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What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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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161 of 609 complaints match · Driver assistance · clear filters · page 6 of 7

Dec 4, 2018Driver assistance

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE FROM JOHN SISSON NISSAN IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH NISSAN'S FORWARD COLLISION MONITORING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO QUICKLY REACT AND ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND ME. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE SYSTEM WENT INTO FAULT AND PRODUCED SEVERAL ERROR CODES. THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AFTER POWERING OFF THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW HOURS LATTER INTO THE TRIP. I SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED THE SYSTEM OFF UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT RADAR SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED. HOPEFULLY THIS HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. I HAVE DONE INVESTIGATING AND IT APPEARS THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND NISSAN HAS ISSUED SEVERAL BULLETINS. I AM QUESTION IF EITHER NISSAN OR THE DEALER KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUES AND SOLD ME THE CAR ANYWAY OR EVEN WORSE, FAILED TO PERFORM MAINTENACE ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO DELIVERY. IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED, IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE VEHICLES. *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11155985

Nov 27, 2018Driver assistance

TWICE THE DIRVER ASSIST EMERGENCY BREAK STOPPED THE CAR WHEN NO OTHER CARS ARE AHEAD OF IT. ON 11/26 I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY APPARENTLY KNOW OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID NISSAN IS AWARE BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. I CALLED NISSAN THIS MORNING AND THEY ARE CLAIMING NOT TO BE AWARE. PEOPLE WILL DIE IF THIS EMERGENCY BREAK SENSOR IS NOT PROPERLY FIXED.

NHTSA ODI 11154181

Nov 25, 2018Driver assistance1 injury

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AIRBAGS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 38 MILES PER HOUR AND A 40 MILE-AN-HOUR ZONE GOING DOWN A SMALL GRADE NOBODY IN FRONT NOBODY BEHIND NOBODY BESIDE ME AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. IT THREW ME FOR WORD TWIST IN MY BODY THE SEATBELT HURT MY LEFT HIP IN MY LEFT SHOULDER BECAUSE IT WAS UNEXPECTED THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. THANKS

NHTSA ODI 11153607

Nov 13, 2018Driver assistance

WHILE MOVING AT 35MPH ON A PAVED SURFACE STREET WITH NO OBSTACLES/CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR BEHIND ME AND A GREEN LIGHT AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR (2018 NISSAN ROGUE S AWD) MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. SEEMED AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION IF ANYONE WERE BEHIND ME OR IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11151373

Nov 12, 2018Driver assistance

WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE ON A LOCAL STREET THE CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE APPLIED.

NHTSA ODI 11151028

Oct 25, 2018BrakesDriver assistance

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 11AM USING LOCAL ROADS. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY, LIGHT TRAFFIC, DRY PAVEMENT, NO LEAVES OR OTHER ROAD DEBRIS. AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN, WITHIN 20 FEET, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING AND STOPPING. IT MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO MESSAGES ON THE DASH OR BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER SITTING THERE A FEW MINUTES, I PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LATER THAT DAY, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE CAR DEALER TO CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN A LOANER CAR, AND BY THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, GOT A CALL TO COME AND PICK UP MY CAR. THE SERVICE TEAM WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO NOTHING WAS FIXED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2018. THIS TIME, I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY AND WAS SLOWING DOWN ON A RAMP. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. IT GRINDED TO A STOP. IT WAS STARTLING TO ME, AS I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS TO ME BEFORE. I ASSUMED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ROAD SURFACE AND FIGURED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE OR THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAD ENGAGED. I WAS TAKING A FRIEND HOME FROM CANCER SURGERY THAT DAY, SO I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT A WHOLE LOT. I HAD OTHER WORRIES. IN CONSIDERING WHAT HAPPENED, I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED IN BOTH CASES. IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WAS DETERMINED TO STOP, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES IN MY WAY. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. IT'S AN UNNERVING THING TO HAVE OCCUR, BUT AT LEAST I WAS GOING SLOW AND DIDN'T HAVE CARS BEHIND ME. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF IT HAPPENED AS I'M GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, IT COULD CAUSE A CAR TO REAR-END ME, OR CAUSE MY CAR TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 11142557

Oct 25, 2018BrakesDriver assistance

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A COUNTY STREET, AT ALMOST 40 MPH, MY CAR DECIDED TO SUDDENLY BRAKE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STOP. IT VIBRATED AND WE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING TYPE NOISE. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, AND AFTER JUST A SECOND, THE BRAKING STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS WERE HEARD. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 15,500 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUST STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, SO IT WAS AT ONLY ABOUT 10 MPH. THEN THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO CODES WERE THROWN, SO THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM TO FIX. IT'S IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TODAY, HOPING THAT THEY CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS ON THE FREEWAY, OR ACTUALLY ANYWHERE I WANT TO GO MORE THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR...SO THAT WOULD BE EVERY TIME I WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR!

