1. Nissan Rogue
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  3. 2011
  4. Power Train

2011 Nissan Rogue Power Train Problems

154
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 154 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 2 indicate fire

What owners report

  • lost power · 19 records
  • needed replaced · 14 records
  • independent mechanic · 13 records
  • transmission failed · 13 records
  • without warning · 12 records
  • diagnosed transmission · 12 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi73
100–150k mi30
30–60k mi26
1–30k mi8
150–400k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • September 7, 2017 · 86,000 miles

    Power Train

    The vehicle required a new transmission at 86k miles. Unable to be repaired. There was a lack of acceleration and stuttering.

    ODI 11023590

  • August 14, 2017 · 85,537 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle lost all power without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by two independent mechanics who diagnosed the failure as being related to the transmission, and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a nissan dealer. The contact made an appointment with sandy sansing nissan ([redacted], pensacola,…

    ODI 11015465

  • July 5, 2017 · 65,000 miles

    Power Train

    My 7 year old nissan rouge started losing acceleration when i put my foot on the gas, talk about scary and dangerous. No warning lights came on. I took it to a local mechanic and he told me my transmission needed to be replaced. If i travel on the interstate at speeds between 65-75 mph for more than two hours the transmission shuts down and will not shift after coming to a complete stop, regardless of stopping on a…

    ODI 11118408

  • July 1, 2017 · 125,000 miles

    Power Train

    In response to the car shuttering around 25 to 35 mph, we took the car to our local mechanic. He reports that there is a problem with the torque converter and will require a transmission replacement by a nissan dealer because he was aware of all of the problems that nissan was having. He informed of of a national recall on earlier models for the same reason. He stated that they clearly have not corrected the…

    ODI 11004255

  • June 22, 2017 · 70,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle lost power and failed to accelerate. The contact heard a whining noise and the rpm gauge displayed a high reading. The contact also noticed a burning odor and the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact did not see any fire or smoke, and the fire department was not contacted. No components were found to have melted. The vehicle was…

    Fire reported

    ODI 11001911

  • June 14, 2017 · 132,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact's mother owns a 2011 nissan rogue. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning twice while driving. After the vehicle was restarted and the gear shifter was placed in drive, the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the cvt needed to be…

    ODI 11010572

  • June 8, 2017 · 109,000 miles

    Power Train · Unknown Or Other

    We purchased a 2011 nissan rogue at the end of 2010, and it was a good car in the beginning, however, i started to notice small things here and there that weren't that great. But they would come and go. Then one day i opened the left rear door handle, and it broke off!! It looked like a cheap piece of plastic you see at the dollar store. I took it to nissan and they wanted $550!!! Ridiculous! I found a good honest…

    ODI 10994060

  • June 4, 2017 · 106,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle decelerated rapidly without warning. The vehicle was taken to gates nissan of richmond, kentucky where the transmission was replaced; however, the dealer stated that the failure would not be fully resolved until a cooler was placed inside the transmission. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part needed (cooler)…

    ODI 11001913

  • April 24, 2017 · 152,000 miles

    Power Train

    Takata recall was driving and the rpm's went way up and then came back down then the car would not go over 20 mpg no matter how much gas was given. Was driving on a normal road straight not turning.

    ODI 10980096

  • April 20, 2017 · 90,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power completely and would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed. It was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

    ODI 10981134

  • April 19, 2017 · 95,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    A couple of times while driving the car stop suddenly without any warning and the engine slowly died. This is quite worrying because i am not sure how i would cope on a busy interstate road.

    ODI 10980803

  • April 18, 2017 · 86,992 miles

    Power Train

    My car has 86k miles on it. I was driving on i-95. The speed limit was 75 mph, i was driving 75 mph. Suddenly, the rpm's started going out of control. Then i lost pick up. I managed to drive the car to the nearest exit. I then had to cross over a busy [redacted] in order to get to a safe parking place. The car died as i was attempting to cross over the 4 lanes. A wonderful police officer finally pushed my car to…

    ODI 10984728

  • April 13, 2017 · 102,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    The car stalls, won't accelerate, and ramps rpm when slowing down. The transmission was replaced by nissan with an extended warranty at 52k miles, and now needs replacing again. The dealer states the transmission has overheated 91 times on this vehicle and also needs a transcooler added. I notice 141 complaints on this site for the same problem, but no investigation. The '08, '09, '10 models have all had their…

    ODI 10979061

  • March 1, 2017 · 68,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Power Train

    Takata recall i would like to inform everyone of our issue on our 2011 nissan rogue. While driving on the freeway we lost all power in an instant. This is not safe! We also saw the issue of not being able to accelerate and even when on cruise control it completely falling off due to lack of power.

