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2013 Nissan Rogue Power Train Problems

182
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 182 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • lost power · 12 records
  • cruise control · 8 records
  • side road · 7 records
  • transmission needed · 7 records
  • where diagnosed · 7 records
  • pedal floor · 7 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi88
30–60k mi38
100–150k mi33
1–30k mi13
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 8, 2018 · 106,000 miles

    Body · Power Train

    I purchased my car in 2016 which was previously a lease. When i got the car i noticed a whirring sound as i applied the gas and a low pull as it coasted downhill. Several different people i asked about this stated it was normal. I've never driven or owned a nissan before and i just thought it was the way the car drives. A couple of months ago, after driving to get my son from college, the car barely went above 60…

    ODI 11101145

  • June 3, 2018 · 50 miles

    Power Train

    I did not get any indications from my car that i was loosing power on the interstate. I push the gas pedal and nothing. I was driving for over an hour and that is when it happens. Unfortunately this has happen more than once. At times it start to slows down. One time when i got off the interstate and stopped at a stop sign and it almost died at the intersection. Now i see it is a known problem i would like nissan to…

    ODI 11099517

  • June 1, 2018 · 60,000 miles

    Power Train

    I bought my nissan rogue in december 2013 brand new. When the incident happened, the car has roughly 60,000. Just last summer 2018, as i was driving to atlanta on i- 20 west my car started to decelerate while i was driving at 75 mph after 40 minutes into my trip. I was so nervous, as i continued to push the gas but nothing happened as cars speed up behind me. I merged over to the right lane to avoid causing an…

    ODI 11221881

  • May 31, 2018

    Power Train

    Vehicle lost power while driving on the freeway and abruptly dropped from 75 mph to under 50 mph. Vehicle was taken to jackie cooper nissan in tulsa where it was originally purchased and was told that the transmission is going out.

    ODI 11101569

  • May 25, 2018 · 67,000 miles

    Power Train

    Car lost power as we were on the highway, going from 70 to 40 mph in no time. Started to smoke. Just had oil changed and all fluids checked without any issues. After we were towed off the highway and waiting we decided to try the car again to see if it was working. Car went fine the rest of the way. Coming back home about 300 miles, car drove ok, but it felt like there was something off. Brought it to the dealer and…

    ODI 11099114

  • May 9, 2018 · 95 miles

    Power Train

    Car loses power in the middle of driving. Mechanic says needs new transmission. Has 95k miles

    ODI 11100340

  • May 3, 2018 · 65,500 miles

    Power Train

    My wife and granddaughter were travelling in our 2013 nissan rogue when it developed a problem. She stated she was on a major highway when it suddenly lost power and a truck following behind her almost slammed into her. I couldn't believe this happened and decided to drive it myself on a 600 mile trip. When i was 3/4's of the way through i noticed a drop in speed and when depressing the accelerator it failed to go…

    ODI 11093534

  • April 28, 2018 · 92,220 miles

    Power Train

    On interstate i 75, car suddenly acted like not getting gas. Slowed down but was still going. I got off and went to an adjacent ford dealership. The put a computer on it and said it was a torque converter problem. Advised to drive to nissan dealership. Which i was able to do. They put computer on it and said ford diagnosis was correct but also a transmission problem. Ref 15-084a. The dealership did mot mention that…

    ODI 11090859

  • April 16, 2018 · 70,045 miles

    Power Train

    Takata recall; when you're driving on the interstate the car will decelerate rapidly and will not accelerate even if you press the gas pedal to the floor. The cvt transmission doesn't have an external cooler. If you run the air conditioning while going faster than 45 mph the car looses speed and power. There are a lot of other complaints about this issue on:…

    ODI 11218683

  • March 31, 2018 · 94,626 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    Loss of ability to accelerate. Transmission will go into fail safe mode after approximately 20 minutes of driving regardless of weather, or town or hwy driving. It has left me with be able to go 40 mph or less on the highway. Will not accelerate after stopping and when it does the rmps will be up near 4000 just to go 10-15 mph. On 3/31/2018 i had to be escorted off the hwy by chp because i couldn't keep up with…

    ODI 11082315

  • March 29, 2018 · 74,000 miles

    Power Train

    Four times now the vehicle has experience a loss of power when in drive. In all four instances the vehicle had to be stopped, put in park and then was able to proceed. All four instances occurred as the vehicle was pull away from a stop. In one instance an accident was only avoided due to the drivers in cross traffic paying close attention. The last incident of on 3/29/18. The vehicle is currently in at the repair…

    ODI 11082552

  • March 20, 2018 · 95,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Power Train

    Lift gate rusted around the emblems and tail lights within one year - they replaced it. Less than 8 months later it started rusting again - they replaced it. Is now rusting again and they will not do anything. Blows heat through the vents when all controls are off and temperature is set to the coolest setting. Latest issue is i was driving my kids home at night and when i tried to accelerate from a stop light the…

