2008 Nissan Rogue Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUTTERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

NHTSA ID

10596049

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

Mileage

146,000 mi

THE CAR STARTED JOLTING WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP AND THEN EVENTUALLY WENT INTO GEAR AND DROVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE (PUTTING A TOTAL OF 10 MILES ON THE CAR BETWEEN TIME THE ISSUE STARTED AND DROPPING OFF AT DEALER - MASTRIA NISSAN IN RAYNHAM, MA). DEALER TOLD US THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED FULL REPLACEMENT, BUT CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL DEALER GOT THE PART...IT WOULD JUST SOUND WEIRD. DEALER CALLED ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER AND TOLD US TO DRIVE THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE UNDER A NEW WARRANTY NISSAN WAS OFFERING DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEFECTS IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION. ON THE WAY THERE, THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL...EVENTUALLY SLOWING TO ABOUT 1 MILE AN HOUR...REALLY LIMPING ALONG AS I TRIED TO MAKE IT UP TO STOP LIGHT TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. AS I LIMPED UP TO THE STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SWITCHED INTO LA DIFFERENT GEAR AND ACCELERATED VERY FAST AND SHOT ME OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION THROUGH A RED LIGHT! I JUST BARELY AVOIDED A SERIOUS COLLISION AND THEN IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THIS CVT DEFECT IS DEADLY!!! NISSAN IS JUST TREATING IT AS A WARRANTY ITEM...BUT IT REALLY NEEDS A FULL RECALL! IT CAN MAKE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE DRIVER...AND THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENS MOST AT LOW SPEEDS MEANS IT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN SLOWING FOR AN INTERSECTION OR ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT IS ALSO AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT GOES FROM NO SYMPTOMS TO FULL FAILURE VERY QUICKLY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO MAKE NISSAN RECALL THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10420843

Incident

Aug 18, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

ON A DRIVE FROM NC TO GA WE NOTICED THAT WE WERE LOSING ACCELERATION ON EVERY HILL ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS INTO THE DRIVE. WE COULD NOT ACCELERATE UP HILLS AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AS WE CLIMBED THE HILLS WE LOST ACCELERATION. AFTER STOPPING FOR LUNCH THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY UNTIL ANOTHER 2 1/2 HOURS MORE WHERE THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. TRACTOR TRAILOR TRUCKS WERE BARRELING DOWN ON US BECAUSE WE KEPT LOSING ACCELERATION. WE PULLED OFF AT AN EXIT AND BARELY COULD ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. WE PULLED INTO A NISSAN DEALER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WENT INTO SAFETY MODE BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER A COUPLE HOURS INTO THE DRIVE AND GOES INTO THE SAFETY MODE WHICH REDUCED ACCELERATION AND POWER. NISSAN SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CAN ONLY DO SO BY DRIVING IT MORE THAN 2 HOURS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10419910

Incident

Jul 26, 2011

Mileage

42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

NHTSA ID

10418511

Incident

Aug 5, 2011

Mileage

99,000 mi

WHILE COMING OFF AN INTERSECTION THE 2008 ROGUE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSETION. PRESSING THE GAS WOULD SLOW THE CAR MORE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. EVENTUALLY AFTER PUMPING THE GAS THE CAR WOULD MOVE AGAIN. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND SAID IT WAS JUST TOO HOT OUTSIDE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO RUN HOT. I LIVE IN AZ AND IT IS ALWAYS HOT OUT HERE. THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED 2 TIMES AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. *TT

NHTSA ID

10413133

Incident

Jul 9, 2011

Mileage

51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. HE ALSO NOTICED SUDDEN DECELERATION OR NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ID

10405416

Incident

Jun 1, 2011

Mileage

32,000 mi

THE ACCELERATION IS VERY DELAYED FROM PRESSING ON THE GAS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TO GET IT TO RESPOND. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS AND WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE. IT IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIME ALREADY. THE FIRST TWO THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, THE THIRD THEY THOUGHT THEY FOUND AND FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT 4 DAYS AFTER THAT IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, TODAY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369021

Incident

Dec 2, 2010

Mileage

43,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND PROCEEDED ABOUT 5 MPH TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY IN THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE IGNITION WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

NHTSA ID

10367317

Incident

Nov 17, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP (DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION WAS NOT GIVEN). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT UNLESS THEY HAD FULL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE RECORDS, THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10367086

Incident

Nov 22, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

NOISE COMING FROM CVT. STARTED AT 12K. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT 23K SAME PROBLEM. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT 35K SAME PROBLEM. HAVING TRANSMISSION REPLACED (4TH TRANSMISSION) REPROGRAMMING NO HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10325886

