Vehicle at any speed highway, interstate and rural, will kick on AWD while in motion. Then the triangle warning light and a code on dash stating awd is overheating to stop vehicle. I am the second owner of this rogue haven’t had it 2 months and just in the last week it’s done it about 40 times. It does affect the steering and brake reaction time as well. Yet no actual code pops up when scanned. It’s also tearing up the rear differential due the the FAILURE WITHIN AWD INTELLIGENCE. It does have a toggle switch but when it kicks itself on the switch is useless. Only way to turn it off is to restart vehicle and even then it typically does it back to back.
2018 Nissan Rogue: engine overheating
6 of the 672 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Rogue describe engine overheating.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 18 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Engine overheating by model year
What owners say
2018 Nissan Rogue. With just over 96,000 miles. I have been working on cars for 35 years and understand mechanics at a professional level. What component or system failed or malfunctioned?: Oil level sensor. Oil temp sensor. Knock sensor. Complete rod bearing failure. Outrageously high Oil temperature and Oil consumption. Rod Bearing started knocking. There were no warning lights or Low Oil level warnings. I was driving home from work yesterday and out of nowhere the rod bearing started knocking with no previous symptoms. I Immediately pulled over and checked the oil level. It was literally dry as a bone. It was so low I had to add 2.5 quarts to even show on the dipstick and 3.5 quarts to get it to acceptable levels. Not only did this literally ruin my engine, it's going to cost over $6,000 to repair. This is obviously related to the current lawsuit against Nissan for the exact same issue involving 2019-2026 models and should have also included 2018 models. This is an incredibly dangerous safety concern, as an unlubricated engine and/or overheated oil can cause total engine lock up and friction welding of internal engine components (which is what happened to me) can lead to serious accidents, stalls, and is a massive fire and explosion danger. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Not Yet Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? NONE! Vehicle is avaliable for inspection upon request: Yes
The engine block cracked, and is available for inspection. Our family’s safety was in jeopardy because the engine block crack caused dangerous engine overheating. It could have caused a dangerous breakdown. Two independent mechanics have verified the problem, and identified it as pertaining to Nissan recall NTB20-25A, but Nissan has not included our vehicle in the engine recall. The vehicle has not been inspected by anyone else other than the mechanics. The engine temperature display indicated the problem. We took the vehicle to the mechanic based on that warning sign. The problem first appeared around Jan 5th
1) while driving vehicle would identify shadows as objects & slow down 2) back up view on dash freezes - not allowing accurate viewing of objects behind 3) when I got a flat tire & drove on donut awd locked in place and overheated - could not turn off awd 4) the most recent incident occurred while stopped at gas pump crash detector kicked on and only @.50/gas could be pumped at a time kicking off the fuel pump repeatedly I have never been contacted by anyone regarding recalls -
On 12-3-18 I purchased a 2018 rogue sv awd from swope nissan in elizabethtown ky with 1 mile on the odometer. Five days later (12-8-18) the cd player overheated and stopped working. The cd became so hot that I had to use a silicone oven mitt to remove it!
Purchased rogue with 7 miles on it. On drive home, the radio/navigation display continuously reset itself until unit overheated and completely shut down. This repeated itself every day until brought it to dealership and they said it was probably due to a bad radio unit and will replace it.
Service bulletins that may apply
- MIL on with P0603 stored for ECM back up circuit
- Air duct replacement
- Air duct replacement if you confirm
- Voluntary emissions recall campaign 2018 altima and rogue; cylinder head
- Voluntary emissions recall campaign 2018 altima and rogue; exhaust manifold and three way catalyst assembly
- VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 2018 ALTIMA AND ROGUE; CYLINDER HEAD INTRODUCTION Nissan is conducting...
- VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 2018 ALTIMA AND ROGUE; EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THREE WAY CATALYST...
- When cold long crank time, engine turns off, hesitation, rough idle, or misfire
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ECM)
- What is wrong
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
- Risk
- A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1‑800‑867‑7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Recall number 21V839000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2018 Nissan Rogue overheating
Is engine overheating a common problem on the 2018 Nissan Rogue?
6 of 672 owner complaints about the 2018 Nissan Rogue (1%) mention engine overheating. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2018 Nissan Rogue?
There is 1 recall and 18 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2018 Nissan Rogue
Grinding brakes 35Collision warning 32Stalling 29Backup camera 22Phantom braking 22Check engine light 20CVT failure 19ABS 16Adaptive cruise 14Jerking 13Sunroof shattered 13Airbag light 11Key fob 11Shudder 10Door locks 9Transmission failure 9Screen failure 8Won't start 8No deployment 7Hesitation 7Loss of power 7Engine failure 5
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