2011 Nissan Rogue: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Apr 7, 2022 · Transmission · GA

My son was driving our 2011 Nissan Rogue that only has 58K miles on it. At first you could just feel a difference in the accelerator pedal and the transmission shifted gears. The car was shaking bad at 45 miles per hour when the car was warm. The gears started making noise during certain shifts in the transmission and sounded like driving over a rumble strip in the road, then would vibrate the same at about 55 miles per hour. The noise changed so when the car switches gears the noises would change in pitch. When it drives the noise is loud and you can feel it rock when the transmission is switching gears. You have to grip the steering wheel. If you consistently drive the noise and shaking would get worse and would make squeaking sound. When breaking the car rocks and hesitates as it downshifts. We first took the car to pep boys and they changed the front axle. They did a thorough check under the vehicle and everything look like normal wear and tear. There were no leaks. The car moved somewhat smoother drive wise, but there consistent mechanical problems were still the same. We took the car back to pep boys for the same issues and we replaced all the tires, brakes, checked wheel bearings, they did another thorough check and the transmission fluid was fine and there were no leaks. They did finally do a good test drive to and recommended a full replacement of the transmission. We then took the car to Nissan for another opinion and they said it was the transmission and that we had problems with the axles, even though we just had the axles replaced. Nissan ran full diagnostics and there are no codes or an engine light and the computer was good. We definitely don’t think these are normal problems. 1. The car only has 60K miles and has regular upkeep and maintenance. 2. It is definitely a safety hazard with the shaking and rocking and feeling like it won’t break in time. At this point it even does it at low speeds. It is not safe!

Filed Oct 25, 2019 · Transmission · 210,000 miles · CT

Driving down the high way the car 2011 nissan rogue awd loses power gave it acceleration gas nothing happened finally pulled over to the shoulder and got it home, started the car up hesitating to rev up shifted in gear no movement all I could here was a sound of a gear rubbing could be inside the transmission and now I got it towed again to the mechanic to find out what could be next just lucky no other car came and hit my car which could have been another disaster

Filed Sep 3, 2018 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · UT

After transmission heats up while driving their is a loud whinging noise. After coming to a stop the vehicle will struggle to start moving again, power hesitating and then overrevving. I took it into the dealer and was told the transmission needed replacement. The vehicle is a 2011 with 100,000 miles - it should not need a new transmission and is currently out of warranty. The cost of replacement is $3,000. The previous model years 2003-2010 warranty's were increased to 10 years 120,000 miles due to issues with the transmission. It appears to me that the issue was not fixed and warranty's again should be extended for owners of model year 2011 and beyond. Nissan should stand by their vehicles and repair and replace when issues arise.

Filed Jul 16, 2018 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · SC

At 135,000 miles the vehicle hesitated to accelerate to 50 and refused to accelerate past 60 during a 2.5 hour drive to atlanta, ga from columbia, sc. We replaced an engine sensor and spark plugs hoping to remedy the issue. However, the car continued to have issues with acceleration and then began shaking when tge hfs pedal was dexpressed at all. A few weeks later, the car cut off as my teenage son (driving with me and younger siblings as passengers) was attempting to make a left turn (from a standstill after 30 minutes of driving) on back highways during a nearly 2 hour drive. We pulled to the side of the road and eventually the car became driveable, but allowed acceleration of only 35 MPH. It took us an added hour to get home. Following that, the vehicle continued to refuse acceleration beyond 60 and began shaking between 35 and 40 MPH. A diagnostic test showed an issue with the transmission. The shaking has became more severe and now atbv138,000 the car wont start at all. Further research shows this is very common problem with the 2011 rogue. This safety issue could have resulted in extreme bodily harm or death when the car initially shut down.

Filed Jan 5, 2016 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While reversing at a low speed, the vehicle jerked and hesitated before moving backwards. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the continuously variable transmission (CVT) was damaged and diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.