Nissan Rogue steering lock-up problems

Filed Mar 5, 2026 · Electrical, Transmission · 400 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2024 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while using the key fob to unlock the vehicle, the vehicle failed to open unless the key fob was nearby the front driver's side exterior door lock button. The contact stated that while idling, the steering wheel locked up on one occasion, and on another occasion, the vehicle lunged forward while depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, the contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the infotainment system screen display was black, and the rearview camera was inoperable while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The contact also stated that while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated to respond and made an abnormal sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was unreachable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 400.

Filed Oct 25, 2025 · Driver assistance, Engine · TX

I had the service malfunction turn on while driving on the express way and the collision sensors turn on and my steering wheel locked while driving almost causing a huge accident on the expressway

Filed Aug 14, 2025 · Steering · PA

When driving and going to turn the steering wheel locked up and vehicle stayed turning right. Had to force steering wheel back. After getting steering unlock it did it again when I was at stop sign. Also could hear noise is steering column. Steering wheel locked with no warning lamps or messages. Took vehicle to Nissan dealership. Dealership said it didn't lock up for them but they could hear the noise. Dealership took steering column apart and replaced steering column clock spring.

Filed Nov 4, 2023 · Steering · FL

Tue 10/17/23...power steering assist failed...steering locked up while exiting my driveway. Had vehicle towed to Sutherlin Nissan 8125 E. Colonial Dr. Orl FL 32817. They repaired vehicle and I picked it up Fri 10/20/23. They claimed this was an anomaly and would never happen again. Thu 10/26/23 steering kept locking up and releasing...steering light on dashboard kept going on/off. Had vehicle towed to Sutherlin Nissan. They claimed they found nothing wrong and returned vehicle to me. Tue 10/31/23 felt steering acting when parking...drove around building complex and parked several times...felt nothing. Thu 11/2/23 after making a left turn while driving steering locked up causing me to lose control and end up diagonally across middle of road narrowly missing another vehicle. driver of other vehicle came to my assistance and thought I had a medical episode and wanted to call 911. I had to fight the steering to get it out of the middle of the road. She then thought I was under the "influence". I had to have her check the steering to convince I was not. She then remarked that I should not be driving a "defective" vehicle on the road which can easily cause an accident resulting in serious injury or even death to myself and /or other motorists. Had vehicle towed to Sutherlin Nissan. Fri 11/3/23 went to Sutherlin and told them I would not be driving the said vehicle again and like to turn it in under the "Lemon Law"......they refused.....I am here wondering what should be my next course of action. I still owe the Bank and am responsible for the payments/balance.... they have possession of the vehicle.. and I am without transportation. I am suspecting that the vehicle might have some history of steering problems with a previous owner and asked them to show me the previous service history...but they refused.

Filed Sep 30, 2023 · Steering, Suspension · PA · 1 injury

Steering wheel locked up while vehicle was in motion (moving). Yes. Steering noise coming from steering column. Lost control of steering while driving, drove into oncoming traffic. I was injuried while trying to get my vehicle in control. Yes, grease was but onto the steering boot by the dealer and charged. The steering wheel stiffens from time to time. After my accident with the my vehicle the dealer charged me to grease the steering boot, problem is still present. Loud noise coming from steering column began around 25,000.

Filed Jul 26, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · NE

Leaving Walgreens & my car won’t start (I just bought a new battery a month ago). Called a friend for jump start & it took it awhile to start (5-10 minutes). While driving home my steering locked up twice & the stereo cut out a couple times. It also chugged a couple times like it was going to die. Once home and shut off - the doors won’t lock.

Filed Mar 15, 2022 · Driver assistance · FL

While driving the 2019 Nissan Rogue (with only 19,200 miles) the vehicle suddenly engaged the AEB system. The vehicle was in the process of making a left hand turn when the incident occurred only traveling about 15 mph. As the brakes engaged, the steering wheel locked momentarily before power steering returned, additionally the engine completely died in the middle of the road. Luckily, the forward momentum was just enough for the vehicle to be steered into a side road. Once stopped numerous signals flashed in the dash including “AEB malfunction” and to see the dealer. Vehicle was totally dead and refused to start. A kind stranger assisted in pushing the vehicle to the side of the road. The insurance company sent a tow which allowed for the vehicle to be parked in the driveway. Nissan was informed of the issue and sent a courtesy tow to their local dealer. I was told the vehicle had an issue with the ECU. A special order was placed which took 6 days to arrive. Once installed, it was determined that the ECU was not the issue. As of this writing 7 days has elapsed and no reasonable explanation has been provided for the gross negligence on behalf of Nissan for selling such an unsafe vehicle. Under different circumstances the same event may have resulted in damaged property or worse yet significant injury or death. Cylinders in vehicle were repaired after 6 weeks, it spun to bearing in 3 & 4. Vehicle does not run as smoothly as it did before and dealership isn’t able to repair that.

Filed Nov 2, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · PA

Drove home, while attempting to park, (car was in motion) vehicle stalled & steering locked, lights on dash flicked off, radio went off then came back on. This happened 4 times while I attempted to park. Finally parked vehicle successfully & turned car off. This happened several times in recent months but only for a few seconds also on another occasion was unable to turn steering wheel once vehicle was on. Tonight was the worst experience, alarming. I plan to take SUV in for check up tomorrow.

Filed Sep 30, 2019 · 18,000 miles · TX

There is an issue with the front-end collision sensor causing the vehicle to falsely register an obstruction causing the vehicle to stop. On several occasions I had the sensor trip going at speeds lower than 30mph. Normally it was when there was a dip in the road or near railroad tracks. Most recently I had two situations while driving on the highway. The first was on the highway in a hilly area (lake of the ozarks mo) and it was raining. I received several alerts that he sensor could not detect because it was obstructed. Wen it did this, the speed of the car reduced, but did not stop and the steering wheel locked for a moment. I disabled the system to continue the rest of my drive. The road conditions were very we and I did not want to experience issues. The second was on the highway, doing over 80mph in the left hand lane passing the vehicle in the right lane. As I came down the hill the car came to a stop and the steering wheel locked a the same time not allowing me to clear the active highway. I took my foot off of the accelerator and was able to then press it again and move into the shoulder of the road. The road conditions were dry this time (2 days later than the previous incident). Thankfully there was not a vehicle right behind me as they would not have had a reaction time because of coming down the hill. I again had to disable the safety sensor feature and drove the remaining 10 hours of my trip without it. I contacted the dealer on 9/3 when they opened and was advised there was a safety recall that I should bring it in but was never notified of the recall by nissan.

Filed Aug 14, 2019 · Steering · 114,145 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan rogue. While driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact had to use more strength than usual to make turns. The contact had to improvise to avoid a crash. The contact stated that the eps, traction, and stability warning indicators illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The contact's husband diagnosed that the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 114,145.