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What 592 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (592)Crash / fire / injury (72)Transmission & drivetrain (121)Brakes (111)Driver assistance (75)Airbags (71)Electrical system (70)Engine (70)Speed control (41)Seats (27)Body & structure (24)Steering (22)

6 of 592 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Oct 1, 2019Speed controlCrash

OWN 2017 ROGUE. AFTER RECEIVING AN RECALL SOFTWARE UPDATE 5 HOURS LATER MY CAR EXPERIENCED THIS. HAD RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITHIN A PARKING GARAGE. CAR WAS MOVING BUT AT IDLE SPEED CAUSE I WAS 1/4 OF WAY INTO PARKING SPOT WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD THE ENGINE REV AND CAR TOOK OFF STOPPING ONLY BY THE CEMENT WALL IN FRONT OF ME. HAD IT BEEN A RAILING ON THIS OUTSIDE WALL I WOULD HAVE GONE OVER 7 FLOORS DOWN. NO MATS IN CAR AND I WAS WEARING FLATS SO NISSAN CAN'T SAY THAT CAUSED THIS

NHTSA ODI 11265375

Apr 6, 2019Speed controlElectronic Stability Control (esc)BrakesCrash1 injury

ON MARCH 16TH I HAD A ACCIDENT THAT WAS A RESULT OF A KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING (MORE IF I AT WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/AEB ). BASICALLY, WHEN LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE MY CAR SUDDENLY MADE BEEP BEEP BEEP SOUNDS AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HIT MY CAR. I HAVE ALREADY REACHED TO THE INSURANCE WHERE I WOULD JUST NEED TO PAY $500 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE FIX HOWEVER THE FIX WOULD ONLY HANDLE THE BUMPER FIXING AND NOT THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. I'D OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO KEEP THIS CAR. IN THIS CASE I'D BE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH NISSAN, WITH LEASE TERMINATION AND WITH BODY INJURIES. NISSAN REQUIRES THE CAR TO BE UNTOUCHED FOR THEIR 'INVESTIGATION' IN A CERTIFIED LOCATION (THEY CLAIM MY CURRENT SHOP IS NOT CERTIFIED EVEN THOUGH IT IS LISTED IN THEIR SITE IT IS) WHERE THE ENTIRE PROCESS WOULD TAKE BETWEEN 4-12 WEEKS. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR CAN'T BE TOUCHED AND OF COURSE NOT DRIVEN. NO RESOLUTION OFFERED TO MEANTIME TRANSPORTATION AND EXPENSE COVERAGE.

NHTSA ODI 11194380

Feb 15, 2018Speed controlBrakesCrash

PULLED INTO PARKING STALL. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFTED CAR TO PARK. ENGINE REV'ED AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED, JUMPED CURB AND CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT OF STALL. IMPACT FROM STOPPED CAR TO WALL IS LESS THEN 2 FT, BUT CAR IMPACTED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO DAMAGE FRONT AND SIDE PANELS (SEE PHOTO).

NHTSA ODI 11073017

Dec 22, 2017Speed controlDriver assistanceCrash

THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED, I WAS DRIVING IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WITH A PERSONAL FRIEND AND SUDDENLY THE CAR'S EMERGENCY BRAKE PROTECTION ACTIVATED JOLTING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN A PARKING DECK (DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST LOCATION) AND THE CAR AGAIN ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PROTECTION SYSTEM JOLTING THE CAR TO A STOP. I THEN FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BROUGHT THIS INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND CALLED REPORTING THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND I SHOULD PICK IT UP. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I SWITCHED CARS WITH A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO USED THE CAR TO DRIVE ONE MILE BACK TO HOME DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD. UPON COMING TO AN INTERSECTION, SHE REPORTS SHE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND GOT IN A TURN LANE TO MAKE A LEFT ONTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD AND AS SHE WAS APPROACHING THE LIGHT, THE CAR ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM, AGAIN JOLTING THE CAR TO A STOP. SHE STATES DURING AND AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHE KEPT HER FOOT ON THE BREAK THE ENTIRE TIME AND WHILE DECOMPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE CAR THEN JOLTED FORWARD CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAD CORPORATE NISSAN STEP IN TO INVESTIGATE THE CAR. 6 WEEKS LATER THEY INVESTIGATED THE CAR REPORTING THAT NO ERROR WAS FOUND WITH THE CAR AND AGAIN I SHOULD PICK MY VEHICLE UP. I REQUESTED SPECIFIC TESTS AND ASKED THE TESTING PROCESS FOR THE CAR AND WAS ADVISED BY THE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT THAT THEY COULD NOT DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION AND THAT THE TESTING AND RESULTS WERE "PROPERTY OF NISSAN" AND THAT THEY WERE NOT OFFERING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

NHTSA ODI 11056061

Nov 10, 2017Speed controlDriver assistanceCrash

FRONT EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO BRAKE THE CAR WHEN THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. MY CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR.

NHTSA ODI 11045246

Jun 7, 2017SteeringSpeed controlCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, DROVE OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND STRUCK A TREE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, DOOR, AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR WERE DAMAGED. PREVIOUSLY, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL COLLISION CENTER (CALIBER COLLISION LOCATED ON 14760 HULL STREET RD, CHESTERFIELD, VA 23832). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FRONT BUMPER, RT FOG LAMPS, BUMPER GRILL, FRONT CAMERA, FENDER, WHEEL AND PINION, WINDSHIELD, FRONT DOOR PANEL/SHELL, DOOR HANDLE, DOOR TRIM, AND BACK DOOR/QUARTER PANEL WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VADEN NISSAN OF SAVANNAH (LOCATED ON 10421 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA 31419) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A WHEEL ALIGNMENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD ENGINEERS INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO DID NOT FIND ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 25674414. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,500.

NHTSA ODI 10993741

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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 2017 Nissan Rogue Select verdict →