2008 Nissan Rogue Body & structure Problems

My car has started leaking water onto the driver's side floorboard. I thought it might be from the sunroof and cleaned out the channels on both sides of the car. There was a recall years ago about a harness causing a problem with leaking water and possibly causing electrical problems. I took the car in for the repair. They told me that they fixed the problem. My car has started leaking again as it rains. The leak is getting worse and I need some advice. I am retired and have very limited funds. Sincerely, [XXX] [XXX] ph# [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11525861

Incident

Jun 7, 2022

1.Frame bracket has rusted out and dealer only sells whole frame. VERY EXPENSIVE *It is obviously an issue which has not been addressed but has been *noted on internet. (went after market to repair still at $775!) 2. Airbags system light now on and was on recall in the past. Dealer will only look at it for $100. * Noted on internet as a continuous issue for some. 3. Cruise Control on past recall. Has not functioned since dealer fixed in recall. *Still turns on by itself and will not go off unless I turn vehicle off. **Definite safety issue** 4. Parking brake not functioning properly was also on recall. If I use it then it will not release all the way and continues to drag. USELESS. Have had repaired 2 times by mechanic since recall. 5. Transmission replaced on SILENT recall with extended warranty. Had issues from almost the start. WHY would I purchase another Nissan of any type? Vehicle 2008 Nissan Rogue is 13 1/2 years old with only 76,000 miles. No way should it have these issues. It has never been in an accident! I love the vehicle but not these issues. I will be replacing this vehicle in the future with a competitor.

NHTSA ID

11478457

Incident

Jul 20, 2022

FRONT EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK FROM COLD FROST WEATHER. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. SAME PROBLEM FROM PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2014.

NHTSA ID

11242790

Incident

Jan 21, 2019

MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR JUST STOPPED WORKING/INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. PER LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM COME UP ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS WHEN I GOOGLED NISSAN DRIVER SIDE DOOR RECALL AND IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR NISSAN DOOR HANDLES IN THE PAST.

NHTSA ID

11065043

Incident

Jan 16, 2018

Mileage

77,000 mi

IT WAS FREEZING WEEK WEATHER TEMPERATURE. I CAME HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING I COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IT CLICKED TO OPEN AND LOCKED BUT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. I HAD TO CRAWL FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GO TO THE DRIVER SEAT. I WENT TO HAVE IT REPAIR BUT IT WILL COST ME $465.00. I CANNOT AFFORD IT. SO MEANWHILE, I WILL CRAWL FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DRIVER SEAT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CAR DOORS IN MY ENTIRE SEVEN CARS I HAD. DANGEROUS AND SCARED BUT I JUST HAVE TO DO IT. I NEED A RIDE TO WORK.

NHTSA ID

10944411

Incident

Jan 10, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOORS LOCKS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10806270

Incident

Feb 15, 2015

Mileage

75,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED - DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. NISSAN HAD ISSUED AN SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT COVERED REPAIRS IF THE ISSUE HAPPENED BY 72,000 MILES. ISSUE OCCURRED AT 74,000 MILES SO REFUSED TO COVER THE COST. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I NEEDED TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE FROM THAT DOOR. DUE TO THE SAFETY ASPECT, NISSAN SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD STARTED TO FAIL AT TIME OF REPAIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. AGAIN, NISSAN REFUSED TO HONOR THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

