2008 Nissan ROGUE: complaints, problems and recalls

VEHICLE IS AN 2008 ROGUE NOT IN YOUR DATABASE. I USED AN ALTIMA FOR PROCESSING PASSENGER AIRBAG RANDOMLY TURNING ITSELF OFF WHEN FEMALE ADULT OF 110 POUNDS IS PROPERLY SEATED AND BUCKLED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SYSTEM TESTS AT DEALERSHIP ARE NOT REVEALING FAULTY SENSORS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10208755 at NHTSA ↗

AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED; INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10210770 at NHTSA ↗

WITH APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES ON MY NEW 2008 NISSAN ROGUE, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTING FLASHING. IT WAS DETERMINED ON DECEMBER 26, 2007 THAT I NEEDED AN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. THE PART IS OUT OF STOCK AND IS ON BACK ORDER. CURRENT ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART IS JANUARY 4, 2008. IN THE INTERIM, MY CAR IS JUST SITTING IN THE DEALERS SERVICE LOT AWAITING REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY CAR, OTHER THAN DRIVE IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER SINCE DECEMBER 17, 2007. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10213106 at NHTSA ↗

CAR WITHOUT WARNING LOST DRIVE AND FORWARD SPEED ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED FROM CAR BEHIND. CAR LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID ( HAZARD MATERIAL ON STREET ) . REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. AXLE SEAL WAS DAMAGED AT TIME OF ASSEMBLY AND LOST ALL FLUID AT 1200 MILES. CAR HAD BUCKED 3 TIMES BEFORE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10215591 at NHTSA ↗

GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT GOING LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. CAUSE OVER $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS; WAITING ON PARTS FOR A BAND NEW CAR CURRENTLY IN MASS PRODUCTION. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AIR BAGS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT, BUMPER, HEAD LIGHTS AND MOST OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10225750 at NHTSA ↗

MY BAND NEW 2008 ROGUE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND THE OTHER CAR BACKED INTO MY CAR GOING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. MY BUMPER WAS COMPLETING DENTED INWARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY HEADLIGHT ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY NEW CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT FOR A MINOR FENDER BENDER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,598 miles reported. Look up ODI 10225755 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,968.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,968 miles reported. Look up ODI 10229217 at NHTSA ↗

GLASS FROM MOONROOF EXPLODED/SHATTERED TO PIECES WHILE DRIVING. TEMPERATURE WAS 50 DEGREES, SPEED OF 60 MPH, NOTHING HIT THE GLASS TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK. TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR 1 WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED GLASS AND SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10230496 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2008-10-07 (October 7, 2008)

NISSAN IS RECALLING 204,361 MY 2007-2008 ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, 350Z, 350Z ROADSTER, MY 2008 ALTIMA COUPE, ROGUE, MY 2009 MURANO, AND INFINITI MY 2007-2008 G35 SEDAN, MY 2008 G37 COUPE AND EX35 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS' OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) CONTROL UNITS. A VARISTOR IN THE OCS CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU).

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL TEST THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO CHECK THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT CUSHION (CONTAINING OCS HARDWARE) WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.

Reported: 2009-10-05 (October 5, 2009)

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. THE MATERIAL IN THE NUT USED TO SECURE THE SENSOR-TRANSMITTER OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) MAY CORRODE AND POTENTIALLY CRACK IN AREAS WITH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE NUT MAY COME OUT OF THE SENSOR-TRANSMITTER AND THE TPMS LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE.

Consequence: IF THE TPMS LAMP IS DISREGARDED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, THE TIRE WILL QUICKLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE AT A CONSISTENT RATE RESULTING IN A FLAT TIRE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TPMS NUT WITH A NEW, MORE ROBUST NUT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 AND INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.

Reported: 2009-10-19 (October 19, 2009)

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ROGUE VEHICLES. A SCREW IN THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING COVER MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND COULD FALL OUT. AS IT LOOSENS, THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE COMPROMISED BUT THE DRIVER WILL RETAIN STEERING CONTROL.

Consequence: THE SCREW MAY EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR COVER. IF LARGE STEERING INPUTS ARE MADE WITH THE COVER SCREW MISSING THE PINION SHAFT MAY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT WHETHER THE STEERING GEAR COVER SCREW IS LOOSE AND WILL BE RETIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A COVER PLATE TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM POSSIBLY COMING OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Reported: 2010-09-10 (September 10, 2010)

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.

Consequence: OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Reported: 2015-01-26 (January 26, 2015)

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.

Consequence: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.