2012 Nissan Rogue Power Train
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My vehicle is making this rattling noise so I took it to the dealership and they said I need a subframe. Be advised this vehicle has never been in a accident so why is the subframe needed and I only have 81,000 miles on it
The rear transmission area makes a loud grinding noise on turns under 10 miles an hour. Needs a rear electronic coupler. Happening on many years of this car model
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at approximately 75 MPH, the transmission failed to operate as designed and the vehicle lost motive power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and was able to drive the vehicle again after the vehicle had cooled down. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or mechanic. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.
Vehicle was driven for 1 hour and 6 minutes for 73 miles. The max speed reached for 65 of the miles was 75 mph and the CVT FLUID TEMPERATURE PROTECTION LOGIC caused the vehicle to decelerate and the driver was barely able to pull off the interstate to a safe location. There should be a recall, owners of this vehicle should not be responsible to pay for a design flaw of this vehicle. This is the 3rd incident that this happened the last 6 months.
My 17yr old son and 20 yr old daughter were traveling to visit grandparents. They were driving normal highway speed and the transmission just cut out and the RPMs reved up to the red line and they barely made it off the road before a collision. This vehicle only has 70k miles and contains one of the faulty transmissions that they are aware of. This model was not included in their recall and is dangerous. This should be considered deception of the consumer, since they knew they built a faulty product and all of these vehicles should be recalled. Nissan should reimburse all consumers for such a poor/faulty/dangerous product.
November 21,2022 while driving my husband to the hospital for major surgery the transmission malfunctioned in our car (it was 16 degrees outside). We had to very slowly drive it back home and take our other car to the hospital. Some days after this we got it to our mechanic where he confirmed it was the transmission that needed to be replaced. It has not yet been inspected by anyone either than our mechanic. It is inoperable at this time. There were no warning lamps or messages that appeared prior to the failure.
Going up hill at 130,000 it doesn't want to pull, you have to put hazards on pray your not hit in the ass end because it happens at random. It then acts fine after a few minutes
I spoke with Nissan telling her my 2012 Nissan Rogue which I bought new, is currently having CVT transmission issues at 115000 miles. She told me, there was nothing Nissan is willing to do for me after 60000 miles. I am highly concerned as not only is Nissan unwilling to stand behind their product but also unwilling to do the right thing. I have followed their service book and completed all scheduled maintenance as directed. I stated I would be submitting a complaint in writing. Given I have twin 5 year old’s and if we were to be in accident then my husband has documentation to submit I had previously informed Nissan of the existing issue which is also well known and documented. Also, that shall Nissan choose not to honor my request by replacing my transmission I shall have no choice but to contact the BBB and A. G. as I do not want any other family to be injured or killed as result of Nissan choosing not to do the right thing. The issue is, while driving on the freeway, the engine will not go into second gear and will not go faster than 10mph after stopping. This is a safety issue which Nissan is aware of. The way to correct the issue is to stop the engine and let it cool for approx 1 hour then you can drive again. As stated on Google, “Transmission Problems are Common With the 2012 Rogue and Can Make for Expensive Repairs. Nissan's continuously variable transmission is known to be problematic, especially around the 100,000-mile mark. Most NHTSA complaints relate to problems with the CVT.Mar 30, 2022” The 2012 Nissan Rogue is reported to still have issues with its transmission and engines. The problems are largely similar, with acceleration problems being the most common. The problems can occur as early as 60,000 miles, and sometimes the vehicle will stall while driving.Jun 22, 2022 If Nissan is aware of the issue with the CVT transmission, why are they not doing something about it? Are they waiting for a lawsuit or a death before they do anything? Help
Transmission problems
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power, and failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 154,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while attempting to drive, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to move. The contact had the vehicle towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.
While operating the vehicle on a busy road in rush our traffic, the vehicle would not accelerate but the engine was running and the RPMs were very high when trying to go. Suddenly the vehicle the lurched forward; luckily no one was in front of me as my car would not more at first, the vehicle would only go 20 mph and no faster. I was in a 40 mph lane and put my hazards on as I did not know what was happening. Made it to a stop light and once the light changed the same happened as the car would not move then lurched into a gear i guess and I could only go 20 mph. The Check Engine light was not on, but did come on a short minute later. While making a left hand turn from a stop, the vehicle would not move when pressing the gas, then vehicle lurched forward and would barley move as oncoming traffic was coming my way. I drove the Vehicle less then 15 miles to get to a auto repair shop from the very 1st time this started to happen. I was informed I needed a new Transmission. This was a scary and unsafe driving experience and this ended up being very costly.
