Complaint volume
612 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
612 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2018 Nissan Rogue, grouped by component category.
Buyer interpretation
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
612 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
The most common categories are service brakes, forward collision avoidance, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Enriched records include 32 crash reports, 1 fire report, 34 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage is available on 399 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 26,476 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
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612 total complaints on record
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH, NO CARS AROUND ME, WHEN THE AEB SENSOR STARTED TO GO OFF AND THEN BRAKED HARSHLY WITH A SCREECHING NOISE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, SECOND TIME THE WARNING SENSOR WENT OFF IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,000 |
| May 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | FIRST ISSUE WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND WAS THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. IT WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN CAR WAS ON AND WOULD GO BLANK. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY JUST RESET AND UPDATE. SOME WEEKS PASS BY AND THE SECOND TIME I HAVE AN ISSUE WAS WITHIN THIS PAST WEEK AND WAS AGAIN BECAUSE NAVIGATION SCREEN WAS DOING IT AGAIN AND GOING BLANK, NOT WORKING BUT ON TOP OF SEVERAL EXTRAS. I WAS IN OUR PARKING LOT GOING TO PARK MY CAR SO I WAS GOING ABOUT 7-10 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT! IT BREAKED ON ITS OWN AND THERE WERE NO ACTIVE VEHICLES PULLING OUT FOR IT TO DO THAT. IT DID IT 3 TIMES ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT THE LAST ONE SCARED ME BECAUSE I DID HAVE VEHICLES BEHIND AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THEIR FAULT IF MY CAR WAS ACTING UP AS SUCH. THEN A WEEK LATER I HAD RANDOM LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURN ON WITH NO REASON TO LIGHT UP, ALL THIS WHILE DRIVING A REGULAR 40 MPH ROAD, I HAD IN ONE DAY THE COLLISION LIGHT, THE ABS AND THE ! TURN ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SO I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 5-20-19 ONLY FOR THEM TO UPDATE AND RESET AGAIN. MY CAR IS TOO NEW TO BE DOING THAT. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE AEB SYSTEM PROVIDED BY NISSAN DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE AEB ENGAGING AT RANDOM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| May 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | I RECENTLY SAW A COMPLAINT REGARDING "UNINTENDED BRAKING DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEM ENGAGING WITH NO APPARENT OBSTRUCTION IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE." I BELIEVE THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED TO ME GOING APPROX 50-60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES IN MY PATH. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME BUT IT ONLY LASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN (YET). DATE OF OCCURRENCE IS APPROXIMATE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 34,000 |
| May 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER THAT LEASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SOME MINOR BRUISES WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE STORAGE FACILITY OF THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT*JB*AS *TR | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed | 15,000 |
| May 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS BUT INSTEAD STALLED IN BETWEEN GEARS, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO PULL OVER TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC. I READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER YEAR ROGUES WITH CVT TRANSMISSION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND REPAIR. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $125 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 2 MONTHS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 38,205 |
| May 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE BACK UP CAMERA FREEZES UP WHEN BACKING. BOUGHT IT NEW MAY 5, 2018. NISSAN CORP TOLD ME THE HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS BACKING UP ,CAR WAS 2 WEEKS OLD AND HIT A TREE. HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE BUMPER. I THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN . THEY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEK COULD NOT FIX THE BACK UP CAMERA | Crash: No Fire: No | 500 |
| May 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD HEAR A SERIES OF 3 BEEPS AND THE COLLISION DETECT WARNING LIGHT WOULD LIGHT UP FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN BRIEFLY AS WELL. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET NEAR MY HOME, DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE THE 3 BEEP SOUND AND THIS TIME CAME TO A SUDDEN AND EXTREME STOP. IT ALSO MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHICH I ASSUME WAS FROM THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED SUDDENLY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,800 |
| May 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO STOP YOU IF GOING TO CRASH DECIDED TO GO KICK INT WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING ON A NORMAL ROAD NO CARS AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS, WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM THE BACK BUT THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND DIDN'T HIT US. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY COULD FIX IT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IT WAS VERY SCARY AND UNAVOIDABLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES ON ITS OWN. I KEEP GETTING MALFUNCTION WARNINGS EVERY TIME I TURN THE CAR ON AND DRIVE A FEW MINUTES. IT HAS COME ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 22,499 |
| May 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE IN MOTION AT 10 MPH, WITH NO OBSTRUCTION ANYWHERE AROUND MY CAR, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKS DEPLOYED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND IT SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWED MY CAR DOWN. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY ON A STREET. I AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY AND THAT I WILL BE REAR-ENDED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO PRE-WARNING. THE CAR TAKES CONTROL OF THE BREAKS AND SLOWS IT DOWN FORCEFULLY AND ABRUPTLY. THIS PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS MIGHT CAUSE POTENTIAL HARM TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IT MIGHT BE FATAL IF MY ROGUE DEPLOYS THE AEB ABRUPTLY AND FORCEFULLY ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,470 |
