2015 Nissan Rogue Driver assistance Problems

I am the original owner of a 2015 Nissan Rogue (VIN: [XXX] ) with approximately 63,000 miles. After driving for about 20–30 minutes, the engine will suddenly rev up but the vehicle will not accelerate or will barely move when I press the gas pedal. This has happened multiple times when trying to merge, climb hills, or cross intersections. The vehicle loses drive power even though the engine is running and revving. When this happens, I have to move over and wait until the vehicle cools down before it will drive normally again. My Nissan dealer has diagnosed the issue as a failing CVT transmission and quoted about $7,700 to replace it. This behavior creates a serious safety hazard because the car can lose power in traffic, leaving me unable to accelerate to highway speed, climb grades, or clear intersections. I am concerned this may be related to known Nissan CVT problems and believe it should be investigated as a safety‑related defect. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11719984

Incident

Feb 20, 2026

It started when I purchased it in February 2025 Mileage was 99200 I noticed the seatbelt warning signs didn’t ding if I didn’t have my seatbelt on. And the sunroof not only was leaking but it is coming apart where it is held in place I’m afraid it will suddenly come down and strike me without notice while driving. Theee days ago I noticed the airbag light came on while I had the driver assist engaged so I stopped and turned the driver assistance light on and then off which caused the airbag light to turn off . But today with 1100 miles on the vehicle I was driving and the light. Came on as I was driving again. I tried turning off the drivers assistance button but the light stays on!!! I’m concerned about the safety while driving with the airbag light, the seatbelt not signaling when the seatbelt is not on it ding to remind me that someone doesn’t have their seat belt on. At lastly , I believe that I am going to be injured by the sunroof motor fulling down while I am driving causing a car wreck and or injuring me or a passenger. The OCS system in the 2015 model needs to be fixed before serious injury occurs.

NHTSA ID

11673833

Incident

Jul 15, 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle shook momentarily and then stalled. Additionally, the contact stated that two messages were displayed “Warning – Malfunction” and a “Warning - Chassis System Control Error”. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts and depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, after restarting the vehicle and driving below 20 MPH, the vehicle began shaking and lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the mass air flow sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the same parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS, wheel bearing, mass air flow sensor, and sway bar links needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11596548

Incident

Apr 23, 2024

Mileage

200,000 mi

My wife and I were returning from a Thanksgiving trip to relatives in Virginia southbound on I 95 She was driving and we both felt the car shudder as we began to lose speed. There was no acceleration even though the Tachometer was in a high range. We limped into a Rest Area ,shut down the car and called a tow service. We were towed to Deacon Jones Nissan in Golsboro, N.C. where we were told we needed a new transmission. The Service Manager told us this CVT transmission is supposed to be serviced every 30 K miles .We were at 87734. There was never a dashboard warning light to that effect nor any notice from Nissan. Our expenses were: Transmission=$6619.34; Towing=$155; 2 nights at hotel=$201.38

NHTSA ID

11560065

Incident

Nov 28, 2023

Transmission jerks. Cvt transmission causing significant issues. Have already changed faulty valve body, mass air flow sensor, and idle control sensor.

NHTSA ID

11541292

Incident

Aug 1, 2023

I first started noticing this transmission acceleration problem about a year ago when my vehicle has been in stop-and-go traffic for at least 30 minutes or more, the transmission feels like it is going to stall. Pressing on the gas won’t accelerate the vehicle or it is very slow to start moving no matter how hard the gas pedal is pressed. The rpm speeds to 4-5 x1000 but the transmission gear feels stuck at 40mph max. Usually I have noticed that if I am able to pull over and stop the car for a few minutes, I can restart the car engine and didn’t’t see signs of the problem again. My husband believes it’s a transmission and gear shift problem that once the Rogue has been in stop-and-go traffic the system isn’t shifting gears correctly. It put myself and my husband at risk since we took the vehicle on a road trip, my husband finally witnessed this happening. It usually only happened to me when I’m coming home sitting in traffic. When I got off the freeway to surface streets, being stuck at stoplights or stop signs had this issue occur a couple of times. I took my vehicle to my local Nissan dealer for inspection but the tech. said they couldn’t mimic/reproduce the problem/issue I was reporting. No other inspection has been made. And no warning lights came on during the problem the few times it has happened. The engine was really loud this most recent time because I was unable to stop and pullover right away. I am open to having my vehicle inspected further for this issue.

NHTSA ID

11524236

Incident

May 27, 2023

When it rains, the lights inside start flashing, it throws a check engine light and error messages about chasis control and braking system, the lights inside flicker, turnsignals and flashers stop working, the car goes into limp mode and you can't turn the car off .

