2009 NISSAN ROGUE Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO (1/7/10) THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DOOR OPENS FROM THE INSIDE, BUT I CAN'T OPEN THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WENT TO KINGSTON NISSAN, IN KINGSTON, NY 12401 AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND ADVISED ME THAT A NEW HANDLE WAS NEEDED. I THOUGHT THIS TYPE OF PART COULD BE EASILY FIXED, BUT I WAS WRONG. AS OF TODAY, (1/28/10) MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. KINGSTON NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT PART AND THAT THE PART(S) ARE COMING FROM JAPAN AND WOULD ARRIVE UNTIL FEBRUARY 7TH, 2010. I MUST WAIT OVER A MONTH TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. IN THE MEANTIME, THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS MY VEHICLE IS BY USING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND CLIMB OVER THE SEATS. IF I WERE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER THE SEATS, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I AM ABLE, BUT IF A PERSON WAS NOT, THEY WOULD EITHER HAVE TO RENT A VEHICLE OR USE SOME OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I FIND THIS PROBLEM INEXCUSABLE. A SIMPLE DOOR HANDLE PART MUST BE SENT FROM JAPAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN FINDING A BETTER SOLUTION. ALSO, I HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT NISSAN IS PROVIDING INADEQUATE SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND MAYBE SUPPLYING INADEQUATE VEHICLES AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLES TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. TW*

AT ABOUT 1200 TO 1500 RPMS THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE THROUGHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR 30 MINUTES AND DRIVING WITHIN THAT RANGE YOUR HAND BECOMES NUMB. WHEN I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH ON IT APPEARS THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE NEW YORK TIMES EVEN WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR OVER 50 MPH TO AVOID IT. THAT LEADS TO SPEEDING WHERE I LIVE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE ISSUE THAN OTHER PEOPLE. I TOOK THE CAR AND THE DEALER INDICATED REFER TO YOU ARTICLE BECAUSE WE CAN'T FIX IT. I THINK IT'S ABSURD MY VEHICLE HAS 2100 MILES ON IT AND I'VE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT DOES THIS. YOU HAVE TO MOVE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL BECAUSE THEY GO NUMB. I WAS TOLD DRIVE FASTER OR TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO WORK. *TR

NISSAN ROGUE 2009 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 16,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE STRANGE NOISES UNDER LOAD FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND CLAIMED THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. A CHECK ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THE PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE ACROSS 2008 AND 2009 MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL, GEAR SHIFTER, AND BRAKES ALL LOCK UP AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE BRAKES, STEERING, AND GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER HAS LOCATED THE FAILURE AND DECLARES IT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HER VEHICLE WERE NOT FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE RAIN FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL THE ROGUE VEHICLES PERFORMED IN THAT MANNER; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700.

I UNDERSTAND THAT FEDERAL LAW NOW REQUIRES ALL NEW CARS TO HAVE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN THAT MANY OF THESE SYSTEMS ARE SO SENSITIVE THAT THEY WILL BE EFFECTIVELY USELESS BECAUSE DRIVERS WILL IGNORE THEM. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RELIGIOUS ABOUT REGULAR MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING CHECKING MY TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY. MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA'S TIRE "IDIOT LIGHT" IS ALMOST ALWAYS ON. IT TAKES AS LITTLE AS 1/3 LB. CHANGE FROM THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON -- SOMETIMES IT COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IS OFF AGAIN BY THE TIME I FINISH MY TRIP. CONSULTING WITH BOTH DEALERS AND OTHER OWNERS OF NEW CARS CONFIRMS MY SUSPICION THAT THE SENSORS ARE JUST TOO SENSITIVE -- SOME HAVE REPLACED ALL THEIR SENSORS TWO OR THREE TIMES TO NO EFFECT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOMEONE AWARE THAT THESE DEVICES, WHILE A GOOD IDEA IN PRINCIPAL, ARE JUST TOO SENSITIVE (AND ANNOYING) RIGHT NOW FOR THEM TO BE USEFUL SAFETY DEVICES. THANK YOU. *TR