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2009 Nissan Rogue: sudden loss of power

14 of the 320 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Rogue describe sudden loss of power.

owner complaints
14
of this car's complaints
4%
typical mileage
115,000
recalls
0
Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sudden loss of power by model year

What owners say

Filed Sep 7, 2018 · Transmission · 119,900 miles · ID

Loss of power and juddering (shaking) of vehicle occurred several times while accelerating, driving up hills, driving for extended periods of time (over 1 hour), or when the air temperature was over 80 degrees fahrenheit, all while accelerator was depressed. When I tried to floor the accelerator, the RPM's increased but the CVT did not engage. Had to remove foot from accelerator then reapply, eventually after the car slowed even further, the CVT re-engaged. Worst issue happened while on the i90 interstate, attempting to accelerate and car lost power and juddered almost causing a collision with vehicle behind me. Took vehicle into dealership twice for this issue, first time the dealership could not replicate issue. Took the vehicle back into the dealership within 30 days from original issue and dealership confirmed issue and said new transmission was needed. However, not covered under nissan extended warranty because there were not hard fault codes. Called nissan consumer affairs on in july 2018 who said my VIN is not part of any updates/recalls for this issue and would not cover repair or replacement of transmission.

Filed Aug 11, 2018 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · CA

Driving on the freeway the engine reved to high rpms and lost power. There were two babies in the car. We were in the carpool lane and with no power we had to cross 3 lanes of traffic and wait on the side of the freeway with babies for tow truck. Was towed to a friends auto shop where we were told about numerous known issues with the CVT transmission.

Filed May 9, 2018 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · CA

Can would not accelerate once I was at a stop. Would try and go and vehicle would go an estimated speed of 5mph this is extremely dangerous when trying to turn or pull into an intersection. Not knowing if my vehicle would go without issues or lose power and pull in front of a car going dangerously slow. This has happen about 10times and random days/times. This is a continuing problem.

Filed Jan 15, 2018 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · SC

Cvt lost power on highway without notice and would not accelerate

Filed Sep 20, 2017 · Transmission · CO

Going down the interstate going 65 MPH and we lost all power couldnt go over 30 mphwe had to pull over and wait then we finally got moving again the power loss kept happening now my service engine light is on and they 1100 to fix the problem nissan knows about the problem but won't recall it

Filed Aug 11, 2017 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · WI

Nisan rouge 2009 lost power after 2 hours driving on highway RPM stock on 2500

Filed Jul 17, 2017 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · MO

Was driving on hwy & started losing power up hills. Called dealership service dept & they said transmission issue. Had the transmission replaced about 3 years ago & the valve body & cooling system malfunctioned this time. There isn't a big enough cooling system for the transm & nissan is aware of the issue. Were 3 other rogue's getting repaired for transmission issues at the same time. Issue often arrives soon after warranty expires. Dealership svc dept indicated that it happens often and needs to be recalled.

Filed Jul 20, 2016 · Transmission · 149,000 miles · KS

Cvt continues to fail. It was replaced at 73k miles after failing; it now is going into fail safe mode due to overheating issues. This seems to be very common rogue problem. I was told that the 100k warranty would be for the replacement CVT but am now being told by dealer that repairs were 12k or 12 months. Cvt is showing signs of poor shifting and power loss on hills. Frequently won't start moving for few seconds at traffic light. Please help with resolving the problem with all of us rogue customers/owners. This has been happening now for months and I am worried for my families safety. Thanks

Filed Apr 17, 2016 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · MD

Driving car to work on a busy road, when it revved and then lost power. Was able to drift to the shoulder.

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · OH

In june of this year my family and I was on our way to myrtle beach for a family vacation in my 2009 nissan rouge . While on the highway my car started making a loud whinny noise and then completely lost power. With the gas peddle to the floor it would only go 40mph. We pulled over and it would not go at all. It was like it was stuck in neutral. We sat for a while and it drove like nothing was wrong. We decided not to take it on vacation but leave it to have someone look at it. They found nothing wrong. It hashappend on two more separate occasions now both times on the highway after driving for about 45mins. I made appointment and sent it to a certified nissan dealership to be looked at. They are unable to help because they could not duplicate the problem. Although I was told by them that they have see it many times before and what is happening is the transmission is getting hot the fluid is bubbling and sending signals to the vehicle to shut down.nissian will not authorize the dealership to be able to fix the problem without being able to duplicate. The problem is they can not duplicate the problem because it takes a while of driving for it to occur. I called consumer afairs and they un willing help stating the same thing the dealership told me.

Filed Oct 24, 2014 · Acceleration, Transmission · 70,000 miles · CA

My girlfriend was driving on highway 80 east heading up to truckee. While climbing in the mountain the car lost the ability to rev higher than 2500rpm. Her speed tropped from 65 to 35 on a mountain road and was almost rear ended by a semi. No matter how much gas she gave the care would not go faster than 35 MPH. She had to pull over off the freeway and after shutting off the car for 15 minutes every ran fine. Now any time we drive for more than 60 minutes we loose power and have to pull off the highway to let the car rest because of loss of power. Almost been in two accidents.

Filed May 30, 2014 · Engine · 73,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, there was a complete loss of engine power without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.

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Questions about the 2009 Nissan Rogue loss of power

Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2009 Nissan Rogue?

14 of 320 owner complaints about the 2009 Nissan Rogue (4%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2023.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2009 Nissan Rogue?

There are 0 recalls and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

Other symptoms on the 2009 Nissan Rogue

Airbag light 73CVT failure 37Transmission failure 24Door locks 22Stalling 13Check engine light 12Jerking 10Overheating 10Fuel gauge 9Won't shift 8Whining noise 7Grinding brakes 5Fire or smoke 5

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