26th Feb 2014, 13:50

I own a 2011 Nissan Rogue that was bought brand new. This is my third Nissan. First was a Titan, and next was a Maxima. Seems funny I never had a problem with the brakes on either one of those.

The Rogue I now own has had the brakes and rotors fixed three times! Now out of warranty, they want to do nothing about it. I was told the three times they fixed it, that they had replaced the rotors and brakes. Now I find out they only turned the rotors and put new brake pads on it. The brake systems on these cars are defective, and it's not the fault of myself. I am now in contact with consumer affairs about this issue, and hoping to get some kind of help with this issue.

I also was told the other day at Nissan shop, that they put a different type of rotor on the 2015 Rogues. If there is not an issue, then why did they change the rotors?

The car is awesome, except for the rotor / brake problem!

27th Feb 2014, 18:01

I respectfully disagree.

The warped rotors I have seen over the years have usually been caused by over torquing/mismatched torque of the lug nuts.

I have "fixed" them sometimes by correct torque and some hard and repeated braking to heat and straighten them. This only works sometimes.

4th Jan 2015, 04:15

It is 2015. There is no such thing as hard braking causing rotor warping. That was a garage myth.

It is possible Nissan uses poor brake parts. There are many available brake parts on eBay, at better prices than what main dealers sell.

Rotor warping is caused either by uneven wheel lugs torquing (look for wheel corrosion at the wheel lug, which prevents smooth torquing), or caliper pins missing lubrication.