The acceleration is very delayed from pressing on the gas. Sometimes we have had to stop in the middle of the intersection to get it to respond. It happens about every 2 to 3 days and will last throughout the drive. It is still drivable, but is very dangerous. Especially when pulling out into traffic. We have taken to the dealership 3 time already. The first two they could not fix it, the third they thought they found and fixed the problem, but 4 days after that it started to happen again, today I was in the middle of an intersection and almost got hit by a car since the vehicle did not accelerate.
2008 Nissan Rogue transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. While the contact was at a red light and proceeded about 5 MPH to make a left turn the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact had to apply extreme pressure to the accelerator pedal until the vehicle started moving again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there was a shortage in the control valve assembly in the vehicles transmission. The vehicle was repaired. Two days after the vehicle was repaired the ignition would start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians were able to start the vehicle but was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle began to slip out of gear. The contact pulled over to avoid a crash. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop (diagnostic information was not given). The contact called the manufacturer who stated that unless they had full vehicle maintenance records, they could offer no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Noise coming from CVT. Started at 12k. Had transmission replaced. At 23k same problem. Had transmission replaced. At 35k same problem. Having transmission replaced (4th transmission) reprogramming no help.
I purchased a 2008 nissan rogue sl awd in 2008. I began hearing a noise emanating from the front end of the vehicle at approximately 6000 miles. The noise occurs consistently when decelerating from about 40 MPH to 5 MPH. As the vehicle begins to decelerate, the noise sounds like a rattling against metal. The noise changes to a grinding sound like metal rubbing against metal as the vehicle loses speed. The grinding sound appears more pronounced when at a slow speed, such as when turning into a parking lot. Service manager acknowledges the noise but has no explanation for it and say nissan is aware of the issue and has a fix for it, so I took it in for the factory fix and have noticed the noise is still there. I believe the noise comes from the CVT transmission, and it is probably caused by a defective CVT belt or the CVT belt slipping on the variable pulleys. Either cause could lead to catastrophic failure of the CVT belt and result in an immediate and total loss of response to driver accelerator input. My nissan rogue currently has approximately 17000 miles, and the noise is becoming more evident.
Noise on nissan rogue 2008 they changed transmission still did it they reprogrammed it still does it when we take it to dealer they say they don't hear it but I hear everyday.
Steering wheel vibrates between 32 and 40 MPH (due to CVT transmission) affecting steering ability.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH she heard a grinding sound coming from the front-end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the transmission was repaired as a free remedy. The contact was in the process of contacting the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 11,000. The current mileage is 12,000. Updated 10/21/09. *lj updated 10/20/09
2008 nissan rogue, sl awd transmission is very sluggish to accelerate between 20 - 40mph, especially when entering a highway from on ramp. It does not seem to shift unless you take your foot off the gas a little, then rmp's go down and the car will accelerate. This has happened numerous times since purchasing my vehicle in march 2009 . Since this car has a CVT transmission, you don't hear or feel gear shifts. I took the car to the dealer and they said the slow acceleration was normal for that vehicle's CVT transmission. I believe it is dangerous as there is no predictability when it will or won't accelerate as necessary when merging onto high speed highways. Danger from being rear ended is high . This needs to be addressed by nissan.
The acceleration is very delayed from pressing on the gas. Sometimes we have had to stop in the middle of the intersection to get it to respond. It happens about every 2 to 3 days and will last throughout the drive. It is still drivable, but is very dangerous. Especially when pulling out into traffic. We have taken to the dealership 3 time already. The first two they could not fix it, the third they thought they found and fixed the problem, but 4 days after that it started to happen again. The car is still under warranty.
I purchased a new nissan rogue and within 3500 miles it began to make noise. Second visit to mechanic at about 8000 miles confirmed that car needed a new transmission. After 3500 miles on the new new transmission, noise returned and nissan has authorized a second replacement transmission.
Clunk noise whenin reverse, felt pop in the floor in the back seat area. Happens only at times.
The transmission would not downshift unless it was put into manual mode, vehicle went beyond red line. There wasn't any correlation between speed and acceleration methods. Every now and then a loud thump noise is heard from the transmission. This has happened at various intervals, dealer was unable to reproduce the last time it was brought in.
I purchased a 2008 nissan rogue sl awd in november 2008. I began hearing a noise emanating from the front end of the vehicle at approximately 3000 miles. The noise occurs consistently when decelerating from about 20 MPH to 5 MPH. As the vehicle begins to decelerate, the noise sounds like a bicycle chain rattling against metal. The noise changes to a grinding sound like metal rubbing against metal as the vehicle loses speed. The grinding sound appears more pronounced when making a left turn at slow speed, such as when turning into a parking lot. Service manager acknowledges the noise but has no explanation for it and no interest in trying to resolve it. I believe the noise comes from the CVT transmission, and it is probably caused by a defective CVT push belt or a CVT push belt slipping on the variator pulleys. Either cause could lead to catastrophic failure of the CVT push belt and result in an immediate and total loss of response to driver accelerator input. My nissan rogue currently has approximately 7000 miles, and the noise is becoming more evident.
