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2013 Nissan Rogue Cruise Control Problems

44 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data

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Jan 2020Dec 2017
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (44)

highVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: May 2025

Your Rogue won't accelerate above 70 MPH and makes a whistling sound from under the hood before stalling out. When you try to restart it, the engine won't build power again even though no warning lights appear on your dashboard. Getting the vehicle inspected has been complicated due to prior damage and its salvage title status.

NHTSA #: 11663644
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Jul 2023

While driving home from vacation I started noticing my car wasn't letting me drive over 65 mph. It felt like the car need to shift but wouldn't. I pulled over and turned my car off. Opened the hood of the car and everything seemed ok. When I got back on the road and started to pass traffic my car wouldn't engage when pushing on the petal. I had multiple cars behind me that needed to brake for me to be able to get back over into another lane so they could drive past me. My engine light then turned on. I could not drive over 65 when pushing the petal all the way to the floor. I stopped by an auto supply store and they helped me read my engine light. The code stated P0744/ Torque converter clutch circuit intermittent. I have made an appointment to get car looked out and have been told they believe it is my CVT. My car is just at 80,000 miles.

NHTSA #: 11532909
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2023

I was driving on the interstate when my car suddenly stopped accelerating. There were no warnings or messages on my dashboard. I was almost rear ended by a semi truck because the car rapidly lost speed. I pulled off of the road for over an hour before the car would accelerate again.

NHTSA #: 11528641
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Aug 2022

Vehicle does not accelerate once running for a period of time despite pressing down on gas pedal.

NHTSA #: 11477511
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Filed: Jul 2021

Vehicle loses power/ability to accelerate on longer drives, especially when up/down hills are involved.

NHTSA #: 11424260
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Filed: Jun 2021

Purchased this car in 2015 from.Nissan dealership. The car randomly loses power when I'm on the highway. It's happened 3 times within the last 3 months. The car smokes a bit when this happens. Took it to my licensed mechanic who's owns a shop and was told my Transmission was fine, the fluids in the car where up to par and he couldn't find anything wrong with the engine. Was told Nissan Rogue has many issues with the CVT and its worth seeing if there are any open recalls on the car. So I checked by vin number and nothing came up. But as I do my research into other owners that have the same make and model as well year of my car, they are having the same issue. Wondering why hasn't this been looked into.

NHTSA #: 11419712
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: May 2021

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, while driving the vehicle inadvertently decelerated without warning. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.

NHTSA #: 11418074
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Mar 2021

THIS VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH CAN BE A DEADLY HAZARD WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION OR ANYWHERE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM.

NHTSA #: 11405852
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Dec 2020

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED.

NHTSA #: 11378416
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jul 2020

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 #: 11341551
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jul 2020

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 #: 11337273
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2020

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 #: 11327131
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Apr 2020

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

NHTSA #: 11320775
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jan 2020

LOST SPEED DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I WAS STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO, I ALMOST GOT REARENDED DUE TO VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN.

NHTSA #: 11292542
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Sep 2019

A MONTH AGO I WAS HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND COULD NOT MAKE THE LEFT TURN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED. I BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN AND PAID ALMOST $5K FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. (2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IN THE LAST 3 YEARS). A MONTH LATER HAVING SAME ACCELERATION ISSUE, NISSAN A WEEK LATER SAID I NEEDED A FUEL PUMP. DROVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER PAYING ANOTHER $915 AND MY VEHICLE IS GIVING OFF A BURNING SMELL, MAKING HORRIBLE NOISE WHICH WASN'T PRESENT PREVIOUSLY AND STRUGGLING TO DRIVE.

NHTSA #: 11256593
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jul 2019

MY VEHICLE CAN NEVER ACCELERATE 70+ MPH FOR MORE THAN 45 MINS AT A TIME, ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WILL SLOWLY START TO DECELERATE TO NO MORE THAN 40MPH. I'LL HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF.

