2008 Nissan Rogue Electrical Problems

Which parts fail

• Instrument cluster/panel
  2
• Software
  1

Components named in complaints (battery, alternator, wiring, ignition, instrument cluster, infotainment).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  38%
• 25k–50k
  821%
• 50k–75k
  411%
• 75k–100k
  1129%
• 100k–150k
  821%
• 150k+
  411%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2008 Nissan Rogue owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the horn started blaring. The contact became aware that the instrument panel and steering wheel was on fire. The Fire Department was contacted and arrived and extinguished the fire. The contact stated that there were no injuries sustained. A Police report was not filed. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 178,000.

The contact's mother owns a 2008 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that the front passenger's side air bag sensor warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the message "Passenger Air Bag Off" was displayed while the front passenger's seat was occupied. The contact stated that he connected an OBD reader to the vehicle and retrieved diagnostic codes that indicated that the passenger occupant sensor unit had failed. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V521000 (Air Bags, Electrical System). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

The contact's stepsister owns a 2008 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag light remained off while occupied or while unoccupied. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V521000 (Air Bags, Electrical System) which he linked to the failure. The contact's stepsister called the dealer and was provided an estimate for the repair after being informed that her vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact then called and informed the manufacturer of the recall however, the manufacturer stated that they had no record of the recall. The manufacturer then referred him to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was making abnormal whining sounds while driving. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving and the vehicle would occasionally restart after 20 minutes. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 165,651.

The TPMS lamp for tire pressure sensor, stays on. It appears there may have been a recall on this. I just made a complaint about the passenger airbag light showing it does not sense when a passenger inns in the front passenger seat with seatbelt fastened and car is running or driving. I just bought this car from a private party. Below is the picture of the lighted TPMS pressure sensor lamp.

Tl contact owns a 2008 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact mentioned that the air bag warning light continuously illuminated. The contact did not disclose if a police report was filed or not. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08V521000( air bags). The failure mileage was 100,000.

I made a previous complaint on 9/05/2016 (NHTSA id number: 10903665) and have additional information to add. I was told by Nissan rep that my VIN number was included in the recall of the passenger seat sensor. They said the sensor was checked in 2008 and was OK, therefore, they were no longer responsible for any failure of that part. The original part that was recalled is the part that is still in my vehicle. That part has failed. I got records from the Nissan dealer that the vehicle was taken to for that recall and they show that they did the recall on 12/01/2008 and they also show they did another ocs inspection on 02/09/2010 due to customer complaint. Evidently there was a problem with it at that time. They did not change the part. My guess is that they reset it and that worked at that time. …

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Rogue sl. The contact stated that the passenger air bag occupant sensor failed intermittently while the passenger seat was occupied. Over time, the sensor completely failed and the air bag warning light flashed on the instrument panel. This occured in July of 2019 at mileage 175213. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact did not know of a recall on airbags on her year and make of vehicle until February 2020. A dealer was contacted and advised the contact to call the manufacturer. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 08V521000 (air bags, electrical system) however, the mfg said that the VIN was not included. Even though the car was experiencing the same symptoms that the other 2008 rogues that were recalled did, the mfg refused to include the contact's vehicle in the recall. …

The gas gauge drops to empty and the low fuel light will come on when the car is started almost all of the time. And the fuel gauge will show half full after being filled or even while driving. It May also show empty at anytime. It May or May not return to the true level in the tank at some point. You simply do not know how much fuel is in the tank without using the trip odometer to track your mileage between fill ups. The gauge is operationally useless. Additionally, the "service engine soon" light comes on and stays on with this making the state inspection a problem and requiring a regular check to make sure something else hasn't gone wrong. Monitor code displayed is po463-fuel level sensor a circuit high input. Nissan really needs to issue a recall and replace the fuel sensor at no charge to the consumer or diagnose and fix whatever the problem May be. …

On dec 12, 2011 at 0500 am my 2009 2008 Nissan Rogue had a keyless entry rollaway. The car was turned off and rolled away causing car and property damage (damage to the car door) after turning off my engine I left the car, leaving the car door open and the car rolled away. I believe that this is a major design flaw of keyless entry cars and that it is the responsibility of both the ntsb and Nissan to personally notify people of this major design flaw and to provide corrective action to avoid repeated accidents. Some sort of "fix" such as an automatic lock should prevent the vehicle from leaving rolling away when the car engine is turned off. In reviewing the info available from ntsb I noted that this is a design flaw that has been noted in similar cases involving rollaway accidents and that both industry has not taken corrective action.

Related recalls

Electrical complaints in other Rogue years