DRIVING CAR TO WORK ON A BUSY ROAD, WHEN IT REVVED AND THEN LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER.
2009 Nissan Rogue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2009 Nissan Rogue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 320.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
251 reports with mileage · 69 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 101 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 101 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Power Train complaints
101 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SIDE AXLE LEAKED GREASE AND THE CB BOOT WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. IN ADDITION, THE INNER BALL JOINT HAD PREMATURE WEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION OPERATED IN HIGH GEAR WHEN DRIVING. THE WHEELS WERE DIFFI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SIDE AXLE LEAKED GREASE AND THE CB BOOT WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. IN ADDITION, THE INNER BALL JOINT HAD PREMATURE WEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION OPERATED IN HIGH GEAR WHEN DRIVING. THE WHEELS WERE DIFFICULT TO TURN AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTUER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,200.
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED. AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS. SENSOR IS IN SEAT. CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSES A HAZARD IN TRAVELED LANES.
MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (75 MPH) FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS NO MATTER HOW HARD I STEPPED ON THE GAS. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING AFTER 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE AGAIN SINCE I USUALLY DO NOT TAKE LONG TRIPS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE FOR MY ROAD TRIP TO AND FROM HOUSTON AND DALLAS. A…
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MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (75 MPH) FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS NO MATTER HOW HARD I STEPPED ON THE GAS. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING AFTER 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE AGAIN SINCE I USUALLY DO NOT TAKE LONG TRIPS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE FOR MY ROAD TRIP TO AND FROM HOUSTON AND DALLAS. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CAR JERKS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS WAS ON REGULAR ROADS ABOUT 40 MPH. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT'S DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND UNFAIR FOR CAR OWNERS TO PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE MANY 2008 & 2009 ROGUE OWNERS REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE.
VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSING VEHICLES TO SWERVE AROUND US, AND NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION.
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH, I WAS DRIVING AND HAD MY GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR SEEMED TO HAVE NO POWER. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AND ONCE I CAME TO A STOP OFF THE INTERSTATE I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS A GAS STATION AND MY…
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DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH, I WAS DRIVING AND HAD MY GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR SEEMED TO HAVE NO POWER. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AND ONCE I CAME TO A STOP OFF THE INTERSTATE I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS A GAS STATION AND MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I LET OFF THE GAS AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, FINALLY SUCCESSFUL AFTER A FEW TRIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHILE I HAVE HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 120K MILES BY NISSAN AND SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THIS I JUST RECENTLY PASSED 120K MILES. IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM EVERYONE DIAGNOSED IT AS FUEL PUMP/INJECTION ISSUES AND NOW IT'S TOO LATE TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY WITH AS MANY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. SINCE MAY OF 2014 I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND NOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN THE PROPER DIAGNOSIS I FEEL LIKE NISSAN IS PUTTING PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY NOTIFIED IN TIME OF THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON SERIOUS DANGER. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT NO ONE HAS HIT ME WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AND MY TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR LEAVING ME STALLED. THIS IS NOT OK AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH PUTTING A LIMIT ON WHEN TO FIX OR REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS!
IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR MY FAMILY AND I WAS ON OUR WAY TO MYRTLE BEACH FOR A FAMILY VACATION IN MY 2009 NISSAN ROUGE . WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINNY NOISE AND THEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER. WITH THE GAS PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR IT WOULD ONLY GO 40MPH. WE PULLED OVER AND IT WOULD NOT GO AT ALL. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS …
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IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR MY FAMILY AND I WAS ON OUR WAY TO MYRTLE BEACH FOR A FAMILY VACATION IN MY 2009 NISSAN ROUGE . WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINNY NOISE AND THEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER. WITH THE GAS PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR IT WOULD ONLY GO 40MPH. WE PULLED OVER AND IT WOULD NOT GO AT ALL. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. WE SAT FOR A WHILE AND IT DROVE LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE IT ON VACATION BUT LEAVE IT TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AT IT. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. IT HASHAPPEND ON TWO MORE SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW BOTH TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45MINS. I MADE APPOINTMENT AND SENT IT TO A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY ARE UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT THEY HAVE SEE IT MANY TIMES BEFORE AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE TRANSMISSION IS GETTING HOT THE FLUID IS BUBBLING AND SENDING SIGNALS TO THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN.NISSIAN WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE PROBLEM IS THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE OF DRIVING FOR IT TO OCCUR. I CALLED CONSUMER AFAIRS AND THEY UN WILLING HELP STATING THE SAME THING THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME.
WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR GOING 80 MPH, THE VECHICLE QUICKLY DECCELERATED AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL FOR GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS VERY SCARY SINCE THERE WERE ARE TRAVELING BEHIND ME AND I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD CRASH INTO ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TAKE MY …
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WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR GOING 80 MPH, THE VECHICLE QUICKLY DECCELERATED AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL FOR GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS VERY SCARY SINCE THERE WERE ARE TRAVELING BEHIND ME AND I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD CRASH INTO ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR THE PAST YEAR. I AM TERRIFIED I AM GOING TO CAUSE A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING WITH MY CHILD, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROUGE. AFTER DRIVING CONSISTENTLY OVER 100 MILES AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND THEN FAIL AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROUGE. AFTER DRIVING CONSISTENTLY OVER 100 MILES AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND THEN FAIL AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
I HAVE A NISSAN ROGUE S 2009, I HAVE A BANGING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR BOARDS. I WAS MADE CHECK BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND U JOINT IS COMPLETELY COVERED IS RUST WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CAN BROKE IN ANY MOMENT AND THE I HAVE TO REPAIR NOT ONLY THAT OTHER PARTS TOO LIKE THE TRANSMISSION, DIRECTIONAL …
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I HAVE A NISSAN ROGUE S 2009, I HAVE A BANGING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR BOARDS. I WAS MADE CHECK BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND U JOINT IS COMPLETELY COVERED IS RUST WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CAN BROKE IN ANY MOMENT AND THE I HAVE TO REPAIR NOT ONLY THAT OTHER PARTS TOO LIKE THE TRANSMISSION, DIRECTIONAL AND SO ON. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER PART SERVICE AND THE PERSON WHO WORK THERE HE SAID THAT PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND FOR THE LOW OF MILEAGE SHOULDN'T HAPPENED. IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE IS A FAULT OF NISSAN ON A BAD PARTS THAT THEY INSTALL ON MY TRUCK. THEY NEED TO MAKE A RECALL AND FIX THIS BIG PROBLEM IN THE SAME WAY THEY CHARGE FOR THE TRUCK AND WE PAID, THEY NEED TO REPLACE AT NOT COST IS THERE RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE BAD PARTS AND THIS IS URGENT I DON'T WANTS MY MOTHER, MY NEPHEW (3 Y) AND MY NICE (2 Y) GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND MYSELF PLEASE HELP ME THIS IS URGENT TO BRING MY CAR FOR REPAIR.
Official recalls
315V032000 · Electrical System
Jan 26, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
10V401000 · Equipment:electrical:navigational System(global Positioning System)
Sep 10, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
09V411000 · Steering:gear Box:shaft Pitman
Oct 19, 2009
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ROGUE VEHICLES. A SCREW IN THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING COVER MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND COULD FALL OUT. AS IT LOOSENS, THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE COMPROMISED BUT THE DRIVER WILL RETAIN STEERING CONTROL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SCREW MAY EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR COVER. IF LARGE STEERING INPUTS ARE MADE WITH THE COVER SCREW MISSING THE PINION SHAFT MAY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT WHETHER THE STEERING GEAR COVER SCREW IS LOOSE AND WILL BE RETIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A COVER PLATE TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM POSSIBLY COMING OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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