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated while the RPM gauge increased. The contact was able to restart the vehicle to correct the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The dealer recommended that the contact replace the continuously variable transmission (CVT). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
CVT failed while on the interstate (70mph) and vehicle stopped accelerating. Gas pedal was unresponsive and the car rapidly slowed down while I attempted to to pull over on the side of the road. Cars surrounding were forced to brake, maneuver around. My 3 year old was also in the car. The issue was confirmed by the dealer as an issue with the CVT. There were recalls to transmissions in rogues made prior (2008-2010) and for years made after (2015?). I had the valve replaced per recommendation 2 years ago, and now I am dealing with the same issue for a second time. I attempted to pull out of my driveway, but 20ft out the car stopped accelerating again.
While driving out of state vehicle wouldn't excelerate going up hill. At stop light vehicle was hesitant. It was very dangerous speed limit was 70 mph, car wouldn't go over 40 mph. RPM was going crazy. Engine light came on. Only 93,000 miles on the car. Told CVT transmission will need to be replaced. Had car towed. This is ridiculous . Nissan needs to be sued. It could have caused an accident.
Transmission went out 77,000 miles over $5000 to repair. Sad
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, CODE P1778 . ENGINE LIGHT ON SHOPS SAY NEED NEW GRAND, 4000 TO 8000 TO REPAIR, CALLED NISSAN DEALER MANSFIELD , OHIO TWICE HAVE NOT RETURNED CALL
2012 NISSAN ROGUE SL W/AWD; 117,000 MILES. CVT TRANSMISSION HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, LOSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION; JERKS/UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COMING TO AN INTERSECTION STOP OR WHILE IN NEUTRAL. ***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE/TRANSMISSION FROM NISSAN ALTIMA MANUFACTURER WAS FORCED INTO CLASS ACTION TO REPLACE/REPAIR EXTEND WARRANTY IN 2019/2020***
AT APPROXIMATELY 53,500 MILES, WHILE ON A LONG TRIP, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A 'WHEEZING' NOISE AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. IT CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE THE SAME BEHAVIOR WHENEVER THE ENGINE WARMS UP. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT THE LIKELY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS COMMON IN NISSAN ROGUES, MURANOS AND VERSAS. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO AGREED IT WAS A DETERIORATION IN THE WORKINGS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE MODELS AND MODEL YEARS.
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR CAR WILL SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AND WILL CONTINUALLY SLOW PAST UNSAFE DRIVING SPEEDS. CAR WILL ONLY DRIVE AT IDLE AND NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTED FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL ACCELERATE AGAIN. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES CVT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER MODEL YEARS HAVE HAD WARRANTIES EXTENDED TO 120,000 MILES FOR SIMILAR CVT ISSUES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER MIKE GRIFFIN NISSAN LOCATED AT 1780 E BROAD AVE, ROCKINGHAM, NC 28379, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE'S CVT TRANSMISSION IS BAD WIRH BIG NOISE. MY CAR'S MILEAGE IS 83000. I CHECK MY CAR PROBLEM ON INTERNET, SO MANY ROGUES HAVE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE RECALL 2012 ROGUE FOR TRANSMMISION.
MY CAR WILL LOSE ACCELERATION DURING A DRIVE LASTING MORE THAN ABOUT 90MIN AT GREATER THAN ABOUT 65MI/HR, SOONER IF IT'S HOTTER OUTSIDE. IT FIRST HAPPENED TO ME TRAVELING FROM TENNESSE TO FLORIDA THEN BACK. IT SLOWLY STARTED TO DECELERATE AND THE RPMS CLIMB IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL. I HAD TO PULL OVER A FEW TIMES TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN IN ORDER TO CONTINUE. WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN 8HR DRIVE TURNED INTO A 10HR DRIVE. THAT WAS IN JUNE. NOT WE'RE IN JULY WHERE TEMPS HAVE BEEN 95⁰-100⁰ THE LAST FEW DAYS AND I'M PULLED OVER AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING, THIS TIME I ONLY MADE IT ABOUT 1HR. I'M HOPING NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED AND I CAN GET MOVING SOON. MY 4HR ROUND TRIP WILL BE MUCH LONGER TODAY. I WISH I'D KNOWN THIS ABOUT THE CVT BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE.
BESIDES THE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED TO IT BEING FAULTY, NOW THE A/C IS NOT WORKING !!! I HAVE NEVER USED IT SINCE OBTAINING THIS VEHICLE ! BLOWING HOT AIR AND WHEN I START THE CAR, I HEAR A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE WHERE THE A/C MOTOR IS , I THOUGHT IT NEEDED RECHARGING BUT IT WON'T TAKE A CHARGE! *TR
MY ROGUE HAS A HARD TIME ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HOT OUT AND I HAVE THE AC ON. RECENTLY, WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, I HAVE TO RELY ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE STOP AND GO TO CARRY ME. EVENTUALLY IT DOES ACCELERATE, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AC IS OFF. IT STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED WARMER. I GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND MAKE SURE MY FLUID ARE FLUSHED AND WITHIN A GOOD RANGE.
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