2018 Nissan Rogue UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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The component is the backup camera. The backup camera engages, but the camera image freezes momentarily after engaging. The freeze happens for around 1-2 seconds. The camera then continues to work or then crashes completely and you have to move out of reverse and back into reverse to reengage the backup camera. This has happened since I owned the vehicle and after the other recall that addressed other backup camera issues. The car is available for inspection on request. This puts others at risk since the backup camera is a crucial part of visibility. If the camera freezes when backing up, people/cars can approach and I would likely not be able to see them. The component has non been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, or others. No warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem. The symptoms have been with the car since purchase and definitely after the other software fix nissan had for camera issues.
Heater blows cold and will not defrost A/C blows warm and will not cool
DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY IN A METROPOLITAN AREA, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. IT WAS MODERATE WEATHER FOR DECEMBER IN THE ST. LOUIS, MO AREA (I'M GUESSING IN THE 40'S). NISSAN SAYS THAT GLASS IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. HAD THE SUN ROOF COVER BEEN OPEN, GLASS COULD EASILY HAVE ENTERED THE CABIN. THE GLASS SHATTERED INTO HUNDREDS OF TINY PIECES - OBVIOUS A HAZARD TO CAR OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS OTHERS OUTSIDE THE CAR.
Automatic opener for the automatic hatch back. I opened it i was reaching for something in to take something out when the hatch came down onto me. It rested on my back and did not go up. I was alone and had to maneuver myself out of the SUV trunk and had to manually close the hatch. This also happened to my 82 year old husband and the door when pressed to open, it starts UP, then comes down before it fully opens. This has happened more then once. We took the SUV to our dealer who said that we would have to pay for the repairs. Is this a manufacturing flaw or serious accident waiting to happen, or should this be a RECALL. Please advise as we have an appointment May 25, 2021. We have been in Florida for the past 5 months that is why we are just reporting this.
FORWARD BREAKING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON
DOOR TO DOOR NAVIGATION IS NOT ACCURATE. SOMETIMES I AM OFF A HALF MILE OFF FROM DESTINATION I INPUT. COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. THEY TRIED A FEW THINGS BUT STILL NOT ACCURATE AT ALL. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IHAT THE NAVIGATION IS DOING WHAT ITS DESIGN TO DO.
THE BACK UP CAMERA IS ALWAYS FREEZING UP, BOTH WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION
DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE GLASS ROOF EXPLODES. LUCKILY, THE SHADE COVER WAS CLOSED, SO THE GLASS WAS CONTAINED INSIDE IT BUT ALSO MUCH OF IT FLEW OFF THE BACK OF THE CAR.
BACK UP CAMERA DISPLAY WENT BLANK
BOUGHT 2 MONTHS AGO. BACK UP CAMERA HARD TO SEE. DARK AND ORANGE DIMLY LIT. UNUSABLE.
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS I NOTICED MY BACK UP CAMERA FREEZING UP, YESTERDAY AS I WAS BACKING UP THE SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLANK. SO I PLACED IN PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT TO PUSH START, I RECECIVED A NO KEY DETECTED ERROR, TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE AND THE SCREEN WAS BACK TO WORKING AGAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE SUNROOF. I WAS NOT NEAR ANY OTHER VEHICLES AND NOTHING STRUCK THE CAR. IT SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT.
I HAD AN ISSUE A COUPLE TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE (PRE SOFTWARE UPDATE DUE TO RECALL) WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE BACKUP CAMERA WOULD COME UP AND YOU START REVERSING ONLY TO REALIZE THAT THE VIDEO FROM THE BACK UP CAMERA IS IN FACT FROZEN. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED LAST FALL WHICH I THOUGHT WAS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. NOW THAT I HAVE THE NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE ISSUE HAS BECOME SO MUCH MORE PREVALENT THAN IT EVER WAS BEFORE. I AM NOW ENCOUNTERING THE ISSUE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I NOTIFIED NISSAN BUT FIGURED IT COULDN'T HURT TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE AS WELL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CANNOT TRUST THE BACKUP CAMERA TO WORK.
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER FIXING A RECALL ON THE AEB SYSTEM ON MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE, MY CAR'S AEB SYSTEM ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING MY VEHICLE'S ANTILOCK BRAKES TO KICK ON AND BEEP A WARNING TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE MY CAR'S SENSOR BELIEVED SOMETHING WAS IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME FOR MILES AND FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME TO SLAM IN TO ME. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY ICC SENSOR, WHICH WORKS COMPLEMENTARY WITH THE VEHICLE'S AEB SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, IT WILL ONLY COST ME THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE AT 52K MILES, I'M OVER WARRANTY, BUT NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND FIX REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON EACH VEHICLE.
EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM IS BREAKING BY ITSELF SPECIFICALLY ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSISTENTLY AFTER ~1 HOUR INTO A TRIP. FIRST, BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO AFTER MULTIPLE BREAKING ATTEMPTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED BREAK CHECKING PEOPLE BEHIND ME. THE BREAKS KICK ON FOR AROUND A SECOND, THEN KICK OFF. THIS HAPPENS AROUND TWICE, WHICH THEN THE CAR SAYS THE FRONT RADAR IS BROKEN AND TURNS THE SYSTEM OFF. AFTER BRINGING IT IN THE FIRST TIME, SAME RESULTS HAPPENED. BROUGHT IT IN A SECOND TIME EARLIER THIS WEEK. TECH CONFIRMED SYSTEM ERRORS WITH "C1A16 CODES". DROVE IT AFTER BRINGING IT IN A SECOND TIME, AND SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING.
MY BACKUP CAMERA WOULD FREEZE ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS AFTER PUTTING IN REVERSE. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I WAS STILL MOVING OR STOPPED, IT WOULD FREEZE. IT WAS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I BACKED UP. EVENTUALLY THE LIVE VIEW WOULD COME BACK, BUT I COULD NEVER TRUST THE SCREEN OR THE SENSORS WHILE BACKING UP. I RECENTLY TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND THEY SAID THERE IS AN UPDATE AVAILABLE TO THE SOFTWARE TO FIX IT. I WOULD GUESS MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WANT TO REPORT THIS SO THAT IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CAN BE COVERED BY NISSAN. SIMILAR NISSAN/INFINITI MODELS ARE DOING A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE CAMERAS; I'M NOT SURE WHY MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT CAMPAIGN.
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER THAT LEASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SOME MINOR BRUISES WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE STORAGE FACILITY OF THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT*JB*AS *TR
MAINTENANCE-'OTHER' LIGHT COMES ON AFTER STARTING AUTO. SERVICE TECH 'DISCONNECTED' WARNING WITHOUT DETECTING WHAT WARNING WAS ABOUT. AUTO WAS IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE. SERVICE ADVISER WAS CONTACTED NEXT DAY WITH ZERO RETURN CALLS WITHIN TWO DAYS.
THE BACK UP CAMERA FREEZES UP WHEN BACKING. BOUGHT IT NEW MAY 5, 2018. NISSAN CORP TOLD ME THE HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS BACKING UP ,CAR WAS 2 WEEKS OLD AND HIT A TREE. HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE BUMPER. I THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN . THEY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEK COULD NOT FIX THE BACK UP CAMERA
TAKTA RECALL. MY 2018 NISSAN ROUG SPORT LOCK UP WHEN I TRY TO START IT UP. WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON MY BRAKE PETLE IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY PAD AND MY CAR WILL NOT CRANK. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.
THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD AT 30MPH. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET WITH A SLIGHT DECLINE AND NO CARS AROUND THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A SHARP DECELERATION ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING SOUND. THIS LASTED A BRIEF SECOND OR TWO, THEN THE VEHICLE RESUMED FORWARD MOTION. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED (THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD THE VEHICLE) THE DEALER REPLACED THE DISTANCE SENSOR. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM.
MY NISSAN ROGUE 2018 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2018. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON A NORMAL ROAD, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH AND JUST CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THE CAR EMITTED FEW BEEPS AND SLOWED DOWN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. AFTER THAT EPISODE I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 30TH TO CHECK IT. THE RESULT WAS THAT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE AND ALL WAS WORKING AS NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED FEW OTHER TIMES. WHEN PASSING THROUGH THAT SAME INTERSECTION THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED MAYBE OTHER 5 TIMES. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN PASSING BELOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS. JUST 2 DAYS AGO ON THE 4TH IT HAPPENED INSIDE A GARAGE WHEN I WAS GOING AT 20 MPH. I AM SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. I LIKE THE CAR BUT I CANNOT KEEP IT WITH THIS DEFECT.
2018 NISSAN ROGUE - OUT OF THE BLUE, DASHBOARD LIGHT FLASHES "WARNING MALFUNCTION" AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ICON COMES ON. THE VEHICLE ALSO BY ITSELF STARTED BRAKING MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AGAIN, NO CARS OR ANYTHING BLOCKING MY WAY - CAR IS BRAKING ON ITS OWN. TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TO BE LOOKED AT - SAW SIMILAR ISSUES HAVING BEEN POSTED ON THE WEB.
AEB (AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING) DISABLES ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY. THE SYSTEM TURNED ITSELF OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH. THE SYSTEM THINKS THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN THEIR IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM TO STOP YOU IN AN EMERGENCY. MAKE NISSAN CHANGE THE RADAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
REVERSE SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL,WONT REVERSE,HAD TO GO FORWARD AND REVERSE AGAIN.ALSO SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR RADIO BACK UP FREEZES. DEALER JUST SAYS RECORD ISSUE .NOT REPAIRED
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The 2018 Nissan Rogue has 61 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.