[Kyle J]

2023 Rogue-Same gas smell inside cabin and outside of car as others here have reported. Took the Rogue to the local Nissan dealership yesterday, and they said Nissan is aware of the issue and that the Rogue is under Engineering Review. Nissan dealership said they checked for gas leaks to make sure there was no safety problem, but that there was nothing else to do until Nissan issues a recall or figures out a fix for wherever the gas is leaking. Dealership said I had to be able to visually see leak and not just smell gasoline for them to do more. Also, I stay in the mid 20s for gas mileage even though I drive on Eco. Contacted national Nissan # and supposedly someone should be contacting me, but I see others have had no luck resolving this issue either. Unsure of what next steps should be

 

[gogeta378608]

2023 Rogue-Same gas smell inside cabin and outside of car as others here have reported. Took the Rogue to the local Nissan dealership yesterday, and they said Nissan is aware of the issue and that the Rogue is under Engineering Review. Nissan dealership said they checked for gas leaks to make sure there was no safety problem, but that there was nothing else to do until Nissan issues a recall or figures out a fix for wherever the gas is leaking. Dealership said I had to be able to visually see leak and not just smell gasoline for them to do more. Also, I stay in the mid 20s for gas mileage even though I drive on Eco. Contacted national Nissan # and supposedly someone should be contacting me, but I see others have had no luck resolving this issue either. Unsure of what next steps should be

I've been to the dealer 3 times for this and the 3rd time is when Nissan said it is under engineering review. I'm about to make a 4th service appointment and then after that I can file a lemon law claim with Nissan.

 

[Kyle J]

I've been to the dealer 3 times for this and the 3rd time is when Nissan said it is under engineering review. I'm about to make a 4th service appointment and then after that I can file a lemon law claim with Nissan.

Nissan wrote in their system that they did not smell any leak while it was there. I do not know how long they even looked into it because they said it was already a problem and Nissan is working on it. The smell is not every day, and it goes away after a little while. So it would be easy for Nissan to keep denying they smell anything when I take the car in. I'm guessing when they told you it is under engineering review that they just recommended to continue driving your rogue while you are breathing in gas fumes and they said that breathing in gas fumes is no safety risk? I guess I'm still concerned and confused how they can say the smelling of gas fumes is no safety problem that they know of and was wondering if that is what they are telling everyone.

 

[gogeta378608]

Nissan wrote in their system that they did not smell any leak while it was there. I do not know how long they even looked into it because they said it was already a problem and Nissan is working on it. The smell is not every day, and it goes away after a little while. So it would be easy for Nissan to keep denying they smell anything when I take the car in. I'm guessing when they told you it is under engineering review that they just recommended to continue driving your rogue while you are breathing in gas fumes and they said that breathing in gas fumes is no safety risk? I guess I'm still concerned and confused how they can say the smelling of gas fumes is no safety problem that they know of and was wondering if that is what they are telling everyone.

The first 2 appointments they said they could reproduce the problem and told me to stop in at the end of the day before they close with me driving the vehicle for the day. They then experienced it and reached out to Nissan and they showed me the email Nissan sent them about engineering review. The dealer also looked into the complaint in some database they have and said they found pages of the same complaint. In the email from Nissan it said they don't recommend any fix at this time. They did and evap test which showed no leaks. I agree, I'm not sure how Nissan doesn't think it's currently a safety risk. With he strength of smell of fuel in my garage if I light a match I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't blow up. It's beyond frustrating paying close to $40k for a vehicle to only make you sick and can't park in your garage.

 

[Jim4154]

2023 Rogue-Same gas smell inside cabin and outside of car as others here have reported. Took the Rogue to the local Nissan dealership yesterday, and they said Nissan is aware of the issue and that the Rogue is under Engineering Review. Nissan dealership said they checked for gas leaks to make sure there was no safety problem, but that there was nothing else to do until Nissan issues a recall or figures out a fix for wherever the gas is leaking. Dealership said I had to be able to visually see leak and not just smell gasoline for them to do more. Also, I stay in the mid 20s for gas mileage even though I drive on Eco. Contacted national Nissan # and supposedly someone should be contacting me, but I see others have had no luck resolving this issue either. Unsure of what next steps should be

Just brought my wife's 2023 Rogue in today! Same issue! See what they say.

