2008 Nissan Rogue: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 3, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · 165,651 miles · CT

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was making abnormal whining sounds while driving. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving and the vehicle would occasionally restart after 20 minutes. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 165,651.

Filed Aug 14, 2019 · Steering, Transmission · 120,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vdc and traction control indicators illuminated prior to the failure. Once restarted, the vehicle resumed normal operation. Also, while making turns, the steering wheel made a strange sound. The vehicle was taken to faulkner nissan of harrisburg (3925 paxton st, harrisburg, pa 17111, 717‑558‑8220) where it was diagnosed that the electronic coupling failed. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 36672455. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Jul 17, 2018 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · CA

Nissan rogue 2008 was bought in 2008 since beginning during uphill drive in summer car starts stalling on freeway. This prompted nissan to change CVT on 10/15/2013 and again on 10/10/15. It looks like CVT is getting heated with no cooling support. On a highway , vehicle starts loosing power and putting occupant of the vehicle in danger.

Filed Mar 15, 2017 · Transmission · 146,500 miles · OH

After driving for a while, my nissan CVT transmission stops working properly. When I take off from a stop at a light or intersection, the car initially takes off for a few feet, but then the transmission stalls, and the car literally creeps through the intersection at a snails pace. Very dangerous when it occurs in a busy intersection. You do not know it is happening until you are already in the intersection as it feels normal when you first hit the gas, and then it goes into what is best described as a very low gear. Someone is going to die from this. Nissan is aware of this issue and extended its warranty on the CVT to 10 years and 120,000 mile, but never issued a recall that I am aware. Unfortunately, this issue did not occur with my vehicle until after the mileage stated. It may have to do with transmission fluid temperature and a fail safe mode. There is discussion of such on the internet.

Filed Mar 16, 2016 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · NH

Vehicle started with a whining noise which eventually was followed by loss of speed/power. Acceleration after stopping was reduced to a crawl, also grinding noises and shaking and vehicle wanting to stall. I am now unable to drive as I am fearful of devastating consequences. This car was bought new and still owe $6500, and a new transmission running approx $3000 the expense does not make sense. Nissan knowingly sold vehicles to consumers to fill they're pockets putting all at risk and fail to support the defective product!

Filed Jun 3, 2015 · Transmission · 75,421 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,421.

Filed Apr 2, 2015 · Fuel system · 126,000 miles · OH

Over a period of about 2 years, I would have acceleration problems both while on the highway, hills or after coming to a complete stop. At first it was annoying and a few second long problem but it got progressively worse and more dangerous. I had at least 3-4 times while traveling on highway where I completely lost the ability to accelerate even to pull off to a safe location. It was like a stall happened. It has happened while turning into traffic to make simple turns as well as leaving traffic lights. In november, I replaced my transmission but I believe nissan is well aware of these problems and are putting consumers at great risk. Even after the replacement of my transmission (after hearing nissan extended the warranty to 120,000 miles) I still had problems with acceleration. Now 6 months later I have started to have what I consider dangerous effects. There is as much as a 5 second delay between hitting the accelerator and the engine engaging to meet the transmission. I had my children in the car today and both on the street and highway I am losing the ability to pick up speed even while on the highway. I won't allow my other family members to drive my car and plant otake it nissan this week. I do ask that the ntsb or the agency address these concerns with nissan. I know they are rampant with the cars with CVT transmissions. I believe I am in danger in this vehicle and I fully believe nissan is aware of it.

