LATER WE FIXED IT. NOW, LAST WEEK ON MY WAY TO WORK, TRYING TO GET UP TO 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND IT REVS UP TO 4 GRAND AND WILL NOT SHIFT. WE LIMP IT HOME. THOUGHT NEEDED TRANNY FLUID SO WE ADD SOME. THAT FRIDAY WE TAKE ON A 2 1/2 ROAD TRIP, WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THEN ACCELERATE WHEN CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT REVVED UP TO 4 GRAND AGAIN. WHEN WE TRIED TO GET UP A HILL, ON A FREEWAY MIND YOU, WE HAD THE GAS PEDAL PEGGED AND IT CLIMBED THE HILL AT 20 MPH. THIS WAS ON A FREEWAY VERY DANGEROUS!! WE LIMPED IT TO A GAS STATION AND PARKED FOR AWHILE TO GET IT COOLED DOWN. WHEN TO MOVE IT AND ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NISSAN SHE RECALL THIS WHOLE [XXX] CAR AND GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK. THE CVT IS JUNK AND THEY HAVE RECALLED PRIOR YEARS. 2012 AND NEWER NEED TO BE RECALLED AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE THE MODULE. I HAVE LOOKED IN THE INTERNET AND I HAVE THAT THE MODULE IS A PROBLEM ON NISSAN VEHICLES. THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS BLINKING.

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MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A WEIRD RAINING SOUND WHEN I TURN IT IN AND DRIVE IT, I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR NISSAN CARS FOR THE CVT TRANSMISSION WONDERING IF MINE IS COVERED.

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THIS HAPPENED BACKING ONTO A PUBLIC STREET. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE IN A CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE MOVED AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING.

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I WAS HEARING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE EXCELERATOR I WOULD HEAR ANY LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND. BROUGHT IT INTO NISSAN SERVICE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CASE. AS A RESEARCHED I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE THAT ENDED UP AS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH MINE WAS CAUGHT BEFORE I HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THEY COST FOR A REPAIR IS OVER $3500. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHY IS NISSAN STILL PUTTING THESE CARS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROCKLAND NISSAN (608 NY-303, BLAUVELT, NY 10913, (845) 358-6700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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MY SIDE-SEAT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR - LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT - KEEPS TURNING OFF. THIS SENSOR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR 2013 MODELS. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY - OR RECALLED FOR 2012 - AND THE COST IS EXTREMELY PROHIBITIVE AND EXORBITANT SINCE IT CANNOT BE FIXED UNLESS YOU PURCHASE A NEW SEAT FOR $2,600.00. THIS SETS UP FOR AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES AND THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE.

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