Three problems related to automatic transmission cooler have been reported for the 2012 Nissan Rogue. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Nissan Rogue based on all problems reported for the 2012 Rogue.
I had to have the transmission replaced in August. I originally had troubles in may (car would not accelerate and I had my foot pedal on the floor trying to accelerate on the interstate (40 mph being passed by semis without anywhere safe to pullover) and brought my car to the dealership who told me there was nothing wrong. In August I had similar problems of not being able to accelerate on the interstate and the dealership told me my transmission was toast and I needed another one. They told me that if I did not install the cooling kit, it would happen again. I brought my car to aamco for a second opinion. He agreed that I needed a new transmission and a cooling kit added as this is common with the Nissan cvt transmission. My check engine light never came on and this car was not safe on the road. Nissan clearly knows there is a problem with their transmissions in this model and admit to needing an add-on cooling kit to address. It was negligent of the dealership to let me drive off of the lot in may. It is now December and I am having troubles with my car again. When I first turn my car on, it makes a whining noise with pressing the accelerator. My mechanic believes this to be a problem with the transmission and I will be bringing my car to the local dealership to see. I also had problems with the check engine light coming on in August and my car making noises with changing gears. I was told this was due to the mass air flow sensor. But, I am still having troubles and now I am told it is the transmission again. I am not convinced that all of these problems are not all related to the transmission. Nissan knows there is a problem with the transmission and are allowing people to drive with an unsafe vehicle.
Cvt whining noise (high frequency) generated often during accel from 10 to 40 mph. The issue started a couple of months ago. The dealer diagnosed it on Jul 23, 2018 and told me entire cvt needs to be replaced. They said cvt fluids overheated and damaged cvt chain. No warning light or some sort of engine light came on. Also they said cvt cooling kit needs to be installed which didn't exist in the vehicle in the first place. Lots of cvt issues reported from Nissan vehicles. It is 2012 Rogue and 82900 miles. It is tool early for transmission to fail. I think this is major design defect or flaw.
Salt lake city, ut owner. 2012 Nissan Rogue s awd, with a cvt. 2015 oct, I purchased the vehicle use with 96k miles, still within the bumper to bumper warranty (different owner). 2 weeks after purchase during an attempt to vacation, we arrive in st. George with a smoking engine compartment and loss of fluids, loss of speed on freeway. The transmission blew due to it overheating. It over heating due to the poorly manufactured cooling portion of the cvt. Which resulting in the transmission being overheated and "blown". The Nissan dealer in st. George charged my purchased extended warranty for the replacement. June 6th, 2017. (1. 5 years later, 7 months outside of warranty and 124,500 miles) traveling to grand junction. Vehicle started mimicking similar issues as prior, again with the loss of speed. Had to replace the cooling portion of the unit. They upgraded it to the "better" version (the external cooler) that would prevent the transmission from over heating. July 7th, 2018. 1 month outside of warranty for the external cooler and 136,907 miles. Traveling to twin falls. Same issues start occurring, again loss of speed on freeway. Took to the dealership on 7/9 where I was advised that my transmission had went into fail safe mode 111 times. Leading to need to replace the transmission once again due to the external cooler not doing its job once again. Loss of speed on a freeway is a safety hazard. Nissan has recalled other models cvt problems, but not the Rogue. Please help us obtain that recall on all Rogue models regardless of miles. I have contact Nissan consumer affairs, I opened a case which went to review. Subsequently being denied for "goodwill assistance" on 7/10 at 5:20 pm for assistance on another $5,000 repair due to defective manufacturing due to the vehicle being outside of the 60,000 mile manufacture warranty.