2016 Nissan Rogue Electrical System
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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FRONT COLLISION SENSOR GOES OFF AT RANDOM SPEEDS WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD WITH NO ONE ON THE ROAD AHEAD. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIES THE BRAKE IN SOME INSTANCES. THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ALSO RESETS ITSELF PERIODICALLY. PRIOR SERVICE HAS HAD THE ENTIRE BODY CONTROL MODULE REPLACED, BUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES PERSIST. MULTIPLE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH ISSUES ARE STILL PRESENT. SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD BY VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING BRAKE RANDOMLY AND NISSAN STILL DOES NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THESE INSTANCE HAPPEN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
THE CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY LOOKS TO BE OUT. IT IS VERY HARD TO READ. IT ONLY DIMS OR BRIGHTENS BUT IS NOT CLEAR ENOUGH TO READ. THIS HAPPENED FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT 2 YEARS OLD YET AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMS MORE LIKELY, CAUSE BY A FAULTY ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
A/C LINE INSTALLED DIRECTLY ABOVE ALTERNATOR. ON EXTENDED DRIVING TRIPS WITH A/C OPERATING AT MAXIMUM, CONDENSATION/MOISTURE ATTACHED TO LINE DRIPS FROM LINE ONTO ALTERNATOR CAUSING BATTERY LIGHT ON DASHBOARD TO FLICKER MOMENTARY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS PERIODICALLY AND THE DEALER/NISSAN IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE MALFUNCTION BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE WHEN TECHNICIAN RUNS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I INSTALLED INSULATION BOUGHT AT LOWE'S AND THE PROBLEM CEASED TO OCCUR. I THEN REMOVED THE INSULATION AND THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AGAIN (REPEATEDLY). I REINSTALLED INSULATION AND MALFUNCTION CEASED. TAKING THAT ACTION AND THE RESULT IS EVIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW. I REQUESTED THAT NISSAN INSTALL PREFABRICATED INSULATION AS SEEN ON THE 2006 HONDA CRV WHICH HAS THE SAME A/C LINE CONFIGURATION, INSTALLED ABOVE THE ALTERNATOR. THAT IS TO PREVENT ALTERNATOR BEING RENDERED INOPERATIVE FROM CONSTANT MOISTURE INFUSION.
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Quick Summary
The 2016 Nissan Rogue has 53 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.