44 complaints reported

2017 Nissan Rogue Brakes

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

Reports
44
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2025

My vehicle was in for recall R22A6 / 22V-549 for the brake booster power supply since the brakes felt spongy and there was a loud ringing sound so we look around a round out about the recall. After the recall repair, all brake codes cleared except C1111 – ABS Pump Motor Failure. The part is still on the vehicle and available for inspection. They told us it was not safe to drive because we have press hard on the brake for the vehicle to stop because the braking system may not function properly, especially during sudden braking or slippery conditions. Nissan has acknowledged the failure through the dealership’s diagnosis. Prior to the recall repair, multiple brake system warning lights were illuminated. Nissan already has an ABS actuator recall (NHTSA Recall 18V-601) on several models from the same years (Murano, Maxima, Pathfinder).

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2025
May 2025

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Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2023
Sep 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle experienced unintended braking. The failure recurred approximately 3 days later. The contact stated that there was a RED triangle with an exclamation warning light indication a Critical Warning message. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2023
Jan 2022

The car starts beeping and the Red brake warning comes on. The beeping is continuous and at that point the brakes get stuck and stop working. My safety was compromised in that my car brakes failed while I was in traffic and I almost hit the Fedex truck in front of me. I knew something was wrong because 2 days before I had just replaced brand new brakes in my car This problem first appeared on September 28th. My car was bought brand new and has never had a problem. Car was towed to Nissan, they inspected and said the problem is the Recall issue since the symptoms are the same and they could not do anything about it because recall repair has not been released by Nissan. I took my car home and drove it the next day and exactly the same problem happened again. The brakes failed right in the middle of traffic again. Warning brake sign comes on, warning car with spanner comes on and then car beeps continuously non-stop and the brakes stop working right in the middle of driving.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2022
Oct 2020 Crash

MONTEREY WINDOW STICKER STATES MY VEHICLE HAS EQUIPPED FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY A 2017.5 ROUGE PRESS KIT RELEASE PUBLICATION NISSAN MEDIA. THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY FUNCTION RECENTLY FAILED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. THIS FEATURE NEVER WORKED. I FEEL CHEATED BY NISSAN. VEHICLE IN MOTION AT THE TIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2020
Sep 2020

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED WHILE NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS IS HAPPENED TO ME, AND THE FIRST TIME THE PART WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO IT BEING UNDER MY WARRANTY. IN THIS SITUATION, THE PART IS NOT BEING REPLACED AND I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN CORPORATE WHO REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART, STATING THAT IT IS OUTSIDE MY VEHICLES WARRANTY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2020
Jul 2020

MY CAR WOULDN'T BRAKE WITHOUT A DELAY I THOUGHT MY BRAKES WERE BROKE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. NO TRAFFIC WAS IN THE WAY. I LEFT A VOICEMAIL WITH CARMAX TO LET THEM KNOW AND ASK FOR SERVICE AS I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 4 DAYS BEFORE. I'M WAITING FOR A CALL BACK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2020
Jun 2020

VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREET. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO BE DOING THAT. I WAS PULLING IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT HAPPENED A 2ND TIME. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2020
Apr 2020 Crash Injury

GOT INTO 5 ACCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR EVERYTIME THE SAFTEY SHEILD ENGAGED THE LAST ACCIDENT WAS LAST YEAR FEB OF 2019 WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN THE SNOW THE SAFTEY SHEILD ENGAGED AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR HEADING INTO A DAYCARE TURNED THE WHEEL SO HARD I BLEW OUT THE SUSPENSION CALLED NISSAN CORP THEY CAME TO INVESTAGE CAR AND SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. THIS CAR AS BEEN IN A DEALERSHIP LONGER THEN WHEN I ACTUALLY HAD THE CAR. NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING CAUSE THEY DONT CARE I HAD A BODY SHOP SCAN AND ALL THE CODES CAME UP AND STILL BLAMED MY DRIVING THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND NISSAN WOULD NOT BUY BACK THR CAR. SO I TRADED IT IN AND NOW IT WILL BE SOMEONE ELSE HEADACHE AS THAT SOUNDS SO BAD. I JUST CAOULS DO ANYTHING AND I PUT MY KIDS EVERYDAY I HAD THIS IN HARMS WAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2019
Feb 2020

