NHTSA Complaint #11329203 — 2016 NISSAN ROGUE

MY FIANCES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN HER 2016 NISSAN ROGUE. I WANTED TO SEE WHAT PROBLEMS WOULD PRESENT THEMSELVES. UPON TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE RIGHT AWAY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND COULD BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, SIMILAR TO A COMPLAINT FILED I SAW ON THE WEBSITE (NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11266446). I ALSO NOTICED THAT STRONG FUMES WERE COMING INTO THE CABIN OF VEHICLE AS WELL. DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND A FEW BLOCKS I NOTICED IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME ACCELERATING AND FELT LIKE IT HAD A MISFIRE TO IT AS WELL. I GOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON THE ROGUE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE NISSAN ROGUE, BOTH BY CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AUTOMOTIVE AND BY THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE PART ITSELF WOULD COST OVER 400 DOLLARS FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF I WAS TO REPLACE IT MYSELF AND OVER 1200 DOLLARS PARTS AND LABOR IF I LET CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AUTOMOTIVE DO THE WORK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS A NEWER UPDATED MODEL WHICH IS ANOTHER BIG REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE CLEARLY THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEY WANT THE CUSTOMERS TO PICK UP THE BILL INSTEAD OF THEM OWNING UP TO THEIR FAULTY TECHNOLOGY AND REPLACING IT THEMSELVES. *TR