1st gen Rogue has electric power steering as well.phjake wrote:The 2014 has electric power steering which many, if not most, new vehicles today have. There is no power steering pump, but instead an electric motor. One big advantage of electric PS is fuel economy. I assume the older Rogue is hydraulic and has a power steering pump. I'm not sure what you mean by "heavy" power steering, but my 2015 Rogue's steering is very responsive and compared to older hydraulic steering vehicles I've owned, I like the Rogue's steering better. So unless Nissan made major changes in steering between the 2014 and 2015 models, which I doubt, I'm not sure why you feel your 2014 steering is heavy.
However I understand steering feel and response is very subjective to the driver and what you may feel is heavy, some one else considers responsive. I guess the question to ask is have you had the dealer's service dept check out the steering on your Rogue?
Sorry about that, my bad. I owned an 08 Mitsubishi Outlander before I traded it for the Rogue, so I assumed (wrongly) that the 1st gen Rogue's were hydraulic steering.darylzero wrote:1st gen Rogue has electric power steering as well.phjake wrote:The 2014 has electric power steering which many, if not most, new vehicles today have. There is no power steering pump, but instead an electric motor. One big advantage of electric PS is fuel economy. I assume the older Rogue is hydraulic and has a power steering pump. I'm not sure what you mean by "heavy" power steering, but my 2015 Rogue's steering is very responsive and compared to older hydraulic steering vehicles I've owned, I like the Rogue's steering better. So unless Nissan made major changes in steering between the 2014 and 2015 models, which I doubt, I'm not sure why you feel your 2014 steering is heavy.
However I understand steering feel and response is very subjective to the driver and what you may feel is heavy, some one else considers responsive. I guess the question to ask is have you had the dealer's service dept check out the steering on your Rogue?
I will take it to dealer. I have driven several cars in my life including trucks but this rogue is just hard to keep in lane. i have slided off on right side of road 2 times.phjake wrote:The 2014 has electric power steering which many, if not most, new vehicles today have. There is no power steering pump, but instead an electric motor. One big advantage of electric PS is fuel economy. I assume the older Rogue is hydraulic and has a power steering pump. I'm not sure what you mean by "heavy" power steering, but my 2015 Rogue's steering is very responsive and compared to older hydraulic steering vehicles I've owned, I like the Rogue's steering better. So unless Nissan made major changes in steering between the 2014 and 2015 models, which I doubt, I'm not sure why you feel your 2014 steering is heavy.
However I understand steering feel and response is very subjective to the driver and what you may feel is heavy, some one else considers responsive. I guess the question to ask is have you had the dealer's service dept check out the steering on your Rogue?
Are you saying it's pulling to the right? If so, that could be an alignment issue.slimsol wrote:I will take it to dealer. I have driven several cars in my life including trucks but this rogue is just hard to keep in lane. i have slided off on right side of road 2 times.phjake wrote:The 2014 has electric power steering which many, if not most, new vehicles today have. There is no power steering pump, but instead an electric motor. One big advantage of electric PS is fuel economy. I assume the older Rogue is hydraulic and has a power steering pump. I'm not sure what you mean by "heavy" power steering, but my 2015 Rogue's steering is very responsive and compared to older hydraulic steering vehicles I've owned, I like the Rogue's steering better. So unless Nissan made major changes in steering between the 2014 and 2015 models, which I doubt, I'm not sure why you feel your 2014 steering is heavy.
However I understand steering feel and response is very subjective to the driver and what you may feel is heavy, some one else considers responsive. I guess the question to ask is have you had the dealer's service dept check out the steering on your Rogue?
Understand what you're saying. Take it to the dealer to have it checked out, and the one suggestion I would make is have either the service adviser or a tech go with you on a test drive so you can show them what you mean.slimsol wrote:it doesnt pull on either side. its just hard to keep it on center of road without constantly holding steering wheel using 2 hands. My hands start to hurt on long highway trips
Interesting. As I said in an earlier post steering feel is subjective, and what one driver considers heavy another may feel is responsive.followingnfront wrote:As someone who came from a 1st gen (2012) Rogue SL AWD to now having a 2nd gen (2015) SL Premium AWD, I can comment on this...
They both have electric steering systems, but feel very different from each other...
The 1st gen had a more sporty feel to the whole driving experience. It was also rougher on bumps... However, the steering feel was relatively light which does not exactly make it FEEL as precise as a sporty vehicle should FEEL, although the response was there.
The 2nd gen is more comfortable, and less agile... And I think Nissan wanted to make it feel more sporty (drive a 2014 Maxima) by giving it an artificially heavier steering feel to give the impression that it holds the road better.