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT CITY STREET APPROACHING A PART OF THE ROAD THAT DIPPED UNDER A BRIDGE. MY CAR'S EMERGENCY BREAKING ENGAGED SLOWING MY SPEED TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE THE BREAKS RELEASED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD (BEHIND ME) AND I DID NOT PANIC. OTHERWISE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. GIVEN THAT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, I DO NOT HAVE PICTURES TO SHARE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2020
Jan 2020

THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ABRUPTLY ENGAGES THE BRAKES WHEN THERE ARE NO OBJECTS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2020
Dec 2019

EMERGENCY BRAKES LOCK UP DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR IN THE EXPRESSWAY, RAINING CONDITIONS ALMOST CAN'T WRITE THE HISTORY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2019
Dec 2019

THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2017 ROGUE ENGAGED YESTERDAY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 60 MPH. WHAT A HORRIFICALLY TERRIFYING EVENT. I WAS TRAVELING WITHIN A SINGLE LANE ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE CAR WENT FROM 60 MPH TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET. IT FELT AS THOUGH SEVERAL TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT AT ONCE OR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I REMEMBER HEARING AN AUDIBLE CHIME AND SEEING SOMETHING ON THE CONSOLE PANEL FLASHING WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE RED WARNING LIGHT WHILE I WAS FIGHTING TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS THE WHOLE EVENT WAS OVER AND THE VEHICLE HAD ABRUPTLY SLOWED ITSELF TO THE AFOREMENTIONED SPEED. FORTUNATELY AT THE TIME THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME OR THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS EVENT WOULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY. THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS THAT THIS WAS RELATIVELY OPEN ROAD AT THE TIME AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OR TO THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROMPTLY TURNED OVER TO NISSAN FOR A FULL REVIEW AND REPAIR OF THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2019
Dec 2019

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND THE CARS AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM TRIGGERED, CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. THIS WAS ON A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL ROAD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2019
Dec 2019

THE FEB SYSTEM WOULD BRAKE MY CAR RANDOMLY, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING GARAGES. I WOULD BE IN AN OPEN LANE WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. IT'S CONCERNING WHEN THERE ARE CARS BEHIND ME. I GOT THE SYSTEM UPDATED AT MY LAST SERVICE APPOINTMENT, IT DOES SEEM TO HAPPEN LESS, BUT IT STILL OCCURRED ONCE SINCE THEN. HOWEVER, THIS SHOULDN'T OCCUR AT ALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2019
Dec 2019

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE AEB ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER RECEIVING A POSTCARD NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN FOR A "SERVICE" ISSUE A FEW WEEKS LATER, WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN AFTER THE SERVICE, THE AEB HAS ACTIVATED 2 MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. A PHONE CALL TO NISSAN STATED WE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO AGAIN HAVE IT SERVICED AT THE PREVAILING RATE. THE VEHICLE IS 500 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY SO THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2019
Nov 2019

WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 NISSAN ROGUE THIS WEEK, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE BRAKE ASSIST FEATURE ENGAGED. I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, NOTHING IN MY PATH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES ENGAGED, CAUSING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GRINDING SOUND AND MY VEHICLE NEARLY COMING TO A STOP WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, WITH THE PREVIOUS TIME BEING APPROXIMATELY A MONTH OR TWO AGO. I WILL BE TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT, AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND PROMPTLY CORRECTED, AS THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2019
Oct 2019

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 20-25MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY BEEPED AND SLAMMED ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK OUT OF NO WHERE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRES. I GOT ALL 4 TIRES FIXED BUT THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM AFRAID THIS CAN HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN. MY NISSAN 2018 ROUGE HAS A SENSOR PROBLEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2019
Oct 2019

I WAS DRIVING THOUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF ME & MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ENGAGED FOR NO REASON. THE CHIME SOUNDED, THE CAR STOPPED INSTANTANEOUSLY & A MALFUNCTION SCREEN CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD. I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T ANYONE BEHIND ME OR I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REAR ENDED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP & HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE & I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED & FIXED. I AM BAFFLED THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO DRIVERS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED OR ADDRESSED. I DRIVE THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE EVERYDAY TO WORK WHICH HAS A 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT & I CAN TELL YOU, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AT THAT SPEED WITH MANY CARS AROUND ME. I REALLY HOPE TO SEE THIS ISSUE BE LISTED AS A RECALL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2019
Oct 2019

