After traveling an hour or so on the interstate at posted speed limits the vehicle looses acceleration slowly till it will not go anymore. Have had to pull off at an exit once & the shoulder twice now. No loss in power to the vehicle. It just wont go. Sat for 30 minutes with the hood up to allow it to cool. Was able to drive the other 30 minutes of the trip. Seems to be a known issue for this vehicle. It looks like they took care of the older rogues, but not the 2011 with the same CVT transmission. The vehicle has worked fine for the 150k miles it has on it. Just a very unsafe issue this vehicle is having. No confidence on my daughter traveling in it back & forth to college anymore with it acting this way. Hopefully nissan will step up & correct this issue.
2011 Nissan Rogue acceleration complaints
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I was driving on the njtp and the speed limit is 65 and my car wouldn't pass 40mph. I decided to get off on the next exit and when I came to the light I stopped. When the light turned green I couldn't move forward. I was stuck. After about 5 minutes I was able to go again. This is not the only time this has happened.
Car started making slight whirring noise when accelerating. Took it in to be looked at and they couldn't find an issue. Went another week and the noise got worse and starting skipping and losing power when I tried to accelerate after it's been sitting for a few hours, mostly just in first gear. Almost got in an accident pulling into traffic and lost complete power for a few seconds, was lucky enough to get into a turn lane before I got hit by oncoming traffic. Took it to another mechanic and determined it was transmission and needs to be replaced. They're telling me my car could turn into a giant paperweight at any moment.
Turning onto exspress way car would not accelerate to desired speed to enter highway . Happens other times just in driving the car will not have any acceleration power when trying to accelerate . Vehicle was in motion on a highway ,.cars behind me honking horns some going around me. I believe it to be CVT and transmission . Luckily I finally made it onto highway. Times like this happens too frequently ! So far I have not had an accident but if I have to keep driving this car ,I don't know . I have heard from other people that this problem is still ongoing and no action has been taken by nissan other than refusing to reimburse them . Some one has to take action and make them recall all of the cars affected by this . No patch jobs like adding temperature cooler to supposedly cool transmission fluid down which according to some people it doesn't work and if it does work at all it eventually fails again ! I purchased this brand new in feb 2011 had other problems with it also brakes screeching and air conditioner went out .those repairs came out of my pocket .also they would not fix my brakes or acknowledge there was even a problem !all of this with only around 65,oo miles on it. I'm hoping that some one will be responsible and take action against nissan. Thanks for taking my complaint . I don't remember the exact date it started happening but somewhere around june 2019
This vehicle is very dangerous to operate on warmer days. The transmission seems to overheat very easily causing the vehicle to go into a fail-safe "limp mode". This is very dangerous as it occurs on the highway, on hills, mountain roads, and with my children in the car. It has placed me in dangerous safety situations and the dealership and manufacturer acknowledge the issue exists but take no further action in correcting the dangerous flaw.
When making turns car loses power and at times stops completely. Electrical issues include navigation system and interior/ dashboard lights not coming on or popping on randomly. Moon roof will not open/close unless I keep pushing the button 10 or more times.
When driving on highway vehicle go from 70 to 40 RPM just jump, and the vehicle will not run , have to pull off the road and wait a while before it can move, cannot take a trip that take 30 min, also will not crank when the weather is 30 or under., when vehicle stalled dangerous because cars are behind it almost wrecked on several occasion/., this been going on since I brought the vehicle. Started from 2012 to this date 2019/
With no prior warning as I was coming up my driveway and turned to go into the garage, suddenly, without warning, my car would not move forward when the accelerator was pushed.
Bought this car with 51,000 miles, after two hours driving starting loosing power after any stop, didn't move any direction with all the pedal gas all the way down. Took the car to nissan services many times, then changed sensors, transmission and others stuffs, my warranty expired from nissan and from the one I bought on side. And I am still have the problem, now all charges on me. The problem happened any where after 1 o 2 hours driving. I had been in dangerous situation many times. I am planned to stop furthers payments.
