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2013 Nissan Rogue

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Owner complaints for the 2013 Nissan Rogue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 320.

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Mileage at the reported incident

438 reports with mileage · 171 unknown

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  • Power Train. Review the 314 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 104 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 90 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

14 crash reports16 fire reports7 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

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82,000 miles · Sep 4, 2020
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

WHEN DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE FURTHER THAN 30 MILES GOING SPEEDS OF 60MPH OR GREATER THE RPMS RACE OUT OF CONTROL, THE CAR DANGEROUSLY REDUCES SPEEDS ON FREEWAY EVEN WHILE THE ACCELERATOR IS STILL PRESSED. I HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR 10-15 MINS BEFORE TRYING TO DRIVE AGAIN, ONLY TO HAVE THE SPEEDS R…

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WHEN DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE FURTHER THAN 30 MILES GOING SPEEDS OF 60MPH OR GREATER THE RPMS RACE OUT OF CONTROL, THE CAR DANGEROUSLY REDUCES SPEEDS ON FREEWAY EVEN WHILE THE ACCELERATOR IS STILL PRESSED. I HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR 10-15 MINS BEFORE TRYING TO DRIVE AGAIN, ONLY TO HAVE THE SPEEDS REDUCE AND RPMS RACE OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GO UP HILL FOR A SHORT DISTANCES OR GO UP HILL ON ENTRANCES RAMPS, EXIT RAMPS, OR UP HILL ON BRIDGES THERE IS THE SAME LAG IN TRANSMISSION. THE RPMS RACE OUT OF CONTROL AND ROGUE DANGEROUSLY REDUCES SPEEDS. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN YOU PRESS ACCELERATOR BEYOND 60MPH OR GOING UP HILLS, RAMPS, OR BRIDGES. I'M FRUSTRATED WITH NISSAN THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THEY'VE EVEN EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY FOR 2008-2010 WITH THE SAME ISSUE JUST UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME. THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS A PROBLEM FOR MODELS 2008-2013 THROUGH THERE 2015 NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN. MY FRUSTRATION IS NISSAN WANTS ME TO PAY THOUSANDS FOR A KNOWN PROBLEMATIC SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND YEARS. BUT REFUSE TO DO SO. IF THEY CAN EXTEND THE CVT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY FOR THE 2008-2010 THEY SHOULD ALSO EXTEND THE CTV WARRANTY FOR THE 2013 MODEL THAT'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE CVT SENSOR AND VALVE. I'VE ONLY HAD MY 2013 ROGUE SINCE 08/2019. THE ROGUE WAS 'FIXED' ONCE BUT ALL WAS DONE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED IN 08/2019. NOW IT'S ONE YEAR LATER AND SAME EXACT ISSUES ARE OCCURRING AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX AGAIN AS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

NHTSA ODI #11353188

138,000 miles · Sep 1, 2020
EnginePower TrainVehicle Speed Control

TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO CVT PROBLEMS WHICH NISSAN IS AWARE OF AND HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. SOME ISSUES INCLUDE: LOUD/WHINING NOISES WHEN ACCELERATING, DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, AND INCREASED RPM EVEN WHEN SPEED IS DECELERATING.

NHTSA ODI #11352556

62,000 miles · Aug 17, 2020
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

DURING A 600 MILE ROAD TRIP ON INTERSTATE AND 2 LANE HIGHWAYS, OUR 2013 NISSAN ROUGE BEGAN HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUES AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS OF DRIVING. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 60 MPH EVEN WITH GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL WAY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL MORE TIMES. WE FOUND A MECHANIC IN A SMALL TOWN WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY SPE…

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DURING A 600 MILE ROAD TRIP ON INTERSTATE AND 2 LANE HIGHWAYS, OUR 2013 NISSAN ROUGE BEGAN HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUES AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS OF DRIVING. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 60 MPH EVEN WITH GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL WAY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL MORE TIMES. WE FOUND A MECHANIC IN A SMALL TOWN WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY SPECIFIC PROBLEM. IN A LARGER TOWN THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED SO WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE LOCAL TIRE AND OIL CHANGE TO CHECK FLUIDS ETC, NO ISSUES WERE FOUND BUT WE WENT AHEAD AND HAD OIL AND FILTERS CHANGED. PROBLEM OCCURRED ONE MORE TIME ON OUR WAY TO OUR DESTINATION. WE DID NOT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS FOR A FEW DAYS. ABOUT 5 HOURS ON OUR WAY BACK HOME WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE ON THE INTERSTATE BEYOND 55 MPH, EVEN WORSE ON HILLS. WE PULLED OVER AND ALLOWED CAR TO REST FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME. THIS PROBLEM DID OCCUR ONCE OR TWICE OVER THE YEARS DURING DAILY CITY DRIVING BUT NEVER TO THIS EXTENT. OUR NORMAL DAY TO DAY DRIVING DOES NOT REQUIRE HIGHWAY/FREEWAY DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI #11349916