NHTSA ID

10715763

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

NHTSA ID

10663763

Incident

Dec 12, 2014

Mileage

68,000 mi

IN COLD/FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A DOOR THE ACTUATOR CABLES BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE DOOR HANDLE, DISABLING ACCESS TO THE CAR FROM THAT DOOR. THE DOOR IS ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE BUT NOT THE OUTSIDE. IN 2013 BOTH FRONT DOORS MALFUNCTIONED IN THIS WAY. IT COST $500. PER DOOR TO FIX BY GUTTING THE DOOR, REATTACHING THE CABLES AND PUTTING THE DOOR BACK TOGETHER. NO PARTS, JUST LABOR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 2013. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR NISSAN AND INFINITI. THERE HAS BEEN AN UNANNOUNCED EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED TO SOME CUSTOMERS, BUT WE WERE DEEMED INELIGIBLE BY NISSAN DUE TO BEING 2ND OWNERS AND MILEAGE OVER 100,000 MILES (WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 101,000 MILES). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO POTENTIAL ACCESS PROBLEMS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IN THE EVENT SOMEONE IS TRAPPED INSIDE. AT PRESENT WE HAVE THREE DOORS DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD $1500. TO REPAIR THEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS NOW NISSAN IS REPLACING ACTUATORS AND ANOTHER PART AS PART OF THEIR LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT ONLY TO SOME OF THOSE WHO COMPLAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577023

Incident

Jan 3, 2013

Mileage

110,000 mi

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON BOTH FRONT DOORS FROZE AFTER FREEZING RAIN/ ICE STORM. IN THE MORNING I OPENED THE DOOR AND STARTED THE CAR (DID NOT CLOSE THE DOOR) AND WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE WHILE IT WARMED-UP. WHEN I RETURNED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE HANDLES. THE PASSENGER DOOR HAD STOPPED WORKING FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE ABOUT 6 WEEKS EARLIER AFTER A SIMILAR STORM, THOUGH I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PROBLEM TO THE WEATHER AT THE TIME. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE HANDLE ON 03/12/2014 IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WAS NOW NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE FROM EITHER FRONT DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE BACK SEAT, OVER THE CONSOLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAS THEN DIRECTED BY NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WHEN ACCESSING THE CAR TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I STRAINED MY BACK AND SCRATCHED MY HAND AND ARM ON THE CONSOLE (NO DOCTORS VISIT). UPON ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ALBAN, NY I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE BACK DOOR. A WOMAN PULLED UP DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHO WAS THERE TO SERVICE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2008 NISSAN ROGUE, THOUGH ONLY WITH ONE OF THE FRONT DOORS. I CALLED ALL OF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA AND THEY WERE ALL SERVICING AT LEAST ONE 2008 NISSAN ROGUE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE FREEZING RAIN STORM. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED FOR ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 2 - 3 DAYS FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. AFTER 4 BUSINESS DAYS (6 DAYS) I WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE BACK-ORDERED AND WOULD BE ANOTHER SEVERAL DAYS. THE PARTS WERE IN HIGH DEMAND REGIONALLY AFTER THE WEATHER EVENT, SHOWING THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10574409

Incident

Mar 12, 2014

Mileage

68,490 mi

MIENTRAS CODUCIA EL VEHICULO PERDIO TODA LA POTENCIA Y DEJO DE TRABAJAR LA TRASMICION, ESTO ME OCURIO EN TRES OCACIONES. EL 2/12/14 LO LLEVE A LA GARANTIA Y REEMPLASARON LA TRASMICION SIN COSTO, REEMPLASARON EL CROSSMEMBER POR UN COSTO DE $430.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10565874

Incident

Dec 10, 2013

Mileage

36,000 mi

I HAVE TALKED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS @ NISSAN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME WITH THE REPAIRS. IF YOU GET ON NISSAN ROGUE WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE ARE SOME COMMENTS THAT THEY CAN'T OPEN OUTSIDE OR INSIDE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I JUST WANTED SOMEONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10559185

Incident

Dec 30, 2013

Mileage

47,000 mi

2008 NISSAN ROGUE- BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEITHER DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE FRONT DOORS IS TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE BACK DOORS AND OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10556523

Incident

Dec 1, 2013

OUTSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. HAVE BEEN READING TONS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ROGUE OWNERS WHO ARE ALSO HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT HONORING THESE DEFECTS AND FIXING THEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AT WHAT POINT DOES A RECALL HAVE TO BE ISSUED WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS SO INCREDIBLY PREVALENT?? WE NOW HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. NOW WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THIS TO OCCUR AT SOME POINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL!!!! APPARENTLY THE LINKAGES WITHIN THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ARE FAULTY AND "FALL APART" IS WHAT I AM GATHERING FROM EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINTS. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510621