Filed Aug 9, 2014 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · OH

The problem we are having is the car will hesitate as if the engine stalls but the tachometer shows a steady RPM. This hesitation lasts for just a few seconds but is very sudden. The car then starts going as if nothing has happened. There are no lights coming on to indicate any problems. When I have had the car at the dealer they check for a trouble codes and there aren't any. This has happened many times at different speeds and different conditions. The first time I just had turned a corner and started to accelerate and it hesitated three times within 10 to 15 seconds. Our speed dropped to almost a stop then started as if nothing was wrong. Other times I have been accelerating from a stop light and have had the car come almost to a stop. I have almost been rear ended three times. I have been driving at a constant speed on the freeway and had the car drop from 65 MPH down to 40 MPH in heavy traffic. Again almost causing a major wreck in heavy traffic. The car again started up as if nothing was wrong. Another time I was merging onto the freeway into traffic doing 70mph and had it hesitate down to 40mph in front of a semi. He had to lock his wheels to avoid rear ending me, he could not get over. I should have been able to merge without any trouble. I had enough room had it not hesitated. This last time I was turning across two lanes onto an entrance ramp to the freeway when it came almost to a stop midway across the first lane I was crossing. An oncoming car had to swerve into the right lane to avoid me. Had the car not been able to move right we would have been hit in the passenger door at about 50 MPH. My wife could have been killed. I have called the service manager at our dealership but he will not call back. I have called nissan corporate at 1‑800‑343‑6913 x[xxx] and left messages with [xxx] but she will not return my calls. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 14, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 85,000 miles · TX

The CVT transmission in the 2008 nissan rogue is very dangerous. The car loses acceleration after traveling a distance (over 40 miles) and when it comes to a stop, it will not take off. Saturday, june 8, 2013 I drove from college station, tx to houston, tx (85 miles). When I came a stop sign after exiting the freeway, I stopped and then attempted a right turn into oncoming traffic. Once I depressed the gas, the car rolled into the intersection and stalled with traffic barreling toward me. Cars had to swerve to avoid hitting me. This car has always had acceleration and deceleration problems since I bought it and no warning lights ever come on. The first time the car broke down was on the first road trip I took in the car. In 2012 as I was driving to atlanta, georgia and the car broke completely down in birmingham, alabama. I had to get a loaner from the local dealership in birmingham to complete my trip. The CVT transmission is a very, very dangerous technology and it should be recalled and a class action suit should be initiated against nissan. Nissan has extended the warranty from 60000 to 120000 in all CVT transmission vehicles. Why would they do this if they do not think there is a problem.

Filed May 23, 2012 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall when the attempting to accelerate. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The test results determined that the transmission was faulty. The dealer replaced the transmission. A year later, the failure begin to recur. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer again. The failure mileage was 98,000.

Filed Oct 21, 2011 · Engine · CO

I have a nissan rouge 2008 with 58k, me and wife were driving in the mountains, between denver and dillon, colorado , when the car just suddenly stalled without any warning, car stop accelerating speed drop from 65 to 35 in 30 seconds we almost got hit by truck behind us it took me 10 minutes to resume driving and 30 minute late that happen again and we had to pull over onto the shoulder of the road. After spending about an hour on the shoulder, it would resume driving normally in . The dealer can't find problems.

Filed Aug 21, 2011 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · MA

The car started jolting when starting from a stop and then eventually went into gear and drove. Took it to the dealership to investigate (putting a total of 10 miles on the car between time the issue started and dropping off at dealer - mastria nissan in raynham, ma). Dealer told us the CVT transmission needed full replacement, but car was safe to drive until dealer got the part...it would just sound weird. Dealer called about 5 days later and told us to drive the car in to have the repair done under a new warranty nissan was offering due to excessive defects in the CVT transmission. On the way there, the car started decelerating rapidly on its own approaching a stop light and felt like it was going to stall...eventually slowing to about 1 mile an hour...really limping along as I tried to make it up to stop light to turn onto a side street to call a tow truck. As I limped up to the stop light, the transmission suddenly switched into la different gear and accelerated very fast and shot me out into the intersection through a red light! I just barely avoided a serious collision and then immediately pulled the car off the road and called the tow truck. I am reporting this issue because this CVT defect is deadly!!! Nissan is just treating it as a warranty item...but it really needs a full recall! It can make the car immediately accelerate or decelerate without any action by the driver...and the fact that it happens most at low speeds means it is likely to happen when slowing for an intersection or attempting to pull out into traffic. It is also an issue because it goes from no symptoms to full failure very quickly. Please do something to make nissan recall these CVT transmissions before someone gets killed.