122 complaints reported

2018 Nissan Rogue Brakes

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

Reports
122
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2023

ABS. fault

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2023
Nov 2023

I am driving feel vibrating shake on Brake front and rear 4 bad

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2023
Feb 2022

Nissan did a recall on emergency braking system fail for which I was not notified. I did not become aware of the recall until after the expiration date and now Nissan refuses to honor the recall even though they are aware of the problem.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2022
May 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BEEPING SOUND DETECTED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT CALLED NISSAN OF SHELBY (631 S POST RD, SHELBY, NC 28152, (980) 295-1600) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,984.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2021
Mar 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY ACTIVATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER COURTESY NISSAN OF TAMPA LOCATED AT 3800 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33614 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2021
Dec 2020

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A CITY STREET STRAIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN WHICH I HAD A GREEN LIGHT WHEN MY NISSAN ROGUE ALERTED ME MY AEB WAS ACTIVATING EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND ME. MY CAR SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, FORCING IT TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND, AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP A FEW DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT TO FLASH THE ECU (WHAT I FOUND ONLINE AS THE SOLUTION PER NISSAN), THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE UNLESS THE ROGUE WAS CURRENTLY MALFUNCTIONING DESPITE NISSAN ISSUING A STATEMENT SAYING THEY HAD INFORMED ALL THEIR DEALERSHIPS OF THE ISSUE AND SOLUTION. I FOUND THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WELL-INFORMED ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, I CONTACTED ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND WILL FLASH THE ECU.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2020
Oct 2020

MY CAR HAS AUTOMATICALLY BREAKED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING TWICE, WITH NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WITHOUT ME (THE DRIVER) PRESSING ON THE BREAKS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY ONCE AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2020
Oct 2020 Injury

I AM DRIVING FORWARD AT 55 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD IN THE CITY. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO CARS IN FRONT, ON SIDES, OR BEHIND ME. THEN WARNING FLASHES ON DASH QUICKLY AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER WARNING DISPLAY MY CAR SLAMMED TO A STOP. I WAS SLAMMED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING APPARENTLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2020
Sep 2020

I WAS JUST LEAVING MY JOB, AND DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL, DOUBLE YELLOW-LINED ROAD, DOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH, WHEN MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE'S AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY, AND AGGRESSIVELY ENGAGED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER, AND MAKE A HORRIBLE NOISE, ALONG WITH FLASHING ORANGE, TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT. THE TERRIFYING PART ABOUT IT, WAS THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME, AND THANKFULLY NO ONE BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER, AND HAD A SMALL NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE! I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, HAD I BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, AND THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT! NISSAN SHOULD ABSOLUTELY RECALL THE CARS AFFECTED BY THIS! NOT JUST ISSUE BULLETINS TO DEALERSHIP'S. UNACCEPTABLE. I'M CALLING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, TO FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE. NOW, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2020
Sep 2020

THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM CONSTANTLY ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING. I AM WORRIED I WILL GET IN A WRECK. I HAVE HAD NISSAN LOOK AT IT AND HAVE HAD THE UPDATE DONE AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE REGION REPRESENTATIVE AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I AM TOLD I CAN TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT HAS HAPPENED HUNDREDS OF TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2020
Aug 2020

HAPPENED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE. SUDDENLY THE CAR MADE AN AWFUL SOUND AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES-SAW NOTHING. WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY DOWN THE STREET GOING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HR AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED WITH THAT HORRIBLE SOUND AGAIN, EVERYTHING IN THE MIDDLE SEAT FLEW TO THE FRONT, FLUNG ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL-CHEST FIRST AND THE CAR BEHIND ME BARELY SWERVED AROUND ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I AM TERRIFED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR MY CAR AND TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT OR LOSING MY OR ANYONE ELSE'S LIFE IS SCARY!!! PLEASE HELP US WHO PURCHASED THESE CARS!!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2020
Aug 2020

THE BREAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE DRIVING 50MPH SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND CAUSED MY CAR TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING, A RED LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS WHIPPED FORWARD. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AND 2 CARS BEHIND THAT WOULD HAVE HIT ME AS I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF SIDE OF ROAD. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR NISSAN DEALER WHO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS,

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

I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH ON HWY 26 IN WISCONSIN, WHEN MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN TO 20MPH. MY ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHT BOTH TURNED ON SINCE. THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME.

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

I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN AND A SUDDEN STOP HAPPEN. NO CARS OR ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR JUST STOP. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, I WAS READING OTHERS OWNER ARE GOING TO THE SAME ISSUES.

