2010 Nissan Rogue: sudden loss of power

Filed Aug 9, 2024 · Transmission · CA

I have a 2010 Nissan Rouge that is having powertrain issues, specifically the CVT, three times, after driving a long distance in very hot weather, and then going on a long uphill grade, the vehicle lost power. It dropped from 70 to about 40mph, this happened on two interstates along the same stretch and a third time on a California state highway. I did some research and found that this is a common problem with the Rogues powertrain's CVT over several years and there was also a class action lawsuit for some years of this Rogue, but not for a 2010. Nissan did pay for some repairs on other years to the lawsuit claimants.

Filed Jun 16, 2020 · Transmission · 101,000 miles · LA

Near the end of may of this year, the car started losing power on the interstate. It became unresponsive to the pedal and would only go about 40 MPH. It also made horrible noise and vibration. Vehicles going 70 MPH had to avoid hitting it. This happened on bridges in louisiana where off ramps are miles away. Took it to nissan dealership and was told I needed a transmission replacement, no repair parts. Cost $3,800 plus tax. Discovered nissan's extended warranty, 10 years of 120,000 miles, whichever comes first. Car has 101,000 miles but was purchased in march 2010, past 10 years by 2 months. If I purchased in june 2010 nissan would pay. Since bought in march, nissan refused any responsibility. Was able to get it repaired for $3,200 with a rebuilt transmission with 12,000 miles 12 month warranty, which ever comes first. Same type of trans that nissan admits is faulty. Don't feel safe, but can't sell car with good conscious.

Filed Sep 26, 2019 · Transmission · 160,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan rogue. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 25 MPH with the accelerator pedal engaged. There was no warning indicator illuminated during or after the failure. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder. The contact drove the vehicle home. The contact stated that the failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 160,000. *dt 9/5 and 9/26 trip to kentucky and michigan 65-70 to 20-25 pulled off quickly coasted looking for exit after about ten minutes power started coming back. Made it home. Did not happen again until 9/26 called mechanic said he was standing looking at a 2019 that the guy said is doing the exact same thing. Made a whirring noise and lost power, he said it was a 5-6k transmission fix and he would get my car in this coming monday to hook it up. I told mendalls that we haven't had any problems besides the highway trips and he said the other guy said the exact same thing. 109 powertrain transmission deceleration complaints.

Filed Aug 11, 2019 · Transmission · 132,000 miles · TX

I have a 2010 nissan rogue I have been having issues with loss of power when driving on the highway while driving at 70 miles an hour it starts decelerating to 60 and the 50 MPH sometime when I'm at a light it will not take off. I will put the the car I drive or reverse car will not move. Also I was trying to pass over another car and when I pressed the gas vehicle would not respond. This is a safety issue if I ever saw one why will nissan not take care of this CVT issue I don't know why they don't address this problem before more deaths occur. This issue has happened on hwy. I-10 driving from houston texas to katy texas wich is about 25 miles.

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Fuel system · 72,583 miles · KY

While driving my wifes 2010 nissan rogue sl fwd is showed 62 miles left before empty on the fuel gauge. The car died on a winding back country road which is extremely dangerous if someone were to come over a blind hill and hit us. The car suddenly stopped running, I lost all power steering and power brakes. Got the car stopped and had to call the police to come out and flag down on-coming traffic that we were stopped ahead. The car would turn over but not start, acting as if it were out of gas even thought the fuel gauge said 60 miles to empty. Had to get a ride to get fuel and car started right up. This obviously shows that the fuel sending unit or gauge is not calibrated properly and caused a what could have been very dangerous or deadly situation. Apparently this is a known problem with nissan rogues as well as other models but no recall or tsb has been issued.

Filed Nov 1, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 75,000 miles · TX

When the CVT transmission gets hot the power from engine to transmission begins to reduce. This safety feature leads to massive fuel consumption as well as complete loss of power while driving. This has caused myself to be stuck in the middle of intersections on multiple occasions. This "safety feature" didn't start doing this until 50 miles past the warranty expired. At first it would take hours of driving before this would happen and it seems like each time it happened it took less and less driving time before it would happen again. Currently my rogue is around 150k miles and I can't go more than 20 miles before it happens. I took the rogue into shops for a full tune-up every30k miles trying to be sure it last for as long as possible, so I know it isn't an issue of neglect. I have researched online trying to find a solution to the problem and all I have found are thousands of other owners with the same issue. Some owners have had the problem begin as early as the 10k mark. Since the introduction of the CVT transmission every vehicle it is used in has this problem. Nissan needs to address this problem before it causes a death from pure neglect on their part. I've owned 4 nissan vehicles and loved them all but his is the first one I had that didn't make it past 100k miles before having a major issue.

