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After driving for several hours at highway speed the car loses power going up slight hills. The speed drops from 70 mph to 40 mph with the gas pedal fully depressed. When I exited the highway to pay the toll the car wouldn't accelerate after going through the toll both. After a few seconds the car lurched forward and started to get up to speed. At the next hill it lost power again going up the hill. This car is being driven in Connecticut so it's not being driven over mountainous terrain.
I stopped the vehicle with the shift lever in drive. When I tried to shift into reverse to back up I could get no farther than neutral. The release button on the shift lever would not move. I could not get into reverse or park. I managed to get the cover on the right side of the shift lever off and a broken piece of gray plastic fell out. The shift lever release button then worked and I was able to shift into reverse and into park. I have driven the vehicle several times with no more problems. Not being able to get into reverse in a timely manner could cause a serious situation to develop. I saved the broken piece of plastic that jammed the release lever.
While driving at highway speeds the vehicle suddenly lost power. The first 4-5 times this happened the power loss was from 75 to 55-60 or so mph and if the vehicle was shut off and restarted it reset. The last time it would go around 70 downhill but only 20-30 uphill and it would not reset upon restart. After about 30 minutes it finally reset.
I was driving on the highway when the vehicle started slowing down. When I pushed down on the gas pedal, the RPM's revved into the red and the vehicle made a loud whining sound and continued to slow down. I pulled over and turned the car off and back on. Tried to accelerate by pressing the gas pedal to the floor and the vehicle barely coasted. Stopped and turned vehicle off. After about 30 minutes, I turned the car back on and it ran fine. This is the first time this has happened while moving. In the past 6 months there have been at least 8 instances where while I was stopped at a stop light or waiting to turn left, I would push down on the accelerator to go and the car would barely start to coast with the pedal to the floor. Then after a few seconds, the vehicle would suddenly accelerate. I'm afraid that I'm going to be T-boned while turning because I don't know if when I press down on the gas pedal if I'll go or coast into oncoming traffic.
My daughter and I were returning home driving on interstate hwy when car suddenly and unexpectedly loss acceleration in heavy traffic on interstate, going from 75-80 mph to 50-60 mph within a minute causing braking and swerving of cars behind us because we were in left lane and could not get over. Seemed to occur on upward incline of road. Took car to Nissan dealership because warranty is still in effect, and was told that their diagnoses showed no problem with the transmission. Service manager told me he knew of some problems with transmissions, but could not make repairs unless corporate Nissan reimbursed them. I was basically told to drive the car until it "broke' and then they could fix it. I am afraid to drive car on interstate now- fear deadly crash.
- Marietta, GA, USA
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Is Nissan the next Toyota?? we were pulling out of a shopping center and the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. The gas pedal was pushed to the floor, acceleration was at minimum and the rpms revved up extremely high. Thank goodness no one hit us. Finally, the gear caught and all was well. It seemed like the transmission may have slipped. Then we got to my parents' home and parked. Then we went to move out of park and the gears wouldn't change (automatic cvt transmission). We had the vehicle towed to the nearest certified Nissan repair facility. In the meanwhile, I located information on Nissan's website regarding the warranty on the transmission and found that Nissan extended the warranty from 5 years/60,000 miles to 10 years/120,000 miles for 'customer satisfaction' purposes and here is the information about that www.nissanassist.com/web/cvt/programdetails.php"menu=9 and the vehicles that are included in the issue are located here www.nissanassist.com/web/cvt/vehicles.php?menu=11 so the dealership calls us on June 23 to advise they could not replicate the issue with the transmission and the problem with getting the vehicle out of park was an electronic issue. I am not a mechanic but it does seem strange that we would have experienced the first issue, then the vehicle wouldn't come out of park" I spoke with regional specialists at Nissan North America and was told that if the mechanics cannot replicate, then no repair will be authorized under the warranty and that the likely cause of my issue was dirty transmission fluid. I feel this is a huge safety issue because if you pull out into traffic, expecting your vehicle to go and it doesn't, someone is eventually going to get seriously injured!
When driving this car long distances on the interstate when you come to a stop the car will not move for a while then it takes off. My daughter and I both have a Rogue. Hers is a 2008 and mine is a 2010 they both do the same thing. Hers is worse then mine. She had to sit through a entire green light and half of another one before the car decided to move. You never know when its going to take off and could take off in front of on coming traffic. I have read statements of other owners of Rogues that are having the same problems. This car needs to be recalled. The dealership says it can't fix the problem because they can't duplicate it. Unless they take the car on a long trip down the interstate they won't be able to duplicate it. Please do something about this car before someone gets killed.
TL * the contact owns a 2010 Nissan rouge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would decelerate sporadically and without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the continuous variable transmission (cvt) had overheated causing the transmission to burn up. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 76,000.
While driving my 2010 Nissan Rogue S trying to enter a main highway, the car suddenly lost all power and no matter how much gas was given the car would not accelerate. After safely making it off the highway at the next exit and pulling over, the car would still not go over 5 mph and had no reverse. This is a major issue that could have caused a major accident which could of injured or killed both my passengers and I and any other motorist approaching me at highway speeds as I was attempting to enter the roadway.
