10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,962 miles

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2016 Nissan Rogue drivetrain problems

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2016 Nissan Rogue Owner Comments (Page 6 of 8)

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problem #48

Dec 012019

Rogue 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 37,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that since owning the vehicle, he had experienced various of safety failures. The contact stated that the tailgate door and fuel tank would open independently while parked and not in operation. The contact also stated that one day while the vehicle was parked in his driveway. The vehicle slipped out of park, rolled down a hill, and hit a tree in his yard. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. A police report was not filed and no injuries occurred as a result of the failure. The contact initially called ron marhofer Nissan(247 howe ave, cuyahoga falls, oh 44221) where they referred him to the manufacturer. Once the contact called the manufacturer, they informed him that they would send an investigator to his local dealer to have the vehicle inspected. The contact then took the vehicle to grand blanc Nissan(8346 holly rd, grand blanc, mi 48439) where the inspector informed him that they found no defects with the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000. This is correspondence to Nissan. Nissan inspected car but could not find a problem nor duplicate the occurrance therefore they said was not a problem with vehicle and they would do nothing. Nissan would not let me watch as they inspected vehicle nor would they give me copy of the report. They said the report was proprietary. I disagree. I found out 34000 of this model was recalled for this same problem the year before in 2015. See attachments.

- Oxford, MI, USA

problem #47

Aug 192020

Rogue

  • 92,000 miles
While driving on the road, my vehicle suddenly experienced issues with its cvt. The vehicle was overworking and in 4th gear going 20 mph on a rural road. This occurred within a month after an inspection, with my vehicle passing with full marks. The Nissan cvt is flawed and should be recalled.

- Waltham, MA, USA

problem #46

Aug 312020

Rogue

  • 74,000 miles
Noticed vehicle was having trouble when intermittent pauses occured while driving on the highway. I was worried about the condition of my car, so limited my driving to close in-town trips until I could get it to the dealership for service. Drove 2 miles yesterday (09/10/20) and it started jutting and is no longer safe to drive.

- Edmond, OK, USA

problem #45

Aug 232020

Rogue

  • 40,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My 2016 Nissan Rogue stalled suddenly while my daughter was driving it at 25 mph. After 3 days of investigation it turns out the wiring harness had not been properly secured and the casing wore off from rubbing up against the car, causing a short that cause a failure of the electronic control module. Had this happened at high speed, she could have been killed.

- Durham, NC, USA

problem #44

Aug 232020

Rogue

  • 36,000 miles
The car died while my daughter was driving at approximately 25 mph. It suddenly lost all power and she was able to coast to a stop. The steering and brakes worked, but there was no power from the accelerator then the car just turned off.

- Durham, NC, USA

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problem #43

Jul 172020

Rogue

  • 115,000 miles
I first noticed this while driving home on my street with a speed limit of 45 it happened when I was accelerating and from then on it would happen randomly. Either on the highway, a city street, starting from a complete stop my car started to jump, shudder/shake, stall, and vibrate, which had never happened before. There will be times where I am put in a dangerous situation as I cannot control the cars acceleration and it will speed up very rapidly or not allow me to speed up at all. I have an appointment with the Nissan rouge dealership nearest to me on 8/20/2020 and I will keep the information from this appointment in my records.

- Sonora, CA, USA

problem #42

Aug 102020

Rogue

  • 94,345 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchase a 2016 Nissan Rogue on July 27,2019. On August 20 I took car back to dealership and stated that the car have vibration, click sound, the hood was like it was going pop up if I went more than 65mph and was like you had give a lot gas for it to go. The say they check out and nothing was wrong. One day I was driving down and had to push petal all way down and the car was still only going about 20 mph but the RPM was at like 5. was sacred feeling took car back to dealership and they say nothing was wrong. Then on Jan 1,2020 coming down 95 southbound and my whole dash bored lights came on. I believe it was every single warning light came on. Was told that my ABS was bad and it was going cost around 3800 to be replaced. My car stayed at Nissan dealership for over 2 months. Once I receive my car back still complain about the vibration and hood. Again was told since it's no check engine light there's no problem. On July 17 my check engine came on and my RPM was going up to like 5. drop my car to Nissan to have light check out was told that there's wasn't a light on once they pull my car in shop. Again no answer. On August 8 my car was like I had push pedal all way and it was going like 25 mph and RPM was at 4 but the check engine light and airbag light came on. Took my car back to dealership and was told that it was my transmission. Now that my warranty has expired just the end of July 2020 I can receive a diagnostic if problem. But I have been experiencing this things the whole year I have had the vehicle. I see that there are know problem with these transmissions in Rogue. I see where the warranty has been extended for cvt transmission so why that doesn't apply to my vehicle?

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #41

Aug 062020

Rogue

  • 84,000 miles
2016 Nissan Rogue, 84, 000 miles. Vehicle began having trouble shifting gears while driving it. Shuddering and jerking. RPM's fluctuating all over the tach. Check engine light came on. I tool it to my mechanic to pull the codes, which they did, and they referred me to the dealership. On my way home, during which the vehicle could go no more than 25 miles an hour, it completely lost power on a small incline. Reverse and drive did not work. I had to have someone push the car back out of the intersection it was stuck in. I had to have it towed. Problem is the cvt transmission.

- Little Falls, NY, USA

problem #40

Aug 012020

Rogue

  • 44,500 miles
Transmission failed. Driving on freeway and the car lost total power. RPM rev high no power. Coasted to a stop. Tried to shift in different gears and does not respond. Car will not drive more than 15 miles per hours and the transmission is thing to shift to different gears.