However, I, like you find that although it responds to small inputs very well, my 2nd gen's steering seems to have a mind of its own. During a trip from NY to FL (straight through) my wrist got tired to the point that it started to ache because at higher speeds I had to fight the car from dancing around in the lane. Its not an alignment thing... Its almost like the car is giving itself minute steering inputs in each direction. Ive never experienced anything like it before, and while I do like a heavier steering feel, in this case, it takes more of a toll on you if you have to fight it.
Its weird and I hate having too much technology for this very reason...
Understand what you're saying. So far have not noticed anything like this. You're right, crosswinds can make almost any CUV/SUV seem un-stable at highway speeds. I've had my Rogue up to speeds of 75 mph on highways in the short time I've owned it, and haven't noticed any problems of "dancing". To me the steering feels stable, and as long as the road doesn't have any pitch to one side or the other, little effort is needed on the steering wheel to keep the vehicle traveling straightfollowingnfront wrote:Well there is a difference between "heavy" and "slow". Steering can be heavy and responsive, and it can also be heavy and slow... The same goes for light steering.
As a side note, Heavier steering is generally better for on center stability, or at least percieved on center stability, since there is more resistance to either side, so in theory you should have to play with the wheel less...
Nissan tried to make this suv feel heavier by artificially setting up steering wheel that way. I have 40k miles on my rogue and I am used to this steering now. One advantage of this steering is that you dont feel road imperfections in rogue like you do in other cars. Also crosswinds dont affect rogue while driving on highway.dustysaddle wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:34 amI know this is an old post but I recently bought a 2015 Rogue and noticed this same thing. Where we purchased the car was 1.5 hour drive home and by the time I got home my fingers hurt from gripping the steering wheel so much trying to keep it in my lane. It wandered and seemed like I had to over correct to keep it in a straight line. Also noticed at highway speeds the steering wheel was very hard to turn. I had to have 2 hands on the steering wheel at all times. I did not notice this on the test drive as we only drove it for 10-20 minutes (I drove when we left the dealership and my husband drove back to the dealership), but within a half hour into my drive home from the dealership my hands and wrists hurt. While driving it around town it seemed to be fine and yes I did take it on the highway but didn't notice it much as it was only for a few miles. I also have a 2015 Equinox and I can drive that comfortably with one hand When I brought this up to my husband he informed that both have electronic power steering. There is a huge difference between the two.
I do have an appointment for this Friday to take it in and have them reprogram the door locks and was wondering if anyone had any luck with finding a resolution for this that I can let them know about?
Dealership told me there is no way to adjust steeringRogue Jarhead wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:59 amAfter reading this, I'm not sure what slimsol found out from the dealer, I'm assuming he did ask about the feel of the "heavy" wheel. I'm thinking that the dealer should be able to adjust the steering since after all it is electronically controlled. You could at least ask.
Yeah I figured it would be something like that. They’ll also tell us there is no way to disable certain airbags but with the right computer you most certainly could. Maybe a different dealer would have a different answer. It’s sometimes just a matter of what they are willing or legally able to do.slimsol wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:35 amDealership told me there is no way to adjust steeringRogue Jarhead wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:59 amAfter reading this, I'm not sure what slimsol found out from the dealer, I'm assuming he did ask about the feel of the "heavy" wheel. I'm thinking that the dealer should be able to adjust the steering since after all it is electronically controlled. You could at least ask.
I have driven other cars with electric steering but none of them felt so heavy on center. It requires constant correction. Dealer made me drive other rogues in his lot and all of them had same hard steering wheeldustysaddle wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:46 pmMine is going in on Friday to have this looked at. I understand that the "heavy" steering and wandering is subjective and maybe I will get use to it, but wow it is almost like driving an old 70's truck with little to no power steering. After looking at the tires I'm on the fence if they are new or factory. They are Hancock Continental tires and after close inspection they don't look new but would be close to having 10,000 mile wear on them. I don't like how the tires handle in snow and want to swap them with the tires I have on my Equinox. I am hoping to see if there is any difference after that. One part of me has to wonder they they needed to do an alignment with only 10,000 miles on it. I have close to 45,000 miles on my equinox and it has not needed one done yet. The carfax says that it was never in an accident but that doesn't say that someone didn't get in a mild fender bender and do the repairs themselves and not report to insurance company. I have talked to several others who have the 2nd gen Rogue and they say they don't have any issues with the steering and are saying it's very light and responsive with no wander. I am also looking into getting extended bumper to bumper warranty added on as I'm hoping I didn't buy a bad car.
I just have never driven a vehicle like this before and I've owned everything from very small cars to very large trucks and just about anything else in between.