 

[gogeta378608]

Just brought my wife's 2023 Rogue in today! Same issue! See what they say.

They tell you the same mumbo jumbo that it's a known problem and Nissan is looking into it?

 

[SGC]

I just returned from the dealer with my 2023 Rogue. Their response to me in my opinion is unacceptable. They told me all the same things that I have read here," nothing they can do, no recall, wait and see....".Nothing they can do until a recall is issued or I blowup because its an actual gas leak?

 

[Kyle J]

I just returned from the dealer with my 2023 Rogue. Their response to me in my opinion is unacceptable. They told me all the same things that I have read here," nothing they can do, no recall, wait and see....".Nothing they can do until a recall is issued or I blowup because its an actual gas leak?

I agree. I opened a case with Nissan corporate. They called and emailed last Friday saying the same that they were looking into it, and supposedly I would hear from them today with an update. There was no reply to the email when I mentioned it being a safety issue.

 

[VStar650CL]

I can't tell y'all what the fix will be, but I can confirm that Engineering is up to their ears with it. I did a quick search in the TechLine database and there were dozens of cases all marked "Engineering Review". Please understand that we can't fix what we don't have a fix for, so Engineering does need to identify the problem and specify a repair before your dealerships can do anything. Please also understand that gasoline needs a specific 13:1~14:1 mixture in air in order to ignite, and that doesn't happen in free air. So while it may smell foul, you can quit worrying about your car lighting up, that simply won't happen.

 

[robmde]

Registering to your forums just to chime in. I was actually browsing these forums unrelated to this issue.

I noticed a fuel smell in my garage yesterday. I didn't think too much of it and there was no odor this morning. I'm assuming I will be experiencing this repeatedly.

Do you all notice it outdoors too?

 

[gogeta378608]

Registering to your forums just to chime in. I was actually browsing these forums unrelated to this issue.

I noticed a fuel smell in my garage yesterday. I didn't think too much of it and there was no odor this morning. I'm assuming I will be experiencing this repeatedly.

Do you all notice it outdoors too?

The smell was inconsistent at first and now it happens everytime we drive. The smell will go away overnight, it only happens after you drive it but will go away when parked for a while. The smell does occur outdoors as well, the other day my mother inlaw was getting in the car after going somewhere and before she opened the door she said "it smells like gas" and the car was parked on the street at that time.

 

[gogeta378608]

I can't tell y'all what the fix will be, but I can confirm that Engineering is up to their ears with it. I did a quick search in the TechLine database and there were dozens of cases all marked "Engineering Review". Please understand that we can't fix what we don't have a fix for, so Engineering does need to identify the problem and specify a repair before your dealerships can do anything. Please also understand that gasoline needs a specific 13:1~14:1 mixture in air in order to ignite, and that doesn't happen in free air. So while it may smell foul, you can quit worrying about your car lighting up, that simply won't happen.

I'm not worried about the car lighting up but I am worried about how nauseous I get if I don't have recirculate on and the fuel smell that enters my house when I open up the door to get into the garage. Gas fumes are a health risk so it's definitely a safety issue.

 

[VStar650CL]

I'm not worried about the car lighting up but I am worried about how nauseous I get if I don't have recirculate on and the fuel smell that enters my house when I open up the door to get into the garage. Gas fumes are a health risk so it's definitely a safety issue.

Agreed. Like I said, Engineering is up to their ears in it, but there's nothing we can do until they get to the cause and give us a fix. Engineering is largely Japan-based and sometimes that's like trying to pour paper through a filter, but from what I saw in TechLine's dbase, you can be very sure the problem is getting a high priority.

 

[Kyle J]

Registering to your forums just to chime in. I was actually browsing these forums unrelated to this issue.

I noticed a fuel smell in my garage yesterday. I didn't think too much of it and there was no odor this morning. I'm assuming I will be experiencing this repeatedly.

Do you all notice it outdoors too?

Yes I do not have indoor parking, so I notice it outdoors. I smell it every other day right now. It is more noticeable on my passenger side, and I'm usually the only one in my car so I'm not sure how many days I missed the smell earlier on when it wasn't strong enough to come through the vents.

 

[melias99]

Started around the 1700 mile mark.
Taking mine in tomorrow. Don't really notice it while driving, but when I park it in the garage it really smells.

 

[melias99]

2023 Rogue-Same gas smell inside cabin and outside of car as others here have reported. Took the Rogue to the local Nissan dealership yesterday, and they said Nissan is aware of the issue and that the Rogue is under Engineering Review. Nissan dealership said they checked for gas leaks to make sure there was no safety problem, but that there was nothing else to do until Nissan issues a recall or figures out a fix for wherever the gas is leaking. Dealership said I had to be able to visually see leak and not just smell gasoline for them to do more. Also, I stay in the mid 20s for gas mileage even though I drive on Eco. Contacted national Nissan # and supposedly someone should be contacting me, but I see others have had no luck resolving this issue either. Unsure of what next steps should be

Started around the 1700 mile mark.
Taking mine in tomorrow. Don't really notice it while driving, but when I park it in the garage it really smells.

Well just got back from the dealer. They couldn't really find anything. The tightened some clamp to see if that may the problem. Drove home parked in garage and smell still there. They told me to bring it back if it still happens. Looks like I going back. Opened a case in consumer relations there response was to take it to the dealer. What a joke.

 

[gogeta378608]

Well just got back from the dealer. They couldn't really find anything. The tightened some clamp to see if that may the problem. Drove home parked in garage and smell still there. They told me to bring it back if it still happens. Looks like I going back. Opened a case in consumer relations there response was to take it to the dealer. What a joke.

Welcome to the club. So far no one has found a resolution to this from what I can find. I just filed a complaint with the BBB. Nissan looks to be pretty responsive to those complaints, we will see what they say.

 

[FedupwithNissan]

Same here! I have had 2 2023 Nissan Rogues in the last 6 months..newest one just turned 800 miles and we have started smelling the fumes in the cab and in the garage..

 

[hotpocketpotato]

I've had this issue for a while as well, probably 2-3k miles, sitting at 8k now. MPG decreased substantially when it started. The other day I noticed that the oil smells extremely strong of fuel, in addition to the level being higher than it was after the last oil change. So it seems that either the oil/fuel dilution is really, really high similar to the problem Honda 1.5Ls had, or the injectors are leaking into the top of the engine after shutdown. Has anyone else smelled their oil to see if it also smells of gas? And is the level higher?

I requested the Blackstone oil analysis kit which will arrive tomorrow, so hopefully in a couple of weeks we will know if it's a severe dilution issue. 2% is the max acceptable tolerance for fuel dilution but I dread it's going to be +10%.

 

[franklee]

just order the nissan rogue 2023 midnight for my wife, then saw so many complaints for the 2023 model.
based on this form, i saw canada customer have the same issue too. both US made Japan model have this problem. and someone mentioned the KD15 engine are all from japan. For me if the mechanic from dealer cant find the problem means the problem are from the engine which they will/can not check unless they open up the engine.
this KD15 start to use since 2022 at higher trim and for a period of time nothing happend to the most of 2022 model. which means there is a series of KD15 engine during a certain period of time are not good （maybe due to the shortage of pieces，they use some replacement）。
strongly suggest you guys compare the engine SN to identify if they are mostly the same production period.
also, the carproblemzoo.com shows that the highest complaint of 2023 rogue are other fuel system problems, most of them are gas smell. the most early complaint since oct.2022 with 2022 model.
i assume nissan know exactly what they did cause this problem and maybe fixed it already in the new production(dealer told me the one i ordered is a 2023.5 version.why a .5 version come out if theres no major problem?) .but they will not make a recall cause its a engine problem that gonna cost big to fix it and due to covid shortage, they of cause will delay their action.
i strongly suggest who have the problem with rogue try to exchange a pathfinder with your dealer. i have the pathfinder 2023 demo(6000km already) for 2 weeks, everything works well, 10years tested vq35 with 9at. compare with lawsuit and angry, with less cost upgrade to a less problem one make more sence, also, i figer out almost every nissan dealer have more pathfinder in inventory.
ill hang up my purchase and wait to see whats going on.
i was the first 5gen 17CRV buyer too, with creamy engine oil issue, honda fixed the problem after, but never to the 17 model. what imean is every car manufactor are good at calculate to save money, and their reputation are just nothing, becareful with covid year cars and dont try the new gen too early.
good luck guys.