NHTSA Complaint #11202649 — 2014 NISSAN ROGUE

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. THE VEHICLE, AFTER DRIVING IT FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME, SLOWS AND APPEARS TO LOSE POWER. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOTHING. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO COAST BUT WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. IT HAS SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH) BEFORE AND WILL ONLY INCREASE IN SPEED AFTER A DECLINE IN ELEVATION (PROBABLY DUE TO MOMENTUM). THE CAR WILL NOT INCREASE SPEED EVEN IF THE OVERDRIVE IS TURNED OFF. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL BE PRESSED TO THE MAXIMUM AND THE CAR WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPMS), WILL NOT INCREASE EITHER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. ALL THIS HAS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAYS WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS INCREASED AND AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR (SOMETIMES AFTER LONGER). WHEN I TAKE THE CAR OFF A HIGHWAY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE IS A DELAY ONCE I TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE SLOWLY AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN INCREASES SPEED VERY QUICKLY. WHEN DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THIS BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN. I CANNOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN I WANT TO AND THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE AND DECREASE IN SPEED WITHOUT MY CONTROL.