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Power Train complaints
314 reportsClear category filter92,000 miles · Aug 2, 2018
Power Train
CVT TRANSMISSION WAS THE ISSUE ALL ALONG I BOUGHT MY 2013 IN DECEMBER OF 2017 HAD IT FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON. CALL THE PLACE WHERE I GOT IT TO TELL THEM I WAS BRINGING BACK. THEN NEXT DAY IT WAS GONE OFF. FEBRUARY IT CAME BACK ON HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A FEW WEEKS MORE…
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CVT TRANSMISSION WAS THE ISSUE ALL ALONG I BOUGHT MY 2013 IN DECEMBER OF 2017 HAD IT FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON. CALL THE PLACE WHERE I GOT IT TO TELL THEM I WAS BRINGING BACK. THEN NEXT DAY IT WAS GONE OFF. FEBRUARY IT CAME BACK ON HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A FEW WEEKS MORE I NOTICED IT WAS HESITANTING BUT IT STOPPED QUICKLY. 3 WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON MY MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE MOTOR MOUNT SENSOR I REPLACED IT. A MONTH BEFORE THIS MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK SO I REPLACED THE SHIFT GEAR. BOTH SHIFT GEAR AND MOTOR SENSOR VALVE COSTING AROUND 800.DRIVING TO IOWA ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STRUGGLED GOING UP STEEP ROADS MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS IN FRONT OF 18 WHEELER TRUCKS. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID IT'S THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE 6 MONTHS NISSAN YOU NEED TO DO A RECALL ON 2013 ROGUE WITH THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS PEOPLE BUY VEHICLES TRUSTING THEY WILL HAVE FOR AWHILE . I'M PAYING A NOTE ON THIS CAR FOR ANOTHER 4 YEARS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NISSAN ASSIST YOUR CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM
NHTSA ODI #11115333
112,000 miles · Jul 31, 2018
Air BagsPower Train
TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING, WHEN YOU PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE , IT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL! I PAID 24000.00 ( I BOUGHT NEW ONE)!
NHTSA ODI #11114978
94,300 miles · Jul 30, 2018
Power Train
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN WHEN MY CAR BEGAN DECELERATING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHERE THEY ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4200. MY CAR ONLY HAD $94,000 MILES AND I'VE NEVER MISSED A SERVICE THROUGH NISSAN. THE EXPERIENCE WAS INCREDIBLY SCARY AND HAS CAUSED …
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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN WHEN MY CAR BEGAN DECELERATING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHERE THEY ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4200. MY CAR ONLY HAD $94,000 MILES AND I'VE NEVER MISSED A SERVICE THROUGH NISSAN. THE EXPERIENCE WAS INCREDIBLY SCARY AND HAS CAUSED ME ANXIETY.
NHTSA ODI #11114682
60,000 miles · Jul 29, 2018
Power Train
MULTIPLE CVT FAILURES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING NEAR COLLISION. CVT TOTAL FAILURES REQUIRING REPLACE OF CVT (25,000 MI) AND VALVE BODY AND MANIFOLD (~60,000). MANUFACTURING DEFECT STILL EXISTS IN NISSAN CVT BUT WARRANTY EXTENSION ONLY EXIST FOR OLDER MODELS. "2003-2010 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A CONTINUOUSLY…
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MULTIPLE CVT FAILURES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING NEAR COLLISION. CVT TOTAL FAILURES REQUIRING REPLACE OF CVT (25,000 MI) AND VALVE BODY AND MANIFOLD (~60,000). MANUFACTURING DEFECT STILL EXISTS IN NISSAN CVT BUT WARRANTY EXTENSION ONLY EXIST FOR OLDER MODELS. "2003-2010 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) ALSO HAVE A 10-YEAR /120,000 MILE CVT LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION." BLATANTLY OBVIOUS THE PROBLEM REMAINS IN THE CVT CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
NHTSA ODI #11114346
55,600 miles · Jul 24, 2018
Power Train
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY ROGUE STARTED SLOWING DOWN WITH NO WARNING. I WAS DOING 70 MPH AND ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE RPMS WENT TO 4000 AND I TOOK IT OFF CRUISE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT KEPT GETTING SLOWER. I WAS LUCKY TO WORK MY WAY TO THE RIGHT AND GET OFF THE INTERSTATE BUT HAD TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE…
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WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY ROGUE STARTED SLOWING DOWN WITH NO WARNING. I WAS DOING 70 MPH AND ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE RPMS WENT TO 4000 AND I TOOK IT OFF CRUISE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT KEPT GETTING SLOWER. I WAS LUCKY TO WORK MY WAY TO THE RIGHT AND GET OFF THE INTERSTATE BUT HAD TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP. AS I PRESSED THE GAS TO GO , I COULD NOT MOVE AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I HAD THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR BUT STILL IT WOULDN'T GO THEN FINALLY TOOK OFF ROUGHLY. I TURNED IT OFF AT THE GAS STATION THEN RESTARTED IT AND TRIED THE GAS. IT WAS A LITTLE HESITANT BUT IT EVENED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. MY ROGUE HAS 56000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT WITH UNDER 20000
NHTSA ODI #11113343
61,000 miles · Jul 20, 2018
Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH APPROACHING AN INCLINE, THE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,000 AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION NISSAN PEMBROKE PINES (8890 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33024, 954-949-0421…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH APPROACHING AN INCLINE, THE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,000 AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION NISSAN PEMBROKE PINES (8890 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33024, 954-949-0421) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE FAILED AND THAT AN ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN COOLING SYSTEM PART NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO MAKE THE VALVE OPERATIONAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
NHTSA ODI #11112757
65,870 miles · Jul 17, 2018
Power Train
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS DRIVING. WENT INTO A LAG MODE. NO POWER BUT NEVER DIED. NEXT DAY CAR RAN FINE. CRUISE TURNED OFF WHEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. MULTIPLE INSTANCES. WAS INTERSTATE DRIVING, HOT DAY, AC ON.
NHTSA ODI #11111870
77,000 miles · Jul 10, 2018
Power Train
I'VE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR. IT HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUNH TO FAIL WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE SLIGHTEST OF INCLINED SLOPES ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL SUDDENLY DROP OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND LOSE ABOUT 10MPH, DROPPING TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I LEFT THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A ST…
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I'VE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR. IT HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUNH TO FAIL WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE SLIGHTEST OF INCLINED SLOPES ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL SUDDENLY DROP OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND LOSE ABOUT 10MPH, DROPPING TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I LEFT THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL I CHANGED TO LOW GEAR. MY ALLISON TRANSMISSION GUY TELLS ME HE'S REPLACED A LOT OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY HAVE THE POOREST WARRANTY OF ANY TRANSMISSION, ONLY 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES. HE SAID I PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET ANOTHER 77,000 MILES EVEN WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA ODI #11110552
78,995 miles · Jul 9, 2018
Power Train
THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED A CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BY HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). WHILE DRIVING 80 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FAST LANE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WENT TO 10 MILES PER HOUR IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WE BOTH PANIC…
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THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED A CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BY HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). WHILE DRIVING 80 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FAST LANE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WENT TO 10 MILES PER HOUR IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WE BOTH PANICKED AS WE WERE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. SHE STARTED TO MOVE TO THE SLOWER LANES, BUT HAD SEMI TRUCKS RUNNING CLOSE BEHIND US AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES, WE PUT ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND SLOWLY MADE IT ACROSS TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, BUT NOT BEFORE WE WERE ALMOST IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. WE HAD TWO SEMIS THAT CAME WITHIN A MATTER OF 1-2 FEET OF HITTING US. WE WENT FROM 80 MPH TO 5 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND THEN FINALLY LOST ALL POWER COMPLETELY. WE WAITED WITH THE CAR OFF FOR ALMOST 30 MINUTES, WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY, WE TRAVELED ANOTHER 50 MILES AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN!! THIS TIME WE STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE! WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SINCE, AND HAVE HAD NEAR DEATH INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE, IT IS A CVT PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION, THEIR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS P0744 REPLACE THE VALVE BODY ON TRANSMISSION. THEY KNOW THE ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT DO A RECALL. IT COST US $1,900. THE CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. MY WIFE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BUT WE CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW ONE. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP OUR CAR HAS 94,443 MILES ON IT, AND IS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE ISSUES REPORTED AND NISSAN TURNS THEIR HEADS WITH THIS POTENTIAL DEADLY ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE, A DEATH TO GET SOME ATTENTION TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE? NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A REPETITIVE ISSUE AS WELL. (THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES)
NHTSA ODI #11110302
82,000 miles · Jul 9, 2018
Power Train
LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC GOING 75 TO 80 ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. STOPPED WITH NO POWER AT A RED LIGHT MADE A TRAFFIC JAM
NHTSA ODI #11110203