Incident

Jan 15, 2009

Mileage

12,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD IN 2008. I BEGAN HEARING A NOISE EMANATING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES. THE NOISE OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING FROM ABOUT 40 MPH TO 5 MPH. AS THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DECELERATE, THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A RATTLING AGAINST METAL. THE NOISE CHANGES TO A GRINDING SOUND LIKE METAL RUBBING AGAINST METAL AS THE VEHICLE LOSES SPEED. THE GRINDING SOUND APPEARS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN AT A SLOW SPEED, SUCH AS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGES THE NOISE BUT HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR IT AND SAY NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS A FIX FOR IT, SO I TOOK IT IN FOR THE FACTORY FIX AND HAVE NOTICED THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. I BELIEVE THE NOISE COMES FROM THE CVT TRANSMISSION, AND IT IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CVT BELT OR THE CVT BELT SLIPPING ON THE VARIABLE PULLEYS. EITHER CAUSE COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE CVT BELT AND RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL LOSS OF RESPONSE TO DRIVER ACCELERATOR INPUT. MY NISSAN ROGUE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 17000 MILES, AND THE NOISE IS BECOMING MORE EVIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324510

Incident

Apr 8, 2010

Mileage

6,000 mi

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BETWEEN 32 AND 40 MPH (DUE TO CVT TRANSMISSION) AFFECTING STEERING ABILITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10297383

Incident

Jan 1, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH SHE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AS A FREE REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000. UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/09

NHTSA ID

10285796

Incident

Jun 12, 2009

Mileage

11,000 mi

2008 NISSAN ROGUE, SL AWD TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLUGGISH TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 20 - 40MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY FROM ON RAMP. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT UNLESS YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS A LITTLE, THEN RMP'S GO DOWN AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN MARCH 2009 . SINCE THIS CAR HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION, YOU DON'T HEAR OR FEEL GEAR SHIFTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SLOW ACCELERATION WAS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE'S CVT TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE IT IS DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO PREDICTABILITY WHEN IT WILL OR WON'T ACCELERATE AS NECESSARY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS. DANGER FROM BEING REAR ENDED IS HIGH . THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277349

Incident

Jul 13, 2009

Mileage

3,000 mi

THE ACCELERATION IS VERY DELAYED FROM PRESSING ON THE GAS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TO GET IT TO RESPOND. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS AND WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE. IT IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIME ALREADY. THE FIRST TWO THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, THE THIRD THEY THOUGHT THEY FOUND AND FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT 4 DAYS AFTER THAT IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10275689

Incident

Jun 22, 2009

Mileage

27,000 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN ROGUE AND WITHIN 3500 MILES IT BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE. SECOND VISIT TO MECHANIC AT ABOUT 8000 MILES CONFIRMED THAT CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER 3500 MILES ON THE NEW NEW TRANSMISSION, NOISE RETURNED AND NISSAN HAS AUTHORIZED A SECOND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266426

Incident

Nov 16, 2008

Mileage

3,500 mi

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT UNLESS IT WAS PUT INTO MANUAL MODE, VEHICLE WENT BEYOND RED LINE. THERE WASN'T ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN SPEED AND ACCELERATION METHODS. EVERY NOW AND THEN A LOUD THUMP NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS INTERVALS, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252045

Incident

Dec 16, 2008

Mileage

17,200 mi

I PURCHASED A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD IN NOVEMBER 2008. I BEGAN HEARING A NOISE EMANATING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES. THE NOISE OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING FROM ABOUT 20 MPH TO 5 MPH. AS THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DECELERATE, THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A BICYCLE CHAIN RATTLING AGAINST METAL. THE NOISE CHANGES TO A GRINDING SOUND LIKE METAL RUBBING AGAINST METAL AS THE VEHICLE LOSES SPEED. THE GRINDING SOUND APPEARS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED, SUCH AS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGES THE NOISE BUT HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR IT AND NO INTEREST IN TRYING TO RESOLVE IT. I BELIEVE THE NOISE COMES FROM THE CVT TRANSMISSION, AND IT IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CVT PUSH BELT OR A CVT PUSH BELT SLIPPING ON THE VARIATOR PULLEYS. EITHER CAUSE COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE CVT PUSH BELT AND RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL LOSS OF RESPONSE TO DRIVER ACCELERATOR INPUT. MY NISSAN ROGUE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES, AND THE NOISE IS BECOMING MORE EVIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10244942

Incident

Oct 9, 2008

Mileage

3,000 mi

THIS AN E-MAIL TO THE NISSAN MOTOR CORP REFERENCE 6261634 I WAS JUST RECENTLY CONTACTED BY ONE OF YOUR TECH REPRESENTATIVES FOR MY AREA IN RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRY ABOUT MY 2008 NISSAN ROGUE CVT TRANSMISSION NOISE. IT APPEARS THAT YOUR FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS ODD, HAS THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE NEXT TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME RUMBLING CVT NOISE. ALSO THIS IS A NEW CAR AND YOU DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. IN FACT CHECKING WITH THE BLOG PAGE OF THE NICO CLUB, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY NISSAN ROGUE OWNERS. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERS AND FOUND THAT ALL THEM ARE HAVING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM SOME OF THEIR ROGUE OWNERS. RAMSY NISSAN HAS HAD FOUR COMPLAINTS, ROCKLAND NISSAN SEVEN COMPLAINTS, WHITE PLAINS NISSAN THREE COMPLAINTS, O'BRIEN NISSAN TWO COMPLAINTS AND ROUTE 23 NISSAN HAS HAD FIVE COMPLAINTS. WHAT IS ALSO INTERESTING IS ALL OF THESE DEALERS HAVE THE SAME ANSWER TO FIXING THE PROBLEM AND THAT IS, 'NISSAN IS A WHERE OF THE PROBLEM' AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR A SOFTWARE FIX. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT NISSAN SOLD THE VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ROGUES CVT TRANSMISSION. I WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY AND RESOLUTION TO MY COMPLAINT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10240651

