2015 Nissan Rogue Engine Problems

My vehicle has a lack of power it won't change gears move slow hard to go up hills shakes

NHTSA ID

11719588

Incident

Dec 31, 1969

To Whom It May Concern, I am filing a vehicle safety complaint regarding a sudden and complete failure of the Body Control Module (BCM) in my 2015 Nissan Rogue. This failure has resulted in a complete "no-start" condition, rendering the vehicle inoperable without warning. The problem occurred on or about [Date of Breakdown, if known]. The vehicle would not start, despite the ignition powering on. A professional diagnosis was performed, which confirmed that the Body Control Module had failed and was not sending the required signal to the Intelligent Power Distribution Module (IPDM) to allow the vehicle to start. The technician's notes state: "FOUND NO SIGNAL FROM BCM TO IPDM TO START VEHICLE." I have since learned that this is a known manufacturer issue, documented in Nissan Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) NTB16-024, titled "No Start, MIL ON, DTC U1000, U1010, C110A, P1614, P1615, P1630, P1631 (Reprogram BCM or Replace IPDM)." The diagnosis and attempted repair on my vehicle perfectly match the procedure outlined in this TSB. Safety Concern: While a"no-start" condition may not seem like a traditional safety hazard, the sudden and unpredictable nature of this failure presents a significant safety risk. A vehicle that becomes completely inoperable without warning can strand drivers and passengers in potentially dangerous situations, such as: · In the middle of intersections or busy roadways. · In isolated areas with no access to help. · During extreme weather conditions (extreme heat, cold, storms). · While transporting individuals with medical needs. The failure of a critical electronic component like the BCM, which is responsible for numerous vehicle functions, at only 50,000 miles indicates a serious and potentially widespread defect in materials or workmanship. I am requesting that the NHTSA investigate this failure pattern in 2014-2016 Nissan Rogue vehicles.existence of a TSB and numerous complaints from other owners online suggest a major defect.

NHTSA ID

11694408

Incident

Oct 19, 2025

It has a CVT transmission and when you try to accelerate quickly, it box down it does not go every now and then when it tries to change gears it shimmy it gives a humping sensation

NHTSA ID

11674352

Incident

Mar 14, 2025

I got into a car accident where the airbags didn't go off. I have the airbag light now on in the car and the diagnostics is something with the transmission.

NHTSA ID

11614744

Incident

Sep 16, 2024

The transmission gave out while in the middle of driving on I-4. The safety of the driver and everyone in the highway was put at risk since the car stopped running out of nowhere in a high traffic area. The vehicle has been inspected by a mechanic. A warning symbol popped up as soon as it happened. It says chassis control system error.

NHTSA ID

11604729

Incident

Jul 25, 2024

Car stalled and Shuddering while driving on the freeway, sudden loss of power. Engine started to heat and smoke. Issue was probably the defective CVT transmission as noted in most Nissan.

NHTSA ID

11594620

Incident

Jun 15, 2024

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

I was driving in 90°F weather for over an hour on the freeway, and it felt like my car's power cut out. This caused my vehicle to decelerate to 40mph while on a busy freeway, leading me to fear for my and others' safety. I turned the car off, waited for 15 minutes at the exit, and began moving again, only for the same issue to occur again. This time I stayed longer and decided not to push the car past 3k RPM, and made it home. The issue occurred once several months ago, and now it has happened twice on the same trip. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms before the power was cut off. I took the car to an independent service center, and they could not diagnose the problem.

NHTSA ID

11537543

Incident

Aug 7, 2023

I was driving at approximately 25mph in a subdivision and my car turned off. I pulled over immediately to try to crank it but it would not crank. I noticed smoke coming from the engine so I exited the vehicle with my child. The smoke got way worse within a few minutes and then the front engine was engulfed in flames.

