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What 519 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 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 (519)Crash / fire / injury (41)Transmission & drivetrain (135)Airbags (89)Electrical system (74)Engine (54)Body & structure (36)Visibility & wipers (33)Seat belts (23)Speed control (22)Brakes (20)Seats (15)

135 of 519 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters · page 4 of 6

Oct 29, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROX 65,000 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING ABOVE 45 MPH. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER AND INFORMED A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. NO RECALL IS LISTED FOR THIS ISSUE DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED WITH SIMILAR ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WHEN I SPOKE TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

NHTSA ODI 11372291

Oct 22, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON INTERSTATE AT SPEED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND DECELERATION. ALL NISSAN RECOMMENDED SERVICE WAS FOLLOWED.

NHTSA ODI 11365693

Oct 12, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH OR THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN USE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. INSTALLATION OF AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER FIXED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE WITHOUT THIS ADDITION.

NHTSA ODI 11363913

Sep 24, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

THE VEHICLE SOME TIME SHAKES, SHUDDERS, NOISY AND SOME MORE... IT'S TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY WORRIED WHAT IS SOMETHING HAPPEN ON ROAD DURING DRIVING???

NHTSA ODI 11360909

Sep 22, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

JJERKY ON LOW SPEED AND SUDDEN HESITATION WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY

NHTSA ODI 11360450

Sep 5, 2020Transmission & drivetrainEngine

THE NISSAN ROGUE 2013-2016 HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON THE CVT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR GOT STUCK IN GEAR AND WOULD NOT DRIVE MY SISTER ALSO OWN A ROUGE SAME YEAR 2015 HER CAR TRANSMISSION GOT HER STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET

NHTSA ODI 11353298

Sep 2, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

2015 NISSAN ROGUE CVT HAS BAD HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS BEGINS TO HAPPEN ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT A HALF HR.

NHTSA ODI 11352710

Aug 28, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

TOOK MY NISSAN TO MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND I'VE JUST HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS . I BOUGHT IT AND IT HAD 82,000 AND NOW AT 116,000 THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY BAD, THAT IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTHING BUT REGULAR MAINTENANCE TO DO IN IT NOT A FREAKING $3000 TO $4000 MAYBE MORE TO PUT INTO IT. MY GOD I PAYED A LOT FOR THIS CAR AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF IT . THAT'S UNCALLED FOR. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM . WHEN I GET IN THE CAR AND START IT UP IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY LOUD SOUNDS THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATE IT MAKES A LOUD ROARING SOUND. AS YOU ACCELERATE IT GETS LOUDER. I'M SO DISGUSTED WITH NISSAN . I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN IN MY LIFETIME

NHTSA ODI 11351830

Aug 25, 2020Transmission & drivetrainElectrical system

I UNLOCKED MY CAR TO GET IN AND THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, IT MADE THIS CLICKING SOUND. THE BATTERY TURNED ON SO I KEPT TRYING TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES AND THEN PRESS THE START BUTTON AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I DID THIS ABOUT 6-9 TIMES AND THEN FINALLY THE CAR TURNED ON. AFTER A FEW SECOND THE A/C TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IT DOESN'T DETECT THE KEY IN THE FOB. I HAVE CHANGED OUT THE BATTERY IN MY KEY FOB, I HAD IT LOOKED OVER BY 2 MECHANICS AND MY BATTERY AND START AND ENGINE LOOK GOOD AND ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME AND MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND QUICKLY TURNED BACK ON.

NHTSA ODI 11351203

Jul 28, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROUGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN 24 (1016 BELMONT ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

NHTSA ODI 11341869

Jul 22, 2020Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control

OUR CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE GOING 70 DOWN THE HIGHWAY. COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE, NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS. NO ACCELERATION. ALMOST GOT INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. NISSAN WILL NOT PAY ANYTHING TO HELP US WITH THIS, DESPITE THE THOUSANDS OF SUBMITTED ISSUES WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS. OUR FAMILY HAS 3 NISSANS AND 2 HAVE HAD CVT FAILURES. WE WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN'S AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11340945

Jul 20, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF HIGHWAY DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING PAST 3000 RPM AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLOWING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. I WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL AND GET OFF FOR A GAS STATION TO STOP.

NHTSA ODI 11340340

Jul 14, 2020Transmission & drivetrainFuel system

MY CAR STARTED SHAKING WHILE IN REVERSE AND SLOW TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 60K MILES I TOOK IT INTO MULTIPLE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AT 80K MILES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS ON THE WAY TO NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 80K! AND THEY HAD SEEN LOTS OF OTHER CARS LIKE MINE BUT THE WARRANTY JUST LAPSED. NOW AT 98K MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD THE CODE RAN TO FIND OUT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER SIDE EFFECT IS MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED TO ABOUT 20 MILES TO THE GALLON HIGHWAY .