NHTSA #: 11232904
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2019

AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 70 MILES OR 1 HR I LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. I DISENGAGED CRUISE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A BIT AND THEN IT RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING MY TRIP FROM WEST PALM TO ORLANDO AND ON THE RETURN TRIP.

NHTSA #: 11223010
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: May 2019

WHILE TRAVELING TO ORLANDO FLORIDA ON SUNDAY 05/27/2019, MY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MORE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE SLOWER MY VEHICLE BECAME. BY THE GRACE OF GOD AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK SAW MY DISTRESS AND GUIDED ME 1 MILE TO THE EXIT ON I-75 SOUTH. MY CAR DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH. THIS WAS THE MOST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. I WAS STRANDED FROM 6 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 6:30 AM THE NEXT MORNING WHERE I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE MSU RAN ERRANDS COMPANY TO TOW ME 113 MILES TO MY NEPHEW'S HOME IN BRAYSELTON GEORGIA WHERE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN BUFORD GEORGIA. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO FIND OUT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I NEVER HAD AN INDICATION THIS WAS GOING OUT AND NOW THE PRICE TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION IS WELL OVER $5,000.00. I AM OVER 400 MILES AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE AND DON'T KNOW HOW I WILL GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT SINCE I AM NOT GOING TO GET IT FIXED BY THEM I NEED TO COME GET IT DUE TO THEM NOT HAVING ROOM TO STORE IT UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THE WARRANTY ONLY LASTED FOR 60,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS WHICH EVER CAME 2ST. WHY CAN'T THE WARRANTY ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PART BE GIVEN A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY? PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF RIDING ALONG GOING ABOUT THEIR EVERYDAY BUSINESS OT KNOWING THE VEHICLE THEY PURCHASED CAN LITERALLY BE A DEATH TRAP. THIS IS SO NOT RIGHT TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF CASH FOR SUCH A HUGE REPAIR AND STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE TO PAY. I WOULD LIKE FOR NISSAN TO GO ONLINE AND READ THE REVIEWS OF THEIR PRODUCT, STAND BY THESE PEOPLE AND STAND BY HE PRODUCT. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE LOOSE THEIR LIFE TO DIG DEEP INTO SEEING THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA #: 11210720
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Apr 2019

CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO APPARENT REASON AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO CROSS FOR LANES IN ORDER TO STOP ON THE SIDE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, AFTER LETTING THE CAR TO REST, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS TURNED ON. AFTER FEW MORE MINUTES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNED WORKING.

NHTSA #: 11203130
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jan 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,891.

NHTSA #: 11170615
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Nov 2018

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT APPRX. 70 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY TO ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR, DESPITE EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE. PUSHED GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO NO AVAIL. TRUCKS HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET IN RIGHT HAND LANE AND PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SOUND LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS RACING (QUITE NOISY) HAVE TO STOP TURN CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND WAIT. CANNOT USE CRUISE CONTROL AS IT IS DANGEROUS.