Loss of acceleration with no warning lights there is a service bulletin of this issue ntb16-090. This car with no warning dropped from 60 MPH on a highway to a drift, enough to me to get off of the road but only because I was going down a slight grade. Lucky for me there was not traffic or I would have been rear ended because it was a drastic change in speed in seconds. With my foot on the gas it just became a winding sound. Off the side of the road, car would not go in drive or reverse. I turned it off for awhile and called nissan dealer and was able to start the car but only to move it further off the road before same issue started again. Vehicle had 1 owner prior to me and had documented regular maintenance/service through the dealership at which it was purchased.
On june 15, 2018, I was driving on the freeway and my nissan rogue 2011 with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) started to lose power for no apparent reason, and it decelerated from 70 to 40 miles per hour (MPH) in a 70 MPH zone. The engine was making a whining noise while revving at high RPM's. I tried to accelerate back up to the speed limit and it wouldn't accelerate more than 40 MPH and the engine continued to rev at high RPM's. I had to pull over to the freeway shoulder and put my hazard lights on while driving 40 MPH. I exited the off ramp and stopped at the stop sign. When I tried to accelerate, the car was very sluggish and I had to pull over to the side of the road again because it wasn't accelerating and was driving at about 2 MPH. The only way I could drive was to down shift to low and drive at low speed on surface streets. Cars were honking their horns behind me because my car would take 5 - 10 seconds to move forward from a stop sign. I had to stay in low gear because it wouldn't accelerate in regular drive gear. I stopped at an automotive repair shop and was informed that the local aamco transmission shop refused to work on nissan rogue transmissions. The automotive repair shop said that it would cost $4,500 for a new transmission. I shouldn't be having transmission problems on a 2011 vehicle. I heard that nissan extended the warranty for nissan rogue transmissions built before 2011. My nissan rogue was built in 2011 so the warranty extension doesn't apply to my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 75 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 60 MPH without warning. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to nissan of north olmsted (28500 lorain rd, north olmsted, oh 44070, 440‑734‑6900) where the technician recommended a diagnostic test be performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall for the failure. The failure was not diagnosed and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.
Sept 2017 I paid sandy sansing nissan 853.00 to replace my defective CVT jatco transmission that failed. Now january 28, 2018 with less than 6000 miles on new transmission I was driving interstate 70 MPH posted speed in heavy rain when the car began to go up in rpms revving before it quickly began to lose speed. Same thing as before. The roads were slick due to 24 hours of rainfall placing myself in a deadly situation. I'm not willing to risk my life or the life of my children and husband for a known defect nissan has been aware of, and sued for numerous models already and yet still installing defective CVT transmissions with only a 12,000 mile or 12 month warranty on their replacement models which states they know they are trash and still deceive their customers. Nissan owners should be aware of the death traps they are driving and nissan should be held liable for their defective products they continue to sell to consumers without disclosing the potential loss of life that could occur.
This happens every time I drive more than 50 miles at a time . If I am driving for a long time and slow down my car does not accelerate anymore. I ha e to shut my car off for at least 5 min. Before I can start driving again. Something is wrong with the power train. It struggles to keep up and almost sounds like the car is going to die. I have taken it to nissan dealerships 3 times before my extended warrently was up and paid $100 every time they told me there was nothing wrong after the hook it up to the computer.
