2008 Nissan Rogue: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 29, 2021 · Fuel system, Transmission · NY

The transmission shudders, jerks, whines, roars loudly. Yes it’s available for inspection. I was driving up a hill with my grand children in the car, and it started shuddering. Didn’t seem to be getting gas at all. The tank was full. Then it started rolling backwards down the hill. Needless to say my grand children were scared to death as I was also. No I haven’t spoken to anyone about the problem, as I don’t know who to talk to? Nobody has looked at it yet. I figured the transmission went, so I haven’t bothere$ with reaching out, until a friend told me hers did the exact same thing. So we looked it up. Yes it seemed to be shuddering before but never lost power and rolled backwards. There were no warning lights, or signs of it quitting. There was no acceleration at all. Just slowly lost power. It was still running but when you push the gas pedal you got nothing. Not even the reving of the motor!03/29

Filed Mar 4, 2021 · Airbags, Transmission · 105,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle would jerk uncontrollably upon depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to several independent mechanics who all linked her failure to the CVT transmission. The contact also stated that the driver's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to several unknown dealers however, each dealer asked for a diagnostic fee which she declined each time. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Filed Feb 4, 2020 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · KY

I have a 2008 nissan rogue. Have had it less than a year. 3 days ago, without warning, the transmission started shaking and jerking when I was taking off from a red light on the way to take my daughter to school. Pulled off the highway and sat a couple mins, since I wasnt sure what was happening. As I tried to pull back onto the highway the rogue wouldnt go. Had to have it towed back home. Had a technician put my vehicle on a computer. The transmission is out of it.

Filed Nov 26, 2019 · Driver assistance, Wheels · MD

The traction light blinks on and off randomly and the car slips/jerks on any turns. Also awd automatically comes on while driving on highway without any inclement weather or bad roads present.

Filed Nov 19, 2018 · Transmission · 136,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle jerked when the accelerator pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the continuous variable transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2018 · Transmission · 137,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to zimbrick nissan (2302, 5330 highway crossing boulevard, madison, wisconsin 53718, (608)-663-1122) on february 12, 2016 with 117,000 miles to have the transmission repaired per the manufacturer warranty program. The contact did not have the information on the part that was replaced. The repair did not correct the failure. While driving 60 MPH, the transmission jerked and the vehicle decelerated to 40 MPH. The check engine indicator illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder and attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then back to zimbrick nissan on november 10, 2017 where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The dealer advised that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 85077. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was over the repair mileage. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000.

Filed Feb 4, 2018 · Fuel system, Transmission · 114,000 miles · MN

I got this car from my daughter in may. This problem started in june, stopped for a while & now in winter (january) it came back & is getting worse to the point I won't drive on freeway anymore. Decelerates at freeway speeds combined with jerking motion. Also does not always accelerate (dogs out) while pressing on gas from complete stop or trying to accelerate in slow traffic causing cars behind to slam on brakes.

Filed Jul 8, 2015 · Transmission · 66,300 miles · CA

On a road trip from los angeles to las vegas, encountering normally hot temperatures, and after several hours of driving, the car lost power could only attain speeds of 50 MPH or less up hills. This is a clear and present danger to the occupants when other cars are easily going 70 - 75 MPH. If you pull off the road, the cars have a tendency to lurch forward and with dangerously poor acceleration. From reading the car forums, this is a known problem with this particular model, where the CVT transmission apparently over-heats and puts the car into "limp" mode. The fix has been to replace the transmissions and install an additional transmission cooler, however many dealers try to charge the customer for the cooler, and the nissan factory is now hesitant to replace the transmissions even though their longevity and reliability has undoubtedly been compromised if the over-heating problem was experienced. There should be a mandatory recall demanded by the ntsb before someone is killed or injured due to this lack of acceleration. The problem is difficult to reproduce at the dealer because it involves a multi-hour road trip and hills. This is a safety issue that needs to be addressed, please.

Filed Apr 3, 2015 · Steering · 106,000 miles · IL

I was stopped at a red light and I noticed that my steering wheel jerked slightly then the ps light came on and I didn't know what had happened until I had to make a left turn. After that I drove it to the closest place to have them look at it and this operation printed me out a report called the federal safety agency campaign and told me to take it to the st. Charles nissan dealer. On my way there the ps light was off and I was able to drive it there with no issues. The employee at nissan that helped me said he was able to look at it and told me there wasn't anything wrong with the power steering. He called it a glitch. I was able to drive from the dealer back to work with no problems. After work the ps light came back on when I was on the highway. I went to my friends house to pick up my son and I stayed for a few hours. When I got back in my car the ps light was off and remained off until the next morning right when I pulled into the driveway at work. It has remained on since then and has not turned off. The campaign states that it's for nissan rogue's 2008-2009 vehicles but when the dealer put in my VIN it did not show up for my model, however the models that it does show up for is the same vehicle as mine with the same power steering issue. I would like nissan to take full responsibility for covering all parts and labor to repair my vehicle.

Filed Oct 13, 2014 · Steering · 113,000 miles · VA

Mechanic claims that as he was backing my car up into a parking space and out of no where the steering wheel violently jerked hurting his finger. Then when they took it out for a text drive, going about 10 MPH, the steering wheel completely locked up and they were unable to turn it left or right.

Filed Feb 29, 2012 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · CA

Vehicle has been popping in and out of gear, lurching,stopping for the last two days. Today in lurched forward, launching us down an icy hill, after doing 5 or 6 360 degree spins, we stopped at the bottom of the hill. Only by sheer luck, did we not hit anything. This seems like a very dangerous problem that others have had. Is nissan doing anything about it?

Filed Jul 17, 2008 · Transmission · 2,000 miles · VA

Issues since may 2008. Purchased new 08 nissan rogue sl awd. Have had transmission problems including, lunging forward, rattling noises, jerking acceleration, and vibration on acceleration. Continuous problems started under 35mph and now are present at highway speeds. Nissan claims its might be normal and that there may be no solution to a problem they cant figure out. Additionally they say it will not cause harm, however, if they do not know what it is, how can they say that?