NHTSA Complaint #10544400 — 2013 NISSAN ROGUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO INCREASE SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, A ROARING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS ADJUSTED AND THE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, A SPECIALIST PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION AND THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,822.