This an e-mail to the nissan motor corp reference 6261634 I was just recently contacted by one of your tech representatives for my area in response to my inquiry about my 2008 nissan rogue CVT transmission noise. It appears that your fix for this problem is to replace the transmission. This seems odd, has there is no guarantee that the next transmission will not have the same rumbling CVT noise. Also this is a new car and you don't expect to have the transmission replaced after a few months of ownership. In fact checking with the blog page of the nico club, this seems to be a problem with many nissan rogue owners. I have called my local nissan dealers and found that all them are having similar complaints from some of their rogue owners. Ramsy nissan has had four complaints, rockland nissan seven complaints, white plains nissan three complaints, o'brien nissan two complaints and route 23 nissan has had five complaints. What is also interesting is all of these dealers have the same answer to fixing the problem and that is, 'nissan is a where of the problem' and they are waiting for a software fix. It appears to me that nissan sold the vehicle with a known design flaw with the rogues CVT transmission. I wait for your reply and resolution to my complaint.
Low-speed rubbery grinding/rattle from front end/transmission. Dealer replaced half-shaft, but did not resolve. Dealer said transmission replacement is necessary, but problem would likely recur as nissan has not resolved the problem. Advised to wait until manufacturer can figure out the problem.
Abnormal loose/grinding sounds from automatic CVT transmission. Improper shifting on downsloping roads, revving at high rates and not associated with road speed.
Shortly after purchasing a 2008 nissan rogue sl awd, I began experiencing a grinding, rattling noise coming from which I now know is the CVT transmission. Started at less than 3000 miles, very faint and inconsistent but becoming much louder, more consistent and unmistakable. After the third trip to my dealer about this noise and several other issues I am having with my 5 month old vehicle including a major water leak, they finally got on the phone to nissan USA. The service manager advised me that nissan is aware of this transmission "issue", they are working on a fix, there have been many transmissions replaced but that is not correcting the problem. I was told to sit tight and wait for nissan to come up with a resolution. I was told that the vehicle is safe to drive because there have been no reported failures from this issue. My problem is, which rogue owner with this problem (and it seems like there are many) is going to be the first one to have a transmission failure at highway speeds? I currently have less than 5,000 miles on my rogue and don't trust it.
I have a 2008 nissan rogue (all wheel drive). It has a loud noise (grinding/clunking) sound at slow speed. I'm told by the dealer that they have another one that is doing the same and they don't have an answer. Nissan states that they are looking into it, don't know what it is, but that the vehicle is safe to drive..... If they don't know what it is how can they say that it's safe to drive? To me it sounds like it's either the transmission or transfer case.
I have a transmission rattle/clanking noise which is fairly constant in the car, except at high acceleration. I have complained numerous times to nissan about the problem, but nissan is currently considering this sound normal. It has been getting worse, and I am concerned about a transmission failure, which could cause an accident.
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?
Within 1 month of taking delivery of a 2008 nissan rogue sl awd, we started hearing a faint rattle that was intermittent from the front end at approx. 1000 mi. When the noise became more regular and louder, took it to nissan to have them check it out. Tech's heard the noise on 2nd trip there, but said nissan was aware of a problem but there was no fix as of yet and will let us know when there was a fix. Two months later, no word from the dealer, we took it to another dealer and was told there they had experienced it and replaced a transmission for another rogue. They kept it for nearly 3 weeks and only replaced a transfer case--it turns out the transfer case only echoed the noise from the CVT/transmission. Was told by the dealer that nissan requested them to return the car back to us with so-called added comfort that "it is safe to drive until they find a fix because there haven't been any reported failures". Noise is still there, and seems even louder than before. "rattle noise" is heard when foot is lifted off gas pedal at slow speeds below 35-40 MPH. Current mileage: 6350.
Issues since 5/5/8 just after purchasing new 08 nissan rogue sl awd transmission failure/lunging forward, rattling noises, missing during acceleration, and sever vibration on acceleration. Continuous problems under 35mph. Nissan claims its normal and will not replace transmission until it completely fails.
I purchased a new 2008 nissan rogue sl awd in march of 08. It has 3100 miles on it. About a month ago I started hearing a rattle coming from what sounded like under the front of the car. I brought it into the dealer, they stated they could not hear anything on the test drive. As days went by the noise got louder. I brought it back again, this time I went with the tech. He heard it. After hours of looking at the car they decided, they needed to keep the car for a day or two to diagnose the issue. I got a rental and they had it for a day and a half. I started reading up on this on rogue forums and the are 100's over people having this same problem. Svc mgr told me the problem was a problem with the transmission tnat nissan USA was aware of, and they were going to replace it. They thought the car was safe to drive since there had not been reported failures. So, they gave me the car back while I waited for the new tranny. A week later after not hearing from the dealer, I called and was told, as it turns out they were not going to replace the tranny because it has been done in other rogues and not fixed the issue. He stated, there is no fix, but nissan is working on the problem. When I voiced my concerns over the possibility of a failure on a highway at high speeds, he said..well there haven't been any yet!! As I stated there are many many rogue owners with this problem. Something has to be done to force nissans hand. Please help before there is a failure and someone is seriously injured or even killed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. While driving between 20-45 MPH, the contact heard a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. She is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The failure and current mileages were 1,968.
Car without warning lost drive and forward speed on highway. The vehicle was a safety concern because it could have been rear ended from car behind. Car leaked transmission fluid ( hazard material on street ) . Replaced transmission and transfer case. Axle seal was damaged at time of assembly and lost all fluid at 1200 miles. Car had bucked 3 times before.
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