Filed Jul 11, 2017 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · OK

On the highway going an a 1.5 hour trip the 2008-2010 rouge transmission will over heat causing the vehicle to go into "limp" mode with no warning which means it has no power. Nissan sent out a service bulletin to their service departments in september 2016 acknowledging their is a defect and the fix is an external cooler but they refuse to fix my car. If a family of 4 is in the car and they don't know what to look for the vehicle could go into "limp" mode and when they try to pull back onto the highway they could lose power right in the middle of the highway and get struck by oncoming traffic and be killed. Who would answer for that? Fletcher nissan in joplin mo are the ones who told me to contact you because nissan corporate are the ones refusing to fix the issue. It has happened to my family several times in our car. At first they said we just needed the transmission flushed. We bought the car with 10000 miles on it and it has been doing it ever since we have had it. Luckily I knew what to look for and kept my family out of harms way. Josh houchin the service mgr. At fletcher nissan said they have had 5 2008-2010 rouge vehicles come in in just the last few months with the same defect. So it is not just my vehicle. They need to recall all the affected vehicles before someone dies because of this. Thank you

Filed May 24, 2017 · Transmission · 44,880 miles · NJ

Cvt transmission overheated due to the following normal driving conditions 1. Hot weather (92 f) 2. A long drive (over 3 hours) 3. Driving up highway mountains in virginia. Fail safe activated causing the car computer cpu to drastically cut power to the wheels. This caused a lack of power such that I could not accelerate up the hill in excess of 45 MPH. The speed limit on the hill was 70 MPH. Eighteen wheel trucks were immediately behind my rogue forcing me to pull onto the road shoulder allowing them to go past. I brought the car to a local nissan dealer who confirmed from examination of the car cpu that the transmission overheated and that an overheat code was found in the cpu. They also confirmed that the fail safe was activated that caused the severe power loss. The nissan dealer knew exactly what the problem was from my description. Nissan is aware of the problem and even extended my transmission CVT warranty from 6yr/60,000 miles to 10yr/120,000 miles. However, their solution to this problem is to install an auxiliary CVT transmission fluid cooler at an expense to me of $1225. My dealer checked with nissan and said they would not cover the expense even though the transmission in my car is still on warranty. Documentation of my exact experience can be found on youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg_zf1eo0pw. There are several more videos on youtube under rogue CVT power loss and documentation on many sites on the internet. In conclusion, nissan is installing CVT transmissions in several of their model cars with a known overheating issue and requires their customers to install a transmission fluid cooler at the customers expense. The dramatic loss of power is a big safety issue. In my case I had to speed up to get up the hills as my speed dropped from 80mph down to 45mph finally pulling onto the shoulder.

Filed Oct 1, 2016 · Transmission · 86,816 miles · FL

Traveling on the highway 70-75 MPH suddenly the car lost power and sped down to 45 -50 MPH,I try to press the gas down to the floor and no results' pulled over for 10 minutes and then resumed to drive.I checked the ratings and notice many complaints about the same problem .very dangerous situation,I don't think nissan wants anybody kill on the road because of negligence ! Pay attention to the complaints and re-call the vehicle before a casualty happens please!

Filed Aug 16, 2016 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · TX

While driving on the highway, my 2010 nissan rogue will lose power. I have to press the gas pedal all the way to the floor and the car decelerates; there is absolutely nothing I can do. The last incident occurred 8/11/2016. I was driving at about 75mph; on a highway which is flat and the car completely lost power; speed went down to about 60 MPH. Finally regained speed on flat stretch of road but every time we hit a slight incline we would lose power. I was using the cruise control and when this happened it would just decelerate completely. It did it sporadically. After I stopped and then restarted the car and proceeded again, it seemed better for a short time; then it would start up again. It's very scary and everyone was passing us.....including other nissan rogues and some tiny cars?? This is clearly an issue that needs a recall!! Please help!

Filed May 16, 2016 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · TX

While driving on the highway, car will lose power. We press the gas pedal all the way to the floor and car decelerates; there is absolutely no power. The last incident occurred 5/13/2016. We were driving at about 80mph; we were on a flat stretch of road and the car completely lost power; speed went down to about 40 MPH. Finally regained speed on flat stretch of road but every time we hit a slight incline we would lose power. Part of the time we were on a two lane hi-way and cars were backing up behind us. Then, after going along with no problems for a period of time we pulled of at an exit. After stopping at a stop sign when we tried to move gas pedal went to the ground and car did not move-then it lurched suddenly and accelerated. Later in the drive-on a flat ground going 80 MPH car lurched and decelerated --as I said, this has happened before; this last incident was most frustrating as we were on a long road trip and feeling very unsafe

Filed Jan 23, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 71,000 miles · NY

The car developed a problem where the transmission was slipping and I noticed fluid leaking. Took to dealer, and I had additional coverage for repairs and break down. They told me the enclosed transmission developed a leak due to corrosion. That corrosion damage is not covered, and it cost $400.00 to remove the part rather than replace it. The car has a grinding vibrating sound when driving. The CVT is known to have this issue, and the transmission is sealed so you can't check your fluid level and it is required to only use nissan manufactured transmission fluid. The CVT is tied into a fail safe mode that can be activated by high temperature in the engine. A cooling kit has been recommended but I have read mixed posts as to the dealerships charging to put it into the car. The car has been known to totally lose power while driving if it goes into this fail safe mode or when the CVT just fails completely. Warranty was extended to 10yrs/120000 miles for CVT.