| Issue ID | 972655 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10504987 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ROGUE |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 28/03/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | A high-pitched whirring sound manifested itself while driving on the highway, followed by a grinding sound, all coming from under the vehicle towards the rear end. The next day i took it to a local mechanic, who took it on a test drive. He also had another mechanic do the same. Both diagnosed it as a transfer case failure. I then took it to my local nissan dealer. After the tech drove it and inspected the rear end, it was diagnosed as a rear differential that had failed. The car only has 74,300 miles on it and is not used for towing or any other similarly-demanding activities. At the 50,000 mile mark there was a transmission leak that another nissan dealer had to fix under warranty, but only after i contacted nissan usa consumer affairs. There seems to be no end to the issues with this make and model concerning the cvt transmission and related power-train components. It is past time for the government to look into the high rate of failures with these models. There is obviously a reason nissan had to make a special extension on the power train, doubling the length and mileage limit. Unfortunately, the dealership tells me that the rear differential is not part of the power train and i must pay $2, 121 out of pocket for the necessary repairs. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 74300 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BAYONNE, NJ |
| VIN pattern | JN8AS58V29WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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