Noises During Shifting problems of the 2009 Nissan Rogue

A few months prior to my transmission fully breaking down, I was experiencing episodes where my Rogue would lose acceleration even as the accelerator pedal was pressed as far down as it could. Mainly these episodes would occur after stopping at a stop sign or traffic light. I would begin to press the accelerator; however, the vehicle would not accelerator nor would the rpm's increase. Suddenly, the "engine" would kick in and I was quickly and forcefully propelled forward. There were a few episodes that occurred while driving on the interstate and these episodes were more frightening and they placed me in a very unsafe situation of being rear-ended at high speeds. Then on September 30, 2012, my family was leaving a vacation trip and heading home on our 3+ hour drive. Not 2 minutes on the road did we experience very loud grinding, clunking and odd behavior from our vehicle as it attempted to shift gears. This noise/feeling seemed to minimize as we drove over 40 mph until it suddenly lost all power. We had to attempt to pull over to the side of the road with our hazards on, and thank goodness no one was driving behind us or I am afraid we would have been in a serious accident on a northern wisconsin highway. Since this occurred on a Sunday at 7:00 am, we did not have any possibility to take it to a Nissan dealer or to rent a vehicle to get home. We were forced to contact a family member who graciously had a trailer and drove the 3+ hours to get us and then turn around and tow us the 3+ hours home. After inspection on the vehicle at the local Nissan dealership, we were informed of the issues and extended warranty with the cvt transmission. I am still fearful of what could have happened to my family. It appears that many people experiencing this issue have had their transmission replaced 2-3 times. I fully support a cvt recall!!!!.