Incident

Jan 10, 2013

WHILE DRIVING ~65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN STEADY TRAFFIC ON DRY ASPHALT, THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR DOOR WINDOW "EXPLODED." THE PASSENGER SEATS WERE IN THE DOWN (FLAT) POSITION; MOST OF THE GLASS FELL IN TO THE CAR, BUT ENOUGH BLEW OUT OF THE CAR TO EMBED IN/SCRATCH THE EXTERIOR PAINT. NISSAN DEALER IN THE AREA OF OUR TRAVEL VACUUMED THE GLASS OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOSELY COVERED THE WINDOW SPACE WITH MASKING TAPE AND PLASTIC SEAT COVERS (THE KIND USED TO COVER THE SEAT FOR TRANSPORT AND/OR GARAGE WORK). SINCE THIS WAS A ROAD TRIP SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME, WE HAD TO REINFORCE THE PLASTIC COVER JOB WITH HEAVY CARDBOARD, ADDITIONAL PLASTIC, AND TAPE SO WE COULD DRIVE THE INTERSTATE AND PROTECT THE CAR FROM FURTHER DAMAGE, WIND, AND RAIN. I CONTACTED MY HOME DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE OF THE INCIDENT AND REQUEST THAT PARTS BE ORDERED TO MAKE REPAIR ASAP AFTER I RETURNED HOME AND TO FIND OUT IF INCIDENT IS COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. REPAIR IS DELAYED BY HOLIDAY WEEKEND; WARRANTY COVERAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. LUCKILY, WE HAD NO BACK SEAT PASSENGERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341511

Incident

Jul 2, 2010

Mileage

13,500 mi

CLUNK NOISE WHENIN REVERSE, FELT POP IN THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT AREA. HAPPENS ONLY AT TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255447

Incident

Jan 13, 2009

Mileage

8,200 mi

2008 NISSAN ROGUE. I NOTICED SOME PAINT DEFECTS AND THE DEALER AGREED TO BUFF OUT. WELL THEY COULD NOT BE BUFFED OUT AND I AM NOW FINDING THEM IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. INFACT THE GM OF THE DEALERS STILL HASN'T RETURNED MY CALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10243845

Incident

Aug 19, 2008

Mileage

200 mi

2008 NISSAN ROGUE: BACK REAR WINDOW BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED SENDING GLASS ALL OVER THE CAR AND ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 15 PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD NOT EVEN TALK TO ME. HE SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER THEIR WARRANTY AND THAT IT BELONGED TO ME AND THE BANK NOW. I TURNED IT IN TO MY COMPREHENSION INSURANCE AND HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED. THE GLASS HIT THE SEAT SO HARD THAT IT EMBEDDED ABOUT 2 INCHES DEEP INTO THE SEAT. THE SEAT COVER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. ALSO, THE PAINT ON THE DOOR WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE GLASS COMING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED MYSELF (WITH INSURANCE) AT A COST OF OVER $1900. NISSAN SAID THAT ALL OF THEIR CARS WERE CHECKED THOROUGHLY SO THERE IS NO WAY THAT THERE COULD BE A DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A NEW MODEL FOR NISSAN AND I AM SURE THEY DO NOT HAVE ALL THE FACTS ON THIS MODEL AS YET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238906

Incident

Jul 17, 2008

Mileage

11,600 mi

MY BAND NEW 2008 ROGUE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND THE OTHER CAR BACKED INTO MY CAR GOING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. MY BUMPER WAS COMPLETING DENTED INWARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY HEADLIGHT ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY NEW CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT FOR A MINOR FENDER BENDER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225755

Incident

Apr 25, 2008

Mileage

3,598 mi

GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT GOING LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. CAUSE OVER $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS; WAITING ON PARTS FOR A BAND NEW CAR CURRENTLY IN MASS PRODUCTION. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AIR BAGS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT, BUMPER, HEAD LIGHTS AND MOST OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225750

Incident

Dec 31, 2007

Mileage

800 mi