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

TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING LOW SPEED AFTER I PUSHED THE BRAKES AT ROTTERY AT MACY'S THE CAR STOPPED MOVING EVEN I ACCELERATE THE GAS.

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

I BOUGHT A USED, 1 YEAR OLD, 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, AT A FLORIDA HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MARCH OF 2019. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 50-80 MPH, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. JUST IN THE LAST WEEK IT HAS SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS 2X FOR NO REASON. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS CLOSE TO THE BACK END OF MY CAR OR THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS RECENTLY THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR YET NISSAN WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON IT. I WILL OWN THIS LEMON FOR 6 YEARS IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT.

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

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE SUNKEN MEADOWS PARKWAY WITH MY NEPHEW IN THE BACK SEAT. THERE WAS NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR OTHER OBJECTS. OUR OF NOWHERE, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE CAR WENT OFF WITH WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY ALMOST CAUSING A MULTI- CAR ACCIDENT. THIS INSTANCE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE. AFTER EACH INCIDENT, I WENT TO NISSAN 112 AND BROUGHT MY CAR INTO SERVICE. THEY SIMPLY FIXED THE SENSOR OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM UNDER THE RECALL. THIS HAS NOT BEEN A SOLUTION. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GO OFF IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT SHOULD NOT WHICH CAUSES A HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

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

DRIVING ON MAJOR ROADWAY ABOUT 40 MPH BRAKING SYSTEM INITIATES ON ITS OWN WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND ME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. TWICE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND SENSOR CHANGED OR RECALIBRATED. THIS CURRENT TIME BROUGHT CAR IN AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2020
Mar 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED UPON MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE AEB WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. LOYALTY NISSAN LOCATED AT (16301 LOYALTY WAY, CHESTER, VA 23831) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER IF THE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,973. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2020
Mar 2020

IT HAPPENED TWICE - SERVICE BRAKES - 1 IN THE FREEWAY (55 MPH) ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SLOWED DOWN AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STOP , GOOD THING NO CARS INFRONT OF ME , AND OTHER ONE IN LOCAL STREET DRIVING 35MPH IT STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN TOO . I READ A LOT OF OWNERS REVIEWS OR COMPLAINTS AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH SAME ISSUES .

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2020
Feb 2020

THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING FEATURE TRIGGERED 6 TIMES ON 2/15/2020 CAUSING US TO ALMOST WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FEATURE WAS ENGAGED WITH NO CARS IN THE AREA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2020
Jan 2020

THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ON ROADS WHERE I AM THE ONLY CAR AND IT HAS HAPPENED AND MOST RECENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS SPEEDING BEHIND ME ALMOST HITTING ME. THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR CARS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DECELERATES ON IT OWN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER AUTONATION NISSAN MIAMI LOCATED AT 3345 SW 8TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33135, (305) 707-0145, WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING UNKNOWN COMPONENT TO BE REPAIRED AND TO UPDATE AN UNKNOWN SYSTEM WITH SENSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE AND FILED COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2018
Jan 2020

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 5 MONTHS AGO, WHEN I AM DRIVING PAST 40 MINUTES IT WILL BRAKE FOR NO REASON EVEN WHEN NOTHING IS IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK IT TO AWESOME NISSAN IN BRUNSWICK, GA THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE RECALLS. ON MY WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN AND I SPUN OUT BUT GOT BACK IN CONTROL, AND I CALLED THEM THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK IN WHEN I DID THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND DROVE IT 14 MILES AND CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. MY CAR WILL TRY TO STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CALLED NISSAN THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE 3RD TIME I TAKE IT IN AND THIS TIME I HAVE TO PAY OVER $1,000.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED SINCE I CAN NOT FIND ANYONE WHO WILL HELP ME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2019
Dec 2019

ABRUPT AUTOMATIC UNWARRANTED BRAKING OCCURRED IN TWO INCIDENTS WHILE TRAVELLING ON BOULEVARD. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT (AND FORTUNATELY NONE BEHIND) WHEN THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED. DID NOT BRING VEHICLE TO COMPLETE STOP BUT THE BRAKES WERE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED AND ABRUPT SLOWING DOWN OF VEHICLE OCCURRED. THIS BRAKING SYSTEM DID WORK PROPERLY IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER CONDITIONS - IE DRIVING INTO INTERIOR HOME GARAGE. UNEXPECTED AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO OBVIOUS OBSTACLES (IE VEHICLES, ROAD DEBRIS) IS DANGEROUS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2019

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The 2018 Nissan Rogue has 122 Brakes complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.