NHTSA Complaint #11268190 — 2012 NISSAN ROGUE

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11268190
Vehicle 2012 NISSAN ROGUE
Component POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 63,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NE

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE ON 6/13/17. IT HAD 63,000 MILES ON IT. ON 6/28/18 A YEAR INTO OWNERSHIP MY CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO HER STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AN HOUR AWAY TO BE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SPENDING $4900 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FAST FORWARD A YEAR LATER STARTING IN JUNE OF 2019 MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE AT A STOP SIGN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY AFTER CHECKING THE ROAD WAS CLEAR TO GO ACROSS MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO HERE WE SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS BARRELING TOWARD US AT 65 MPH NOT ABLE TO MOVE! MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS HOW AM I GONNA GET MYSELF OUT AND UN STRAP MY 4 YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT BEFORE THESE CARS KILL US!! THANKFUL AFTER PUTTING THE PEDAL THE FLOOR MY VEHICLE FINALLY CREPT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TO SAFETY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 24 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND THE MECHANIC CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. HE SAID IT'S ANOTHER BAD CVT TRANSMISSION?! HOW CAN A YEAR OLD TRANSMISSION FAIL? AND HOW CAN TWO CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THE SAME VEHICLE TWICE?! THE ANSWER IS IT CAN'T UNLESS IT'S DEFECTIVE I PAID $4900 FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT DID THE SAME THING A YEAR LATER AFTER I REPLACED IT! IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY NOT BEING DRIVEN BECAUSE IT'S A DEATH TRAP!! I DON'T WANT ME OR MY CHILDREN KILLED! NISSAN COME CLEAN BEFORE MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO YOUR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS!

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