2012 Nissan Rogue: engine overheating

Filed Jul 27, 2022 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · NY

When driving on the highway the vehicle will desegregate. Check engine light goes on and off and received 5 different codes for the transmission. Tire 🛞 system comes on and off. The engine overheats a lot especially on hot climates. I drove from New York to North Carolina and had to stop 5 times on the side of the road so the car could cool down.

Filed Jun 4, 2021 · Acceleration, Transmission · CO

While my 2 daughters(22,17) were driving at highway speed from N.E to Co. the vehicle without warning decelerated and dropped to 35 mph,In a panic she pulled off to the side of the highway and called my wife who googled nissan rogue issues and found that the transmission would overheat and then decelerate to protect its components from further damage without any prior warnings.If you wait awhile and were lucky that the tranny had not failed completely in about a half an hour the vehicle would reset and you would be able to drive it again.My daughters made it home and i started to research the commonly known issue with the C.V.T transmission! 1 week later my wife informed me she has had 4-5 instances where the car will not accelerate and high engine R.P.M.s while being in stop and go traffic or from being stopped at a red light or stop sign.I called Nissan consumer affairs dept.and was told there is nothing they were able to assist with because this car had no recalls and 122,164 miles on it.On Monday 5/31/2021 the car would start but the transmission would not engage,the R.P.M.s would not go above 1000.I contacted Nissan and they told me to bring it to a Nissan dealer for diagnostics.I had the vehicle towed($95.)to Valley Nissan longmont,C0(303‑586‑4311)Saied told me "the tranny had failed,and there were a few gaskets that needed replaced.$147.for diagnostics and the estimate to repair is $4281.I called Nissan C.C 1(888‑388‑0318)to report the findings and was again told"I am sorry but there is NOTHING we can help you with.I asked Valley Nissan if they would be able to help out and they offered to help by reducing labor and materials for the replacement and repairs to $3859.54.I cannot at this point afford to make the needed repairs,I am not working currently. Nissan Case# 43974262.The car is registered under my wife Harriet Langer.

Filed Sep 23, 2020 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 94,000 miles · IL

After an 1.5 hours on an interstate (non-stop driving) the vehicle begins to decelerate speed. With no light indicator or explanation. The accelerator gauge is going up and down really quickly, like the car is out of sync with the speed. No indicator light or anything turns on. I will be going at a speed of 75 or 80 and without warning, it decreases in speed. I can put the pedal to the floor and it still continues to slow down. There is no overheating fumes or smell at all. I have to pull over and wait until the engine cools down before returning onto the highway. This happened the first time in 2017 (probably 70,000 miles) when I took a road trip and I though it was a one time occurrence. Unfortunately, it has happened several times afterwards, but always after I've been on the road for more than an hour. I've taken it in to be serviced twice, the water pumps were replaced, but still I have the same issue. The most recent incident happened september 2020. I thought I was the only one having this issue until I looked online and saw others complaining about the exact same thing. I just try not to take long road trips. Day to day driving is not an issues.

Filed Sep 18, 2019 · Transmission · 102,000 miles · NM

Cvt; bought used; had a transmission which had overheated in excess of 50 times per the dealer. Transmission fluid exchange performed after vehicle purchase and burned up within two weeks. Cvt was diagnosed and was replaced at a cost of 5698 dollars. Nissan failed to place an oil cooler on the 2012 nissan transmissions which has lead to these transmissions experiencing failure due to overheating. Nissan refuses to recall the rogue for placement of an oil cooler which would prevent future problems such as the one I have had. The car lost power going west on a major highway and was placed in a position where an accident could have happened due to the speed of other cars. The transmission fluid burnt up and the differential was dysfunctional and making noises while in motion.

Filed Jun 26, 2019 · Transmission · 122,000 miles · FL

Continuously variable transmission)CVT failed for the second time since purchasing the vehicle brand new. I was driving on an interstate highway when my engine suddenly lost power. The engine rpms shot up but my car started slowing down. I took the car to a nearby nissan dealer to be inspected. The service person there said the CVT fluid was overheating causing the transmission to basically start slipping. He couldn't tell me why the CVT fluid was overheating but he said he could install an external transmission cooler (for $1300) that nissan made for the vehicle that may alleviate the problem or replace the CVT. I had them install the cooler and the problem went away. Obviously nissan knows there's a problem with their cvts and they designed a solution that they are making customers pay for to have their vehicles returned to a drivable condition. The sudden loss of power could be a safety problem if it happened during highway rush hour traffic. I was on an 8-lane interstate in texas when it happened to me but luckily it wasn't rush hour and I was able to move all the way over to the right lane and take an exit off the highway.

Filed Jul 24, 2018 · Transmission · 82,899 miles · MA

Cvt whining noise (high frequency) generated often during accel from 10 to 40 MPH. The issue started a couple of months ago. The dealer diagnosed it on jul 23, 2018 and told me entire CVT needs to be replaced. They said CVT fluids overheated and damaged CVT chain. No warning light or some sort of engine light came on. Also they said CVT cooling kit needs to be installed which didn't exist in the vehicle in the first place. Lots of CVT issues reported from nissan vehicles. It is 2012 rogue and 82900 miles. It is tool early for transmission to fail. I think this is major design defect or flaw.