| May 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | CAR WILL SAY OBSTRUCTION AHEAD WHILE IN MOTION AND THEN DEAD STOP. THIS HAPPENS IN PARKING GARAGES, IF THE ROAD HAS A DIP AND A PUDDLE, UNDER BRIDGES, GOING AT SPEEDS FROM 5-15MPH. MOST RECENT TIME HAPPENED MAY 5 2018, THIS TIME IT DEAD STOPPED WITH A RED PHOTO MEANING COLLISION IN THE GARAGE, NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF THE CAR THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT STOPPED, THE BREAKS WERE ROCK SOLID, CAR TOOK TIME TO MOVE AFTER GAS PEDAL WAS HIT. THIS IS A MULTIPLE TIME INCIDENT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Apr 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | AEB ACTIVATES WHEN DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON. THERE IS NOTHING TO TRIGGER THIS, VEHICLE JUST STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES TO ME. NISSAN SENT OUT A NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE AVAILABLE TO ELIMINATE THIS FROM HAPPENING. ONCE SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED, HAPPENED 1 TIME AGAIN AS I APPROACHED RAILROAD TRACKS.. TOOK TO DEALER,VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 12,700 MILES, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED "NO FIX" AND TO RETURN TO DEALER IF PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE #35496726, WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,600 |
| Apr 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHILE DRIVING; A BUG OR SOME SMALL OBJECT?? HITTING THE ANTI COLLISION SENSOR WILL ACTIVATE THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES AT NO SET PATTERN | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,100 |
| Apr 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING LOCAL IN CITY STREET HEADING STRAIGHT APROX. 25 MILES AN HOUR. BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED IN A LOCK UP CAUSING A GRINDING AN HAULT. HAPPENS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS & THEN RELEASED BACK TO NORMAL. ALMOST CAUSING TO BE REAR ENDED. THIS IS NOT THE 1ST. TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE TAKEN PLACE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Apr 2019 | AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND SUDDENLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM, AIR BAG, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. J C BILLION INC. (270 AUTOMOTIVE AVE, BOZEMAN, MT 59718, (406) 551-6529) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TONKIN WILSONVILLE NISSAN (9206, 26700 SW 95TH AVE, WILSONVILLE, OR 97070, (503) 222-2277) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE SENSOR AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE SENSORS WERE REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,900. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,900 |
| Apr 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE ASSIST RANDOMLY ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE AND/OR STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AT PRIORITY NISSAN (6390 RICHMOND RD, WILLIAMSBURG, VA). THE FRONT SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. ALSO, WHILE IN REVERSE, THE REAR SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO ALERT THAT A SECOND VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED IN THE REAR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BACK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND SET AT 55 MPH, THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVED ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. *BF AS OF 5/30/19 NO VOLUME WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM STILL, A/C NOT WORKING RIGHT. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO JERK WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS. REMOTE START NOT WORKING AGAIN, NISSAN CONNECT HAS FROZEN UP AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR OR FIX ASIDE FROM THE THINGS THAT SHOWED UP ON DIAGNOSTIC'S. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Apr 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2018 NISSAN ROGUE - OUT OF THE BLUE, DASHBOARD LIGHT FLASHES "WARNING MALFUNCTION" AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ICON COMES ON. THE VEHICLE ALSO BY ITSELF STARTED BRAKING MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AGAIN, NO CARS OR ANYTHING BLOCKING MY WAY - CAR IS BRAKING ON ITS OWN. TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TO BE LOOKED AT - SAW SIMILAR ISSUES HAVING BEEN POSTED ON THE WEB. | Crash: No Fire: No | 38,000 |
| Apr 2019 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN OF CANTON (42175 MICHIGAN AVE, CANTON, MI), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,000 |
| Apr 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF A CURB. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE CURB, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE MADE A SHARP 90 DEGREE TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE VEHICLE PENETRATED THE WALL AND STOPPED INSIDE THE BUILDING. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *DT *TR *BF 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 2 Towed Medical attention | Unknown |
| Apr 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 35 MPH THE BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING THE CAR TO RAPIDLY SLOW TO ALMOST A STOP. IN BOTH CASES THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THIS. VEHICLE LOSES SPEED AT A RAPID PACE CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN FORWARD INTO THE SEATBELTS. ONCE AT VERY SLOW SPEED THE BREAKS RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATORS NORMAL. BOTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,500 |
| Apr 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AEB (AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING) DISABLES ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY. THE SYSTEM TURNED ITSELF OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH. THE SYSTEM THINKS THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN THEIR IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM TO STOP YOU IN AN EMERGENCY. MAKE NISSAN CHANGE THE RADAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,800 |
| Apr 2019 | LANE DEPARTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION FEATURE DID NOT PRODUCE AN AUDIBLE ALERT WHEN A VEHICLE WAS IN THE BLIND SPOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TEMECULA NISSAN (41895 MOTOR CAR PKWY, TEMECULA, CA 92591), BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FACTORY SETTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| Apr 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKS ENGAGE AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE IS NEVER ANYTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE OR IN ITS PATH, BUT THE CAR BEEPS, SHAKES, AND THE BREAKS ENGAGE AT RANDOM MOMENTS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Apr 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | DURING NORMAL DRIVING , DRY ROADS, IN BOTH DAYLIGHT AND NIGHT DRIVING EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS NO OBJECT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTS ALSO OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A "SOFTWARE UPDATE." | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |