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What 606 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 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.

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314 of 606 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters · page 7 of 13

Jul 8, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

WHEN DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE GOING 65 - 70 MPH AFTER 1 HR DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY STOOPED ACCELERATING. I PULLED OFF ON AN EXIT AND REACHED A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY. HAPPENED AT TWO SETS OF LIGHTS. SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 20 MINUTES AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT SEEMED OK. DRIVING OK SHORT DISTANCES WHILE I WAS IN MAINE. ON MY WAY HOME TO MASSACHUSETTS AFTER 1 HR OF DRIVING ON INTERSTATE GOING 60 - 70 MPH AGAIN I LOST ACCELERATION. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SIT ANOTHER 20 MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE AFTER SITTING AND LETTING IT COOL DOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11230049

Jul 3, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

LOSS ACCELERATION AND MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY

NHTSA ODI 11229166

Jul 1, 2019Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control

A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND JITTERING AND WHINING NOISES. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT'S THE NEW STYLE TRANSMISSION. NOW 140K MILES LATER. I'M ONN A TRIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 I NOTICED I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT SLOWED TO 60 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT DID NOTHING. RPMS DIDNT GO UP MPH DIDNT GO UP. IT WAS LIKE IT JUST SHUT OFF. I GOT TO THE NEXT EXIT PULLED OFF ON SIDE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT WAS FINE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT DID THE SAME THING SO STOPPED AT A GAS STATION CHECKED FLUIDS EVERYTHING NORMAL. GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND VEHICLE SEEMED FINE THE NEXT 2 DAYS BUT WE NEVER NEEDED TO DRIVE OVER 55. ON THE TRIP HOME IT STARTED AGAIN ABOUT AN HOUR IN. SO WE STOPPED ATE AND GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS TIME WE KEPT THE SPEED UNDER 65 THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME AND IT WAS FINE. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S MY TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI 11228594

Jun 25, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

DRIVING 70-75 MPH ON I-80 WEST LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER BOUGHT USED. BEGAN HEARING HIGH-PITCHED WHINE THAT STOPPED WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. CONTINUED TWO MILES TO PLAZA WITH SOUND GETTING LOUDER AND HAD TO COAST INTO PARKING AREA BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. NO REVVING, NOTHING. TOWED HOME ($213). FINE FOR MONTHS, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN ON TURNPIKE. PULLED OVER, WAITED AN HOUR TO COOL. DROVE REST OF DISTANCE GOING 50 MPH OR LESS. FINALLY HAD TO FLOOR GAS PEDAL TO GET ANY MOVEMENT AFTER STOPLIGHTS. NOW MAKES BUZZING-SCREAMING NOISE EVERY TIME IT STARTS, IN NEUTRAL OR OTHERWISE. NISSAN DEALER SAYS $4,000 FOR REPAIR. I'M 67, ON FIXED INCOME AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS!

NHTSA ODI 11222400

Jun 22, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN ROGUE IN DECEMBER 2013 BRAND NEW. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE CAR HAS ROUGHLY 60,000. JUST LAST SUMMER 2018, AS I WAS DRIVING TO ATLANTA ON I- 20 WEST MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH AFTER 40 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. I WAS SO NERVOUS, AS I CONTINUED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AS CARS SPEED UP BEHIND ME. I MERGED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHILE IN THIS LANE SEMI TRUCKS QUICKLY STARTED TO APPROACH BEHIND ME AND THAT'S WHEN I KNEW SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLE WRONG. I MERGED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT FOR MY SAFETY. I FOUND SOMEWHERE TO PARK AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. I RESTARTED IT AND PRECEDED TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED LATER THAT YEAR. I DID GET MY CAR DIAGNOSIS AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT COMPANY DIDN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DUE THAT REPAIR. RECENTLY, I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND GOT ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $4000. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM WITHIN 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP SINCE THIS TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT BY NISSAN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR MODEL.

