The CVT transmission started to fail. 1 day it started jerking some. 2 or 3 times. The next time was more jerking and harder. The last day the jerking was longer in length of time. Then the transmission became a little louder. The jerking was constant with acceleration. We made it home and parked the car. I did not see a code, the engine light only came on after three condition became questionable as to returning home. No dealer or mechanic has inspected the car. I'm positive it is the transmission from all i read on the internet.
2011 Nissan Rogue: CVT failure
64 of the 363 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Rogue describe CVT failure.
- owner complaints
- 64
- of this car's complaints
- 18%
- typical repair cost reported
- $3,600
- typical mileage
- 92,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 14 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
CVT failure by model year
What owners say
The CVT transmission would over heat numerous times in uphill drive after 30 miles driving. The overheating would result in sudden slowing of vehicle and loss of acceleration even when acceleration pedal is fully pressed. It puts vehicle to danger because it can be in front of fast moving vehicle. It also makes exiting a freeway and stopping merging into traffic dangerous because vehicle stops responding to driver commands.
The CVT transmission shuts off for no reason. The engine revs up like crazy but the power convertor does not do its job of transmitting power to the driveshaft. Turns out that the CVT transmission went into shutdown mode for no reason - I was driving downhill, in an empty car, with no load at 65 mph.
The CVT transmission shuts off unexpectedly and for no reason. I was driving downhill, at 65 mph, in an empty car, with no load and the transmission just went into shutdown. This happened multiple times (more than 5) . I do not trust Nissan to fix it.
The CVT transmission would over heat numerous times on long trips. This would slow me down in traffic or going up hills. Also, when exiting a freeway and stopping merging into traffic was dangerous on numerous occasions due to now coming from the transmission. The Nissan CVT has been recalled, been subject to numerous lawsuits. In fact Nissan has extended the warranty on the Rogue transmission up to the year 2010 and from 2012 but has continuously ignored the 2011 Rogue. I just recently had to have the transmission rebuilt on my 2011 Rogue. If I had known about this earlier I could have taken preventative measures.
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.
Car won't go over 40 without transmission problems. Blowing codes for the transmission that nissan knows is an on going problem with their CVT transmission. Multiple people with the same problem. They refuse to recall the transmission, acknowledge they are the problem.
The CVT is slipping from 1st gear to 2nd gear and also goes in "limp mode". The RPM's rev up to 6 and the speed is only at 40mph. There is some whinning noise also
Automatic CVT transmission has been slipping and unable to shift to 3rd and 4th gear. I have to place it into "n" when moving then shift to "d" then it would move but still slips when driving only in 20 to 30 miles per hour.
Car started stutter at acceleration and gear changes. At low speed as I was accelerating through an intersection, suddenly there was no power at all after a burning smell. Diagnostics show the transmission has failed at 89000 miles. Reminiscent of the CVT transmission failures in other years that have been recalled.
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
The transmission (CVT) is bad in this year of car they (nissian) needs t fix this and make it right to the customers there have been several complaints filed on this and they still chose not to fix the issue. They know its a problem
Service bulletins that may apply
- Clicking noise from front or rear axle during take-off/acceleration
- Abnormal noise, vibration and/or binding feeling from rear differential
- Nissan AWD models; abnormal noise, vibration and/or judder from rear differential
- Nissan; vibration and/or noise when making low speed turns
- Clicking noise from front or rear axle during take-off/acceleration
- Altima, sentra, and rogue; CVT fail-safe condition service information
- Reduced performance due to CVT fluid temperature protection logic
- Service information
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2011 Nissan Rogue cvt failure
Is CVT failure a common problem on the 2011 Nissan Rogue?
64 of 363 owner complaints about the 2011 Nissan Rogue (18%) mention CVT failure. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
How much does it cost to fix CVT failure on the 2011 Nissan Rogue?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $3,600 (median of 15 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Nissan Rogue?
There are 0 recalls and 14 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Nissan Rogue
Transmission failure 56Loss of power 48Stalling 25Airbag light 24Check engine light 18Overheating 18Jerking 16Adaptive cruise 11Fire or smoke 11Whining noise 11Won't shift 9Sudden acceleration 7Door locks 6Slipping 6Grinding brakes 5Hesitation 5
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