NHTSA #: 11150226
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Oct 2018

NISSIAN ROGUE 2013 LOOSES TRANSMISSION POWER CLIMBING UP LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH GRADES (CITY AND FREEWAY). FROM TOWN DRIVING TO CITY TO LONG DISTANCE TRAVELING ANY SORT OF GRADE. MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 10 MPH GOING UP THE "GRAPEVINE" ON HWY 5 IN CALIFORNIA. MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY FLOORED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 10 MPH! LARGE BIG RIG TRUCKS WERE HONKING AT ME IN THE SLOW LANE AND ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME (TRUCKS COULD NOT CHANGE LANES INTO THE MIDDLE LANES DUE TO TRAFFIC)!! AS I SLOWLY CREPT UP THE STEEP GRADE (FROM BAKERSFIELD, CA TO LOS ANGELES, CA) AND THEN DESCENDED, MY CAR BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATED, NO UNUSUAL NOISES, SMOKE, OR WARNING LIGHTS. TOOK CAR INTO NISSAN SERVICE CENTER IN SAN DIEGO. LUCKILY, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY SERVICED MY TRANSMISSION. THEY REPORTED TO ME THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 ROGUES." "MANY TRANSMISSIONS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE NISSAN 2013 ROGUES DUE TO LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER, WHETHER CITY OR FREEWAY DRIVING."! I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED AT THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER IN MY VEHICLE AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ON THE GRADE WHILE BIG RIGS WERE COMING VERY CLOSE TO MY CAR! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE FATALITIES!! BIG RIG TRUCKS CANNOT SLOW DOWN INSTANTLY AND IF THEY ARE BEHIND A NISSAN ROGUE THAT LOOSES ACCELERATION POWER!! THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY SCARY TO THINK ABOUT THE LOSS OF LIFE BECAUSE NISSAN WAS NEGLIGENT IN RECALLING KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'VE RESEARCHED SIMILAR SITUATIONS AS WHAT I EXPERIENCED IN MY OWN 2013 NISSAN ROGUE AND THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS, MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS IN VEHICLES LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD, AND YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES!

NHTSA #: 11140529
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Sep 2018

I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES UPHILL ON A FREEWAY WHEN MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. FIRST I COULDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 60MPH, THEN 45MPH. I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM CONVINCED THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED.

NHTSA #: 11130233
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2018

TAKARA RECALL - WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT ITSELF OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR BUT IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE SLOWLY UP TO 20 MPH. MY CAR DID GET UP TO 55 MPH FINALLY BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO RETURN TO MY SELECTED ROUTE HOME. WAS FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HAZARDS ON BY WAY OF A COUNTRY HIGHWAY ONLY.

NHTSA #: 11113456
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Mar 2018

MY NISSAN ROGUE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING, ETC. IT HAS HAPPENED ON HILLS AND FLAT SURFACES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AS IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED MID TURN AND ON TRAIN TRACKS. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS. MY OWN RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSANS, AND IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CVT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CORPORATE AND THE DEALER I TOOK IT INTO.

NHTSA #: 11081577
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Dec 2017

IF YOU HAVE A SUSTAINED SPEED OF OVER 40 MPH FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE THE CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ROGUE/2013/ SHOWN ON THE LINK THIS IS VERY COMMON AND VERY DANGEROUS. THE ROGUE IS EXPECTED TO BE A REASONABLY PRICED SAFE CAR AND NO ONE SHOULD EXPECT A $4,500 REPAIR (20% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE) AT 45,000 MILES. NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE IT.

NHTSA #: 11055608
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Oct 2017

THERE IS A KNOWN DEFAULT WITH THE YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE I OWN, YET NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT COULD RESULT IN DEATH. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 1.5 HOURS OR MORE AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS, AND CAUSES YOU TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND POWER. I LOST POWER ON THE PARKWAY, WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FROM THE RIGHT LANE, I COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE LOSING ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE. NISSAN RECOMMENDS ADDING AN EXTERNAL PART TO THE TRANSMISSION TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT THE PART IS MORE THAN $700. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER IGNITION SWITCHES. IF I AM DRIVING MY CAR 70 MPH OR MORE ON THE INTERSTATE, AND SUDDENLY LOSE POWER, I AM LIKELY GOING TO GET HIT, AND IF THE OTHER VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING 70 MPH OR MORE, THAT IS GOING TO CAUSE VERY SERIOUS INJURIES AT THE VERY LEAST. THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS KNOWN ISSUE ON NISSAN FORUMS.