NHTSA ODI 11221881

Jun 19, 2019Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 65-70 MPH, AMBIENT TEMP ABOUT 89 DEGREES, VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION, SLOWS TO ABOUT 45 MPH, HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE. MANAGE TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY, AFTER SLOWING TRAFFIC AND PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. TURNED CAR OFF, SAT BY SIDE OF HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR PLUS, STARTED CAR, TURNED AROUND AND MADE IT HOME -- ABOUT 30 MILES -- IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, DUE TO RE-OCCURRENCE OF ISSUE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. NO WARNING, JUST LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ODI 11221191

Jun 17, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

AT 60 TO 70 MPH RPM INCREASES TO 6,000 THEN CAR SLOW'S DOWN AND STOPS . THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE . THIS CAR SHOULD BE OFF THE ROAD NOW. DO YOUR JOB!

NHTSA ODI 11220526

Jun 17, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 500 TO 600 AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SHIFT GEARS. WHEN THE CONTACT DID SO, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NELSON NISSAN (800 W QUEENS ST, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012, (918) 258-9901) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ODI 11220532

Jun 17, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO TWENTY MILES PER HOUR DOING THIS TIME. TODAY 06/17/2019 IS THE FOURTH EPISODE. THE FIRST THREE HAPPEN WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING UPHILL. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO IT WAS DRIVABLE. HOWEVER TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A NORMAL FLAT FREEWAY SURFACE WHILE IN THE HOV LANE. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE. MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE IN THE CARE WITH ME. FROM MY RESEARCH, MANY OWNERS OR HAVING OR HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2013 NISSAN WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. REQUEST SOMEONE CHECKS AND REQUIRE NISSAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM(S).

NHTSA ODI 11220758

Jun 12, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF IN 90 DEGREES WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE RPMS JOLTED UPWARDS WHILE MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. IT FELT LIKE IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND I WAS CAREENING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND LET IT SET FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. I THEN HAD TO TAKE BACK ROADS AND DRIVE UNDER 50 MPH WITH OUT AIR CONDITIONER, BUT MADE IT HOME. I BROUGHT IT IN TO MAPLEWOOD KLEIN NISSAN DEALER AND DEVICE. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AT $4200, AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 139000 MILES. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND NISSAN COMPANY HAS BEEN HELPING WITH REPAIRS, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30-70%. HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS, I WAS INFORMED BY THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT THEY DO NOT HELP CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ISSUE IF PAST THE 60000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. I ASKED HOW THE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHERE ABLE TO GET HELP, DESPITE BEING PAST THE WARRANTY, AND I WAS TOLD NISSAN WAS IN NO POSITION TO HELP ME. I SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS T DRIVE AND THE CVT SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT THIS SOON. I ALSO STRESSED THAT RESEARCH SHOWS MANY CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN THE CARS. I WAS TOLD NO HELP WOULD BE GIVEN, THANK YOU FOR CALLING.

NHTSA ODI 11219493

Jun 8, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TAKATA RECALL; WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR WILL DECELERATE RAPIDLY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN IF YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE CVT TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTERNAL COOLER. IF YOU RUN THE AIR CONDITIONING WHILE GOING FASTER THAN 45 MPH THE CAR LOOSES SPEED AND POWER. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON: HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ROGUE/2013/TRANSMISSION/LOSS_OF_ACCELERATION.SHTML

NHTSA ODI 11218683

Apr 23, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngine

MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE AWD LOSES ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I LIVE IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA AND IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILL. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME AT BETWEEN 65-75 MPH. I WILL BE ACCELERATING UP A HILL AT 70 MPH AND IT WILL DROP DOWN TO SOMETIMES 50 MPH EVEN WHEN PRESSING I'M THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHEN SEMI TRUCKS ARE PASSING YOU IN THE MOUNTAINS GOING 10 UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEM IMMEDIATELY. I'VE HEARD OF MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ACROSS THE GLOBE WITH THIS MODEL. MY ROGUE IS ONLY NOW AT 57,000 MILES. I NOTICED THE ISSUE AT 50,000 MILES. I AM AN EXCELLENT DRIVER AND I DO NOT SPEED.

NHTSA ODI 11203241

Apr 5, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

I OWN A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WITH THE CVT (CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION). WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE BEGINS TO WHINE AND THE RPM SHOOT WAY UP HIGH. FOR EXAMPLE: WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CARD STOPS ACCELERATING AND AS IF YOU HAVE TAKEN YOU FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL YOU ARE NOW DOING 60 MPH, BUT IN REALITY YOU GAS PEDAL IF PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NISSAN IS SELLING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES IN SUCH A WAY THAT MAKES THEM PRONE TO FAILURE WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. AS A RESULT, PEOPLE ARE BEING INJURED AND ARE AFRAID FOR THEIR LIVES. SOME ARE LOOSING THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF TRAVELING, WHICH IN TURNS COSTS THEM THEIR JOB. THE CAR DOES NOT OVERHEAT BUT WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER, THE PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON. IF I AM UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY...THE TRANSMISSION FLUID MUST COOL DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. MY 2013 ROGUE ORIGINALLY HAD THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROBLEM IN 2016 AND NISSAN COVERED THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, 4/5/2019, MARKS THE INITIAL REOCCURRENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SUDDENLY NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE MY CAR HAS JUST UNDER 120,000 MILES ON IT, THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM (FOR A FEE) BUT ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11194125

Mar 25, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVING OVER FORTY MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL RAY NISSAN (2724 US-17, LONGWOOD, FL 32750, (407) 831-1318) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 35050224. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ODI 11191269

Mar 16, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. MY DAUGHTER IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER IS THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE BUT I'D CHARGING $1400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER.

NHTSA ODI 11187254

Feb 28, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 92 IN SAN MATEO,CA ON A RAINY DARK NIGHT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER,NO LIGHTS,NO POWER, NADA ,THE CAR CAME TO A STAND STILL.LUCKY FOR DRIVER,A STATE POLICE CAME TO THE RESCUE..CAR STARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND MANAGE TO LIMP HOME,

NHTSA ODI 11183054

Feb 25, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALT MASSEY NISSAN (LOCATED AT 600 WESTERN BYPASS, ANDALUSIA, AL 36420, (334) 731-4430) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DRAINED TO THE CORRECT LEVEL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

NHTSA ODI 11182317

Feb 14, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

THE TRANSMISSION OR POWER TRAIN FAILS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW HOURS AND LONG DISTANCES. MY NISSAN ROGUE FAILS TO PUSH AT NORMAL DESIRE SPEED AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS ON BUSY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE BECOMES SLUGGISH AND IT BECOMES A DANGER TO MYSELF AND TRAFFIC. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO HELP BECAUSE MY CAR HAS NO MORE WARRANTY AND IT HAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I NOTICED PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT AND I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT INSPECTED BUT THEY SAID THAT THEIR WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR AGAIN AND I SPOKE TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS 62,000 MILES THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THE WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD FOR 60,000 MILES. THE CAR SEEMS NORMAL BUT IT GETS VERY SLUGGISH AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW HOURS AND THAT IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CROSS TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ODI 11180181

Feb 12, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

NHTSA ODI 11176501

Feb 2, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO MOVE. THERE WERENT ANY DASHBOARD LIGHTS PRESENT. VEHICLE HAS PAUSE IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS ON ACCELERATING THERE WASN'T ANY MOVEMENT.