    ODI 10978540

  • February 1, 2017 · 74,000 miles

    Power Train

    I have a 2011 nissan rogue and as i was driving down the interstate with my daughter i lost all power to my transmission and was almost hit from the back by a semi. I have had nothing but issues with my transmission loosing power and being stranded with my 5 year old. Nissan needs to take accountability for this and get this taken care of.

    ODI 10954955

  • January 24, 2017 · 83,153 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle independently lost power and failed to accelerate above 5 mph without warning. In addition, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle jerked forward. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not…

    ODI 10959133

  • January 20, 2017 · 79,000 miles

    Power Train

    Vehicle loses power going up a mountain at a 40 degree angle for more than 5 miles. Vehicle stalls loses power and stalls to a conplete stop. When driven on a flat even surface vehicle has a very sluggish and jerking movement that makes the vehicle lose power and decelerates. Vehicle has loss of power when reversing and makes a very loud noise doing so.

    ODI 10991862

  • January 15, 2017 · 72,000 miles

    Power Train

    This vehicle is a death trap!! Completely lost all power when traveling in a highway . As we were heading uphill, the transmission started making a loud whistling noise and acceleration was gone. I almost got hit by an 18 wheeler as i moved to the lane to the right "slow lane " (trucks). I had to move make my way to that lane and even the slowest semi was traveling a lot faster than my vehicle was . I was in the…

    ODI 10945441

  • January 14, 2017 · 97,500 miles

    Power Train

    I have a 2011 nissan rogue that i purchased approximately four years ago and when i purchased it had 33,004 miles on it now has 97,500 the transmission went out on this car as i was driving it down the highway at 70 miles an hour lost all power pulled off the road safely thank god i had a tractor and trailer right behind me going the same speed it was kind of scary. Come to find out my transmission is no good i…

    ODI 11110035

  • January 14, 2017 · 100,000 miles

    Power Train

    With low miles on my car i had a complete cvt transmission failure without warning. It started with one bump backing up. I pulled out and had power loss for a short while. When i tried to pull out into traffic again, i almost got hit and the car bucked as i crossed the road and tried to make it to a nearby parking lot. I could only go about 10 mph and it felt like the front end was going to drop as it bucked down…

    ODI 11032148

  • January 1, 2017

    Power Train

    2011 nissan rogue. Consumer writes in regards to a defective transmission. *ld the consumser stated the manufacturer was notified, but did not offere any assistance. The dealer advised the consumer to include an aftermarket oil cooler kit since the replacement transmission would also be defective. Updated 10/31/2017*js

    ODI 10965591

  • December 23, 2016 · 60,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    The 2011 nissan rogue has a problem that is common with all of them. When going uphill in the vehicle it looses speed and can no longer accelerate. The car will slow down to around 40 mph. It depends usually on the grade of the hill. This is a safety issue as semi trucks can go faster than what the vehicle is going while going uphill. Cars are trying to pass semi trucks and if the semi truck has to slow down going…

    ODI 10945905

  • November 22, 2016 · 90,000 miles

    Power Train

    When driving up an incline or hill, loud winning noise is heard when rpms get up to 3. Car has approximately 90,000 miles.

    ODI 11051258

  • October 8, 2016 · 60,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was traveling to sacramento from los angeles in oct. 2016. After driving for about 4 hours my car started to lose speed. I pushed the pedal all the way to the floor and i could not accelerate any faster. I pulled off the freeway and waited for a little while and then got back on the road and then warning light came on and never went off. On the way home i was headed up the grapevine (i-5 south) and i lost speed…

    ODI 11041345

  • September 29, 2016 · 110,000 miles

    Power Train

    I have a 2011 nissan rogue and within the past 2 months, i have been experiencing loss of acceleration on a minimal uphill slope. Both times, i was on the expressway driving about 70-75 and my speed immediately decreases to 60 and below. When i pressed the gas pedal to accelerate, nothing happened. My rpms were in the red zone- which has never happened before- and i almost got rear ended by a semi the 2nd time it…

    ODI 10917527