NHTSA ID

11525506

Incident

Jun 5, 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

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled with the check engine warning light and an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and stated no failure was found. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer and an unknown software was reprogrammed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact was informed that two unknown modules might need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11485889

Incident

Sep 4, 2022

Mileage

100,000 mi

I own a 2015 Nissan Rogue Select S. I purchased the vehicle with 35,000 miles on it in 2016, a year and 1 month after it was first manufactured. From the day I drove it off the lot, I noticed an issue, where if my car was in gear, and stopped in traffic or at a light, with the A/C running, the RPMs would drop significantly and cause a judder, then the RPMs would return. After a few months of this, I took it back to the dealership I purchased the vehicle from, and was advised that they could not replicate what I was talking about and there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. It's been 7 years since then. While stopped at a light at the bottom of an offramp after driving down the freeway, with my 2 VERY young children in their car seats, vehicle failed to accelerate with the equivalent pressure placed on the accelerator. This caused the vehicle to "roll" through the intersection and having the green light change while I was still halfway through the intersection. When the oncoming traffic got their green a few were not paying close attention and I was nearly t-boned. This happened twice in the span of maybe a month and a half. No indication of failure. No lights on the dashboard, indicating an issue. Took it to a different Nissan dealership and had a diagnostic run, was advised it needs a new transmission and the code that came up was P1740. Vehicle has less than 81,000 miles on it. Unfortunately, per Nissan Consumer Affairs, my vehicle is "out of warranty" even with the extension that was just granted in June of 2022, my vehicles extended warranty under the class action was extended to Jan of 2022, but I was never made aware of the class action, nor given the opportunity to opt out of said action. Vehicle is still not repaired. Myself and kids are safe, but they both have a bit of PTSD from both incidents occurring. I'm lucky I can even get them to voluntarily get back into a car. let alone my car. I wish I never purchased it. It could have killed us more than once.

NHTSA ID

11482129

Incident

May 14, 2022

Leaving Walgreens & my car won’t start (I just bought a new battery a month ago). Called a friend for jump start & it took it awhile to start (5-10 minutes). While driving home my steering locked up twice & the stereo cut out a couple times. It also chugged a couple times like it was going to die. Once home and shut off - the doors won’t lock.

NHTSA ID

11475837

Incident

Jul 25, 2022

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor of smoke in the vehicle. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V024000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

NHTSA ID

11461322

Incident

Jan 18, 2022

Mileage

32,000 mi

2015 NISSAN ROGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED ENGINE LIGHT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE.

NHTSA ID

11460115

Incident

Apr 8, 2022

October 2021 while driving at a 55 mph my stirring wheel felt hard to maneuver and a chasis control light/check engine light came on. I felt a resistance to steer and speed was reducing. I manage to pull over right away and turn off car it would not turn off until I continuously press my start button. After my car got towed it would not jump star no power at all A mechanics saw and diagnostic as an electrical issue possibly harness with a code U0100. I decided to take to Nissan dealer they diagnosed an IPM issue replaced for $1300. Took car drove fine for two months two months later while driving my chasis control light came up again my steering to the right was too hard so I pull to the left manage to park. Car turn off at first press on start button but it wouldn’t jump start again. Replace the ipm Nissan said harness that holds has to be replace want to do it for $5k and not sure if it will fix issue. My car had no signs of issues ever before very scare to fix and drive now since it just suddenly doesn’t let me control steering and dies right away with no warnings. Very dangerous for all road drivers. No current recall resolution till next month however I need a vehicle very inconvenient and dangerous for me.

NHTSA ID

11450973

Incident

Oct 23, 2021

My car vibrates while idling when either air conditioner or heat is on (but only when the car is idling; waiting for light to change and not when moving. When my car was under warranty I reported this to my Nissan service repair mechanic when car was under warranty and was told that was normal. I purchased a car in 2016 and now in 2022 it is still happening. Just need to make sure I’m safe and that car won’t blow up or something. Thank you .

NHTSA ID

11449071

Incident

Jan 27, 2022

I was driving on the highway with my one year old child and with no warning lights my transmission stopped working the rpms were going out of control and I couldn't drive the car. We were lucky to get out of that situation safely. I contacted Nissan about the transmission codes recall and asked if it would be covered they said yes. I went in with the vehicle and they told.me the transmission would need to be replaced. The car is in perfect condition and shouldn't have these issues. Specially with NO warning. Nissan has tip toed around this issue with me. I did my research and posted to social media to find out SO many more have had this exact issue in older and newer models and Nissan has refused to take responsibility for there faulty CVT transmission. They are still putting them in vehicles leaving it to the consumer to fix. These transmissions need to be recalled before more families are effected by this. I have been back and forth with corporate Nissan for a week now and they are telling me in order to SEE if I qualify for financial assistance Nissan will need to diagnose and fix the car and It is not guaranteed they will help with costs. Instead of fixing the problem they are making me jump through hoops. They KNOW about this issue as the complaints on the BBB are constant and consistent with my situation. Please take my incident into consideration and stop Nissan from producing death trap family vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11441469

Incident

Nov 12, 2021

AS I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET MY CAR ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE IN DRIVE. RADIO STOPPED, NO WARNING LIGHTS, ALL ELECTRICAL SEEMED TO DIE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES SEEMED ALL TO BE GONE. NO DASH LIGHTS ARE ON. THE CAR STARTED UP AFTER TRYING 3 TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION THAT I WROTE OFF AS A FLUKE. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT.

NHTSA ID

11407430

Incident

Apr 2, 2021

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WORKED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REEDMAN TOLL NISSAN OF DREXEL HILL (5018 TOWNSHIP LINE RD, DREXEL HILL, PA 19026; (610) 449-2800) AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,336.

NHTSA ID

11390653

Incident

Jan 29, 2021

Mileage

73,336 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

IT LOSES THE "STRENGTH" WHEN I'M AT A STOPLIGHT OR HAVE MY CAR ON (BUT STATIONARY), IF I WANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING, I NEED TO TURN IT OFF TO RE-START THE SYSTEM. I ALREADY SENT IT TO A COMPUTER READING BUT NOTHING HAS COME OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

NHTSA ID

11366446

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

OUR 2015 NISSAN ROGUE HAD TO HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY BASICALLY THE TOP OF THE ENGINE DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY IS MADE OF PLASTIC!!! WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PUT PLASTIC PARTS ON THE TOP OF AN ENGINE??? ALSO, THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION CAMERA WHICH IS PLACED IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR BY THE NISSAN SYMBOL WHERE IT CAN BE HIT BY A ROCK OR A BUG AS I WAS TOLD. WHY WOULD THIS CAMERA NOT BE PROTECTED FROM THIS BEING DAMAGED SO EASILY. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY COST $1,071.48 TO REPAIR. IT WAS GOING TO COST $1,200.00 TO REPAIR THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION CAMERA. WE KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE INVOICES TO SHOW THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY. WE DID NOT ELECT TO HAVE THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION CAMERA FIXED SINCE IT IS IN A NON-PROTECTED AREA.

NHTSA ID

11363496

Incident

Sep 3, 2020

Mileage

91,749 mi

THE NISSAN ROGUE 2013-2016 HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON THE CVT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR GOT STUCK IN GEAR AND WOULD NOT DRIVE MY SISTER ALSO OWN A ROUGE SAME YEAR 2015 HER CAR TRANSMISSION GOT HER STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET

NHTSA ID

11353298

Incident

Sep 1, 2020

Mileage

58,000 mi

2015 NISSAN ROUGE A/C IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. PURCHASED THE CAR 7 MONTHS AGO (IN WINTER TIME). NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS HOT AND I NEED THE COOL AIR IT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING I TOOK IT IN AND FOUND THAT THE A/C O RINGS AT EVAP WERE LEAKING AND HAD IT REPLACED AND RECHARGED. STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IT. IT WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR AT 60 DEGREES AND IF THE A/C BUTTON IS NOT PUSHED AND LEFT ON THE AIR COMING THROUGH HAS A FOUL SMELL TO IT.

NHTSA ID

11340537

Incident

Jul 15, 2020

Mileage

57,506 mi