2013 NISSAN ROGUE Structurebody Problems

25 NHTSA complaints on file

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Structurebody Issues in the 2013 NISSAN ROGUE

25 structurebody complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. Of these, 3 involved a crash, 3 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

25
Complaints
3
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Structurebody Complaints

#11695050 | Crash Fire
I was in a head on collision going 55-60mph with no airbags deployed. Car started a dripping fire. I have seatbelt lacerations starting from collarbone/neck area cross my chest, breast and right side ribs including deep bruising on lower abdomen and pelvic area. Police would not let me in my car bc air bags could potentially go off at any time but car made it to the tow-yard still without airbags going off. No warning or recalls sent to me since I bought the car in May of 2022.
#11618627 | Crash
During a rear end accident on the highway when someone slammed on their brakes, I hit them at around 40 mph and slamming on my brakes to prevent it and the airbags did not deploy. The light was on the dashboard after the accident as if they did the deploy, the seatbelt blew out and will no longer retract. The front frame of the vehicle bent inwards at a 90 degrees angle puncturing the AC compressor, though the bumper has minimal damage. MA State Troopers noted that damage and allowed me to drive off since "the vehicle is not over heating or leaking", a body shop then said my car is totaled. My insurance company is investigating why/how the frame obtained extensive damage though the outer body is not as damaged. The vehicle has been parked since the accident and is available for inspection. My safety was at risk with...
#11595411 |
#1 I have been completely affected by the KNOWN defect in the Nissan transmissions with the first instance being my on the interstate, 4 hours from home with my child only, and we lost power while driving the interstate. The losing power issue has happened multiple times over the last 5 years and all that I can find online is that Nissan is aware and owners can buy something and have it added to the transmission....if we purchased the vehicle I think Nissan should at least be responsible for the issues with something that they are aware is an issue with the products they sell. I am now putting oil in the car every few weeks because of a leak that there is no explanation of how it happened and will cost a fortune to fix; and most recently I came out of work and when I went to get...
#11590807 |
I have a 2013 Nissan Rogue that is heavily rusted underneath, which makes driving unsafe. Additionally, both the catalytic converter and the transmission are in poor condition. I think Japan should ban Nissan from making more bad cars like this car.
#11582218 |
I was driving my car to appointment up a hill and the transmission completely gave out, additionally, since I bought it, It has consistently had problems accelerating, and getting above 45mph. The problem cannot be pinpointed
#11471942 |
Every time you drive on the highway going 70 miles per hour the hood of the car moves and makes noise as if it where to pop open
#11462860 |
At 156k I'm getting told I have to replace my slipping transmission. I just recently had to replace my lower control arms. Diagnosed to replace my CV axle. Also, last year I had to pay to have my seat belts fixed since the rear passenger belts would not buckle leaving serious safety risks for my children
#11414693 |
DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY WITH THE KEY NOR WILL IT UNLOCK BY PRESSING THE INSIDE UNLOCK BUTTON ON DRIVERS DOOR. ALL OTHER DOORS WILL UNLOCK. IF INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT OR NEED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE I WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
#11287177 |
CAR WOULD TACK AT 5K-6K RPM AND NOT DOWNSHIFT, WOULD LOSE POWER AS DRIVING UPHILL IN HEAT. WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR , MAKING LOUD BUZZING SOUND. SHUTTER OR LOSE POWER AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. VEHICLE HAD 40K MILES WHEN FIRST STARTED TO HAVE THE ISSUE. RECENTLY BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO STATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T COOL. DUE TO BEING OUT OF THE WARRANTY TIMELINE (5 YEARS) BUT WITHIN THE MILEAGE (52000 MILES), THEY WERE ABLE TO GET NISSAN TO COVER A COOLER KIT. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PAINT CHIPPING FROM HOOD AND SIDE OF CAR WITHOUT ANY REASON OR ANY PRIOR DAMAGE.
#11269024 |
MYSELF WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING FROM NEW HAVEN, CT TO FITCHBURG, MA. ABOUT 1 HOUR INTO THE DRIVE, MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40MPH!!! WE WERE IN STEADY FAST MOVING TRAFFIC ON A HOT JULY 20TH, 2018 AFTERNOON, HEATWAVE WEATHER! IT WAS TERRIFYING!!! I PUT ON MY BLINKERS AND SLOWLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT LANE! I HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. AFTER SEVERAL FRANTIC CALLS TO FAMILY MEMBERS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, I DECIDED TO ADD ENGINE OIL, ANTI-FREEZE, GAS AND WATER HOPING SOMETHING WOULD HELP. AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR, I DROVE ON THE LOCAL ROADS TO TRY OUT THE CAR AGAIN BUT REALIZED I HAD TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRY TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 60MPH AGAIN!!!! WE MADE IT TO OUR 3 HOUR TRIP DESTINATION. THE NEXT...
#11257268 |
PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF OF CAR
#11255282 |
THE PAINT IS PEALING EVERYWHERE
#11222703 |
PEARL WHITE PAINT IS PEELING OFF FOR NO REASON. RUST IS NOW VISIBLE ON SOME SPOTS. NORMAL USE AND I ONLY HAVE 38,500 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 YEARS AGO WHEN ONLY A QUARTER SIZE SPOT WAS VISIBLE. NOW IT IS MANY MORE AND LARGER SPOTS.
#11209542 |
CAR WAS STATIONARY IN OUR DRIVEWAY AT HOME. PASSENGER DOOR FRONT WOULD NOT UNLOCK NOR OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB. TRIED TO UNLOCK IT PHYSICALLY BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. GOT INSIDE AND DOOR STILL WOULD NOT UNLOCK NOR OPEN. THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO SIDE DOOR OUTSIDE.
#11185839 | Fire
THE 2013 NISSAN ROGUE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY AN ENGINEERING COMPANY AND SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED IN THE ENGINE AREA.
#11101145 |
