2017 Nissan Rogue Sport transmission & drivetrain problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Oct 28, 2025NJTransmission & Drivetrain

   Stalling on Highway, hesitation at lights. Engine Light came on. Signals transmission codes P0776 and Judder P17F1. Consider this a defective part by Nissan. This should be covered by Nissan as a Transmission Recall. NHTSA, this is unacceptable someone could be seriously hurt, or fatality could happen due to a defective transmission.

   NHTSA complaint #11696073 · source
2. Filed Oct 15, 202583,000 miWITransmission & Drivetrain

   The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle briefly hesitated and failed to accelerate as expected. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the continuously variable transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000.

   NHTSA complaint #11693620 · source
3. Filed Jul 1, 2025MNAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

   Component failed: CVT Available for inspection: yes 2019 - Vehicle stopped responding when pulling out of my driveway. My car was going backwards and I had no control. I had to turn vehicle off and on again to fix this. Had inspection and diagnostics at Nissan dealership. They reprogrammed engine control. 2020 - Vehicle was at stop light and started shaking. Then it stopped moving. I had to restart it. Had inspection done at dealership. Found no issue. 2023 - notified about…

   NHTSA complaint #11670577 · source
4. Filed Jun 13, 2025PATransmission & Drivetrain

   When I was driving my 2017 Nissan rogue sport it was jerking forward as I was driving with no other issues show before. I took it to the mechanic and they pulled the transmission fluid and it was dark and smelly. The check engine light came on and I was told not to drive it. With further research I have found that others were having this issue as was advised to make a report about it to assure safety for other people.

   NHTSA complaint #11666812 · source
5. Filed Aug 20, 202456,000 miCTElectrical SystemAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

   The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond and was unable to merge into traffic. The contact stated that the vehicle shifted from drive without driver input. The contact stated that the vehicle was locked in an unknown gear. The contact pulled over and restart the vehicle with an unknown warning…

   NHTSA complaint #11609593 · source
6. Filed Aug 13, 202437,400 miILEngineTransmission & Drivetrain

   The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue Sports. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to accelerate immediately. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle approximately four times before being able to start the vehicle and accelerate as needed. The contact used Google to research the failure and linked the failure to the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The contact became aware of how to reset the vehicle and pressed the parking…

   NHTSA complaint #11608212 · source
7. Filed Apr 1, 2024WITransmission & Drivetrain

   The transmission would not go when the gas pedal was pressed. This happened at least 3 times since I’ve owned this vehicle. I was making a left hand turn crossing traffic and the vehicle would not go with oncoming cross traffic. This last time was a close call and my son was in the front passenger seat. Problem can not be reproduced on demand. It randomly happens and throws no codes or check engine light. The vehicle has only been inspected by the dealership and independent…

   NHTSA complaint #11580552 · source
8. Filed Feb 15, 2024FLTransmission & Drivetrain

   While driving the vehicle it acts like it’s reading the remote key, batteries have been changed in multiple occasions as well as keys have been swapped. It makes an action like for the car shutting off while driving. It constantly alerts that the key is not in the car, while the key is near the ignition button

   NHTSA complaint #11572055 · source
9. Filed Feb 7, 2024CTTransmission & Drivetrain

   CVT Transmission failed. Car is only at 60,000 miles and in great shape. This costs $5,000 in repair. No warning signs, the car's tranmission no longer works.

   NHTSA complaint #11570536 · source
10. Filed Dec 12, 202389,000 miVATransmission & Drivetrain

    The contact owns a 2017 Nisan Rogue Sport. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and the contact pulled over to the shoulder of the roadway to restart the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.…

    NHTSA complaint #11559727 · source
11. Filed Oct 16, 2023OHOther / UnknownTransmission & Drivetrain

    After I paid for the Reset and pulled out of the CS garage my vehicle started jerking and grabbing. I took the CS representative in my vehicle and Jackie felt this. The issue could not be found. I took the auto back and now I received paperwork saying that the issue could not be duplicated. I took my vehicle then in October 3rd, 2023 with an appointment at 1p. The issue could not be found. I had 2 different times 2 techs ride in the parking lot. The car's drive shaft was…

    NHTSA complaint #11550298 · source
12. Filed Aug 8, 2023CACrash2 injuredEngineAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

    I was driving my 2017 rogué sport on the freeway and suddenly it began to jerk up and down speed and I tried to brake and the brake did not respond suddenly it accelerated and went off I could not brake and I could not control it and the weather did not help me it had rained And as you will understand, the car turns off and the brake doesn't work, we ended up in the retaining wall, we hit the front and reversed and we were stopped in the middle of the road. I tried to start…

    NHTSA complaint #11537072 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology