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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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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.

5 crash reports5 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

320 reports
113,500 miles · Aug 16, 2015
Power Train

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!

NHTSA ODI #10748978

92,000 miles · Aug 12, 2015
EngineVehicle Speed Control

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENT…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE VALVE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

NHTSA ODI #10748153

115,000 miles · Aug 12, 2015
Power Train

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.

NHTSA ODI #10748068

94,000 miles · Jul 27, 2015
Unknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY USING SPEED CONTROL AT 70 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY KICKED OUT OF SPEED CONTROL AND DECELERATED 20 MPH. MY CAR THEN REFUSED TO ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 90 DEGREES AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 5 AND A HALF HOURS WITH 2 BRIEF STOPS. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE CAR DID NOT INDICAT…

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WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY USING SPEED CONTROL AT 70 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY KICKED OUT OF SPEED CONTROL AND DECELERATED 20 MPH. MY CAR THEN REFUSED TO ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 90 DEGREES AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 5 AND A HALF HOURS WITH 2 BRIEF STOPS. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE CAR DID NOT INDICATE IT WAS OVERHEATING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY NORMAL REPAIR PERSON AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT MATCHED MY EXACT ISSUE AND COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE SO I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. THEY FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION AND CHECKED MY FLUID LEVELS. THEY SUGGESTED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I PURCHASE A PART THAT IS ADDED TO THE TRANSMISSION TO COOL DOWN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT MANY OTHER ROGUES DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT NISSAN.

NHTSA ODI #10743965

95,400 miles · Jul 21, 2015
EnginePower TrainVehicle Speed Control

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.

NHTSA ODI #10735609

60,000 miles · Jul 20, 2015
Power Train

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.

NHTSA ODI #10735084

89,000 miles · Jul 13, 2015
Unknown Or Other

I RECENTLEY TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP BECUASE MY SUNROOF WAS OFF ALIGNED BUT THE GUY PRESSED SOME BUTTON TO TRY AND RESET IT HIMSELF INSTEAD OF SENDING IT INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THE RIGHT WAY. SO I NEEDED TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN FOR AN FAMILY EMERGENCY AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE RIDING ON THE HI…

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I RECENTLEY TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP BECUASE MY SUNROOF WAS OFF ALIGNED BUT THE GUY PRESSED SOME BUTTON TO TRY AND RESET IT HIMSELF INSTEAD OF SENDING IT INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THE RIGHT WAY. SO I NEEDED TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN FOR AN FAMILY EMERGENCY AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL LIKE IF HE WOULD HAVE WENT ABOUT IT THE RIGHT WAY WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN ALL OF THIS WOULD OF HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

NHTSA ODI #10733762

77,978 miles · Jul 8, 2015
Air BagsElectrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTROL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAI…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTROL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,978. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

NHTSA ODI #10732702

85,000 miles · Jun 12, 2015
Tires

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DEFLATED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT WAS PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DEFLATED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT WAS PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V393000 (TIRES), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ODI #10724958

Mileage unknown · May 24, 2015
Air Bags

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. RECALL REFERENCE #NTB08-095C SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT MY N…

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MY AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. RECALL REFERENCE #NTB08-095C SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT MY NISSAN ROGUE 2009 ( PRODUCED IN NOV. 2008) AND THE AIR BAG MANUFACTURED BY TAKATA, SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REPAIRED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ODI #10721246

Official recalls

3

15V032000 · 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

0

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