I was driving on a four lane freeway when my transmission (with no warning) started acting strange. The engine started revving like I was stepping on the gas harder, but the car was actually slowing down. It felt like the engine was going to blow so I took my foot off of the gas. I tried to accelrate to get to the exit lane as cars were trying to pass on the left and right. The transmission would catch and start working sort of and then start racing the engine again. I was able to get off of the highway, but it was a very harrowing experience. Even though I was off of the highway I needed to continue to a safe place. The car continued to race the engine, but not really accelerate. Had car towed to dealer. Car needs new transmission. Apparently this is a known defect with these transmissions.
2016 Nissan Rogue transmission complaints
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The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the RPMs started to fluctuate. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road and restarted the vehicle after waiting for 30 minutes. The contact stated that the vehicle continued to experience failure. Additionally, the vehicle started to jerk forward. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to her residence. The contact stated she had an independent mechanic diagnose the vehicle at her residence and she was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle was idling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the CVT transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,805.
I was driving on highway when my 2016 Nissan Rogue SV with 60,700 miles and just 5 years old transmission began slipping. The RPMs were jumping up and down when I tried to accelerate and travel with highway traffic at 65mph. I could not get vehicle to travel past 50 mph and once I was safely able to pull off exit, the car which was still in drive, began rolling backwards towards other vehicles on exit ramp. No warning lights ever came on, and there was no prior indication of a transmission failure. No stalling, slipping, lurching, etc. My safety along with my 7 & 2 year old was put at great risk as we could have easily been hit going so slow on an interstate, along with it rolling backwards on exit ramp. It was too unsafe to pull off on highway breakdown lane because it’s too narrow. The vehicle was then towed to Nissan dealership where it was confirmed to be a transmission failure at no fault of my own, but a “mechanical failure” as they described and they fixed.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle would idle, shudder, and a knocking noise was heard. The contact was able to drive to his residence. Upon researching, the contact related the failure to the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was over the mileage warranty and referred the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
The transmission shakes shudders then won't accelerate. Then all of the sudden revs up and takes off
Transmission gone out at 70000 miles
I bought my Rouge used on 7/6/21, and it started acting up on 8/15/21. A whole 9 days after my 30 day limited warranty ran out. It feel like the transmission is slipping. It jerks, bogs down, doesn't accelerate when you step on the gas, is hesitant to back up or drive, will stall while driving, and completely loses power while driving. I was driving to work today and it lost power while i was on the highway, had i not been able to pull off I could've have been killed. It was driving fine at 65 mph and then just started to lose power and not want to go. I pulled off the highway and shut it off and then after a few minutes restarted the car, it still hesitated to go and was jerking and bogging down but didn't lose power again. I am afraid to drive this or have my kids in the car but I don't have a choice as I am still paying on this car. The check engine light did not come on until after these things occurred. It was driving fine prior to 8/15/21 and nothing occurred that should've caused this problem.
Reviving RPMS, car is shudder decreasing and increasing speed dangerous to drive
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was slow to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the continuously variable transmission (CVT) was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,400.
while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle hesitated to respond. Several seconds later the vehicle started performing as intended. Turning the car off when it doesn't accelerate from a stop and then turning it back on, fixes the problem for the moment. No warning lights came on. It happens more after being in stop and go traffic and it happens very sporadically
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle hesitated to respond. Several seconds later the vehicle started performing as intended. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.
My vehicle failed to accelerate while stopped at a left turn with oncoming traffic. This happened a few times. And the most recent incident, my vehicle failed to shift, forcing me to drive my vehicle in the wrong gear for 10 miles at 4,000 rpm's. I brought the vehicle to the dealer for inspection but they couldn't reproduce the malfunction at that time. I'm currently driving my vehicle under significant safety risk.
At. 26000 miles, my Rogue was powering down taking off from a traffic light. Pressing on the gas was of no use. Since I lived in a small town, I was able to coast, to the side of the road, but still in the road. I thought a new mat had probably slid under the gas pedaI so I removed the mat. I did notice a few hesitations without the mat but not enough to worry me. Then, I was on a four-lane highway, At a red light. The light changed, I pressed on the gas, the car moved forward. I lost complete acceleration again no matter how much I pressed the gas pedal. I had enough momentum to just get in between the right turn lane and traffic going straight from the other direction . The motor never died. After a few seconds, the car drove like nothing had ever happened. My first visit to the dealership. They were baffled. No problem until 10 months later at 37,000 miles. This time a mechanic decided the idle was low and “relearned” it. I felt confident. Then I moved to a large metropolitan city. I enter a major road each time I leave my house.Twenty-two months later, and at 57,000 miles, it once again lost power in the LEFT-HAND lane of a 2 lane turn. I considered myself lucky one more time. I was able to COAST between cars in the right turn lane, across two more lanes and into a store parking lot. A few seconds of sitting still and off again. The second incident was a couple days later on a two hour interstate trip with passengers. Same story. After the trip home over the weekend, I had the car at a second dealership . That was when I found multiple recalls and lawsuits about Nissan CVT transmissions slipping. I was surprised to see there have been only 8 deaths.This service department basically said, if it didn’t show up on the diagnostics it wasn’t true. I currently have a loaner while the original Dealership has the car.
Cvt transmission appeared abnormal noise，when driving at high speed, there is a noise; at low speeds, there is a scratching sound
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan rogue. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stopped abruptly and was unable to move forward. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not yet diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the ailure and informed the contact that they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
After driving car heats up and the car takes off dangerously slow. I've been hit almost 6+ times do to that.
