Hey Scotty! I have a 2008 Nissan rogue with 97,000 mi I bought it with 70,000 mi and it's been running great ever since. My dad and I have been taking care of the car really well since I love the space it has, but I'm aware of the CVT problems that it has and I'm concerned that the CVT might start to show signs of failure soon. Is there anything you recommend that I do that could potentially make it last longer?
It still shows no signs of failure and I really want to keep the car but if I'm better off selling it now long before it gets the transmission problems then I'm okay with that, but if there is some preventative maintenance I can do that is relatively inexpensive that would allow me to keep the car for a longer time (i.e. get to 200,00 miles) that would be preferred. Mine was made in Japan so it may be built better than some of the other rogues, but I don't know if that makes much of a difference.
Thanks a lot for your help Scotty. Love your videos!
Look your right to be worried Nissan doesn't make great CVT transmissions BUT your is still working. Baby is and maybe you can to over 100k miles... BUT when the clutch begins to slip or even before then you should probably get rid of the car. So you're playing a cat and mouse game and although selling the car right now wouldn't be the best idea keeping it till it breaks wouldn't either so take care of your car. Scotty said the Altima's were the ones that had the most problems so I would say around 100k miles would be a good time to start looking for something else unless you really want to gamble and if starts to slip at all before then get rid of it asap
If I were you, I would get rid of it before 100,000 miles because:
1- somehow the 100k miles is a point that many people think it is critical for many cars and selling cars under that mile is much easier than above 100k.
2- Besides the transmission, other parts of that car are also not quality parts (compared to toyota). For example the wheel bearings are crap.
3- 100,000 miles is the end of lifetime for Nissan reliability.
Good luck with your decision.
If I were you, I would get rid of it before 100,000 miles because:
1- somehow the 100k miles is a point that many people think it is critical for many cars and selling cars under that mile is much easier than above 100k.
2- Besides the transmission, other parts of that car are also not quality parts (compared to toyota). For example the wheel bearings are crap.
3- 100,000 miles is the end of lifetime for Nissan reliability.
Good luck with your decision.