21 complaints reported

2010 Nissan Rogue VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
21
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
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Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jun 2022

I was driving along at 50 mh and all the sudden drops down to 30 mp and even thought I push peddle to floor it won't go above 40 mh and starts trying to cut off this has happened a few times to me as well as my mom who drove my car. This is a serious safety issue that needs to be addressed ..

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2022
Jul 2020

MY CAR IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS FOR BEING IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AS THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 AND HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAVE NEVER FEARED FOR OUR SAFETY IN ANY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED PREVIOUSLY. THE RPM'S ALSO GO HIGH AND SWITCHES GEARS ONLY WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS. THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AS A SINGLE MOM I'M AT MY WHITT'S END AND NEED THIS PROBLEM FIXED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2020
Jun 2018

WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, AFTER A DEAD STOP IN AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN, OR WHEN CHANGING LANES THE CAR WOULD JUST STOP ACCELERATING. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THREE TIMES TRAFFIC HAD TO SLOW TO WAIT FOR MY CAR TO MOVE. NISSAN DEALER SERVICE SAID IT WAS BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. WHEN REPLACED THE PROBLEM STOPPED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2018
Jan 2017

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING TO LEXINGTON FROM CHARLESTON AND ABOUT ONE HOUR AND 1/2 THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER AND THEN IT STARTED DROPPING SPEED PRETTY FAST , IT DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO 35 MPH, I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH SOMEONE WAS GOING TO HIT US, I PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES STARTED IT BACK UP AND KEPT MY SPEED ABOUT 65MPH, AND IT WAS OKAY. IT JUST HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM CHARLESTON TO CHARLOTTE, ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY THE CAR WOULDNT GO ANY FASTER AND IT STARTED DROPPING SPEED FAST, HAD THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES POPPED THE HOOD IT WAS NOT RUNNING HOT. I THEN PULLED OFF AGAIN TO TRY TO GET TO A GAS STATION AND IT STARTED UP AND THEN ABOUT 2 MINUTES PASSED AND IT WOULDNT GO ANY FASTER, PULLED OFF ON THE EXIT AND BARLEY MADE IT TO THE GAS STATION, THIS TIME I LET IT SIT FOR A GOOD 30 MINUTES OR SO. I THEN GOT BACK ON THE HWY BUT WOULDN'T GO OVER 65MPH AND IT WAS OKAY. THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN IS AWARE BUT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT.. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO WARNING NO LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU JUST START DROPPING SPEED FAST, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY!!!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2017
Sep 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,653.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2016
Jul 2016

THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS A RISK GOING UP THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. TRACTOR TRAILERS GET RIGHT ON OUR BUMPER WHEN THE CAR DROPS BELOW 50 MILES PER HOUR THINKING WE ARE SLOW DRIVERS. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE WORKED WITH THE LOCAL DEALER BUT DID NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION/REPAIR SO WE HAVE TO PICK UP THE CAR AND CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK. MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=ROGUE+LOSING+ACCELERATION&OQ=ROGUE+LOSING+ACCELERATION

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2016
Jul 2016

MY 2010 ROGUE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN FOR 30 MINUTES THEN THE CAR RUNS OK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEN IT LOSES POWER AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS. I DON'T DRIVE IN HILLS OFTEN SO IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2016
Jun 2016

THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT STARTED GIVING US ISSUES RIGHT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY COVERAGE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ON LONGER, FREEWAY TRIPS THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DECCELERATE. ONCE THIS HAPPENS IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40MPH. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MAJOR INTERSTATES WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 70 MPH OR MORE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS DROP SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY THE SPEED. EVEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR WILL NOT GIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE SPEED. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELLING IN HILLY AREAS AS THE CAR CAN AND DOES SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. OFTEN TIMES THIS HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SO WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE AT DANGEROUSLY SLOW SPEEDS UNTIL WE CAN FIND A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US MANY TIMES, OFTEN WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND SINCE WE ARE NOT BRAKING THERE IS NOT INDICATOR TO THE TRAFFIC AROUND US THAT WE ARE SLOWING DOWN SO QUICKLY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS ON FAMILY VACATIONS SO WE HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH US. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN HOT TEMPERATURES BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 25 DEGREES F. IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IN MOTION. AS I SAID IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT MOST RECENTLY OVER SPRING BREAK. IT ALSO HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH THE 1ST TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 87000 MILES. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS ABOUT 75000 MILES ON IT BUT I AM BEING TOLD THAT SINCE THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS OVER 120000 MILES THAT THE CVT IS NO LONGER COVERED EVEN THOUGHT IT ONLY HAS 75000 MILES ON IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2016
Apr 2016

