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What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Nissan Rogue

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 (609)Crash / fire / injury (49)Brakes (253)Driver assistance (161)Electrical system (81)Engine (52)Speed control (34)Transmission & drivetrain (33)Airbags (27)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (22)Steering (18)Seats (15)

8 of 609 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 16, 2023Speed controlCrash1 injury

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while entering her garage, the vehicle accelerated. The brake pedal was applied but failed to respond. The contact swerved and crashed into her house. The air bags deployed. The contact sustained injuries to her knee and leg and was transported by ambulance to the hospital for medical attention. There was no reported fire or police report filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted by email but had not responded. The failure mileage was approximately 68,560.

NHTSA ODI 11522233

Aug 16, 2021Speed controlDriver assistance1 injury

In sum, vehicle was traveling at 35mph with no obstructions or vehicles in the front of my vehicle and forward collision warning activated, bringing vehicle to a complete stop. Breaks squealed and tire rubber burned onto pavement. Seatbelt clenched torso, leaving bruise on collar bone. Another occurrence was similar in speed, with no obstacles or vehicles in front of mine. The forward collision warning began beeping but not displaying any visuals or breaking vehicle.

NHTSA ODI 11429348

Feb 28, 2020AirbagsSpeed controlBrakesCrash

CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE PARKING. JUMPED OVER THE STOP AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT STOP THE CAR AND AIR BAGS DID NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR BRAKING FOR NO REASON AND A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND NOW THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A LEMON. LOVE THE CAR BUT TO MANY PROBLEMS. NO MY CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS WILL RISE OR BE CANCELLED.

NHTSA ODI 11312005

Feb 12, 2020Speed controlBrakesCrash1 injury

WHILE DRIVING MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE TO WORK ON A SUNNY FLORIDA MORNING, I EXPERIENCED A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE AROUND 8:00 AM EST. WHILE SLOWING DOWN APPLYING MY BRAKES AS I APPROACHED A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC, MY ROGUE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN ACCORD CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DURING THE ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE'S ONBOARD AUTOMATED EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WAS SOUNDING ALARMS BUT DID NOT BRAKE THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED INSTEAD. A LOUD GRINDING SOUND COULD BE HEARD AT THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR SO AFTERWARDS. THANKFULLY THE SPEED WAS LOW ONLY RESULTING IN MINOR BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE.*DT *TP THE END RESULT WAS I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BACK INJURIES - LOWER AND NECK REGIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY. I SUSPECT THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT I WENT FROM SLOWING DOWN TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THEN FINALLY TO FULL SUDDEN STOP. THANKFULLY, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN MY VEHICLE. ALL OF THIS WAS CAUGHT ON MY DASH CAMERA INCLUDING THE SOUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO BILL RAY NISSAN IN LONGWOOD, FL WHICH WERE UNABLE TO PULL ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. WHEN DEPRESSING A BRAKE TO SLOW A VEHICLE DOWN, THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. I WILL BE GLAD TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THE DASH CAMERA FOOTAGE FOR REVIEW. *DT*JB *DT *TP*DT*TP*DT*DT CONSUMER SUBMITTED VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT.*JB*DAD THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.*JP THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY HAD A LOW VOLTAGE.

NHTSA ODI 11308847

Dec 4, 2019SteeringSpeed controlBrakesCrash

MY CAR WOULD DISRUPTIVELY BREAK IN ITS OWN, WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR , THE SAFETY SYSTEM BREAK LIGHT STAYED ON, ST THE TIME I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS NOR DID ANYBODY WAS ABLE TO EXPLAIN, I TOOK IT IN TO FIND OUT THERE WAS DAMAGE WIRES AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND. DEAD RAT, THE BRAKES ALSO SQUEAKED UNUSUALLY AT TIMES, THEY ALSO MENTIONED THIS WAS NORMAL AND BRAKES WERE NEW, WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND MIS INFORMED INFORMATION I ENDED UP BEING STUCK BUYING THIS CAR, I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A LEMON ISSUE BUT THE HEAD DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR TOOK CAR AND REINSURED UIT WAS ALL GOOD TO GO AND FIXED , I ALSO BOUGHT EXTRA WARRANTY, BUT SHORTLY AFTER DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE HAD UNUSUAL EXPERIENCES WITH MY CAR BRAKING IN TRAFFIC AND THEN RELEASING VERY DISRUPTIVELY WHICH HAD EVEN CAUSED ME TO LOSE HANDLE ALONG WITH MY NEW BORN, VARIOUS OF TIMES I HAD CONCERNS U TIL ONE DAY I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A LIGHT THE CAR BRAKES VERY DISRUPTIVELY THE CAR BEHIND ME A MOTHER IN HER PRIUS WITH HER TWO CHILDREN SLAMMED INTO MY CAR , THIS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE. IT'S CAUSING MORE ISSUES AND HAZARD ACCIDENTS THEN SAFETY.. I AM VERY VERY SADLY IN HAPPY CUSTOMER AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AND AGAIN THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND I WANT OUT OF THIS CAR Z

NHTSA ODI 11286911

Nov 9, 2019Speed controlBrakes1 injury

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM CAME ON BRIEFLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO FOR NO REASON, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A QUIET CITY STREET. THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES, BUT MUCH WORSE. EACH TIME I WAS IN MOTION, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 45 MPH. YESTERDAY I WAS GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A STREET BY MY HOUSE, AND THE AEB CAME ON HARD. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. VISIBILITY WAS PERFECT. ONLY 2 BLOCKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT CAUSED ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FOREARM, WHICH IS NOW SORE, AND A CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, WHICH I JUST BOUGHT IN JULY. I'M WONDERING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAPPENED BEFORE PURCHASING THE CAR FROM THE DEALER.

NHTSA ODI 11279166

Apr 22, 2019SteeringSpeed controlCrash2 injuries

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF A CURB. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE CURB, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE MADE A SHARP 90 DEGREE TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE VEHICLE PENETRATED THE WALL AND STOPPED INSIDE THE BUILDING. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *DT *TR *BF 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

NHTSA ODI 11202867

Oct 1, 2018Speed controlBrakesCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE WHICH, IN TURN, CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN IN FOR A MEDICAL CHECK-UP. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, A SCHEDULE WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600.

NHTSA ODI 11132745

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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 2018 Nissan Rogue verdict →