Latest Nissan Rogue Recall

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Had the wife's 24 Rogue in for the ETC recall and ECU reprogram the other day at the local dealership for the latest recall. This software update re-calibrated the motor torque and opening position of the throttle body butterfly preventing the stripping of the drive gear at startup. Along with this software update the engine mapping was changed and engine de-tuned bringing hp and torque numbers down quite a bit which is disappointing but somewhat necessary since these engines were stressed and had reported bearing issues. Original Nissan numbers 201hp/225 ft lbs revised software 190hp/190 ft lbs. of torque. Glad this vehicle is a lease and has 18 months to go. :sneaky:
 
Yes, yes indeed. This one a great time to be in a lease and not an owner. I will say 'imo' this reads like a Nissan band aid, just trying to get some vehicles out of warranty coverage, and hanging them on long term owners. All I can say with same brand experience, BTDT. Not a lease guy, but here a wise move.
 
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WOW! I would be very disappointed in that ECU 'upgrade'. Why in the world is Nissan detuning that engine? Are there reliability problems? The last vehicle I remember getting a 'detune' was the Mazda RX8 due to spark knock over 20 years ago.
 
Bailey28 said:
WOW! I would be very disappointed in that ECU 'upgrade'. Why in the world is Nissan detuning that engine? Are there reliability problems? The last vehicle I remember getting a 'detune' was the Mazda RX8 due to spark knock over 20 years ago.
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There has been enough main rod bearing failures to spark a recall campaign. My guess is the weakest link here in this engine design. the variable compression linkage it’s somewhat like an Atkinson linkage used to change cylinder compression ratio based on turbo boost to my understanding. Imagine taking a simple engine and making it complicated at the expense of the owner I really think engineers are like kids that never grew up and just like to keep experimenting with other people’s money instead of mom and dads lol.
 
DCDG said:
There has been enough main rod bearing failures to spark a recall campaign. My guess is the weakest link here in this engine design. the variable compression linkage it’s somewhat like an Atkinson linkage used to change cylinder compression ratio based on turbo boost to my understanding. Imagine taking a simple engine and making it complicated at the expense of the owner I really think engineers are like kids that never grew up and just like to keep experimenting with other people’s money instead of mom and dads lol.
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Yep. I know this isn't the answer but I would rather have an old rear wheel drive carbureted vehicle. I agree these 'engineers' are more like 'experimental scientists' with our money. Few of them care about longevity and ease of maintenance. Gotta pull the whole dash out on anything to replace a heater and evaporator core in addition to your example..
 
I was a Nissan service advisor for a number of years. Retired in June 2023. The new Rogue engine had been out for about 6 months by then and our shop foreman already had 3 sitting outside awaiting corporate go ahead to replace the engines. They all had 1 connecting rod hanging outside of the block. Same rod on all 3.
They eventually ok'd them and he had a hayday!!
 
Sayjac said:
Yes, yes indeed. This one a great time to be in a lease and not an owner. I will say 'imo' this reads like a Nissan band aid, just trying to get some vehicles out of warranty coverage, and hanging them on long term owners. All I can say with same brand experience, BTDT. Not a lease guy, but here a wise move.
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I wanted my wife to go with the Mazda CX-50 or the full sized Outlander being she came from a Nissan and her family is brand loyal she fought with Nissan and she got a payment out of them she was comfortable with. Anyway a lease was well deserved I told her going into this vehicle the power train sounds like it's headed for disaster.
 
Again, this is why manufacturers will continue to push for OTA stuff -- they can "fix" your vehicle overnight while parked in your driveway.

Broken CV boot? Need an oil change? Failed transmission? Torn upholstery? Don't worry -- we've got an app for that :rolleyes:
 
DCDG said:
I wanted my wife to go with the Mazda CX-50 or the full sized Outlander being she came from a Nissan and her family is brand loyal she fought with Nissan and she got a payment out of them she was comfortable with. Anyway a lease was well deserved I told her going into this vehicle the power train sounds like it's headed for disaster.
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That's my take too.
 
