Used 2010 Nissan Rogue Consumer Reviews
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Another Bad Rogue
Don't fall for this car - the transmission will very likely fail on you. Read the oldest reviews first because it is not until this vehicle gets some miles on it that the troubles begin. I bought my 2010 Rogue in Sept 2016. At that time all the Nissan recalls and extended warranties were unknown to me. The car had 72,000 miles on it and was clean. Had the brakes done at 99,000 miles and other routine maintenance until the fall of 2019. I was evacuating due to an impending hurricane. I got 1.5 hours from home when the car's rpm's revved up and squealed while the acceleration went from 75mph to 40mph and I pulled off the interstate. I drove 25 - 30 mph to a gas station and sat for a few minutes. The car never overheated and the check engine light never came on. I turned around and drove the back roads back home. Had the car checked and nothing was found wrong with it. I was told "there is nothing wrong with your car." The next month the front right axle went bad. Spent about $500 on that repair. Started to get a bad feeling about the car. But no problems - until this June. I headed out after not going out of town for months due to the pandemic. Got 1.5 hours away and driving 75mph on interstate and the car repeated the same thing it had done the previous fall. I thought I was having a bad dream. The bad dream actually started when I took the car to my repair shop and asked them to look for codes. They found two transmission related codes, then cleared them and said take it to the dealer if it happens again. Long story short - the dealer could not duplicate the codes - because you have to drive the car at highway speeds for about an hour - when the transmission fail/slippage happens. It is very dangerous - as you can easily get rear ended. The car's warranty was up in August and I traded the car in for a Honda CRV a few weeks ago. It is night and day in how the cars drive. The Rogue shook when idling - really bad with the AC on and the rpms jumped around. It still looked good - but I won't buy another Nissan product. This one should have been recalled - not had an extended warranty - the Nissan won't rightfully honor anyway.
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Join Me in A Recall Campaign
Less than half a year since I bought this car brand new, I found it hard to fill the gas tank and then the "Service" light was on and it was the fuel control valve causing the problem. It was replaced but the problem comes back again. Caroline from this site has had the same problem, and Nissan issued similar recall before. I believe all the OOW owners should get it replaced for free although I am still in warranty.
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Not Happy
After having this car about a month I could tell something wasn't right. It finally messed up for someone else to notice a month or so later. Took it to the dealership twice and they could not find anything with their computer test. Now I am over 500 miles from home and the check engine light comes on and they lovely computer test says I need a brand new transmission.
Bad CVT Transmission
Unfortunately, my 2010 Rogue has begun to give me problems when driving up hill. I lose power and the car does not accelerate even when I have my pedal to the floor. The local Nissan dealership had my car all day and their conclusion for my problem was that the car's safety mechanism turns on so the transmission won't overheat. Well I guess that's fine except for when I'm driving in 75-80 mph traffic and my car suddenly loses power. That's not really safe. I really hope that this problem is resolved and these cars are recalled.
Poor AC
My Rogue has about 18K miles on it now and the worst thing about it is the AC.I live in Texas and it's HOT in the summer and the AC in this Rogue has a hard time keeping up.It's been this way since the day I bought it. I bought a new 2009 Nissan Versa and gave it to my daughter and the AC in it worked great. The acceleration is poor but I like the CVT and the storage compartments in the doors and console are too small. I like the styling and other than the AC it's been very reliable.Nissan needs to put a better battery and tires in/on their cars. Every time I buy a car the manufacture wants to know what I think about the dealer.They never ask me what I think about their car!?