NHTSA ODI 11173742

Jan 16, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

AT 75,000 MILES THE CVT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I AM BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS OVER HEATING AND SENT THE CAR INTO RECOVERY MODE. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER TO TRAVEL BETWEEN LUBBOCK,TX AND CAPITAN, NM FOR HER SECOND JOB AS SHE IS PAYING HER WAY THROUGH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN (AT16-013 REFERENCE NTB16-090 FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS HAD THE CVT-A OVERHEAT 149 TIMES, AND THE CVT-B OVERHEAT 75 TIMES. MILEAGE ON CAR IS 75,306. THE CAR PUTS ITSELF INTO RECOVERY MODE NOT ALLOWING ANY POWER AND REDUCING SPEED AS LOW AS 5MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MY DAUGHTER US ON A TWO LANE 75MPH HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND BEEN MISDIAGNOSED AS THE MAF SENSOR. I AM BEING TOLD IF THE CAR OPERATES AT OVER 65MPH FOR LONGER THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATS. ESTIMATE GIVEN TO REPLACE UNIT IS $4,635.52. IF I DO NOT REPAIR IT THE CAR LOSES 75% OF ITS VALUE TO TRY TO TRADE IT IN. A CASE WAS OPEN WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION CASE #34122344. NISSAN STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUES BUT NO EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL WAS GIVEN TO THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE FOR OTHER YEARS WITH SAME ISSUES. I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIGHT THIS LEGALLY IN COURT OR TO TAKE THIS KIND OF FINANCIAL LOSS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THESE VEHICLES GO INTO RECOVERY MODE DUE TO CVT ISSUES!

NHTSA ODI 11170326

Dec 1, 2018Transmission & drivetrain

THE CAR WILL MAKE NOISES FROM THE CVT ALMOST LIKE METAL ON METAL GRINDING AROUND 2000 RPMS I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 18NITS ONLY DEC AND I STILL HAVE TO PAY IN THE LOAN HOW IS IT FAIR THAT IM PAYING FOR A CAR IT'S ONLY 6 MONTHS INTO MY LOAN AND THE CAR HAS ALL THESE ISSUES? READING THROUGH THIS SITE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE SAME ISSUES AND WHY IS NISSAN NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

NHTSA ODI 11155377

Nov 23, 2018Transmission & drivetrainEngine

NO ACCELERATION BUT RPM'S ALMOST RED LINE COMING OUT OF TOLL BOOTH ON MAINE TURNPIKE THEN QUICKLY ACCELERATES. AGAIN AT 70 MPH IN CENTER LANE BARELY ABLE TO GET INTO BRAKE DOWN LANE WITHOUT ANY POWER. VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.

NHTSA ODI 11153429

Nov 8, 2018Transmission & drivetrain

MY 2013 NISSAN ROUGE SLOWS DOWN ON HIGHWAY A LOT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS BUT I NEVER GAVE IT ANY CONCERN. BUT 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED FEELING A WHINNING COMPUTER SLIPPING MILD ROAR SOUND VIBERATION FROM DASH TO DRIVERS SEAT.THE DEALERSHIP THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS GOWING OUT.

NHTSA ODI 11150186

Nov 3, 2018Transmission & drivetrain

I WAS DRIVING FROM BLOOMINGTON CA TO PHOENIX AZ.. AS I APPROACHED AN INCLINE ON INTERSTATE 10 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CLIMB THE GRADE IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOOSE SPEED AND POWER. A WHIRRING NOISE WAS COMEING FROM THE ENGINE /TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE QUICKLY BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND SPEED. IT QUICKLY WENT FROM 70 MPH TO ABOUT 10 MPH. I LUCKILY REACHED THE TOP OF THE GRADE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT PULL OVER EARLIER BECAUSE LARGE SEMI-TRUCKS WERE HAVING TO GO AROUND ME. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE IT IS ONLY A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND I WAS IMPEDING TRAFFIC. WHEN I PULLED OVER I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOME OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NOT.I LET THE ENGINE COOL A LIITLE THEN PROCEEDED ON TO SEE IF I COULD MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. I PROCEEDED AT A LOW SPEED UNTIL I GOT TO TO MY DESTINATION. I HAD NOTICED IN THE PAST SOME ISSUES WITH CLIMBING INCLINES BUT NEVER TO THE EXTENT EXPERIENCED PRESENTLY. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN AZ AND WAS TOLDIT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. SINCE THE TRIP WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS I WILL HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME AS IS.

NHTSA ODI 11145141

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