2008 Nissan Rogue Electrical System Problems
NHTSA has 46 owner complaints about electrical problems in the 2008 Nissan Rogue, 11% of all 429 complaints for this model year. That is #11 highest electrical complaint count among 19 Rogue model years. These complaints report 3 crashes and 1 fire. Median mileage at failure: 80,000 miles.
- Electrical System complaints
- 46
- 11% of 429
- Crashes reported
- 3
- Fires reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Median mileage
- 80,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 2
When 2008 Nissan Rogue electrical complaints were filed
First complaint Apr 25, 2008, latest Jan 26, 2024.
Electrical System recalls for the 2008 Nissan Rogue
- NHTSA 15V032000Jan 26, 2015Electrical System468,815 vehicles
Electrical system
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.
Risk: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
- NHTSA 08V521000Oct 7, 2008Electrical System204,361 vehicles
Electrical system:software
Nissan is recalling 204,361 my 2007-2008 altima, altima hybrid, 350z, 350z roadster, my 2008 altima coupe, rogue, my 2009 murano, and infiniti my 2007-2008 g35 sedan, my 2008 g37 coupe and ex35 passenger vehicles equipped with continental automotive systems' occupant classification system (ocs) control units. A varistor in the ocs control unit located in the passenger seat cushion may have been manufactured out of specification. Under certain conditions, this could cause an interruption of signal between the ocs and the air bag control unit (acu).
Risk: This could result in the passenger air bag being suppressed which could fail to provide adequate protection in the event of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will test the signal between the ocs and acu systems using a special tool to check that it is functioning as designed. If necessary, the seat cushion (containing ocs hardware) will be replaced with a new one manufactured to specification. The recall began on november 4, 2008. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.
Electrical System complaints by Rogue model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the 2008 Nissan Rogue have electrical problems?
- NHTSA has 46 owner complaints about the electrical in the 2008 Nissan Rogue, 11% of all complaints for this model year, including 3 that report a crash. Median mileage at failure is 80,000 miles.
- Which Nissan Rogue year has the most electrical complaints?
- The 2016 Nissan Rogue has the most electrical complaints (132), compared with 46 for the 2008.
- Is there a electrical recall for the 2008 Nissan Rogue?
- Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for the 2008 Nissan Rogue concern the electrical: 15V032000 and 08V521000.