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2016 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY A LEASE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND AS I APPLIED THE GAS AND A LOW PULL AS IT COASTED DOWNHILL. SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE I ASKED ABOUT THIS STATED IT WAS NORMAL. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN OR OWNED A NISSAN BEFORE AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AFTER DRIVING TO GET MY SON FROM COLLEGE, THE CAR BARELY WENT ABOVE 60 MPH AS I PRESSED THE GAS. I PULLED OVER, THOUGHT IT WAS TOO HOT OR MAYBE A BAD BATTERY (HAD IT TESTED, STILL GOOD) OR MAYBE THE FUEL INJECTOR. I STOPPED AND GOT SOME FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER AND LET MY CAR REST FOR A BIT BEFORE HEADING 2 HOURS BACK HOME. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL THIS PAST FRIDAY. HAD THE CODES READ WHEN IT BECAME SLUGGISH...
#11080746 |
LIFT GATE RUSTED AROUND THE EMBLEMS AND TAIL LIGHTS WITHIN ONE YEAR - THEY REPLACED IT. LESS THAN 8 MONTHS LATER IT STARTED RUSTING AGAIN - THEY REPLACED IT. IS NOW RUSTING AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. BLOWS HEAT THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN ALL CONTROLS ARE OFF AND TEMPERATURE IS SET TO THE COOLEST SETTING. LATEST ISSUE IS I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS HOME AT NIGHT AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE ONLY MOVED SLOWLY AT THE RPM WENT ABOVE 4,000 ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED. EVENTUALLY I COULD GET TO 50 MPH BUT ANYTHING OVER THAT AND THE RPM'S WOULD RACE OVER 4,000. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND IT WILL COST $3,500 AND I ONLY HAVE 95,000 MILES ON IT!
#11003788 |
THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND I EXPERIENCE REDUCED POWER ON ACCELERATION OR DRIVING. THE PAINT ON THE WHOLE BODY OF THE CAR IS PEALING OFF. UPDATED 09/21/2017*JS
#10995006 |
WHILE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PER SAY, IF WE CAN'T GET YOU TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE THEN WHO CAN WE TURN TO? A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH OF "2013 NISSAN ROGUE PAINT PROBLEMS" WILL REVEAL A NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO JUST ONE COLOR OF THE CAR, PEARL WHITE. I TOO AM HAVING THIS ISSUE NOW AND IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO ME THAT NISSAN HASN'T ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED, SOME HAVE NOT. THE DIFFERENCE BEING THEIR WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT FOR IT. AS CONSUMERS, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO "FIGHT" FOR AN APPARENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO BE RESOLVED. PAINT CHIPPING IN LARGE PIECES THE WAY IT IS, IS A LOT MORE THAN AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS NOT HARD TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IMPROPER PAINT LEADS...
#10924615 |
THE INTERIOR HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED; THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THERE IS A COMPONENT ON THE INSIDE (HIDDEN WHEN LOOKING AT THE DOOR HANDLE) THAT IS BROKEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN EMERGENCY, AS THE BACKSEAT PASSENGER MUST RELY ON SOMEONE TO OPEN THEIR DOOR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE CAR. THE HANDLE OPENED UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR OF USE; WE WERE IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS OFF, AND WE REALIZED THE REAR DOOR COULDN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR. EVER SINCE, THIS DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE DOOR HANDLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED; THIS RESULTED FROM NORMAL USE.
#10862138 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS UNLOCK AND LOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES PROGRESSED DURING RAIN WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V032000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THAT IF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR NEAR THE HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT IT COULD BE CAUSING THE FAILURE FOR THE LOCKS/LINKAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,900.
#10855281 | Fire
2013 NISSAN ROGUE CAUGHT ON FIRE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, AFTER A SHORT TRIP RUNNING ERRANDS. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN FIRE BEGAN. INITIALLY, SMOKE BEGAN TO ESCAPE FROM UNDER HOOD THEN QUICKLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENTIRE FRONT END OF VEHICLE BURNED BEFORE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.
#10845641 |
I WAS VISITING FAMILY IN ARIZONA WITH MY DAUGHTER (WHO IS 100% HANDICAP). MY MOTHER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WITH MY DAUGHTER. MY FATHER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WITH ME. CHILD LOCKS ON AND ALL DOORS LOCKED AS THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, GOT A GREEN LIGHT TO TURN LEFT, WAS MAKING THE TURN AND MY DAUGHTER'S DOOR (RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR) FLEW OPEN. MY MOTHER HAD TO GRAB MY DAUGHTER. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN PHOENIX, FATHER JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CHECKED MY DAUGHTER AND THE DOOR AND THE CHILD LOCK WAS STILL ON. I CALLED NISSAN AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT BUT OF COURSE THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS SITUATION BUT TO BRING IT IN.
#10717318 | Crash
ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH HEADING ON THE 91 EAST BY BELLFLOWER, CA. FRWY I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN A SUDDEN STOP I FOUND IT HARD TO MAKE A STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKE FELT AS IF IT SUNK IN. I UNFORTUNATELY HIT A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE BUT MY NISSAN 2013 ROGUE DID. I TOOK PICTURES TO SHOW THE DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE DID RECEIVE A FRONT IMPACT BUT THE AIR BAGS HAD NO REACTION TO THE HIT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I RODE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AGES, 18, 15 AND 11 AND MY FIANC. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT'S MAINTENANCE AND AFTER THIS HAPPENING I WAS SURE THAT THE VEHICLE FELT VERY DIFFERENT. IT WAS ALMOST AS...
#10552827 |
APPOX. 40 MILES A HOUR, I OPENED REAR DRIVER WINDOW OR REAR PASSENGER WINDOW THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. AT 50 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR SHUCK VIOLENTLY AND MY HEARS EXPERIENCED PAIN. I FEEL THIS IS A UNSAFE CONDITION AND I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT OR WARNED NOT TO OPEN THE BACK WINDOWS IF GOING 40 OR FASTER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR

Other 2013 NISSAN ROGUE Problem Areas

Power Train 307 complaints Engine 101 complaints Vehicle Speed Control 88 complaints Air Bags 84 complaints Unknown Or Other 59 complaints Electrical System 58 complaints Fuelpropulsion System 32 complaints Steering 11 complaints Seat Belts 10 complaints Suspension 6 complaints Visibilitywiper 6 complaints Service Brakes 5 complaints Electronic Stability Control Esc 4 complaints Seats 4 complaints Wheels 4 complaints Engine And Engine Cooling 3 complaints Exterior Lighting 3 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmission 3 complaints Structure 3 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control 2 complaints Fuel System Gasoline 2 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncooling Unit And Lines 2 complaints Air Bagsfrontaldriver Clockspringspiral Cassette 1 complaint Air Bagssensoroccupant Classificationfront Passenger 1 complaint Communication Auto Crash Notification 1 complaint Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel 1 complaint Electrical Systemhorn 1 complaint Electrical Systemsoftware 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingcooling Systemfan 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlcatalytic Convertor 1 complaint Equipment Adaptivemobility 1 complaint Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection Systemthrottlebodymanifold 1 complaint Power Trainautomatic Transmissioninternalcvt 1 complaint Seat Beltsfrontwarning Lightdevices 1 complaint Steeringcolumn 1 complaint Tires 1 complaint Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control 1 complaint Visibilityglass Siderear 1 complaint
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