Incident

Mar 12, 2008

LOW-SPEED RUBBERY GRINDING/RATTLE FROM FRONT END/TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPLACED HALF-SHAFT, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY, BUT PROBLEM WOULD LIKELY RECUR AS NISSAN HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. ADVISED TO WAIT UNTIL MANUFACTURER CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236672

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

2,000 mi

ABNORMAL LOOSE/GRINDING SOUNDS FROM AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION. IMPROPER SHIFTING ON DOWNSLOPING ROADS, REVVING AT HIGH RATES AND NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROAD SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235476

Incident

Jul 23, 2008

Mileage

7,172 mi

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A GRINDING, RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM WHICH I NOW KNOW IS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. STARTED AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES, VERY FAINT AND INCONSISTENT BUT BECOMING MUCH LOUDER, MORE CONSISTENT AND UNMISTAKABLE. AFTER THE THIRD TRIP TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS NOISE AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY 5 MONTH OLD VEHICLE INCLUDING A MAJOR WATER LEAK, THEY FINALLY GOT ON THE PHONE TO NISSAN USA. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION "ISSUE", THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED BUT THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO SIT TIGHT AND WAIT FOR NISSAN TO COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED FAILURES FROM THIS ISSUE. MY PROBLEM IS, WHICH ROGUE OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM (AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MANY) IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS? I CURRENTLY HAVE LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON MY ROGUE AND DON'T TRUST IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235427

Incident

Apr 15, 2008

Mileage

3,000 mi

ISSUES SINCE MAY 2008. PURCHASED NEW 08 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD. HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING, LUNGING FORWARD, RATTLING NOISES, JERKING ACCELERATION, AND VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION. CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS STARTED UNDER 35MPH AND NOW ARE PRESENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NISSAN CLAIMS ITS MIGHT BE NORMAL AND THAT THERE MAY BE NO SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM THEY CANT FIGURE OUT. ADDITIONALLY THEY SAY IT WILL NOT CAUSE HARM, HOWEVER, IF THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS, HOW CAN THEY SAY THAT?*TR

NHTSA ID

10234693

Incident

May 26, 2008

Mileage

2,000 mi

WITHIN 1 MONTH OF TAKING DELIVERY OF A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD, WE STARTED HEARING A FAINT RATTLE THAT WAS INTERMITTENT FROM THE FRONT END AT APPROX. 1000 MI. WHEN THE NOISE BECAME MORE REGULAR AND LOUDER, TOOK IT TO NISSAN TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. TECH'S HEARD THE NOISE ON 2ND TRIP THERE, BUT SAID NISSAN WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO FIX AS OF YET AND WILL LET US KNOW WHEN THERE WAS A FIX. TWO MONTHS LATER, NO WORD FROM THE DEALER, WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE THEY HAD EXPERIENCED IT AND REPLACED A TRANSMISSION FOR ANOTHER ROGUE. THEY KEPT IT FOR NEARLY 3 WEEKS AND ONLY REPLACED A TRANSFER CASE--IT TURNS OUT THE TRANSFER CASE ONLY ECHOED THE NOISE FROM THE CVT/TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT NISSAN REQUESTED THEM TO RETURN THE CAR BACK TO US WITH SO-CALLED ADDED COMFORT THAT "IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY FIND A FIX BECAUSE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY REPORTED FAILURES". NOISE IS STILL THERE, AND SEEMS EVEN LOUDER THAN BEFORE. "RATTLE NOISE" IS HEARD WHEN FOOT IS LIFTED OFF GAS PEDAL AT SLOW SPEEDS BELOW 35-40 MPH. CURRENT MILEAGE: 6350. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234672

Incident

Apr 3, 2008

Mileage

1,100 mi

ISSUES SINCE 5/5/8 JUST AFTER PURCHASING NEW 08 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD TRANSMISSION FAILURE/LUNGING FORWARD, RATTLING NOISES, MISSING DURING ACCELERATION, AND SEVER VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION. CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS UNDER 35MPH. NISSAN CLAIMS ITS NORMAL AND WILL NOT REPLACE TRANSMISSION UNTIL IT COMPLETELY FAILS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234359

Incident

May 5, 2008

Mileage

458 mi