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2011 Nissan Rogue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2011 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

290 reports with mileage · 72 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.

  • Power Train. Review the 189 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports13 fire reports4 injury reports

Power Train complaints

189 reports
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117,266 miles · Nov 28, 2018
Power Train

I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND WHEN I ACCELERATE THE RPM'S SHOOT UP TO 6,000/7,000 WITH NO POWER AND THEN DROPS BACK OFF TO 1,000. ALMOST AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR BUT WITHOUT DOING SO.

NHTSA ODI #11154619

90,000 miles · Nov 28, 2018
Power Train

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY/ EXPRESSWAY 70 MPH WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND DROPS TO 20 MPH. FOOT PRESSED DOWN TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT MOVE. CAR WILL NOT DRIVE UP HILLS AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE ON HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI #11154574

95,000 miles · Nov 14, 2018
Power Train

ON 11/3/18, I STOPPED MY 2011NISSAN ROGUE TO LET A FRIEND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO AAA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROB…

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ON 11/3/18, I STOPPED MY 2011NISSAN ROGUE TO LET A FRIEND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO AAA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEY SEE WITH NISSANS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON NOVEMBER 5 AND "ADAM" WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING. HE CHECKED MY VIN # AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THAT NISSAN WOULD STILL BE WILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE BY THEM AS A FIRST STEP. I TOLD HIM A DIAGNOSTIC HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE BY AAA, BUT HE SAID NISSAN HAD TO DO IT THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SANSONE 66 IN NEPTUNE CITY, NJ. I HAD ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC DONE WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGAIN TO ADVISE THEM THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS COMPLETED. THEY TOLD ME THAT A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT IN NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD BE CONTACTING ME THE NEXT DAY WITH INFORMATION ON HOW MY PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE RESOLVED. I WAS THEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER AFFAIRS REP "QUINCY" ON NOVEMBER 11. SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE WOULD BE MAKING THE DECISION ON HOW/IF NISSAN WOULD BE RESOLVING MY CVT PROBLEM. I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM SANSONE SO SHE COULD USE THAT TO RENDER HER DECISION. SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD NOT, BUT THAT HER DECISION WOULD IN LARGE PART BE BASED ON "CUSTOMER LOYALTY". I ASKED WHAT SHE MEANT AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS REFERRING TO PAST SERVICE HISTORY AT NISSAN DEALERS. SHE DENIED ME ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR.

NHTSA ODI #11151558

89,000 miles · Sep 10, 2018
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A HARD SHIFT AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEARS IN TH…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A HARD SHIFT AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSFER CASE FRACTURED AND THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPLE NISSAN (LOCATED AT 1510 WHITEFORD RD, YORK, PA 17402, (717) 755-9504) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

NHTSA ODI #11128398

100,000 miles · Sep 3, 2018
Power Train

AFTER TRANSMISSION HEATS UP WHILE DRIVING THEIR IS A LOUD WHINGING NOISE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL STRUGGLE TO START MOVING AGAIN, POWER HESITATING AND THEN OVERREVVING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 WITH 100,000 MILES - IT SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW T…

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AFTER TRANSMISSION HEATS UP WHILE DRIVING THEIR IS A LOUD WHINGING NOISE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL STRUGGLE TO START MOVING AGAIN, POWER HESITATING AND THEN OVERREVVING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 WITH 100,000 MILES - IT SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $3,000. THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS 2003-2010 WARRANTY'S WERE INCREASED TO 10 YEARS 120,000 MILES DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED AND WARRANTY'S AGAIN SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2011 AND BEYOND. NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES AND REPAIR AND REPLACE WHEN ISSUES ARISE.

NHTSA ODI #11124166

138,550 miles · Aug 26, 2018
Power Train

CAT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND SUBSEQUENTLY WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR OVER AN HOUR. VERY DANGEROUS. THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE ON A HIGHWAY IN DALLAS ENTERING DFW. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF A LEMON BUT ALSO VERY DANGEROUS WHEN NOT DISCLOSED.