NHTSA ODI 11339436

Jun 10, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

I HAVE BEEN BRINGING MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 4 YEARS COMPLAINING OF THE TRANSMISSION MESSING UP. ( WON'T GO AT RED-LIGHT, SHUDDERS WHEN TAKING OFF, WEIRD NOISES). THEY ALWAYS JUST TEST DROVE IT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I BROUGHT IT IN YESTERDAY FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND AGAIN COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION. THE TECH COMES IN AND SAYS I NEED A NEW ONE AND IT HAD BEEN LIKE THAT FOR A WHILE. I BRING MY CAR THERE ALL THE TIME FOR SERVICE AND THEY LIE SAYING THEY CHECK EVERYTHING. NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WON'T HELP CAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT WHEN I HAD THE WARRANTY. I WANT EITHER MY CAR FULLY FIXED OR MY MONEY BACK ON THE CAR. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T/WON'T HELP. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11328205

May 25, 2020Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemSpeed control

LACK OR POWER,HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING,MAKING WHINING NOISE AND IS SHUTTING OFF PLUS TOPPED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WAITING ON THE LIGHT

NHTSA ODI 11325891

May 23, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WHILE GOING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE RPM ROSE FROM 2 TO 4 BUT THE CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED OR ACCELERATING. I DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING TO ME PRESSING THE GAS, WHILE BEING ABLE TO COAST TO THE EXIT I HAD TO GO UP A SMALL HILL AND WAS A STRUGGLE. RPM NOT GOING OVER 2 AND JUST SLUGGISH TRYING TO CLIMB. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO A GAS STATION CHECK FLUIDS AND ALL FLUIDS WERE FULL. I DROVE BACK HOME AND THE ONLY ISSUES I HAD WERE GOING UP HILLS WERE THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 2.5 TO 3 RPMS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11325675

Apr 28, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

MY NISSAN ROGUE'S TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING AROUND 70,000 WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 20 -30 MILE PER HOUR

NHTSA ODI 11322526

Apr 18, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW, 77K MILES AND I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SHAKING, SHUDDERING AND I TRIED TO AT LEAST GET IT HOME BUT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. CVT TRANSMISSION ABSOLUTELY AND PREMATURELY QUIT ON ME! RIDICULOUS! GET IT TOGETHER NISSAN, LIVES ARE AT RISK WITH THIS!!

NHTSA ODI 11321460

Apr 1, 2020Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsSpeed control

MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I REALIZED MY CAR WAS LOSING POWER WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MY CAR DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT IT DROPPED FROM 70 MPH DOWN TO 30 MPH GRADUALLY. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WEEKS BEFORE I NOTICED MY RPM HAND JUMPING ERRATICALLY AND WHEN I WENT TO GET TO DIAGNOSTICS NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO NISSAN ON THE DAY THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS INFORMED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT NISSAN HAS AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND IT WASN'T WORTH THE MONEY TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI 11319931

Jan 4, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

CVT TRANSMISSION JERKS IN ECO MODE EACH TIME AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, ALSO EVEN WHEN NOT USING ECO MODE THE GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING DOWN THE HILL EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT APPLYING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT VIBRATES WHEN IN DRIVE MODE AND HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE LIGHT, THE SUV HAS ONLY 33,500 MILES ON IT. IN MY OPINION ALL ISSUES ARE DUE TO MANUFACTURED FAULTY TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO MECHANICS CONSULTED WAS TOLD JATCO COMPANY THAT MAKES TRANSMISSION FOR NISSAN MAKES BAD CVT TRANSMISSIONS. A FRIEND'S DAD OWNS A NISSAN ALSO AND HAD HIS CVT TRANSMISSION THAT WENT BAD REPLACED WITH A NEW PURCHASED CVT TRANSMISSION FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND AFTER ABOUT 60,000 MILES HE'S HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11297127

Jan 1, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

THE CAR SHAKES AT LOW SPEED. TRANSMISSION IS BAD.

NHTSA ODI 11292424

Dec 31, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FUCCILLO NISSAN (3893 NY-31, LIVERPOOL, NY 13090) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. *LN *DT *BF CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE CODE WAS: P17F0 CUT JUDDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 01/16/20 AT TERRY'S TRANSMISSION (N. SYRACUSE, NY). *DL*JB

NHTSA ODI 11292294

Dec 24, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70 MILES WHEN I FELT THE THE CAR WASN'T PULLING AND THE RPM WENT TO 6 THEN BACK TO 2. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. EXITED THE HIGHWAY, CHECKED FLUID LEVEL WHICH WAS LOW ADDED 1/2 QUART AND RESUMED DRIVING. NO VISIBLE LEAKS NOTICED ON THIS VEHICLE. PURCHASED NEW IN 2016.

NHTSA ODI 11291043

Nov 20, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngineCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TOWED BILLY NAVARRE NISSAN (1700 SIEBARTH DR, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70615, (337) 439-9955) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED THREE MONTHS LATER. SINCE THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE TCM IN THE ENGINE, AN ETRC SENSOR IN THE ENGINE, THE BELT PULLEY, THE TRANSMISSION, THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, AND THE TPMF WERE REPLACED. ALL OF THE FAILURES ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND RECALIBRATED, THERE WAS A LOOSE PIN IN THE POWER RELAY BOX, AND TWO SENSORS HAD TO BE CHANGED, INCLUDING THE 02 SENSOR. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS DID NOT SHIFT FLUIDLY AND THE TRANSBODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS THE VEHICLE SPUTTERING AND THE TRANSMISSION STRAINING TO CHANGE GEARS. BY THE TIME THE CONTACT PULLED INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD, THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN DRIVING CONDITION SINCE THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

NHTSA ODI 11281387

Nov 16, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

WHILE DRIVING THE ALL OF THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY POWERS DOWN. I HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BREAK, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND START IT AGAIN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11280511

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