MY 2010 NISSAN ROUGE HAS 79,000 MILES AND WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 55MPH. I WOULD PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.I THEN PULLED OVER & LIFTED THE HOOD BUT THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SIGNS AND THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATED. I LET THE CAR REST AND THEN GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY BUTHE ISSUE STILL CONTINUED.WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE I REALIZED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS 2010 NISSAN ROUGE OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE FOR YEARS NOW. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR ALL 2010 NISSAN ROUGES!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2016
Nov 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROUGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 55 MPH. AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 02/04/16*LJ *CN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2015
Aug 2015

THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR WILL LOSE POWER. WE PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DECELERATES; THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED AUGUST 8. WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 80MPH; WE STARTED UP A HILL AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER; SPEED WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. FINALLY REGAINED SPEED ON FLAT STRETCH OF ROAD BUT EVERY TIME WE HIT A SLIGHT INCLINE WE WOULD LOSE POWER. PART OF THE TIME WE WERE ON A TWO LANE HI-WAY AND CARS WERE BACKING UP BEHIND US. THEN, AFTER GOING ALONG WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WE PULLED OF AT AN EXIT. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN WHEN WE TRIED TO MOVE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE GROUND AND CAR DID NOT MOVE-THEN IT LURCHED SUDDENLY AND ACCELERATED. LATER IN THE DRIVE-ON A FLAT GROUND GOING 80 MPH CAR LURCHED AND DECELERATED --AS I SAID, THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE; THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS MOST FRUSTRATING AS WE WERE ON A LONG ROAD TRIP AND FEELING VERY UNSAFE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2015
May 2015

THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY LOST SPEED, DECELERATING WHEN GOING UPHILL. IT WENT FROM 70MPH TO LESS THAN 20MPH. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN PROVIDED NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MODEL. A FEW INDIVIDUAL POSTED VIDEO OF THEIR PROBLEM AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=AQOXNG8OFKM HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GG_ZF1EO0PW

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2015
Nov 2014

THERE IS CLEARLY AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 NISSAN ROGUE; OVER 900,000 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AFTER IT WAS STOPPED. IT TYPICALLY DID THIS IF YOU WERE EITHER STOPPED ON A HILL OR IF YOU STOPPED AFTER DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 3 MONTHS (I PURCHASED VEHICLE AUGUST 2014), THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS NOW ON. I HAVE JUST A LITTLE OVER 38,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION IS DANGEROUS FOR BOTH EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING RIGHT ON RED. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2014
Aug 2014

AS WE ACCELERATED THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK. AFTER A FEW MILES THE CAR SLOWED DOWN IN SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO PASSED 40MPH. THE CAR WAS SET TO 70MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL THEN IT DROPPED SPEED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE CAUSING ME TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THIS TIME IT'S WORSE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2014
Jul 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2014
May 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2014
Jan 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2013
Dec 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2013
Jul 2010

AFTER A PERIOD OF HIGHWAY DRIVING (1+ HOUR), VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. WHEN STOPPING THE FIRST TIME AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE S-L-O-W-L-Y WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO FLOOR. RPM'S WILL INCREASE TO 2000-3000 AND THE VEHICLE WILL REACH APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AFTER 5-8 SECONDS. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IT SEEMS TO "KICK INTO GEAR" AND WILL ACCELERATE NORMALLY FROM THAT POINT. THIS EVENT HAPPENS VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND STOPPING AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, OR STOPPING ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2010
Jun 2010

I HAD JUST GOTTEN ON TO NORTHBOUND RIGHT-HAND LANE OF THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE IN NY WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE WITH THE TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I STEPPED ON THE GAS, BUT THE RPMS DIDN'T ADVANCE AND THE ENGINE DIDN'T REV UP. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AS THIS AREA OF THE BRIDGE IS ON AN INCLINE. I BRAKED, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, PUT ON FLASHERS AND SHUT THE IGNITION. I CALLED 911 FOR HELP. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2010
Feb 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE RPMS INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3100.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2010

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The 2010 Nissan Rogue has 21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.