D60 said:
Again, this is why manufacturers will continue to push for OTA stuff -- they can "fix" your vehicle overnight while parked in your driveway.

Broken CV boot? Need an oil change? Failed transmission? Torn upholstery? Don't worry -- we've got an app for that :rolleyes:
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Or they just come to your driveway like the mobile ford mechanic vans.
 
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Oof, removing like 10% of the performance of the vehicle to limp them along to get it to make it past the warranty period would be very disappointing. IMO you should be able to get a buy back or lemon law given that your vehicle can no longer perform as advertised. I get it's a lease but regardless, they are making the vehicle noticeably worse after you've already paid for it.
 
dogememe said:
Oof, removing like 10% of the performance of the vehicle to limp them along to get it to make it past the warranty period would be very disappointing. IMO you should be able to get a buy back or lemon law given that your vehicle can no longer perform as advertised. I get it's a lease but regardless, they are making the vehicle noticeably worse after you've already paid for it.
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this would actually do us good we need a larger family hauler since we added one to our human wolfpack in the past month.
 
DCDG said:
this would actually do us good we need a larger family hauler since we added one to our human wolfpack in the past month.
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I mean it seems like common sense to me and that Nissan probably wouldn't push back too hard. I'm not a lawyer but there is a difference between some degradation over time and a software update removing 10% or more of the performance of the vehicle that you paid for based on what they advertised.

I don't think the burden of proof would even be on you to demonstrate how that performance decrease personally affected you. I think the only way they could wiggle out of it is if the real world performance was not actually affected despite the numbers being less. But for sure the 0-60 time is going to be worse. And you paid for X 0-60 time based on X horsepower and X torque and now that number is lower.

It's no different than if you bought the car with heated seats and there was a problem with the heating element and it would catch on fire so they update the software to disable that. Now your car is worse and has less value. You need to be compensated for that in the form of them fixing the issue to get you back to the advertised performance you were told when you signed for the vehicle, or at the very least offered a partial refund for the loss of functionality.

If we want to think of it in terms of safety... If you suddenly need to accelerate to avoid a rear end collision and your car is slower that puts your family in danger, right? You don't need to prove that or even take it to that point... I'm just explaining my logic for why I think you deserve a replacement vehicle or refund.
 
D60 said:
Again, this is why manufacturers will continue to push for OTA stuff -- they can "fix" your vehicle overnight while parked in your driveway.

Broken CV boot? Need an oil change? Failed transmission? Torn upholstery? Don't worry -- we've got an app for that :rolleyes:
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Quoting myself, here's the latest:

Has your Hyundai killed your 2-year-old by crushing her in a folding seat? Not a problem! We've got an app for that!

 
RocketRod69 said:
I was a Nissan service advisor for a number of years. Retired in June 2023. The new Rogue engine had been out for about 6 months by then and our shop foreman already had 3 sitting outside awaiting corporate go ahead to replace the engines. They all had 1 connecting rod hanging outside of the block. Same rod on all 3.
They eventually ok'd them and he had a hayday!!
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I imagine being a Nissan tech is good job security.
 
The Critic said:
Doubt it. The best brand to be a tech at, is one where the customers like to spend money on customer-pay maintenance and repairs...not just warranty repairs. Hint: it isn't Nissan.
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Eh, true in that context I suppose. It'd be good for job security in this context due to parts failing/breaking down. You'd always have a job. :D
 
The average Nissan owner isn’t going to do a before/after dyno run to prove a new ECU calibration killed their performance. But you can alter how a drive-by-throttle behaves. Else, it would be grounds for a lawsuit.

Nissan likely got CARB approval for this as well. Was this the VC-turbo four?
 
Just a Horrible and unnecessarily complicated engine design. Soooooo many moving parts. It’s such a gamble to buy a car with this engine. Buyer beware…..do your homework!
 
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