NHTSA ODI 11142595

Oct 22, 2018BrakesDriver assistance

THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE (FCA) / AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED RESULTING THE BRAKES BEING ABRUPTLY APPLIED WHILE DRIVING FORWARD ON A NEIGHBORHOOD THOROUGHFARE AT 40 MPH AND NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME.. THERE WAS A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME WHICH HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME OR ELSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAR COLLISION. THE SYSTEM GENERATED A FALSE WARNING WITH A BEEPING AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THIS IS THE 1ST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS APPLIED THE BRAKES IN THE 3 MONTHS I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED THE AUTONATION PINECREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO CHECK THE FCA SENSOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NEW ROGUE OWNERS.

NHTSA ODI 11141775

Oct 19, 2018BrakesDriver assistance

MY SAFETY BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT, LEVEL SUBURBAN STREET THAT WAS NEWLY PAVED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AND THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROADWAY. THE ALARM SOUNDED AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED. IT FELT AND SOUNDED AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON SPEED REDUCING PAVEMENT. THE CAR DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT IT BROUGHT MY SPEED DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH. IT THEN DISENGAGED AND NORMAL DRIVING RESUMED. IT WAS FRIGHTENING BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BECAUSE IT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED.

NHTSA ODI 11141441

Oct 16, 2018Electrical systemDriver assistance

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED MOVING AND THE FRONT CAMERA MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CAMERA ERRONEOUSLY DETECTED THAT A VEHICLE WAS IN THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. STADIUM NISSAN (1140 W KATELLA AVE, ORANGE, CA 92867, (714) 923-5100) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

NHTSA ODI 11140604

Oct 11, 2018Parking BrakeBrakesDriver assistance

? THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING IS FAULTY. ON OCT. 10, 2018, I WAS DRIVING INTO MT. HOPE CEMETERY IN ROCHESTER, NY. THE ROAD WAS CLEAR: NO TRAFFIC, NO PEOPLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR BEEPED AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND SKIDDED. FOR A SPLIT SECOND, A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH SOMETHING INSIDE IT CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. I PUSHED THE BRAKE. I HIT NOTHING. THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. I DROVE OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. (ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THAT TRIANGLE INDICATED A PEDESTRIAN.) SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN DISABLING THE AEB WHENEVER I DRIVE. I DO NOT TRUST THE CAR; IT SCARES ME. *DT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11139711

Sep 30, 2018BrakesDriver assistance

AUTO EMERGENCY BRAKING IS ACTIVATING WHEN THERE IS NO VEHICLE OR OBSTACLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT HAPPENEND THE FIRST TIME I LEFT THE DEALER ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN A DARK PARKING GARAGE, AND AGAIN WHEN I WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. IT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND GOING OVER A BRIDGE WITH METAL EXPANSION JOINTS. GOOD THING NO ONE WAS BEHIND US WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. MY ROGUE HAS AROUND 3,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ODI 11132376

Sep 24, 2018Driver assistance

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC BRAKING FEATURE INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES IN THE VEHICLE'S PATH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING ON APPROXIMATELY SIX OCCASIONS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,600. *DT CONSUMER STATED INCIDENT HAPPENED 6 TIMES AFTER THE PURCHASE. UPDATED 12/04/18*JB

NHTSA ODI 11130998

Sep 17, 2018BrakesDriver assistance

MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE BRAKED SUDDENLY, FOR NO REASON. TRAVELING 30 MPH ON A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED BRIEFLY, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, THEN SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NO CARS IN FRONT OR BACK OF MINE. THE ONLY THING IN THE ROAD WAS A METAL DRAIN COVER. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.

NHTSA ODI 11129949

Sep 6, 2018Driver assistance

THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM INCORRECTLY ACTIVATED RESULTING IN THE BRAKES BEING ABRUPTLY APPLIED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME, OR ELSE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. THE SYSTEM REGULARLY GENERATES FALSE WARNINGS , BUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS APPLIED THE BRAKES IN THE 6 MONTHS I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE *BF *AS

NHTSA ODI 11124692

Sep 3, 2018Driver assistance

APPROACHING AN UPHILL GRADE ROAD, THE FORWARD STOP ASSIST WAS ACTIVATED, STOPPING THE CAR ABRUPTLY. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID FROM HITTING ME AT THE REAR. IN ADDITION THE BACK UP MONITOR SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE AND THE LANE CHANGE WARNING SYSTEM ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA ODI 11124099

Aug 30, 2018Driver assistance

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS BEEPED LIKE SOMEONE WAS IN THE WAY ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS BREAKING PRETTY ABRUPTLY WITH NO VEHICLES AROUND AS A COP WENT BY AND I WAS DOWNTOWN AT NIGHT I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE SERVICE AT CHICO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD ONE OTHER CUSTOMER HAD COMPLAINED BUT IT'S JUST A SIGNAL BEING SENT OUT AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS IS A VERY SAFE FEATURE IF IT'S GOING TO SLAM MY BRAKES ON WHEN NO ONE'S IN FRONT OF ME ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SOMEONE MAY BE BEHIND ME AND NOT EXPECTING MY CAR TO ABRUPTLY STOPPED FOR NO GOOD REASON