- Cottage Grove, MN, USA

problem #39

Jul 242020

Rogue

  • 92,612 miles
Defective transmissions jerk, stall, shudder, hesitate, and even suffer from premature transmission failure. Unexpected surge of power from the engine. I carried it in the Nissan crossroads wake forest nc. They told me cvt unit needs replacing. The vehicle left me stranded on interstate 40 driving back from morrisville nc from work. After several tries I finally got it to the dealership at 11pm leaving me stalled again. I could have caused an accident. The vehicle only has 92,612 miles. Nissan won't take any interest in paying for the repairs even though they have had lawsuits along with multiple complaints about their cvt transmission. I'm a single mom working during this covid virus to shipper myself and my child with no other income. This vehicle is too new to have these problems. I have to drive an hour to work and an hour back. I need a vehicle asap. I'm still lock in payments with this vehicle and cannot afford to trade with this vehicle malfunctioning.

- Louisburg, NC, USA

problem #38

Jul 152020

Rogue 4-cyl

  • 119,090 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Premature failure of cvt transmission other rouge covered to 120,000 miles

- Huntington Sta, NY, USA

problem #37

Jun 022020

Rogue 4-cyl

  • 70,000 miles
Car began losing power when accelerating and shuttering before finally catching gear and moving. Car would also exhibit a "whining or whirling" noise when accelerating. Eventually the car began vibrating from the back end at approximately 60 mph. Took car to abc Nissan in phoenix and they diagnosed with failing rear differential. Was advised to contact Nissan customer care as car was 4 years old and 70,000 miles. Customer care dragged out a "nothing we can do for you" response" for nearly 1 month. This is a very dangerous problem when turning into traffic as intermittently, the car will not accelerate when making a turn.I am worried now that the notorious cvt transmission will go out next.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #36

Jun 242020

Rogue 4-cyl

  • 67,000 miles
Took car in to dealer due to noise, corporate investigator needed to come in to review, and replaced transfer case. Upon picking car up, noise still there and upon further inspection cvt tranmission assembly replaced. Upon picking up third time, grinding noise easily hears when accelerating. All issues occurred while driving, and luckily transmission did not fail. Concern not only about transmission issue prevalent in other Nissan models including older Rogues, but dealer continuing to return vehicle when easily discernible to non-mechanic that issues have not been corrected.

- Lewis Center, OH, USA

problem #35

Jun 202020

Rogue 4-cyl

  • 112,000 miles
When I push the gas the car barely moves - literally - and then it will go all the sudden. It has almost caused multiple accidents because I can find no rhyme or reason to when it will happen.

- Eagleville, TN, USA

problem #34

Jun 102020

Rogue

  • miles
Bad cvt transmission

- Cummington, MA, USA

problem #33

Jun 182020

Rogue 4-cyl

  • miles
Every time I accelerate my car idles high and is sluggish.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #32

Sep 122019

Rogue 4-cyl

  • 59,000 miles
At about 58000 miles Sept 2019 I first noticed issues with acceleration and noise. I was about to go out of town and was afraid to get on the highway. I took my car to Nissan of bowie. The service representative said there were no codes activated and no recalls on the car. He gave me a list of other concerns for my car (brakes, rotors, and tires). I left the dealership and did not drive out of town as planned. My husband replaced my rotors, brakes, and tires. Still the car was shaky. Next trip out of town was in May 2020. My car stalled out while we were on the highway to visit my family in Kentucky. We were an hour away from our hotel and drove extremely slow. No dealerships were open on Sunday. We took my car to coyle Nissan in southern Indiana. This time the check engine light was on. They explained that the transmission was completely trashed and out of warranty. I tried to see if my insurance company would cover it. A service technician at this location told my insurance company there is nothing I could have done to damage the transmission. It goes out on its own. The cvt transmissions have had this problem for years. I called the Nissan warranty people to get support. They agreed to pay parts and not labor. While I was stranded out of town and stuck in a hotel, I had to pay 2000 dollars for labor to get back on the road and return to Maryland. I filed a BBB autoline complaint and they said they only help with cars less than 3 years old. My second transmission was put in on May 14th and went out less than two weeks later on May 27th. I noticed issues this time as soon as we headed to Maryland. It stalled out completely while I was on the highway again. This car is not safe. I am still making payments on this car and am on a third transmission. There was a class-action lawsuit against Nissan for the exact transmission in 2019 on other models.

- Bowie, MD, USA

problem #31

Mar 042020

Rogue

  • 64,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while at a stop light and attempting to move from the stopped position, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle loss power and hesitated. The contact also stated that the vehicle was slow to move off from a stop. The vehicle was turned off and restarted and operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The independent mechanic informed the contact to contact the local dealer for assistance. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that neither the diagnostic test nor the repair were covered under the vehicle warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

- Mt Arlington, NJ, USA

problem #30

May 102020

Rogue 4-cyl

  • 79,740 miles
When moving down highway 289 northbound in frisco, Texas at a speed of approximately 55 mph, the vehicle began to shudder and lose power, and eventually stopped moving while the gas pedal was engaged. For a few minutes I was stuck in the right line and the vehicle would not go into gear. I eventually turned the car off and turned it back on and the vehicle engaged the transmission. And when I started to move again the vehicle shuddered and when I got up to about 25 mph and the same issue happened a second time. And I was stalled a second time on the highway. I turned the car off and back on and was able to drive the car a few hundred yards to a turnout. This is a very dangerous problem and luckily I was able to get off the road and avoid a dangerous collision. I had to be towed a few miles to my home where the vehicle is now located.

- Prosper, TX, USA

problem #29

May 102020

Rogue 4-cyl

  • 97,253 miles
This vehicle spontaneously hesitates upon press of the has pedal.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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