I was traveling to sacramento from los angeles in oct. 2016. After driving for about 4 hours my car started to lose speed. I pushed the pedal all the way to the floor and I could not accelerate any faster. I pulled off the freeway and waited for a little while and then got back on the road and then warning light came on and never went off. On the way home I was headed up the grapevine (I-5 south) and I lost speed again and pulled over to the truck lane going uphill and my speed dropped as low as 20 MPH and that was with me pushing the pedal all the way to the floor. I had several semi-trucks behind me and could not change lanes without possibly causing an accident. I was very scared and once I made it up the hill I was able to gain a little speed going downhill and continued home. Ii took my car to a mechanic and he told me that it was an issue w/my transmission. I called nissan and since I was barely over my warranty I was told that I would have to pay for my transmission myself and I was very upset as my car had just over 60,000. I started researching my issue and discovered this was a common, known problem with nissan and rogue's in particular. This is very dangerous and I hope they do something before someone loses their life. Having your speed drop so dramatically on a busy interstate w/several semi-trucks is very frightening. Since then I have not driven my car on trips over 2 hours away because I don't feel safe. I had this same type of problem months before on a trip to las vegas but just let it go because no warning light came on and I thought it was a fluke. I was completely shocked to see that nissan knows of this problem w/the transmission and has done nothing to fix it. I now have a rattling noise coming from my car and I'm afraid to see what that is going to cost me. I only drive to/from work and work less than 5 miles from my home. Ugh!!
I was on the thruway/highway and my rpms got higher and higher, even though my cruise control was on. Engine was revving up, and suddenly lost power to the car, even though the gas pedal was to the ground. Thankfully, traffic was slow and I was lucky. I pulled over and called geico for a tow truck.
When in hiway running with cruise control at 60mph or more going uphill loose power and even without cruise going uphill engine loose power and its dangerous it happen going to san diego ca and again going to albuquerque nm and localy at transmountan rd we notice no engine over heat no transmission over heat and everything normal but the loose of power when traveling over the hill at 60 MPH or more with or without cruise control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While traveling highway speeds, the accelerator pedal did not respond once depressed. The failure occurred without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
I began to drive this 2011 nissan rogue and noticed when stopped at a red light, when it turned green I stepped on the gas accelerator and the vehicle did not respond. This has happened over and over again. While on the highway driving a speed of 70 miles my car began to loose power, and speed. It went as low as 40 miles and I almost had an accident as a result. I was unable to maintain highway speed. No warning lights or indicators ever came on. Neither with the first issue, or the second issue. I didn't know what was happening. I was driving with my 6 yr old who has special needs the first time. I bought a new battery thinking that would help. Then it happened again, while driving with my two boys and two grandson's in the car. I again lost power and could not accelerate properly on the highway. Cars were flying by me, and I felt helpless as this vehicle wouldn't maintain a proper hi-way speed. Very debilitating. Scary when you have no control over your vehicle speed, and can't accelerate. Nissan states there's a problem with the CVT. They have agreed to replace my transmission as it has also failed. But refuse to pay for the work?? Please help, as I am sure I am not the only person going through this right now. So if they replace the transmission who's to say it wont happen again???
While driving long distances at high speeds (75-80mph) the car suddenly stopped accelerating even with gas pedal floored. The car automatically decelerated to 50 MPH and maxed out at 60 MPH. We pulled the car over and checked all fluids, which proved normal. We turned the car off to let it cool for a few minutes. Once the car was turned back on it drove normally for about an hour and then the problem occurred again. This pattern continued for the entire 7 hour road trip. Once we took the car into a nissan shop, we were told that nothing was found during diagnostic testing. We were also told this was a reoccurring problem with nissan rogues due to overheating of transmission/transmission fluid. It was explained to us that nissan has not made a recall on this, but has only provided warranties for transmission issues on 2008-2010 models. Unfortunately mine is a 2011. This put my family in very dangerous situations as we were on interstates with cars and semi trucks traveling at very high velocities. Semi trucks were honking and flashing lights at us out of anger as it put them in danger as well. This could have easily caused a road rage incident.
A couple of times while driving the car stop suddenly without any warning and the engine slowly died. This is quite worrying because I am not sure how I would cope on a busy interstate road.
