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2009 Rogue SL
brantw, 08/19/2014
updated 08/22/2019
2009 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
28 of 30 people found this review helpful
Bought this car for my daughter a few years ago. It was a one owner with 95,000 miles and a good service history. Have been very pleased with the car. No CVT issues that others have mentioned but it does seem to be an issue on some cars. Better value that the RAV 4 and CRV I looked at. The Rogue interior is considerably more classy and it is quieter inside. All routine maintenance was done before I bought the car (brakes, belts, fluids) so I didn't expect to have any issues and haven't. I drove the car for a few weeks and averaged 27 mpg on back roads with a few stop lights and signs. Pretty good for an AWD SUV and 10 mpg better than my Mazda CX-9. Update 8/22/2018. Car now has 147,000 miles. Still generally happy. Did have to recently spend $1,500 in repairs. Oil cooler on CVT was leaking so needed replaced. Thankfully the dealer said the CVT itself is in good shape. Also had the belt tensioner pulley replaced. I suppose it isn't unreasonable to put this kind of $ in a car at 140K miles. Also the Alternator pulley was chattering so replaced that. Overall I would say this car has needed more unscheduled maintenance than my Toyotas but far less than my Chevy Equinox. CVT failed at 154K miles. This will be my last Nissan.
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nissan rogue failure
funissan1, 01/20/2012
2009 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
57 of 64 people found this review helpful
Unfortunately I cant use profanity because all that comes to mind when i think of the 2009 nissan rogue i bought my wife is a 4 letter adjective starting with the letter F. Bought the car brand new november 2009 for my wife her first new car EVER. 8 months after buying it service engine light came on car started jerking every time she tryed to excellerate. Trip 1 to service department Transmission had to be completely replace. 6 months later car had same symptoms. Trip 2 to service department #2 cylinder missfire whatever that. Computer replaced. 5 months later same symptoms Trip 3 to service department same computer replaced AGAIN. Trip 4 same symptoms out of warranty $1700 repair.???????
Great little SUV
Brant, 10/30/2015
updated 11/09/2020
2009 Nissan Rogue S 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
47 of 53 people found this review helpful
Bought this Rogue for my daughter 2 years ago. It was very well cared for with 95,000 miles. New brakes, tires, and all scheduled maintenance was done. We have had no problems (ex a torn axle boot) in 2 years and 22,000 miles. This is our favorite car (we have 4) as it has a great balance of economy, handling, comfort, and build quality. The interior is quieter and classier than the CRV or RAV 4. Plenty of room to move the kids in and out of college. When I drive the car I average around 27 mpg both city and highway, not bad for an AWD SUV. The handling/ride combination is good. The car is quite nimble compared to by 2003 Lexus RX 300. Ours has all options but for NAV so there is little lacking. We will consider another used Rogue when one of our other cars needs replaced. Living in New England the AWD is a must. I would personally prefer to drive a car over most SUV's but not this Rogue. I honestly like the car that much. As of October 2016 now have 131K miles on the car and all is well. No problems and still drives well. 136K miles and getting a small rumble when first accelerating. Sounds like a loose heat shield or exhaust item. Hope it isn't the CVT failing which has been an issue on early production Rogues. Otherwise still happy with the car. November 2018 and still happy with the car at 150K miles. Had to put $1,500 in repairs recently but that can be expected with a 10 year old car with 150K miles. The CVT just failed. Enough is enough. No more Nissans for me. Still have the car. Daughter driving it. 168k miles. Still like to drive the Rogue. Just wish it was built more like a Honda or Toyota.
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Don't buy
Jackol, 01/15/2010
2009 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
First, our car has 55K miles. I know how this car performs and I do my own maintenance. This review is based on 2 1600 mile trips, two weeks apart. Received a recall letter from Nissan relative to Trans belt noise. We had no problem but took it in and had the new software installed. Our gas mileage went from 27-32 down to 20-24 MPG. Nissan refused to fix it. I will paint large lemons on it drive to every Nissan dealer I can find. Paint quality is also pathetic.
Sick of this piece of junk
Sick Of Rough, 03/16/2009
2009 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
We bought the new Rouge in April '08. At about 5500 miles we started hearing the "NOISE". The service tech couldn't hear it at first. I did get it to make the sound and he heard it. He then drove it and he said he got it to do it worse. They contacted Niaasn tech line. They said that they were aware of the problem. The sound got worse and at 6800 miles they replaced the Trans. This would be the second transmission being the first came in the car. Then at about 12000 miles it reappeared. they didn't hesitate to replace the trans. The service manager could only say that it "must" be fixed but he could not guarantee it is a fix. I'm sorry to say that the trans is already "grawling".
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