Filed Jul 11, 2018 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · UT

Salt lake city, ut owner. 2012 nissan rogue s awd, with a CVT. 2015 oct, I purchased the vehicle use with 96k miles, still within the bumper to bumper warranty (different owner). 2 weeks after purchase during an attempt to vacation, we arrive in st. George with a smoking engine compartment and loss of fluids, loss of speed on freeway. The transmission blew due to it overheating. It over heating due to the poorly manufactured cooling portion of the CVT. Which resulting in the transmission being overheated and "blown". The nissan dealer in st. George charged my purchased extended warranty for the replacement. June 6th, 2017. (1.5 years later, 7 months outside of warranty and 124,500 miles) traveling to grand junction. Vehicle started mimicking similar issues as prior, again with the loss of speed. Had to replace the cooling portion of the unit. They upgraded it to the "better" version (the external cooler) that would prevent the transmission from over heating. July 7th, 2018. 1 month outside of warranty for the external cooler and 136,907 miles. Traveling to twin falls. Same issues start occurring, again loss of speed on freeway. Took to the dealership on 7/9 where I was advised that my transmission had went into fail safe mode 111 times. Leading to need to replace the transmission once again due to the external cooler not doing its job once again. Loss of speed on a freeway is a safety hazard. Nissan has recalled other models CVT problems, but not the rogue. Please help us obtain that recall on all rogue models regardless of miles. I have contact nissan consumer affairs, I opened a case which went to review. Subsequently being denied for "goodwill assistance" on 7/10 at 5:20 pm for assistance on another $5,000 repair due to defective manufacturing due to the vehicle being outside of the 60,000 mile manufacture warranty.

Filed Jun 29, 2018 · Fuel system · 94,000 miles · CA

Driving on a hot day, 104, car lost acceleration. Did not overheat. Would not accelerate above 60 MPH. Parked car overnight and the next day it ran fine. Had transmission fluid checked and mechanic dropped pan but so no signs of mechanical failure of the transmission. My opinion - fuel vaporization?

Filed Oct 31, 2017 · 101,000 miles · NJ

Transmission is overheated after about 2 hr driving on highway. Its verry tough to climb to the hill, and you can drive only 40 MPH. Its very dangerous when your car suddenly stop driving on highways. Its a known problem on m the web, people write a lot about thus issue, but there is still no recall. It needs a better cooler system.

Filed Nov 3, 2016 · Transmission · 67,000 miles · TX

Vehicle has an acceleration problem, on long drives the transmission overheats and it does not accelerate as intended; you step on the accelerator and it does not go over 35-40 miles per hour, and on the highway is very dangerous, my daughter almost got hit by a semi on her way home from school. She drives 2:45 hours from and to school. I contacted nissan and told me that was my problem, that my warranty already expired and there is no way in hell they could anything I am on my own. Checked with the internet and other owners and told me the same thing; it is a safety issue, but they dont see it that way is all about the money and also they told me because it as my first nissan; they could not help because you have to be a loyal customer of nissan in order for me to be able to get something done. Dont know what to do. Need help!!!

Filed Oct 18, 2016 · Acceleration, Transmission · 70,000 miles · NC

After about an hour of highway driving, the car will stop accelerating. The car was taken to the nissan dealership today, 10/18/19, where the mechanic told us that the "transmission was overheating". They could not tell us what was causing it want install an additional piece of equipment that will provide a temporary fix. This is an extremely dangerous and scary situation; there needs to be a recall.

Filed Aug 24, 2016 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · MA

The CVT transmission overheats and begins to whine. , [xxx]. : thank you for writing about your concerns about your nissan. The ntsb doesn't handle recalls and associated vehicle safety issues of that nature. However, the federal safety agency does. They may be reached through their website at where you will find complaint forms and other information. [xxx] ntsb atc investigations -----original message----- from: [xxx] [mailto:[xxx]] sent: monday, august 22, 2016 18:33 to: tcas subject: nissan rouge safety issue sent from my ipad nissan safety issue about there CVT transmission failures. Before families are killed, nissan should have a recall on these transmissions. I own a 2012 nissan rouge that when the transmission overheats the car starts to whine and completely loses power. This happened to me on multiple occasions on the highway and I thought l was going to get killed trying to get into the breakdown lane with no power. I stepped on the gas and l was just losing power. I have read about many similar issues online. Nissan claims that this is a safety device and when the transmission overheats is goes into safe mode. This is not a safety device, this is going to kill people if it hasn't all ready. The longer the drive and the warmer the day is when it has more potential for loss of power. I am at the point where I am afraid of going on any long distance drive because l feel I am going to loss power. This starting happening at around 55,000 miles and is getting worse.there needs to be a recall on these transmissions. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).