My 2011 nissan rogue has experienced acceleration problems after driving it on the highway for about 70 miles. If I have to brake on the highway, then it takes my car a long time to accelerate back up(RPM's are high) and sometimes cannot go above 50 MPH as cars are whizzing by me. Once this issue starts, it continues, even if I am at a lower speed or from a stopping position. It is very dangerous! I have seen other complaints on the internet about the same problem. I contacted my local dealership and said that nissan is adding a cooler kit to the transmission because they think the problem is from the transmission overheating. They want anywhere from $800-1,200 to install the cooling kit. Why should the consumer have to pay for this if nissan is having to add a kit to cool down the transmission? Obviously, it's a default in the transmission and has happened repeatedly on lots of vehicles. According to a website, nissan has an extended CVT warranty for 2003-2010 nissan rogues, but nothing after that even though newer cars (2014) are experiencing the same problem. Do people have to die first before they do a recall? It is extremely dangerous and hard to recreate at the service department because you have to get the transmission warm and that usually takes a longer distance to drive. Also, there are no warning lights that come on to indicate a problem so this malfunction just catches you by surprise! I hope the federal safety agency gets involved and tells nissan to fix this problem on their dime, not ours. I will never buy a nissan again and will be sure to warn my friends of this deadly situation.
The car stalls, won't accelerate, and ramps RPM when slowing down. The transmission was replaced by nissan with an extended warranty at 52k miles, and now needs replacing again. The dealer states the transmission has overheated 91 times on this vehicle and also needs a transcooler added. I notice 141 complaints on this site for the same problem, but no investigation. The '08, '09, '10 models have all had their warranties extended. This is a serious safety hazard on a highway when vehicle will not accelerate. Someone is going to be hit from behind, as the driver has no way to keep a steady acceleration, or slow the RPM unless the car is turned off and restarted. Nissan should replace all transmissions in the rogue.
I was at the stop sign attempting to make a right turn from a bank parking lot, when the car started to accelerate to the left with great speed towards a major highway just a few feet away. I turned my wheel to the left so to avoid getting on the highway and be hit by traffic. My car went over the metal fence , then over a hill and ended up on top of another set of new cars at the nissan dealership. Both side airbags deployed. The car is totaled. The car totally lost control....at this time I do not have pictures or a police report available.
After being on the highway for about an hour, the car will no longer accelerate. It will hold a constant speed but will not increase. If speed drops it will not increase beyond the current speed. Cruise control kicks off. No check engine light or over heating. Mechanic could not diagnose.
Car will stop accelerating after driving for 45-60 minutes. Loud whining noises constantly. Nissan has replaced the alternator and the serpentine belt and it still happens. I have taken the car back more than 8 times and they will not fix it!! Please help! I've almost been hit more than 5 times with my two children in the car because of these issues.
Since purchasing my 201 rogue in 2012, with 4,000 miles on it, whenever driving for more than 35-40 minutes, have total loss of acceleration. Happens on highway, durning driving around town and from a complete stop. Occurs no matter the time of year or the weather conditions. Researched and found on line this happens to multitudes of owners of nissan 4cyl vehicles with CVT. No fix has been noted, just waiting for a serious accident or death, before nissan or government does anything. Can not afford to just go buy another vehicle. Will not ever buy another nissan 4cyl with the CVT. Disappointed, concerned and hoping I am not the fatality,
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times and failed to accelerate upon coming to a stop. The vehicle was to be inspected by a dealer and a mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
While driving at 65 MPH on the new jersey turnpike, the car suddenly dropped in acceleration to 40mph. Pressing on the gas caused the RPM to rev, however no change in speed occurred. Upon inquiring about this issue, I came to find out that this is a common problem with nissan's CVT components that the company is aware of, however no recall has been issued. Extreme weather conditions, such as heat waves, using the car for a prolonged period of time, and traveling uphill have been documented to trigger the loss of acceleration. This common flaw found with nissan cars is highly dangerous and will inevitably result in the loss of life.
When driving on the highway with cruise on all of the sudden the cruise cuts off and the car loses acceleration. I preszed the gass pedal and rpms went up but vehicle still did not accelerate. I was unable to get the vehicle to go over 40 MPH. I was traveling with my four children and very lucky that there was t anyone behind me so inwas able to pull over to the shoulder.
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