My vehicle began having issues with the transmission right before the 60,000 warranty was up. I was not about to get an appointment for the dealership until monday march 22, 2021 at this time the mileage was 60,063. The issues began while I was driving on the interstate, I noticed the car was decelerating and when I pressed on the gas there was a screeching sounds so I pulled over. I was able to move to the car eventually but it would jerk while I was driving and the screeching noise return at 3000 RPM. I brought it into a auto shop who recommended bring it to a dealership. That is where is was diagnosed with transmission issues and recommended for a replacement. That brings me back to the mileage issue, if I was able to get it in a day sooner the transmission would have been completely covered. Nissan's goodwill assistance program will cover half, but the CVT has been a source of several lawsuit. Nissan issues and extension on the warranty. I have experiencing financial hardship and $2,200 is a lot of money for an issue a design issue, especially when nissan extended the warranty for some nissan rogue that are the same year. Why not for all with similar issues. I feel like this is a predatory practice and as a young woman who does not know much I feel taken advantage of right now. I do love my car and would have liked to remain with nissan but with the pandemic and job security being critical elements of y survival I am no longer confident in my vehicle ability to be reliable in my every day needs. This was a stressful ordeal and I hope this saves another young woman from making a similar mistake.
The vehicle began to produce loud grinding noises when decelerating in august of 2020. It was diagnosed at the nissan service center with a defective transfer case. It is now seven months later, my vehicle has been in the service center four times (in one instance, it was in the service center for 30 days) and it is not fixed, and it was worse than before. It constantly shudders and is incredibly loud now when accelerating and decelerating. Despite being under the manufacturer's warranty it is still not repaired. Nissan continuously keeps placing new transfer cases in my car without investigating the cause for the failure. This is our family vehicle we use to transport my infant daughter and I am afraid to drive her in this car due to the chance that the transmission may fail entirely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH and exiting off a cross ramp on the highway, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact notified falmouth motor car (45 ma-28a, cataumet, ma 02534) and was provided an estimate to rebuild the transmission. The contact declined and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.
First the check engine light and the slip indicator (or traction control) light for the vehicle dynamic control would come on and off while driving both on the highway and other roads. Then one day, I went to start my car and all of the dashboard lights began flashing and it wouldn't start. We bought jumper cables and jumped it but it still wouldn't start the next day. So I bought a new battery and it worked for about a week. Then while driving to work, the slip indicator (traction control) light came back on and it wouldn't go above 20 MPH and I had to floor the gas to even get it to go to that speed. The vehicle was jerking so bad, I had to pull over. I had to have it towed to my mechanic and it turns out it needed a new transmission with under 100,000 miles on the vehicle and only 4 years old when it happened! This car has been well taken care of with regular servicing.
When in gear (drive, reverse, low) the car will vibrate constantly as well as at a stop not just while driving. The seats are constantly moving (vibrating, creaking while turning) when speeding up it hesitates to shift or shifts rough.
The transmission on this car began slipping and refused to go into gear. It clunked and bucked along at low speeds. Once in drive it was fine, but would not go into another gear. We were able to get it home and there is has sat until 12/28/20 when we were able to get it towed. When we tried to get it into gear, it would not move from park to neutral even. We did not go to a dealer as they were twice as far as the mechanic we found. Nissan refused to consider a recall or issue even with a settled lawsuit on other CVT transmissions. They wouldn't even pay for the tow and simply said "sorry".
Was driving car and transmission died in the middle of the road. Had to have it towed to repair shop and needs a new transmission. Nissan only covers up to 60000 miles and I am over that so if is costing me $5000 to replace it
The transmission is slipping on this vehicle and isn't part of the models that was recalled but is the same year as the other recalls.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan rogue. The contact stated while leaving on a stop light undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered and jerked while the gear shifter failed to shift. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle continued to exhibit the same failure. The traction control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to fox nissan of grand rapids (4430 28th st se, grand rapids, mi 49512, (616) 942-8040) but was not diagnosed nor repaired the manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was referred to the local dealer however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 108,000. *bf
Rogue turned off while driving on a main road. No check engine lights were on. Vehicle then would slowly shutter and after a week would shutter even more between 20-45 MPH. After 60 MPH, the car would strart to rev on its own while I was driving. It also starting humming with acceleration and rattle when I would let go of the gas pedal. Shifting into reverse would take more than 10 secs to shift, and same with going into drive. The warmer the car was, the more it shuttered.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan rogue. The contact stated that since owning the vehicle, he had experienced various of safety failures. The contact stated that the tailgate door and fuel tank would open independently while parked and not in operation. The contact also stated that one day while the vehicle was parked in his driveway. The vehicle slipped out of park, rolled down a hill, and hit a tree in his yard. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. A police report was not filed and no injuries occurred as a result of the failure. The contact initially called ron marhofer nissan(247 howe ave, cuyahoga falls, oh 44221) where they referred him to the manufacturer. Once the contact called the manufacturer, they informed him that they would send an investigator to his local dealer to have the vehicle inspected. The contact then took the vehicle to grand blanc nissan(8346 holly rd, grand blanc, mi 48439) where the inspector informed him that they found no defects with the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000.*dt this is correspondence to nissan. Nissan inspected car but could not find a problem nor duplicate the occurrance therefore they said was not a problem with vehicle and they would do nothing. Nissan would not let me watch as they inspected vehicle nor would they give me copy of the report. They said the report was proprietary. I disagree. I found out 34000 of this model was recalled for this same problem the year before in 2015. See attachments. *jb
While driving on the road, my vehicle suddenly experienced issues with its CVT. The vehicle was overworking and in 4th gear going 20 MPH on a rural road. This occurred within a month after an inspection, with my vehicle passing with full marks. The nissan CVT is flawed and should be recalled.
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