2012 Nissan Rogue: jerking or lurching

5 of the 319 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Rogue describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2026
3
2025
4
2024
2
2023
14
2022
6
2021
11
2020
4
2019
17
2018
13
2017
31
2016
42
2015
16
2014
23
2013
13
2012
5
2011
16
2010
9
2009
10
2008
12

What owners say

Filed Apr 22, 2022 · Transmission · IL

While operating the vehicle on a busy road in rush our traffic, the vehicle would not accelerate but the engine was running and the RPMs were very high when trying to go. Suddenly the vehicle the lurched forward; luckily no one was in front of me as my car would not more at first, the vehicle would only go 20 mph and no faster. I was in a 40 mph lane and put my hazards on as I did not know what was happening. Made it to a stop light and once the light changed the same happened as the car would not move then lurched into a gear i guess and I could only go 20 mph. The Check Engine light was not on, but did come on a short minute later. While making a left hand turn from a stop, the vehicle would not move when pressing the gas, then vehicle lurched forward and would barley move as oncoming traffic was coming my way. I drove the Vehicle less then 15 miles to get to a auto repair shop from the very 1st time this started to happen. I was informed I needed a new Transmission. This was a scary and unsafe driving experience and this ended up being very costly.

Filed Apr 6, 2022 · Engine, Fuel system · IL

My car is jerking/bucking when I accelerate. I was told by 2 mechanics that it is due to a transmission issue. I also was told that they have seen this issue on several other Nissan Rogues. I believe this is a safety issue because jerking while driving is dangerous because this action might cause an accident and endanger the occupants of the car and other cars driving nearby. There was a light that came on immediately when the car started to buck. This frightened me because I never experienced this before, especially since I had my car checked a month and a half prior. I am now scared to drive it due to my safety and others, but also doing more damage to the vehicle. This car has had transmissions issues in other various years. Obviously there is a defect with the CVT transmission for more years than what has been reported. My car is available to be inspected upon request.

Filed Jun 28, 2021 · Engine · IN

My car started jerking and vibrating I took it to a mechanic, he indicated that it’s my transmission. My Nisan is only 2012 with 100,000 miles. I already need to replace Transmission.

Filed Feb 15, 2021 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · MD

2012 nissan rogue sl w/awd; 117,000 miles. Cvt transmission has gotten progressively worse, loses power during acceleration; jerks/unintended acceleration coming to an intersection stop or while in neutral. ***please note this is the same engine/transmission from nissan altima manufacturer was forced into class action to replace/repair extend warranty in 2019/2020***

Filed Mar 14, 2019 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · AK

Nissan installed defective CVT transmissions in several vehicles between 2010-2016. My 2012 nissan rogue is included in that. I am now being told that I need a new transmission, and nissan is refusing to replace. It. My vehicle starts fine, but the transmission has failed. After looking online, I've found numerous other complaints of the same issue, and I feel there needs to be a further investigation, and recall on this CVT transmission. The vehicle starts, but when you try and accelerate, the rpms go up, but nothing happens, then it will screech and lurch forward. I had to have it towed to the dealership, who confirmed that it was a problem with the transmission. The salesperson at the dealership advised me that nissan was aware of the problem with the older CVT transmissions, and have fixed it in the new 2019 models. This is a serious safety issue, as my transmission failed in the middle of traffic, with no warning. Please see attached links for several other complaints, and class action lawsuits, involving nissan's CVT transmission. Https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2017/nissan-transmission-CVT-class-action-lawsuit.shtml https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2017/nissan-sentra-transmission-lawsuit-CVT.shtml https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nissan+CVT+transmission+recall&view=detail&mid=9601ad52e8942082ed5e9601ad52e8942082ed5e&form=vire https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nissan+CVT+transmission+recall&&view=detail&mid=7ca24c6681d6cb4d8e857ca24c6681d6cb4d8e85&&form=vdrvrv https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nissan+CVT+transmission+recall&&view=detail&mid=f6f3872811235235f1dcf6f3872811235235f1dc&&form=vdrvrv information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).