I WAS TRAVELLING IN TEANECK, NJ, GOING EAST ON CHURCHILL ROAD , APPROACHING TTHE INTERSECTION OF WINDSOR ROAD. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE, IN ORDER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. AS A RESULT, I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, HIT THE CURB, AND WENT OFF THE ROAD, FINALLY COMING TO A STOP IN A GRASSY AREA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2019
Sep 2019

EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED SUDDENL, IT HAS HAPPENED THERE DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND THE LAST TIME PULLING INTO MY GARAGE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

ON TUESDAY, AUG. 27, I DROVE MY ROGUE FROM MY JOB AT THE TIMES-TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER IN SCRANTON, PA ON INTERSTATE 84 EAST TO VISIT MY BROTHER IN BREWSTER N.Y. AFTER I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND HEADED TOWARD MY BROTHER'S HOUSE, MY ROGUE JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE STOP WAS SHORT, AND LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT THAT CLOSE. MY ROGUE THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME OR ON THE SIDES TO CAUSE THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING TO ACTIVATE LIKE THIS. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY ROAD. I DID CROSS RAILROAD TRACKS AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THAT.. AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I DIDN'T BRING IT IN BECAUSE IT DROVE FINE AFTER THAT AND DIDN'T RECUR. SINCE THEN, MY ROGUE HAS DRIVEN NORMALLY. IT WASN'T UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I SAW ALL THE ARTICLES ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR ROGUE'S AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING STOPPING - JUST LIKE MINE DID - THAT I REALIZED THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IN MY ROGUE. I AM SCARED THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR AND CAUSE ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO OTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND MUST GET TO WORK. MY DAILY COMMUTE IS 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR EACH WAY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO GET THIS FIXED, AND FRANKLY, I CANNOT AFFORD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD TO GET A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY ROGUE GETS FIXED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2019
Sep 2019

EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON THE FREEWAY AT 40 MPH WITH NO OBSTACLE TO TRIGGER IT. VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME WAS AT LEAST 4 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A KNOWN CALIBRATION ISSUE AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

BRAKES SUDDENLY TURNED ON FOR NO REASON. SCREEN BEHIND STEERING WHEEL INDICATED SOMETHING ABOUT THE FRONT BRAKE RADAR BEING ACTIVATED. I WAS DRIVING AT 45 ON A 45 MPH ROAD WHEN IT WENT OFF. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. AN UNEXPECTED EVENT LIKE THIS COULD OF CREATED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. CALLED DEALER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CUT THE WIRES ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. JUST GOT SOMETHING IN MAIL ABOUT A RECALL YESTERDAY, A LITTLE TOO LATE!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

IN EARLY 2018 THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS TWICE FULLY ENGAGED BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHEN NO APPARENT OBSTRUCTION OR VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED. FORTUNATELY BOTH TIMES NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. THE 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A CITY SURFACE STREET AT NIGHT. UPON RETURNING THE NEXT DAY I SAW METAL PLATES PLACED IN THE ROADWAY AT SAME LOCATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. AT THE TIME I SUSPECTED THE PLATES CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TO TRIGGER UNEXPECTEDLY. A SEVERAL WEEKS/MONTHS LATER THE SYSTEM AGAIN FULLY TRIGGERED WHEN CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK ON A CITY SURFACE STREET. I ASSUMED SOMETHING ON THE CROSSING TRIGGERED THE RADAR, ALTHOUGH HAVE CROSSED MANY TIMES SINCE WITHOUT INCIDENT. BOTH TIMES THE BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO WARNING IT WAS ABOUT TO, JUST VERY RAPID BEEPING AND IMMEDIATE BRAKE ENGAGEMENT. I HAVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE RADAR BEGINS TO TRIGGER APPARENTLY DUE TO FENCE POSTS OR SIMILAR ITEMS ALONG ROADS, BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKE. I HAVE ALSO HAD MESSAGES THE COLLISION SENSOR HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF ONLY TO TURN ITSELF BACK ON SEVERAL HOURS LATER OR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD BE FIXED AS THE SUDDEN STOP SHOULD YOU BE IN TRAFFIC COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND MAY EVEN CAUSE WHIPLASH AMONG PSSENGERS IF TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2018

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The 2017 Nissan Rogue has 44 Brakes complaints on file. 6 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.