NHTSA ID

11510144

Incident

Mar 4, 2023

Car was feeling sluggish while driving about 20 to 40 mph then all the sudden there was no acceleration even though stepping on the gas.

NHTSA ID

11450518

Incident

Feb 4, 2022

Issue occurs when driving around a 30 minute plus commute. When driving at an incline the vehicle fails to accelerate and reduces speeds rapidly changing from 65 mph to 40 mph. Rather scary to have cars flying by with lost of acceleration. There has been 3 incidents of this occurring.No accident occurred was able to pull over each time due to driving in the slow lane.

NHTSA ID

11445297

Incident

Aug 21, 2021

I own a 2015 Nissan Rogue with 70,000 miles.Pulling into driveway at 2mph, car suddenly accelerated by itself , leaving me with no control over the car and unable to make it stop before hitting a truck in the rear and pushing the truck sideways. The truck had been parked in driveway. Brakes did not stop the acceleration. Skid marks noted for a couple of feet. Had my 3 year old grandson in the back seat in his car seat. Person's truck I hit, saw the whole event happen. Engine rev'd up and jerked forward. No one was hurt but I was hysterical having my grandson in the car with me. Car had to be towed and still needing to be taken to repair shop. Awaiting to hear from insurance agent on which autobody shop it should be taken to. Truck that I hit had a lot of rear damage.

NHTSA ID

11438776

Incident

Oct 30, 2021

I WAS IN A SMALL PARKING LOT FOR A PLAYGROUND IN WAYLAND, MA. I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AS KIDS CAN COME OUT OF NOWHERE. I FOUND A SPOT TO PARK ON THE LEFT, SO I TURNED MY WHEELS AND WENT IN. TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATE, AND GO THROUGH THE CHAIN LINK FENCE, WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A ROARING SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE, AS THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE FENCE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE HARDER TO THE FLOOR.

NHTSA ID

11400047

Incident

Mar 9, 2021

Mileage

31,057 mi

WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE MY CAR'S SHIFTER WILL GO INTO LOW GEAR OR ANOTHER LEVEL. THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL OUT, AND A DEAD BATTERY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ONLY.

NHTSA ID

11389500

Incident

Jan 4, 2021

Mileage

62,000 mi

ELECTRICAL HARNESS WIRING BACK OF THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CLIMBING A HILLY TERRAIN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS ON THE ISLAND MOUNTAIN ROAD OF ST.THOMAS VI (CHARLOTTE AMALIE USVI).

NHTSA ID

11365027

Incident

Oct 17, 2020

Mileage

11,000 mi

2015 NISSAN ROGUE COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON A PARKWAY ON OCTOBER 26TH AROUND 7PM DURING A RAIN STORM. LUCKILY THERE WAS LOW TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF A NEARBY RAMP HOWEVER WINDOW-SHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND BARELY ABLE TO SEE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WAS CUT OFF AND RESTARTED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CAR HAD NO ISSUES AND THEN IT CUT OFF AGAIN ON OCTOBER 4TH WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT LATE AT NIGHT. I NOTIFIED NISSAN OF AMERICA OF THE ISSUE ON SEPTEMBER 27TH AND THEY MENTIONED THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS HOWEVER I SEE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME POWER FAILURE ISSUE ONLINE. LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR SINCE OCTOBER 5TH AND CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE OR FIND CODES INDICATING WHAT COULD CAUSE THE POWER FAILURE. THIS IS A VEY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD KNOW WHAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO COMPLETELY POWER OFF AND ALL CONTROL IS LOSS BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000 TO 106,000 MILES AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ALONG WITH NO PREVIOUS SERIOUS ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11364422

Incident

Sep 26, 2020

Mileage

106,000 mi

OUR CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE GOING 70 DOWN THE HIGHWAY. COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE, NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS. NO ACCELERATION. ALMOST GOT INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. NISSAN WILL NOT PAY ANYTHING TO HELP US WITH THIS, DESPITE THE THOUSANDS OF SUBMITTED ISSUES WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS. OUR FAMILY HAS 3 NISSANS AND 2 HAVE HAD CVT FAILURES. WE WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN'S AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11340945

Incident

Jul 19, 2020

Mileage

94,000 mi

LACK OR POWER,HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING,MAKING WHINING NOISE AND IS SHUTTING OFF PLUS TOPPED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WAITING ON THE LIGHT

