KnownCarProblems2017 Nissan Rogue Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 600 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Rogue, most often about the other or unspecified (23% of complaints, typically around 18,000 miles). It is 4th of 20 Rogue model years by number of complaints and has 5 recalls.
Most common 2017 Nissan Rogue problems
Other or unspecified
139 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 18,000 miles.
Car jerking when put in reverse and jerks going from a brake to accelerate. My car lasts jerks in the morning when out into reverse I'm about to drive it to work. I just bought this car!!! Help!!! Carmax and Nissan can't find anything wrong and says it's within the normal limits. No way! There has to be something…
The front windshield spontaneously exploded while the vehicle was cruising on interstate 5 around mark 195 in washington state around 11:30am. There was a smooth traffic with no big trucks around and no foreign objects flying over.
Transmission
123 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, transfer case (4-wheel drive).
My Nissan Rogue has less than 60,000 miles and was bought brand new in 2017. The past couple of months the transmission has started to fail. It jerks and has trouble accelerating like if the gear is stuck. My check engine turned on and had a code p0776 its the powertrain control module failure. I was driving the car…
My car wouldn't start it would turn off as I'm sitting at a light, all my lights would blink on and off it was making a clicking sound then it finally turned on and my tire pressure light came on and a triangle with an explanation came on. I received a recall notice on my car, so I took it in and they told me it was…
Brakes
114 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 25,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock.
Our Rogue has the frontal brake feature. On several occasions, under random situations it has started beeping and slowing down and even stopping for no apparent reason while driving. I dropped it off at the dealer to see if they find out what the problem is. This is very dangerous!!! We can get rear ended while…
As I was driving through the parking garage at work, going about 20 MPH, my car suddenly and very abruptly came to a screeching halt. My automatic emergency brake warning had beeped only twice before the car stopped. There was nothing in front of my car. No people or car or anything. If anybody had been behind me they…
Driver assistance
76 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 13,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic emergency braking, warnings, crash imminent braking, blind spot detection.
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue. While driving approximately 40 MPH and attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. The vehicle did not stop and rear ended the preceding vehicle. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. A police…
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue. While driving 35 MPH, the automatic emergency braking (aeb) system warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle began to hesitate and seize. The contact depressed the brake pedal and was able to continue driving to his destination. The contact called eden prairie Nissan (located…
Electrical
74 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 32,500 miles. Parts named most often: alternator/generator/regulator, instrument panel.
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the sensor in the front bumper engaged and locked the brakes, causing the vehicle to slow down. The "system lock-down" indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ted russell Nissan ([phone], located at 8565 kingston pike, knoxville, tn…
Traveling at 70 MPH on i45, temperature in the 90's and high humidity. Suddenly, the console started to blink and beep with a warning tone, had to cross 3 lanes at high speed, as fast as possible to take the first exit available. I had no idea what to expect. Early that day, while parked at the beach, the car turn off…
Air bags
72 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 17,500 miles.
The air bag light on the dash stays on every time I drive & the passenger air bag light also always stays on indicating that the passenger air bag is off even with an adult sitting in the seat. Not sure if is an electrical issue with the wiring or an air bag sensor.
The contact was leasing a 2017 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at 30-35 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the driver-side front end of the vehicle. The other driver ran a stop sign at 40 MPH and sustained chest pain injuries. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was transported to the hospital where…
Engine
70 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 21,000 miles.
I experienced my car accelerating when not on the gas. I wasn't sure if it was my imagination but it's happened several times. I went out to start my car a few weeks ago and my key wouldn't turn. A red key appeared in the dashboard flashing. It took several minutes before the key eventually turned. This only lasted a…
A few times on a cool start in the morning it doesn't fully turn over. I wait a few seconds and turn key again then it turns over. A few time while backing up out of my work spot, the car 'jumps' like it is going to kill. As soon as I hit brake it revs back up and then I can go. Today I left work, then at a stop sign…
Speed control
41 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 24,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
On march 16th I had a accident that was a result of a known issue that Nissan is not addressing (more if I at www.nissanproblems.com/aeb ). Basically, when leaving a parking garage my car suddenly made beep beep beep sounds and stopped on its own and the car behind me hit my car. I have already reached to the…
When driving between speeds of 30-45 MPH the vehicle would shake, and the rpms were shifting erratically between 2000-4000 or more. The issue would correct when more speed was attained, but would return. When the accelerator was depressed, the vehicle would not respond immediately, however the rpms would increase…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2017 Nissan Rogue recalls
Electrical: key/sender
Risk: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed march 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed august 30, 2023. Owners may contact nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is r22c5.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 rogue and 2017-2022 rogue sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.
Electrical: wiring
Risk: A corroded dash side harness connector increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will apply grease and repair any corroded connector as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed january 20, 2023. Owners may contact nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is pc934.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2017 rogue vehicles. Water may leak into and corrode the dash side harness connector.
Hybrid system: hybrid propulsion system
Risk: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 16, 2021. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is r21b6.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 rogue hybrid vehicles. Contact with the electronic control module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Seats
Risk: The insufficient welds can increase the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat frames and replace any defective lower seat frames, free of charge. The recall began december 6, 2017. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2017 nissan rogue vehicles. The recliner joints on the lower seat frame for the rear seats may have improper welds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards (fmvss) number 207, "seating systems," and 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
Air bags: occupant classification
Risk: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet city express owners will be notified by general motors. Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit (acu) and ocs electronic control unit (ecu) in altima, maxima, murano, rogue, and sentra vehicles, and replace the ocs ecu in leaf, nv200, nv200 taxi, pathfinder, infiniti q50, jx35, and qx60 and chevrolet city express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on may 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, infiniti customer ser
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 nissan maxima, 2013-2016 nissan altima, nv200, leaf, sentra, and pathfinder, 2014-2016 nissan nv200 taxi, infiniti qx60, qx60 hybrid, and q50 hybrid, 2014-2017 nissan rogue and infiniti q50, 2015-2016 nissan murano, murano hybrid, and chevrolet city express, 2014-2015 nissan pathfinder hybrid, and 2013 infiniti jx35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger occupant classification system (ocs) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
False automatic emergency braking
Summary
Nhtsa received a defect petition (dp19-001) from the center for auto safety (cas) on march 21, 2019 alleging that the automatic emergency braking (aeb) system on model year (my) 2017-2018 nissan rogue and rogue sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The cas petition additionally alleges that, based on nissan's actions, the manufacturer is aware of the issue due to issuing a technical service bulletin (tsb) launching two "quality actions," and initiating a "customer service initiative" in relation to it. Cas contends that nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available dur
False automatic emergency braking
Summary
Nhtsa received a letter from the center for auto safety (cas) on march 21, 2019 alleging that the automatic emergency braking (aeb) system on model year (my) 2017-2018 nissan rogue and rogue sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The cas petition additionally alleged that, based on nissan's actions, the manufacturer was aware of the issue due to issuing a technical service bulletin (tsb) launching two quality actions, and initiation of a customer service initiative in relation to it. Cas contended that nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic cover
Questions about the 2017 Nissan Rogue
- What are the most common problems with the 2017 Nissan Rogue?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: other or unspecified (139 complaints, typically around 18,000 miles); transmission (123 complaints, typically around 57,000 miles); brakes (114 complaints, typically around 25,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2017 Nissan Rogue have?
- 5 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from February 16, 2023 (electrical). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2017 a bad year for the Nissan Rogue?
- It is 4th of 20 Rogue model years by number of complaints, with 600 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.