NHTSA #: 11035665
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Sep 2017

CVT TRANSMISSION. ONE OWNER COMEPLETES ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR MAKES A WHINING NOISE, LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS CAUSED SEMIS TO GRID LOCK I MOVED OFF ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT AND CAUSING A MULTI CAR PILE UP. I LOOK UP AND SEE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE BY THE 100'S AND SADLY NISSAN ISN'T WILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH THE CVT ON LATER MODELS BUT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON PREVIOUS MODELS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA #: 11023688
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Sep 2017

THE NISSAN ROGUE 2013 HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT, AND AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HAVE FOUND MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A FAULTY CVT INSTALLED. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE HAZARD THEY HAVE BEEN SELLING SINCE 2008. THEIR VEHICLES ENTER "SAFE MODE" AFTER DRIVING LONGER THAN AN HOUR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATING, AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING A COOLER/FAN. THIS SAFE MODE CAUSES YOUR VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE OR EVEN HIGHLY TRAFFICKED AREAS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSE TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE CANNOT BE FOUND BY NISSAN CAR REPAIRSMEN BECAUSE IT IS FACTORY INSTALLED THAT WAY. PLEASE GET RECALL. I HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD BABY WHO'S LIFE IS AT STAKE

NHTSA #: 11021466
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Aug 2017

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD NOT GO PAST 40 MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 10 RETURNING HOME FROM HOUSTON TX ON AUGUST 17, 2017. I HAD NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY TO HOUSTON. I HAD BEEN DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THIS AND I HAVE FOUND OUT IT IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN'S ROUGES AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS AND THAT IT IS KNOWN ABOUT WHEN YOU GO TO THE DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA #: 11019070
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Aug 2017

THERE IS AM ACCELERATION ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE RPMS WILL GO UP TO 4000 PR HIGHER AND LOSE ACCELERATION. I WENT FROM 70 MPH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH WITHIN SECONDS ON A HILL. ONCE I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL TO WHERE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I HAD TO LEAVE IT OFF FOR AT LEAST 10 MINS BEFORE I GOT THE ACCELERATION POWER BACK. IF I TIRED BEFORE THAT IT WOULDNT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS 76000ISH MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO ME NOT ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES BUT FIVE TIMES NOW ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE REACHING 60000+ MILES ON THE CAR!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND IF I GET INTO A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL BE SUING NISSAN FOR THIS FAULTY ISSUE!!!!

NHTSA #: 11012602
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Aug 2017

THE 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WAS BUILT WITHOUT HAVING A COOLANT VALVE ON THE TRANSMISSION. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM ON MY CAR WITH BEGIN GOING VERY HIGH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NEVER MOVE ALL THE WHILE I AM PRESSING THE GAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR IS GOING ALMOST ONLY 20 OR 30 MILES PER HOUR AT THIS POINT. I AM NOT GOING UP A HILL OR GOING VERY FAST I USUALLY ONLY TRAVEL ABOUT 60 OR 65 MPH. IT MAKES A WHINING SOUND AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I DID TAKE THIS ISSUE UP WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WHAT IS HAPPENING IS SINCE THERE IS NO VALVE TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION COOL THEN IT OVERHEATS AND LOOSING ACCELERATION IS A KIND OF WAY OF "SELF-DIAGNOSING" AND ATTEMPTING TO COOL DOWN-DUE TO THERE NOT BEING A VALVE ON THE CAR DURING MANUFACTURING. I DO INDEED HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES UP TO 5 YEARS, BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT PAY FOR THE PART BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ON THE CAR WHEN IT WAS MADE. THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR PARTS TO BE PUT ON THE CAR. ON NOVEMBER 25, 2015 NISSAN PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO PUT THE PART ON AND ARE WELL AWARE THAT ROGUES FROM 2008-2013 DO NOT HAVE THIS VALVE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE THAT MY CAR COULD LOSE ACCELERATION AT ANY POINT-AND IT HAS ON THE INTERSTATE, HIGHWAY, AND MANY OTHER PLACES. NISSAN STATES THAT THE ROGUE HAD EVERYTHING ON IT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, BUT THEY CAN'T TELL ME HOW THEY CAN PUT A BULLETIN OUT ON HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY KNOW THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED, BUT THEN WON'T PAY FOR THE ISSUE. I REALLY FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON A CAR THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER VALVE ON IT TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, A SINGLE MOTHER WHO WORKS AND TRAVELS WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN.

