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2017 Nissan Rogue Sport

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

72

Complaints

3

Crashes

2

Fires

2

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport have filed 72 safety complaints with NHTSA between December 2019 and March 2026. The most complained-about system is the power train, named in 23 of them (32%). The typical failure was reported at 45,750 miles, the median across the 18 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 1 recall covering this vehicle.

Recalls (1)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER

23V093000 · February 16, 2023

The defect
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.
The 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.
The remedy
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.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 712,458 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 72.

POWER TRAIN 23 32%
ENGINE 20 28%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13 18%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 17%
AIR BAGS 5 7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 4%
SERVICE BRAKES 3 4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 3%
INTERIOR LIGHTING 1 1%
SUSPENSION 1 1%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2023 at 16.

2019 2023 2026
2019 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

ENGINE

2 injured · crash

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 the car twice and the third time it started and so on. I was able to get off the freeway at low speed and it kept pulling

NHTSA complaint 11537072. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

fire · towed · 36,000 miles

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while entering and starting the vehicle, after two minutes the contact noticed black smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle and noticed a puddle of radiator fluid leaking from underneath the vehicle. The contact called the emergency road safety insurance and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and diagnosed a failure with the cooling fan malfunction. The contact was informed that the cooling fan needed to be replaced however, the part was no longer being manufactured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The

NHTSA complaint 11428951, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

My Rogue Sport has less than 35k mileage. While I was driving yesterday my radio sputtered then the whole screen (radio, backup camera, clock) went completely dark and a large amount of smoke came from in the cabin of the vehicle and the smell of electrical burning. I immediately pulled over thinking the whole car was going to catch on fire, turned the radio to the off position and rolled down the windows. I waited approximately 5 minutes and thought if it was going to catch fire it would have done so. The smoke took a long time to dissipate and the smell of electrical is still in my car. There was no warning. I will be scheduling an appointment with the dealer to try and get additional

NHTSA complaint 11536649, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · towed

I was on my way at I-95 the vehicle in front of mine slowed down I also did the same and the one behind hit mine

NHTSA complaint 11569987. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
I am getting P0101 and P0102 error code related to mass or volumn air flow sensor

NHTSA complaint 11721516. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Vehicle shut down a few times at low speed.

NHTSA complaint 11708917. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Vehicle has plume of blue smoke each time it turns on, burning oil. Was informed by mechanic that it is a bad piston ring, which is common with this vehicle’s engine. It will eat through a full engine of oil in two months. 4K-10k fix. Car has 71k miles on it; under 10k miles put on it a year. Gets regular oil changes based on typical recommendation for a low mileage vehicle. Oil is checked regularly. This is in addition to a bad intake fan that needed replacing and cost 1.5k that others have been complaining of where the car would severely overheat.

NHTSA complaint 11708066. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

167,000 miles

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that upon entering and closing the door, the message "Door Ajar" was displayed. The dome lights failed to turn off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined there was a failure with the electrical system for the crumple zone; the occupant sensor, ignition, and that the voltage was low. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 167,000.

NHTSA complaint 11697405. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
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. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

83,000 miles

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. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Nissan Rogue Sport

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2022 11 1 —
2021 23 3 —
2020 38 1 —
2019 97 2 —
2018 92 2 —

Other 2017 Nissan models

Rogue 595 Altima 390 Sentra 230 Pathfinder 185 Titan 185 Murano 107 Maxima 103 Armada 81

Every Nissan on this site — 200 vehicles, 319 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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