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What 331 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 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 (331)Crash / fire / injury (35)Brakes (122)Driver assistance (99)Electrical system (59)Transmission & drivetrain (22)Speed control (21)Engine (17)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (11)Steering (11)Backup camera & sensors (10)Seats (10)

35 of 331 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters · page 2 of 2

Jan 27, 2020SteeringSpeed controlBrakes1 injury

WHILE DRIVING JUST ABOUT TO GET ON A BRIDGE, MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY BREAKED (BROKE)! VERY DANGEROUS, THERE WAS A VEHICLE BEHIND ME.

NHTSA ODI 11302155

Nov 12, 2019Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)BrakesCrash1 injury

MY NEW NISSAN ROGUE HAS ONLY 356 MILES ON IT . UNIVERSAL NISSAN SOLD IT TO ME AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. IT SEEMS TO BE A HARDWARE ISSUE AND NOT A SOFTWARE ISSUE AS THEY TRIED UPDATING THE SOFTWARE WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE AUTO SAFETY BRAKE. IT DOES NOT WORK FOR FRONT PEDESTRIANS OR REAR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. THE VEHICLE ALSO DOES NOT APPLY THE BRAKES IN TIMES OF EMERGENCIES AS IT IS ADVERTISED TO DO SO. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE COMPUTER IS MALFUNCTIONING AND SPEEDING UP INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR IS A DEATHTRAP. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEY SAID I HAVE TO TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I ALSO RECEIVED A MILD CONCUSSION WHEN THE LIFT-GATE SMASHED DOWN ON MY HEAD AFTER I WAS CHECKING OUT THE TRUNK. THE LIFT-GATE WAS OPENING ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I STOPPED TO CLOSE IT, IT CAME DOWN AND SMASHED ME IN THE HEAD BEFORE I EVEN ACTIVATED IT. ALSO, THE CAR IS BURNING GAS QUITE RAPIDLY. I AM GETTING LESS THAN 16 MILES TO THE GALLON, AND THIS IS MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ADVERTISED AT 26 CITY, 31 HWY. . UNIVERSAL NISSAN TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PUT HIGH LEADED PREMIUM GAS OR I WILL NOT GET GOOD MILEAGE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IS CORRECT. THERE WAS ALSO A MYSTERIOUS FIRE BURN BENEATH THE CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I BROUGHT THE NISSAN ROGUE IN TO BE CHECKED BY UNIVERSAL NISSAN SERVICE, AND THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR FOUR DAYS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THE PRO-PILOT ASSIST STEERING CORRECTION, DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE NISSAN'S CUSTOM LEATHER STEERING WRAP FOR THIS MODEL OF ROGUE INTERFERES WITH THE STEERING CORRECTION, YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SQUEEZE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE POINT OF EXERTION. I ASKED UNIVERSAL NISSAN TO REFUND MY MONEY, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED .

NHTSA ODI 11279667

Oct 30, 2019BrakesCrash

THE BREAKING ASSIST DIDN'T WORK AND I HAD A FENDER BENDER

NHTSA ODI 11277114

Oct 30, 2019Speed controlCrash2 injuries

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT A FUEL STATION, THE ENGINE REVVED INDEPENDENTLY. AS THE ENGINE REVVED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND A BUILDING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 56 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE ERROR AND MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIGHT ANKLE, RIGHT WRIST, AND EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH ANKLES, BOTH WRISTS, CLAVICLE, SHOULDER, AND ALSO EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: C201930703 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD AND THEN A SECOND WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED IT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTACT'S MOTHER WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V654000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION), WHICH WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,100. *DT*DT*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11277195

Oct 16, 2019Airbags2 injuries

WE HAD THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE GO FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INJURING THE PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING FOR NO REASON! TRAVEL SPEED WAS CLOSE TO 50MPH. *DT*DT *TR CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED .*JB*JB

NHTSA ODI 11268832

Sep 16, 2019Body & structureBrakesCrash

TAKATA RECALL:I PURCHASED MY 2019 NISSAN ROGUE MAY 31, 2019 FROM CLAY COOLEY NISSAN. TWO MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING BACK TO WORK MY NISSAN ROGUE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKED; A MONTH LATER MY BLIND SPOT SENSORS FAILED TO COME ON RESULTING IN A WRECK. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET A $1000 DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE I ASSUMED THERE WAS A GLITCH WITHIN MY CAR. WHILE WATCHING GMA I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL.

NHTSA ODI 11255520

Sep 5, 2019EngineCrash

OUR VEHICLES ENGINE QUIT WORKING IN THE CENTER LANE OF A 3 LANE CITY STREET AFTER GIVING OUT A JERKY, VIBRATORY MOVEMENT BRIEFLY. AFTER FEW ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO RESTART, TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHT AND GOT DOWN FROM THE VEHICLE TO CALL THE TOWING COMPANY. DURING WHICH TIME, AT LEAST 3 CARS RECOGNIZED THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND TOOK A DIVERSION WHILE A TOYOTA TUNDRA DID NOT SEE AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE, WHICH FLEW FEW YARDS AWAY IN THE STREET. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS BRAND NEW 3 MONTH OLD VEHICLES ENGINE TO STOP ABRUPTLY. SINCE THE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH IN 110S, ME AND MY HUSBAND GOT OFF THE CAR, IF NOT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INSIDE THE CAR AND WOULD NOT BE ALIVE AT THIS TIME. THIS WAS A SCARY EVENT THAT NEEDS EXPLANATION

NHTSA ODI 11253321

Aug 8, 2019BrakesCrash

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF A HOME DEPOT. I TURNED RIGHT INTO AN AISLE WHERE THERE WERE AVAILABLE SPACES. AS I APPROACHED A SPOT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO LET THE CAR SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND RESTED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL GETTING READY TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO BRING IT TO A FULL STOP ONCE I WAS IN THE PARKING SPACE. AS I APPROACHED TO SPACE THE CAR RESPONDED PROPERLY BY SLOWING DOWN. I TURNED LEFT WITH MY FOOT RESTING ON THE BRAKE LIGHTLY PRESSING DOWN GETTING READY TO FULLY APPLY THE BRAKE FOR THE FINAL STOP. HOWEVER, AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE CAR KEPT ROLLING AHEAD ON ITS OWN. I THEN PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER AND HARDER BUT THE CAR KEPT ROLLING AND I PRESSED WITH ALL MY STRENGTH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT KEPT ROLLING, NOT STOPPING UNTIL IT HIT THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. IT APPEARED THERE WAS LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR, JUST SOME SCRATCHES AND INDENTING OF THE AREA BELOW THE TRUNK LID. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED IN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AREA WITH SOME BENDING AT THE HEADLIGHT AREA. THE FENDER IS ALSO MISALIGNED WITH THE HOOD. ALTHOUGH WE DROVE IT HOME, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WHENEVER WE WERE SLOWING DOWN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR EVER AGAIN. WE WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC FRONT BRAKING, WHICH OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FUNCTION AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE OVERRIDDEN MY ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY APPLY THE BRAKES. WE WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WANT NISSAN TO REFUND OUR MONEY. THE CAR IS ABOUT TWO MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES ON IT. AT PURCHASE THE SALESMAN SAID THERE WERE THE EQUIVALENT OF 17 LAPTOP COMPUTERS IN THE CAR. MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE LESS ELECTRONICS AND MORE RELIABILITY.

NHTSA ODI 11242474

Jul 3, 2019SuspensionCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MUSCLE SPASMS AND AN INJURED BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,656. *BF*JB

NHTSA ODI 11229164

May 29, 2019AirbagsBrakesCrash1 injury

I WAS DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE, 2019 NISSAN ROGUE, 65 MPH AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FAILED, CAUSING ME TO GO ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, THROUGH A FENCE, INTO A DITCH. THE FRONT END WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TOOK OVER AND THE CAR PULLED ITSELF OUT OF THE DITCH EVENTUALLY STOPPING IN A FIELD JUST PRIOR TO GOING OVER AND EMBANKMENT AND INTO A RIVER. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE OFFICER THAT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THE BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE WERE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT ENTER THIS INTO THE WRITTEN REPORT. HE DID VERBALIZE THAT TO ME ON THE PHONE THE DAY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE TRIED TO STOP. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH. I SUSTAINED 2 FRACTURES OF MY BACK, A CONCUSSION AND A LARGE LACERATION OF MY FOREHEAD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, YET. THE COMPUTER OF THIS VEHICLE TOOK OVER AND DROVE ITSELF. I WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY TRAUMA CENTER AND ADMITTED FOR 2 DAYS. *DT*JB CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY THE FLOOR. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM CERTAIN THAT I HEARD THE VEHICLE PUT ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AFTER HITTING THE DITCH. '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 11210736

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