NHTSA #: 11012172
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Jul 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROUGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA #: 11010700
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2017

LOSS OF ACCELERATION ON INTERSTATE AND INNER CITY DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL, PRESSING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR HAS NO EFFECT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS OCCURS. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 40,000 MILES. I FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF MY PASSENGERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND WILL NO LONGER USE THIS VEHICLE WITH THEM INSIDE.

NHTSA #: 11000650
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: May 2017

WHILE DRIVING ON 101 NORTH PASSING THROUGH SANTA ROSA, CA ON MAY 29, 2017 GOING THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH, MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WAS STRUGGLING TO GET UP A SMALL INCLINE WHEN THE MPH SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 30 AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO ANY FASTER. THE ROAD WAS PACKED WITH CARS AS IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. I HAD 3 CHILDREN IN MY CAR. WE BARELY MADE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY WENT DEAD. IT WAS ABSOLUTE SHEER LUCK THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. CARS WERE SWERVING ALL AROUND ME TO AVOID HITTING ME. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD TO CROSS OVER 2 OTHER LANES (GOING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY) TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. MY DEALER SAID "THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS COMMON" WITH THIS MODEL. I GOOGLED "2013 ROGUE CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN ON SURFACE ROADS. THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. THE COMPANY WAS BESIEGED WITH CVT COMPLAINTS AND FIXED THEIR 2010 AND 2011 MODELS, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING WITH ALL SUBSEQUENT ROGUE MODELS. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

NHTSA #: 10992506
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Jan 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,868. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ *TR

NHTSA #: 10940089
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Filed: Jul 2016

I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY ROGUE AT THE AUTO NATION NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN MARIETTA. I BEGAN MY FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP BACK HOME ON THE HWY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO PROPERLY ASSESS THE SITUATION. FIGURED IT COULD HAVE BEEN JUST A FLUKE, BEGAN TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND WITH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR, THE CAR WOULD BARELY RUN. CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTS THAT I TURN MY CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT BECAUSE IT'S OVERHEATING DUE TO GA WEATHER. NOW, IT IS HOT, BUT THERE ARE MILLIONS OF CARS IN GA THAT DON'T HAVE TO SIT EVERY HOUR YOU'RE ON THE ROAD. HE SAID AFTER THEN, TO JUST DRIVE ON THE HWY AT ABOUT 60MPH. SIR THIS IS THE INTERSTATE. NOT POSSIBLE. PEOPLE WILL RUN OVER YOU. TOOK IT RIGHT BACK TO NISSAN AND A FEW DAYS LATER, THEY STATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY DID NOT PROPERLY ASSESS THE SITUATION AS THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT HE DROVE IT ON THE CITY STREETS. I GET ONLINE AND RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS, NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. IT IS TERRIBLE. ESSENTIALLY, YOU'RE PAYING FOR A GLORIFIED SCOOTER! I NEED THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY!

NHTSA #: 10888575
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Jun 2016

LOST THE ABILITY TO SPEED UP AFTER TRAVELING ABOVE 70 FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. CAR BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD ACCELERATE AGAIN.

NHTSA #: 10873863
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 70-80 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA #: 10871813
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jul 2015

THIS 2013 NISSAN ROGUE LOST ACCELERATION COMPLETELY WHEN ON A SLIGHT HILL/INCLINE. SPEED WENT FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH IN SECONDS, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A BIG RIG TRUCK ON MY SIDE AND A LARGE VEHICLE COMING UP BEHIND. THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULT IN ACCELERATION. WHEN ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I HAD TO POWER DOWN VEHICLE COMPLETELY. I OPENED THE HOOD (HOPING TO COOL THE POTENTIALLY HOT ENGINE TO RESOLVE) AND RESTART. I HAD TO RESTART A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO RECOGNIZE BEING IN "GEAR." THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENT ON OIL CHANGES, ETC. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED BODILY HARM OR INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WERE ON A HILL AND EVERYONE IS TRYING TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM BEHIND ME ON A TWO LANE ROAD. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY CONCERN. SINCE THAT ISSUE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOW DONE IT APPROXIMATELY 6 MORE TIMES.