NHTSA ODI #11122448

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2018
Power Train

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES ON LONG TRIPS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE YOU CAN GO ON. SOMETIMES IT MAY TAKE 10-15 MINS. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT OVER NIGHT BEFORE DRIVING IT.. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION WILL WIND AND YOU LOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING. I CAUGHT MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF JACKSONVIL…

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TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES ON LONG TRIPS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE YOU CAN GO ON. SOMETIMES IT MAY TAKE 10-15 MINS. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT OVER NIGHT BEFORE DRIVING IT.. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION WILL WIND AND YOU LOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING. I CAUGHT MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF JACKSONVILLE FL ON 95 WHEN IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI #11121742

92,749 miles · Aug 15, 2018
Power Train

I HAD BOUGHT IN THE CAR WITH 33,004 MILES ON IT FROM DESTINATION NISSAN OUT OF ALBANY NEW YORK I NOW HAVE 92,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD FROM NISSAN I EVEN CONTACTED THE BBB AND NO HELP I WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT 59,700 MILES ON THIS CAR I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO NOTICE NO L…

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I HAD BOUGHT IN THE CAR WITH 33,004 MILES ON IT FROM DESTINATION NISSAN OUT OF ALBANY NEW YORK I NOW HAVE 92,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD FROM NISSAN I EVEN CONTACTED THE BBB AND NO HELP I WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT 59,700 MILES ON THIS CAR I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO NOTICE NO LIGHTS CAME ON DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR LOST POWER HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I FEEL IT'S VERY DANGEROUS SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THE 2008 AND 2010 FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONSAND THEY GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS AND THE VEHICLES I FEEL THAT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE 2011 SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAT THEY HAD PUT IN THE OTHER ONES THAT THEY PUT IN THE 2011 AND THEREFORE I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE I'VE PAID OVER $25,000 FOR THIS CAR AND I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT I DON'T FEEL THAT AT 59,000 MILES I HAVE MY DRIVING I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I TELL PEOPLE NEVER TO PO AND THEY GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS AND THE VEHICLES I FEEL THAT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE 2011 SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAT THEY HAD PUT IN THE OTHER ONES THAT THEY PUT IN THE 2011 AND THEREFORE I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE I'VE PAID OVER $25,000 FOR THIS CAR AND I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY ON IT I DON'T FEEL THAT AT 59,000 MILES I HAVE DRIVING I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I TELL PEOPLE NEVER BUY A NISSAN THEY DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS

NHTSA ODI #11120025

96,000 miles · Aug 14, 2018
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE, AND ONLY ENGAGED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF COOL SPRINGS, 212 COMTIDE COURT, FRANKLIN, TN 37067) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN FAILED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICL…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE, AND ONLY ENGAGED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF COOL SPRINGS, 212 COMTIDE COURT, FRANKLIN, TN 37067) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN FAILED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: 32149304 WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NHTSA ODI #11119933

65,000 miles · Aug 7, 2018
Power Train

MY 7 YEAR OLD NISSAN ROUGE STARTED LOSING ACCELERATION WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, TALK ABOUT SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF I TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-75 MPH FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS THE TRANSMISSION S…

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MY 7 YEAR OLD NISSAN ROUGE STARTED LOSING ACCELERATION WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, TALK ABOUT SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF I TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-75 MPH FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS THE TRANSMISSION SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, REGARDLESS OF STOPPING ON A HILL OR FLAT GROUND.

NHTSA ODI #11118408

Official recalls

2

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.

11V565000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Nov 23, 2011

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 ROGUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 17, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2010. THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST CONTROL UNITS. THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE SOLDER OF THE TERMINAL TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD RESULTING IN THE SOLDER CRACKING AND SEPARATING COMPLETELY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: AS THE CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, INCREASING THE FORCE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EPS CONTROL UNIT IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2011. 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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