NHTSA ID

11325891

Incident

May 21, 2020

Mileage

77,109 mi

MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I REALIZED MY CAR WAS LOSING POWER WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MY CAR DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT IT DROPPED FROM 70 MPH DOWN TO 30 MPH GRADUALLY. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WEEKS BEFORE I NOTICED MY RPM HAND JUMPING ERRATICALLY AND WHEN I WENT TO GET TO DIAGNOSTICS NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO NISSAN ON THE DAY THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS INFORMED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT NISSAN HAS AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND IT WASN'T WORTH THE MONEY TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

11319931

Incident

Mar 26, 2020

Mileage

85,300 mi

2015 NISSAN ROGUE, BROUGHT BRAND NEW, HAS 63,000 MILES. HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR >9 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES UNTIL THEN. I CANNOT DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 30+ MIN BEFORE MY VEHICLE STARTS STALLING AT STOPLIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE AFTER BRIEFLY STOPPING, THE CAR STUTTERS AND BUCKS UNTIL I PRESS HARDER ON THE ACCELERATION. THE STUTTERING GETS WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE IT. THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH A CAR NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATING WHEN YOU NEED IT TO, IS CONCERNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT "DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE, WHILE THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED TO EXPERIENCING MY COMPLAINT WHILE HE DROVE IT A FEW TIMES. THEY SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE NO CODES ARE RENDERING A PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE "PROBLEM" TO GET WORSE OR ULTIMATELY, UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION "GOES OUT" AS THE NISSAN REP TOLD ME.

NHTSA ID

11265687

Incident

Sep 26, 2019

Mileage

62,000 mi

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX.70 MPH, AND CRUISE CONTROL KICKED OFF BY ITSELF AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER, IT WAS NOT LIKE A OUT OF GAS LOSS, IT JUST SLOWED DOWN. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED TO MAINTAIN SPEED AS I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE. I MOVED TO THE OUTSIDE LANE TO AVOID ANY CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK HOME. WHEN I GOT ONTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP BACK TO THE INTERSTATE, IT TOOK ME ABOUT 1/2 MILE AT LEAST TO GET UP TO SPEED AGAIN. SINCE I GOT BACK HOME EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL BUT I AM AFRAID TO TRAVEL ANY DISTANCE IN CASE I SHOULD LOOSE POWER AGAIN I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE PUT ON THE COMPUTER MONITOR AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS SHOWING AS WRONG. DURING THIS EXAM I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON THE COMPUTER CHECK WOULD NOT SHOW ANYTHING. AT NO TIME DURING THE POWER OUTAGE DID THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT OR ANY WARNING DEVICE SHOW UP.

NHTSA ID

11265458

Incident

Sep 26, 2019

Mileage

76,500 mi

FAILS TO ACCELERATE ON LONG TRIPS, JUST COMPLETELY STOPS ACCELERATING UNLESS VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND ALLOWED TO COOL OFF FOR 10-15 MINUTES

NHTSA ID

11258949

Incident

Sep 24, 2019

Mileage

85,000 mi

YESTERDAY I CAME FROM BIRMINGHAM AND I WAS GOING 70 MPH MY SUV IS WHINNYING I COULDN'T GO PASS 70 I FLOORED IT STILL NOTHING SPEED I HAD TO SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO START DRIVING TO PICK UP SPEED I'M AT 113,000

NHTSA ID

11222031

Incident

Jun 23, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE RPMS WOULD IDLE AT A LOW RATE WITH THE VEHICLE ALMOST AT THE POINT OF STALLING. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN OF STOCKTON (LOCATED AT 3077 E HAMMER LN, STOCKTON, CA 95212, (209) 956-6500) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES DAILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

NHTSA ID

11219502

Incident

Apr 30, 2019

Mileage

27,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM DENVER GOING WEST IN I70. TRIED TO GO OVER EISENHOWER PASS AND MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK GOING UPHILL. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 45MPH EVEN IF I STEPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER DRIVING OVER THE THE PASS, GOING DOWNHILL IT SEEMED TO HAVE RESOLVED. BUT NOW EVERYTIME I TRY TO DRIVE UPHILL, IT WILL NOT GO PAST 40-45MPH.

NHTSA ID

11140217

Incident

Sep 8, 2018

Mileage

49,000 mi

WON'T START STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM

NHTSA ID

11139588

Incident

Oct 10, 2018

Mileage

115,189 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHASSIS CONTROL MODULE, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE "SEE OWNER'S MANUAL" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN OF PICAYUNE (239 FRONTAGE RD, PICAYUNE, MS 39466 (601) 889-5454) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME, BUT THE NEXT DAY, THE WARNING INDICATORS AND MESSAGE REAPPEARED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE THROTTLE BODY AND ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

11021101

Incident

Oct 12, 2016

Mileage

65,000 mi