Hey, I've got a 2017 Nissan Rogue with 146,000km or 90,720 miles. Sometimes at around stops, when I floor it, the car refuses to accelerate and the rpm rises very slowly, but the other 90% of the time, it accelerates perfectly. So what could be the problem? It feels a little early for engine damage.
UPDATE: I went to my mechanic, and it turns out the problem was transmission related. However, it wasn't triggering any check engine lights or error codes so the mechanic said he would have to do some tests to figure it out. I had no plans of spending any more money on this car than I had to so I didn't pay for any more diagnostic stuff. Instead, I went ahead and sold it to a dealership in exchange for a 2022 Honda CRV. I assumed costly Nissan transmission problems were waiting for me in the future, so I just got rid of it while it still had some value. Hopefully, this Honda will perform better.
when I floor it
probably traction control stopping you from driving like a clown
check the obvious things like the air filter, fuel pressure, clean the throttle - it could be plenty of things.
To me it sounds like a transmission issue, some RAV4’s tranny are also suffering from hesitation / no acceleration from a stop. on most car that’s a symptom of transmission issues - usually software / TCM related.
Is there a firmware update for it?
It would’ve be interesting to hook up a good scanner and see if the car’s registering the gas pedal input and how that transmission works.
I really suspect it’s the transmission beginning to slip and anti-slip protection preventing you from revving it enough to begin moving, if you have a habit of flooring it, than a Jatco CVT lasting to 90k miles under those conditions is actually more than average.
Anyhow, I’d take it to local mechanics who can inspect it.
I appreciate your constructive reply. I’m really hoping this won't turn out to be a transmission issue. But anyway, I'll get back to this thread after I see a mechanic and share the solution.
Although It's probably just a simple thing
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I do remember Mitsubishi cars with a similar gearbox having a TCM/range switch issue that lead to the car hesitating, not moving and not revving. ( https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2016/RCRIT-16V563-4225.pdf)
It's quite a simple test, get a full system scanner and graph the range switch - if when it hesitates you see that the selected gear goes from D to anything else, you need programing / range switch replacement.
Also Nissan has posted a TSB that explains how to replace a transmission range switch, but unlike most TSBs they don't explain why. So I'd suspect the range switch of dropping out causing it to act up...