2008 Nissan Rogue: whining or grinding noise

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 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 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 Oct 28, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 121,000 miles · TN

Was returning from trip north carolina back home to tennessee once about hour away felt car just start slowing down car wouldn't accelerate when pushing on gas. Was able to get to right hand lane and get off interstate just before car went to a crawl. Car was making whining noise while trying to move car from highway. Car came to stop and unable to move again. Had car towed back to my house sent to shop to find out that transmission had malfunctioned. Doing research on transmission found out the nissan rouge is using CVT transmission and that nissan extended the warranty to 120k or 10 years. My research also found out that other nissan owners of rogue and muranos were having issues with CVT transmission. When I found out that about the warranty I called nissan consumer care to inquire about this. I was told my model and make qualified under warranty and that mileage didn't matter. Nissan decided not to assist me with repair and replacement of transmission. I tried to tell nissan about letter that stated they would decrease cost even above 120k. They refused to do so. I had no warning sensors that there was problem with transmission. This could have been a bad accident if the transmission had of went out during heavy traffic. It appears reading about other owners experiences with CVT transmissions that nissan doesn't want to own up to having a faulty transmission. Even speaking with mechanics from outside and with nissan that this transmission is faulty and many have issues and complainants about it.

Filed Oct 8, 2014 · Transmission · 127,985 miles · OR

Cvt transmission went out had a loud howling noise the rpms shot up and down a few times big vibration then nothing.

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 50,000 miles · FL

My 2008 nissan rogue has a tendency to lose power on the highway after being driven for over a long period of time at a constant speed, usually about 45 minutes to an hour at 75 miles an hour. The vehicle will start my making a weird whistling or whining noise then after that you cannot accelerate it'll be stuck at whatever speed your going. When I come across a bridge or a hill it'll slow down a bit then accelerate once I'm going downhill then stop at a specific MPH, no matter how much I press on the gas it will not go any further. When I off the highway and come to a complete stop and try to take off again it will not respond right away then it will take off with me as I'm pressing the gas, almost resulting in me running into other vehicles several times. When I take the vehicle to nissan it doesn't give any error codes or show that anything is wrong. Nissan cannot replicate the problem because they're not willing to pay someone to go drive the vehicle for over that long period of time. I commute to work and church on the highway five times a week and experience this just about every single day. I did however take the car to my local mechanic and he experience what the car is doing and he noticed nissan put too much fluid in my transmission when they replaced it after it stopped on me previously on the highway, that did solve the problem for several months but now it's doing the same thing again. I called nissan corporate they inform me there's no recall on the vehicle. I did a internet search and there are so many people with the same story and was even covered by the news station. One other thing they all have in common is that no one had that issue fix or know what is causing the problem. I recently rent a vehicle because I refuse to let my wife and one year old in the car by themselves.

Filed Jul 22, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 168,000 miles · FL

The transmission died on my 2008 nissan rogue. After purchasing the vehicle in june 2008, we heard "whiring" noises. The vehicle was taken to the dealership of purchase and we have the notation that customer complained of whiring. Result was there were no issues. Car has continued to whine through the years, in the past year, it became worse. We took it to our mechanic to be evaluated, and immediately he knew the problem- the CVT transmission. The mechanic did some research and found that nissan had extended the warranty, very quietly. Since I drive 70+ miles to/from work, my car was already over the warranty limit. Hence, left with 2 options, replacement via a nissan dealership costing $5,000 as no viable mechanic will touch the problem. Or get rid of the car. This type of repair was not in our budget nor were we in a position to purchase a new vehicle ( this one was paid for). There was no guarantee when the transmission would go out, other than it eventually would. Lately, the noise had become much worse and we feared the worst. Thank goodness, the car died in our driveway and not the highway. Nissan knew this was a problem, apparently from the beginning, and is not accepting responsibility.

Filed May 12, 2014 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · CO

I was driving west from st. Louis, mo to boulder, co and about half way into my drive my 2008 nissan rogue s awd had a sudden loss of power. It would not accelerate but the RPM of the engine climbed when I pressed the pedal. I came to a stop and I could hear the transmission making an whining noise. I checked under the vehicle and did not see any fluid leaks or any damage. When I got back on the road the car worked normally for a while but then began to have the same problems. This occurred for the rest of the trip, sometimes working normally, and sometimes not.

Filed Apr 30, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 90,000 miles · AZ

Problem in july 2012- at a stop light , went to accelerate, and nothing,, kept pushing gas pedal,, took out of drive and put back in , finally went., kept doing this at unexpected times. No service light went on. Took to dealership, $600.00, later, they said it was my acceleration cable, and replaced it.. Stated transmission had nothing to do with it.. Still not running well, still makes whining noise - march 2013 started doing same thing with acceleration. , almost got killed taking a left hand turn and no acceleration. Making high pitch noise @ 50-60 miles.took to dealership -said it was my transmission fluid, it was overfilled and bad color?. $ 200 to change fluid, still not agreeing to change out transmission. I looked on line , a ton of complaints on same issues.. All resulting in the CVT- how do I get the dealership to fix problem?

Filed Nov 5, 2012 · Steering, Transmission · 69,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, she heard an abnormal whining noise. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and offered to cover one month of her vehicle payments. In addition, the contact stated that she could hear a popping noise in the steering wheel and the air pressure warning light would illuminate randomly. The failure and current mileage was 69,000.