I was with my 2 small kids at a drive through. I stepped on the gas with the pedal all the way down to the floor and the car would not go/ move until after about 3secs. This was so scary it could have caused someone to hit the back of my car. After the three secs the car gets going fast then maintains normal speed. I drove it again today thinking it could be the gas I had put it so I ran the gas out to almost empty and put in new gas. Again the same problem. Will take it to the shop if not resolved a class action suit will be the next step. My kids life and mine are at stake her.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from park to any other gear. The failure was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure and current mileage was approximately 62,000. Updated 3/14/14
The first incident took place on 06/03/13, the second incident on 08/24/13 and the third incident on 12/22/13. All 3 incidents were road trips where the problem appeared on the interstate after having been driving for about an hour and a half or so. The problem was that when at highway speeds of ~70-80 mph, the vehicle would no longer accelerate even when the gas pedal was pressed to the floor. The first incident happened while the cruise control was engaged but the 2nd and 3rd incidents occurred with and without cruise control engaged. On the 2nd and 3rd incidents, when we exited the highway and came to a traffic light we also experienced an acceleration issue when starting from a stopped position. In these instances, I pushed the gas pedal but the car did not move forward, for a couple of seconds, and then sputtered before finally accelerating normally. After the second incident I researched the problem, online, and saw numerous posts with other Rogue owners having similar if not identical problems. I planned to take it to the dealership but, since the problem never occurred on local/in-town driving, I procrastinated. After this latest incident I took the vehicle to our dealer - autonation Nissan pembroke pines - on 12/24/2013. I reported the problem to jay, our service advisor, who had a technician check out the car. He said a transmission code, , came up in the diagnostic and they recommended replacement of the transmission. However, Nissan instituted a new policy on that date which required the dealership replicate the problem before Nissan would authorize the replacement. The dealer could not replicate the problem with local driving and would not allow a tech to take it on a long trip. I called Nissan Consumer Affairs but they were no help. The end result is that I have a car that has not been repaired & that I can't drive on long trips.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving uphill at 70 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 40 mph without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000. The current mileage was 52,000. The VIN was not provided.
I was going home from work like everyday I drive 40 miles one way at highway speeds and when I left the highway I came to a traffic light so I was waiting there and when the light turned green I pushed on the gas pedal like I normally do and the car would not respond and then started going but very slow I was afraid I was gonna be stuck at that intersection, and then I let go of the gas and pushed the gas again and the car startedgoing like if it was awakening and then it was going normal again, since then that happened 2 more times but the other times were more scary because I was at stop signs and when I tried to go after a complete stop the car was going very slow again and I was lucky that I didn't get hit by oncoming traffic, I contacted the dealer but they wont do anything unless they see the code or their mechanics reproduce the problem
The car suddenly lost power while driving on highway route 46 in little falls, NJ during rush hour traffic. Luckily the it happened while in the right lane so my wife was able to get off the road quickly but had no forward power. The car was towed to acme Nissan in South brunswick, NJ where it was diagnosed with a failed transfer case and transmission. My wife's commute is rather far at 80+ miles round trip a day but it is almost all on highways. For a car to have a complete failure of the transmission at speed on a crowded highway wat this age/mileage out of the blue is completely unsafe.
Driving on highway and heard a grinding noise on the car. I also noticed car would not drive at optimal speed when gas pedal pressed to keep up with traffic. It felt sluggish and as it was losing power. I turned off the air conditioning system and the car started condensating through the events. None of my previous car have done that before. After about an hour drive the cars hood was extremely hot you could barely touch it. I felt scared for my family as this car does not feel safe at all. Dealer is not taking it back and I've now had this troubled car 20 days but they won't admit it's defective. They said they can change the transmission but only because its under warranty. Nissan needs to recall all cvt cars.
I took it out of town on a business trip 200 miles from home..only to have it start acting up about 2hours from my destination. Going up hills, my car lost power, would no longer go above 60mph(not too safe loosing power like that when the speed limit is 75mph). You could push the accelerator all the way to the floor, and the car would not accelerate anymore..and the RPM's would not exceed 2. this happened 2 times in the next 2 hours...would last about 12-20 minutes, and then, power would come back, this same thing happened 5 more times in my next to trips, I took the car to the dealer and they blamed Nissan for the type of transmission use in this type of cars. This is not safe. In all the times I lost power going up-hill, and in those occasions there was someone behind me. Every time had to quick swerve around me, to avoid rear-ending me at 75mph, as I lost power down to -60mph.
I had been driving my Rogue and my kids and I were going home. I was in a left turn lane in a busy intersection and halfway through I lost power. I barely made it out of the intersection, and after a minute the car went back to normal. It has happened twice now and the second time was worse than the first. Nissan sys there's nothing wrong.. we did have the transmission flushed at their recommendation.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while that driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate and the engine rpms would not exceed 3000. The accelerator pedal was abnormally depressed to the floorboard; however there was an extremely slow response. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation for over two hours. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
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- West Hartford, CT, USA