2009 Nissan Rogue: CVT failure

Filed May 17, 2023 · Fuel system, Transmission · FL

The automatic transmission CVT is jerking when accelerating and it is a problem when in traffic. This could cause an accident. It is a risk to use. No other vehicle and have to work. I will continue to use it. Took it to AAMCO and repairs are over $5000.00 and can't afford it. New transmission or repair the one on the vehicle.

Filed Nov 18, 2022 · AR

I have a 2009 Nissan Rouge. The CVT TRANSMISSION is failing. I know there was a recall on certain 2009 Rouges for this. Mine is not on the recall list but I think it should be. Its leaking fluid bad, just all of a sudden. It won’ t accelerate after I stop at a traffic light , it’s sluggish, sometimes it feels like the engine is going to fall out when I do finally get it to go, it smells hot, it sputters and jerks when on freeway and in traffic I’m not sure what it’s going to do. I’m a 67 year old woman who is on a fixed income. I can’t afford a new car or to have another transmission put in this one. Nissans are suppose to last forever. They are supposed to be reliable cars. I need help

Filed Oct 17, 2019 · Engine · 150,000 miles · MN

Cvt transmission will not switch gears efficiently causing the vehicle to move slow in high speed roads & highways.

Filed Apr 20, 2019 · Engine · 50,000 miles · FL

Issue when driving at first for long periods. The car will start to slow down. Can't or won't accelerate. I call about this issue 2 years ago and I was dismissed. But I see there's a class action lawsuit in other states, describing the same issue with different nissan models. The CVT... I would think if theres an issue nissan, being as big as they are would address it. But it looks like all you companies like to to is shove us under the rug . I like my car and it's not fair that I'd have to go to such length to have this addressed. I've had maintenance done which is costly and still no tix...

Filed Sep 22, 2018 · Transmission · 162,000 miles · SC

Looses power upon driving no excelleration and it wont go it's like the throttle petal isn't even there when you start out it drives great but within 20/30 miles it's like the car takes over and it just won't go' we do regular service and we have done transmission services CVT fluid and filter this needs to be addressed nissan should be held accountable

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 Jul 23, 2018 · Transmission · 119,870 miles · ID

Car will not accelerate or respond to gas pedal especially when driving for extended periods of time or uphill. When the gas pedal is depressed the vehicle will judder and loose speed. Took the vehicle to the dealership in 2016 for CVT oil cooler recall at 93,063 miles. Brought vehicle to dealership with loss of acceleration at 119,931; however, no hard codes to diagnosis issue, sent on my way, with a diagnosis of bad wheel bearing. Returned less than a month later with unresolved issue (loss of acceleration) at 121,075 miles. Dealership diagnosed that the car needs a new transmission and will not be covered under the extended warranty, 1,075 miles over warranty.

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

Cvt lost power on highway without notice and would not accelerate

Filed Aug 28, 2017 · 114,000 miles · TX

I purchased my 2009 nissan rogue in december 2016 with 110k miles on it. In march 2017 I began noticing issues with my vehicle while on long trips. The first long trip I took was in march 2017 and about 150 miles into the trip my vehicle would not accelerate over 65-70mph which is very dangerous when the speed limit is 85mph. The issue did not resolve itself and I turned my vehicle off for several hours and did not have any problems after that. I have been working with the dealership I purchased it from to diagnose the problem and was told it was a CVT transmission problem. After further research I found that nissan actually issued an extended warranty for this issue but did not issue a recall. My vehicle is outside of the extended warranty period but the exact issue I am having is the exact issue the warranty was extended for. I was unaware of any extended warranty when I purchased the vehicle because I did not purchase from a nissan dealership. I have contacted nissan consumer affairs and they have offered to fix the issue at 50% cost to me. I am not okay with paying 50% of a repair for a known defect on their CVT transmissions for my model year. Why wasn't a recall issued on this? This is dangerous. I was almost rear ended twice because my vehicle would not accelerate and I should be able to take my vehicle on long trips without worrying about transmission failure. There is an internal whistle in my transmission and I was told by the repair tech at nissan that this is the first indication of the CVT issue. I will not be paying for this repair, a recall needs to be issued on this problem. There are many other nissan consumers with the same issue and I will be joining a class action lawsuit on this matter as well.

Filed Aug 23, 2017 · Acceleration, Fuel system · MA

Cvt enters limp mode after 30 minutes of driving 65+ miles per hour. I lose a lot of power when that happens causing my vehicle to be unable to accelerate or go over 3k rpms.

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · CA

Vehicle going up hill will loose power, CVT transmission does this randomly when going up any hill. I am going to die trying to get out of the way of oncoming cars behind me. I am afraid to go anywhere that has an uphill grade on any road.