NHTSA ODI 11123564

Aug 29, 2018Driver assistance

FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE APPROACHING A METAL ROADWAY SURFACE AND COMES TO A COMPLETE AND ABRUPT STOP. THE ROADWAY IS A DRIVEWAY ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PREVENT COLLISIONS WITH OBJECTS AHEAD, BUT ENGAGES WHEN THERE IS NO OBJECT IN FRONT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE JULY 5, 2018 AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AWARE SINCE JULY 26, 2018. IN SEVERAL INSTANCES, MOTORIST TRAVELING BEHIND WERE UNEXPECTEDLY SURPRISED AND FORCED TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. *TT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11123321

Aug 29, 2018Driver assistance

THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A SUDDEN ACCELERATED DECREASE IN SPEED NEARLY GRINDING TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE HAS 5100 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. IT WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THEN RESUME OPERATION WITHIN SECONDS. IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE WERE BEHIND ME. *TT *TR *DT CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING DISPLAYED,NOR WAS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE WAY HOME SATURDAY EVENING 9/22. I DID NOTICE THE FEB LIGHT THAT WAS ON THE DASH. UPDATED 10/11/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ODI 11123353

Aug 27, 2018Driver assistance

I BOUGHT MY NEW NISSAN ROGUE 2018 ON JULY 7, 2018. LAST FRIDAY AUG 17 AT 4:30 PM,I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT STOPPED BY ITSELF ON TOP OF THE TRAIN TRACKS IN FARMINGDALE, NY., LIKE IT HAD AN ELECTRONIC PANIC. THANK GOD I DIDN'T PANIC. I LOOKED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT, NO TRAINS COMING, SO I PUSH THE START BUTTON AND THE CAR WORKED AGAIN, I GOT OUT OF THERE. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN ON SATURDAY AND "THEY SAY" THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I THINK THIS UNACCEPTABLE, I COULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW, AND ALL THE STRESS THAT WAS INVOLVED. I HEARD THE GUY AT NISSAN SAYING THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER ROGUES. THEY SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS WITH THAT KIND OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11122783

Aug 12, 2018Driver assistance

THE RADIO/NAVIGATION HAS REBOOTED TWICE WHICH DISABLES EVERYTHING UNTIL IT RESTARTS ALSO WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MILES AND HOUR ON A NORMAL 2 LANE ROAD WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND AND PASSING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE STARTED TO BRAKE HARD, THE WARNING IN THE CAR WENT OFF AS WELL. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED AND IT DISENGAGED WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO AND I CONTINUED ONE MY WAY. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND HAS 3,600 MILES ON IT. BASED ON READING THIS THREADS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS WELL KNOWN ON THIS MODEL.

NHTSA ODI 11119475

Aug 8, 2018Driver assistance

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE BRAND NEW 2018 ROGUE WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES - THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEMS ENGAGED WHEN THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROAD. ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. DOOR AJAR WARNING AGAIN, THIS IS A NEW 2018 ROUGE SPORT WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING WON'T TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED. THE OVERHEAD LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL.

NHTSA ODI 11118604

Aug 1, 2018Driver assistance

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH ON A CITY STREET WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE AND NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND OR INCONSISTENCIES IN THE ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE MADE A HARD AND ABRUPT DECELERATION COMBINED WITH A GRINDING SOUND FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PURCHASED 2 DAYS EARLIER AND HAD ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN CONTACTED, THE SALES STAFF CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 18-041A) ALERTING THEM OF THE ISSUE AND THEY HAD IN FACT DEALT WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITHIN THAT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON OUR VEHICLE AND THE LASER CONTROL MODULE FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THEY REPROGRAMMED IT, TESTED IT, AND IT FAILED AGAIN. THEY ORDERED A NEW CKD LASER CONTROL UNIT, REPROGRAMMED IT, PERFORMED SENSOR CALIBRATION, ROAD TESTED IT AND SAY THEY VERIFIED ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE OUT AND NO CODES ARE RESET. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM AND SYSTEMIC PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11115088

Jul 24, 2018Driver assistance

WE PURCHASED 2018 NISSAN ROGUE IN JUNE. TODAY WE DROVE 75 MILES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATED 4 TIMES FOR NO REASON. ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE, ONCE ON THE OFF RAMP, AND TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO RR TRACKS OR OTHER OBSTACLES. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 1000 MILES ON IT. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE WILL THINK I'M BRAKE CHECKING THEM! ILL BE SPEAKING TO THE DEALER, BUT I SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AND DECIDED TO REGISTER MINE ALSO. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU'RE DRIVING OVER 'RUMBLE STRIPS'.

NHTSA ODI 11113371

Jul 12, 2018BrakesDriver assistance

TWO WEEK OLD NISSAN ROGUE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES IN THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE I WORK. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ANYWHERE IN THE GARAGE (ANY FLOOR) AND WHEN I SURPASS ~15MPH. SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT GOING BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE I'M BEGINNING TO THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A FIX AND RECALL. *TT

NHTSA ODI 11110919

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