    ODI 11080746

  • March 16, 2018 · 121,000 miles

    Power Train

    Backing out of my driveway and heard a loud noise from rear of vehicle pull backing and noticed fluid on the pavement. Upon inspection of fluid leakage noticed that the differential housing was cracked open and that was the problem with the noise and leak. Had vehicle towed to the dealer and rear differential hadto be replaced ata cost of $2117.12. Contacted nissan customer service and was told there was no recall…

    ODI 11089199

  • March 15, 2018 · 109,000 miles

    Power Train

    Several times this vehicle while traveling on highway for along period of time was lose power and check engine light would come on.most of the time this would happen when i was far from a exit or rest area.at first i could shut vehicle off then back on and it would clear itself.my dad checked for codes and found a code for transmission(po744)-we contacted a nissan dealer to ask them to look at vehicle but they said…

    ODI 11081708

  • March 1, 2018 · 80,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan rogue. While driving 80 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate after driving over forty minutes. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bill ray nissan (2724 us-17, longwood, fl 32750, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the continuously variable transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and…

    ODI 11191269

  • February 26, 2018 · 108,000 miles

    Electrical System · Power Train

    Turning out on road vehicle lost acceleration and then lost all acceleration. No warning , no engine light. Pushed back to house and towed to nissan. Cvt transmission was the problem and spent roughly 200 to tow and second diagnostic which nissan wanted to do . Total quote 4460.00. It concerns me that there was no prior warning to this. Just went out with the whole family in car.

    ODI 11080140

  • February 9, 2018 · 50,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road and let the vehicle cool down for approximately 45 minutes. The vehicle restarted normally afterwards. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring intermittently since the summer of 2016. The dealer…

    ODI 11075386

  • January 25, 2018 · 83,100 miles

    Power Train

    While driving the car on a highway in heavy traffic, it began to shake and make a loud noise. Within a couple of minutes the car began to slow down and would not accelerate. After pulling over in the middle of heavy traffic the car completely stopped. The car was towed to a nissan dealer and the it was found that the cvt had an internal failure with no movement. Although nissan was contacted immediately they refused…

    ODI 11074696

  • January 5, 2018 · 102,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tamara recall i was driving with my family and or dog when the car went from 50mile a hr. To 25 mile a hr. With out any notice and this happened on a road where there is a lot of traffic and there is no room to make an emergency stop so i with online to see if other people where have this problem and it seems like there is a whole community of people that have this problem the nissan is aware of it and they're not…

    ODI 11061055

  • December 23, 2017 · 89,000 miles

    Power Train

    With around 60k miles i noticed that when driving extended distances, my nissan rogue would not allow me accelerate pass 65mph. I had never experienced this before so i took it to my local dealership to have it evaluated and see if any computer codes popped up. Nothing came up. This issue kept going on so i took it back a year later around 79k miles and suddenly some codes appeared for cvt issues. They said i would…

    ODI 11056306

  • December 11, 2017 · 101,000 miles

    Power Train

    My 2013 nissan rogue suddenly began losing acceleration ability. The rpm's would rev up high with no increase in speed. This happened on several occasions while driving in traffic with the car behind me having to slam on brakes or swerve to avoid impact. Even more dangerous, the vehicle has done this when turning left across traffic lanes. Even with plenty of time to turn, the vehicle would not accelerate as it…

    ODI 11056082

  • December 8, 2017 · 117,000 miles

    Power Train

    Cvt transmission with 117,000 miles. Told by dealer i need a new transmission @ a cost of $4k for a remanufactured transmission. Nissan extended transmission warranty to 120,000 miles for '03-'10 nissan rogue model years but refuse to pay for or at least partially cover cost to replace transmission. Dealer said nissan rogue cvt transmissions continues to be an ongoing problem for model years later then 2010. Nissan…

    ODI 11054904

  • November 30, 2017 · 95,000 miles

    Power Train

    The car has went into limp mode several times. Once with two small kids on the interstate almost causing an accident. The latest time i was unable to get it out of limp mode and had just exited the interstate. Now i have a wonderful yard ornament on which i make payments. There has to be a recall at some point. After reading on the internet it is not an iisolated event. Will a family need to die to get this fixed?

    ODI 11052080

  • September 17, 2017 · 65,000 miles

    Power Train

    Half way into a 4 hour trip home from the beach, on a major interstate highway, our 2013 nissan rogue experienced loss of acceleration. The temperature this day was probably around 85 degrees. We had been traveling at an average speed of 70-75 mph. With the gas pedal all the way to the floor, it would not go over 60 mph, and would start to decelerate even further going up hills. We decided to exit the highway. At…

    ODI 11040541

  • September 9, 2017 · 86,640 miles

    Power Train

    I'm driving on the highway 5 freeway. Listening to music. All of a sudden i start hearing a whistling, and whining sound. I thought it was the radio so i turned it down. It's my car making that noise. So i start to pull over and i have no power. It barely gets off the freeway within 5 mins of me hearing the noise my car is smoking. I'm with my son. There was no warning or anything it just happened. I have my oil…

    ODI 11023739