There are 9 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2016 Nissan Roguein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Nissan knowingly manufactures vehicles with defective transmissions. This has been well documented as it has been the subject of several class-actions suites. Unfortunately, I was unaware of this issue until my own Transmission failed a week ago. Driving, even short distances became very dangerous, as the vehicle would suddenly fail to accelerate or shift into the proper gears.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently and there was a loud throbbing noise from the engine. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle off the roadway and stopped. The contact turned off the vehicle and waited for approximately 20 minutes before restarting and placing the vehicle in drive(D). The contact stated that the vehicle had gained forward momentum very slowly and hesitated as she depressed the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the following day she attempted to start the vehicle and smelled an odor of gasoline. The contact's husband examined the vehicle and saw that a fuel line under the vehicle had ruptured and was leaking gasoline. The contact stated that the vehicle had not moved since the failure was found. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The contact stated that the vehicle had recently had the fuel line repaired. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,200.
I HAVE A 2026 NISSAN ROGUE AND WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THOUGHT I GOT BAD GAS BECAUSE I COULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND NOT GO ANY FASTER. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD IT TESTED. IT IS SHOWING P2004 INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL STUCK OPEN BANK 1. I KNOW SOME NISSAN'S HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BUT NOT MY VIN NUMBER. WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS A ISSUE WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND IF WOULD BE A RECALL AT SOME POINT.
FUEL PROPORTION INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE READING. I CAN'T TELL IF THE TANK IS FULL OR NOT UNABLE TO READ AND TRYING TO ADD GAS IT SPILLS OUT.
THE ACCELERATOR SENSING IS ERRATIC. SEEMS ACCENTUATED WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN TURNING AND LEAVING A STOP, OFTEN INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING PROPORTIONALLY TO ACCELERATOR DEPRESSION, IT WILL ACTUALLY SLOW DOWN INSTEAD OF SPEED UP. THIS COULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE THAT IS FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT NORMAL ACCELERATION WOULD PLACE YOU OUT OF THE ONCOMING CARS' PATH. INSTEAD, YOU MAY BE SLOWED ENOUGH UNEXPECTEDLY TO BE IN THAT ONCOMING CARS' PATH. MENTIONING THIS ON A FORUM ON THE WEB BROUGHT A RESPONSE THAT QUESTIONED THE PROPER FUNTIONING OF THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THIS FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. ONE NEVER KNOWS WHETHER THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WHEN TURNING WILL MEET THE EXPECTED AND REQUIRED RESULT. INTERMITTENT UNINTENDED SMALL BURSTS OF ACCELERATION OCCUR SPORADICALLY WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE SLOWLY THROUGH A PARKING LT FOR INSTANCE. I LIKEN IT TO A DIRTY OR DEFECTIVE VOLUME CONTROL ON AN OLD RADIO, WHERE TURNING THE KNOB TO INCREASE VOLUME HAS LITTLE TO NO EFFECT UNTIL YOU TURN IT FAR ENOUGH TO REACH A NON-DEFECTIVE SPOT IN THE CONTROL AND THE VOLUME IMMEDIATELY JUMPS SIGNIFICANTLY.
TAKATA RECALL, NISSAN ROGUE 2016 AWD SV FUEL ECONOMY HAS A PROBLEM, THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERISTIC SAID THAT THE ECONOMY MPG: UP TO 26 CITY / 33 HIGHWAY BUT I ALWAYS GET 20MPG CITY AND 22 COMBINED. I AM BEING TESTING EVERY SINGLE TIME WHEN I FUEL IT, AND ALWAYS HAVE AROUND THOSE NUMBERS.
CAR WAS ON A HIWAY GOING 55 MPH SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL. FUEL GUAGE READ 1/4. ALERT CAME ON SAYING RANGE OF 47 MILES. CAR RAN OUT OF GAS WITHIN ONE MILE.
THE TANK OPENING ALLOWS A DIESEL FUEL NOZZLE TO FIT AND THEIR SARCASTIC REPRESENTATIVE NAMED COUTNEY TOLD ME THAT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IT COST ME OVER 8 HUNDRED DOLLARS IN COST TO PUMP OUT DIESEL GAS AND TOW CHARGES. NISSAN TOWING SERVICE WOULD NOT HELP ME WHEN I WAS STRANDED BY A BUSY 4 LANE HWY. MY CAR WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS OLD. I PUMPED THE GAS AND GOT ON THE HIGH WAY AND MY CAR BEGAN JERKING UNTIL IT FINALLY DIED. THEY ROAD SIDE SERVICE USED THE EXCUSE THAT I SAID I WAS AFRAID STTING LIKE THAT SO CLOSE TO THE HIGH WAY NOT TO GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE AT ALL. I'D LIKE TO KNOW, SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT HELP CUSTOMERS AT LL ONCE THEY BUY THEIR CARS, IF THERE IS ANY PLACE THAT WOULD REMOVE THEM FROM THE US. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SELL CARS WITH NO ASSISTANCE TO CUSTOMERS AND THEY CONTRADICT WHAT THE SALES OFFICES TELL CUSTOMERS ABOUT SUCH THINGS AS ROAD SIDE SERVICE. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR TO AMERICANS THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SALES WHEN THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH ANY PROBLEMS. "THIS IS MY SECOND NISSAN AND IT WAS THE SAME WITH THE FIRST. IT IS THE CORPORATE PEOPLE I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALER IN HIGH POINT NC WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. YOU GIVE THE MEANS TO CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE IN FRANKLIN BUT THE TRUTH IS THERE IS NO0 ASSISTANCE TO BE HAD BY THESE PEOPLE. THEY ARE A WASTE OF TIME.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026