140,000 miles · Jul 27, 2020
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WHEN I HIT THE GAS THE RPM WENT UP BUT NO POWER . FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOID GETTING HIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WHEN PUT IN DRIVE /GEAR THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE . I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOM…

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I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WHEN I HIT THE GAS THE RPM WENT UP BUT NO POWER . FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOID GETTING HIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WHEN PUT IN DRIVE /GEAR THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE . I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOME 30 MINUTES AWAY. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT, THE CODE WAS FOR SPEED SENSOR. NOW LOOKING FOR A MECHANIC TO FIX IT . I EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT .

NHTSA ODI #11341576

75,000 miles · Jul 26, 2020
Vehicle Speed Control

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE IT LOOSES SPEED. I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM TENESSE TO CHICAGO AND IT STARTED LOOSING RPM. I STARTED LOOSING SPEED AND HAD ISSUE GOING UP HILL. RPM WOULDN'T GO HIGHER THAN 2. I WAS IN A 70 MILE OPEN ROAD. EVENTUALLY I HAD TO PULL OVER AS I KEPT LOOSING SPEED. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND SA…

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WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE IT LOOSES SPEED. I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM TENESSE TO CHICAGO AND IT STARTED LOOSING RPM. I STARTED LOOSING SPEED AND HAD ISSUE GOING UP HILL. RPM WOULDN'T GO HIGHER THAN 2. I WAS IN A 70 MILE OPEN ROAD. EVENTUALLY I HAD TO PULL OVER AS I KEPT LOOSING SPEED. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND SAW COMPLAINTS IN SITES ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I WAITED 10 MINUTES TURNED IT ON AND IT RAN FINE. 2 HOURS LATER I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A RISK ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE FAMILIES LIKE MYSELF.

NHTSA ODI #11341551

102,000 miles · Jul 23, 2020
Electrical SystemEngineVehicle Speed Control

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR 4 DAYS AGO WITH HEAT ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR REST FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAID CODE PO744 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT NEEDS REPAIR. …

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MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR 4 DAYS AGO WITH HEAT ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR REST FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAID CODE PO744 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT NEEDS REPAIR. I BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TODAY AND REPORT NO RECALLS (WHICH I KNOW IS INCORRECT) AS ALSO 500,000 VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. IF NISSAN DOES NOT PAY TO FIX THESE OBVIOUS CVT TRANSMISSION DEFECTS, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND ANYONE WASTE A PENNY ON THIS BS COMPANY. NEVER AGAIN! WHY ISN'T US PROTECTING OUR CONSUMERS AGAINST THIS UNACCEPTABLE PRODUCT?!

NHTSA ODI #11341148

86,000 miles · Jul 2, 2020
Fuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control

AS I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT WILL ALL OF THE SUDDEN DROP ACCELERATION AND SHUTS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I CAN PUSH THE GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON BUT IT STILL WILL …

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AS I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT WILL ALL OF THE SUDDEN DROP ACCELERATION AND SHUTS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I CAN PUSH THE GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON BUT IT STILL WILL BARLEY GO OR SOMETIMES IT WILL GET TO A MAX OF ABOUT 60 MPH BUT THE RPM WILL REV TO 5000. USUALLY WHEN I GET TO WHERE I'M GOING (TO WORK, VERY LATE) AND MY CAR SITS ALL DAY THEN IT SEEMS FINE ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11337273

96,882 miles · Jun 3, 2020
Unknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE IT WILL STALL EVEN WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT STATED THIS ISSUE IS COMMON TO MOST MAKE AND MODELS- *TR

NHTSA ODI #11327131

116,000 miles · Apr 10, 2020
Vehicle Speed Control

WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD OR REVERSE WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING OR FROM A STATIONARY POSITION

NHTSA ODI #11320775

50,000 miles · Jan 26, 2020
Electrical SystemPower TrainVehicle Speed Control

CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. IN VIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL 2013 N…

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CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. IN VIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL 2013 NISSAN ROGUES FOR THIS PROBLEM!

NHTSA ODI #11302094

Official recalls

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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.

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

1

PE15001 · Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment

Opened Jan 12, 2015 · Closed Oct 29, 2016

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags; Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Air Bags:frontal

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Air Bags

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

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