NHTSA #: 10732299
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Jun 2015

FIRST INCIDENT:WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH(NO USE OF CRUISE CONTROL) GOING UP A STEEP HILL THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR.FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOUDER AND STOP THE CAR,AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND WE DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. SECOND INCIDENT:DRIVING FROM CA TO AZ FOR FAMILY WEDDING ON 04/28/2015 AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS USING PERIODIC CRUISE CONTROL (CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON DURING INCIDENT) AND AGAIN DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 75MPH ON LEVEL GROUND ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN DECELERATING QUICKLY, NOT RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL( WHICH WAS FLOORED) ENGINE NOT REEVING AT ALL. LUCKY AGAIN TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AVOIDED NEAR COLLISON PULLED OVER ON SHOULDER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED.TWENTY MINUTES LATER TURNED CAR ON AND CONTINUED TRAVELING. THIRD INCIDENT: EXACTLY THE SAME AS SECOND INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME ON MAY 4TH 2015. FOURTH INCIDENT: JUNE 12 2015 WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN A MOUNTAINOUS REGION DRIVING AT 50MPH CAR AGAIN LOST ALL ENIGN POWER(SEE ABOVE INCIDENTS)WITH SAME RESULTS.DURING ALL INCIDENTS THE WEATHER WAS HOT TEMPERATURE WAS AT LEAST 90 DEGREES. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT WAS ADMITTED BY NISSAN FOR PREVIOUS YEARS ; HOT WEATHER, HILLS ETC CAUSING CAR TO GO TO "FAIL SAFE MODE" AND IT IS BEING REPORTED BY NISSAN CAR OWNERS PAST THE RECALL DATES OF 2010. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

NHTSA #: 10726998
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2015

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE CRUISE CONTROL DROPPED OUT WHILE GOING 70MPH AND LEFT ME WITH NO CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT DROPPED ABOUT 20-25MPH VERY QUICKLY AND I WAS NEARLY RUN OVER FROM BEHIND, WHICH LEFT ME QUITE SHAKEN. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL TILL HILL WAS CRESTED. THIS WAS AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAS LEFT ME WONDERING IF I CAN EVER TRUST THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS DEFECT HAS GOT TO BE FIXED QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE BUT ARE GETTING NO HELP FROM NISSAN.

NHTSA #: 10726889
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Apr 2015

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN MAY,2013 AND AFTER A WHILE I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE WHEN GOING AT HIGH SPEED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AT EVERY SERVICE, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING, OR THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. IN FEB 2015 I TOOK IT AGAIN AND ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS IT SERIOUSLY, THEY CLAIMED THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT BUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS OVER FULL AND THEY FIXED THAT. THEY ALSO SAID THERE WERE SOME TUBES CRACKED AND THEY REPLACED THEM... NOW MY CAR MAKES THE NOISE A LOT MORE, IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS LOUD AND SCARY. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND IT HAS BEEN HARD COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AND I THINK MY CAR IS UNSAFE AND MIGHT BE A LEMON. *TR

NHTSA #: 10703423
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Aug 2014

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. FEELS LIKE AND SEEMS AS IF MY CAR GOES INTO CRUISE CONTROL BY ITSELF. I LOSE RPMS AND CANNOT ACCELERATE UNTIL I SLIGHTLY BRAKE THEN GO AND ACCELERATE. NO LIGHTS ARE COMING ON, AND I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER WITH NO RESULT. THEY TRIED TESTING IT AND RECREATING, BUT NO OUTCOME. *TR

NHTSA #: 10628986

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