Rogue not starting

[Jostudly]

Yesterday my 09 rogue would not start for the 1st time since I had it. There was still battery power but was fighting to start. I tried boosting it with my other car but still would not start. My neighbour used his truck to boost it which took 3 times. He held the key on for like 30 secs while pressing the gas. I thought he was going to ruin my starter or flood the engine but he got it started. It has started fine since yesterday. My question is; could this be a possibility that I had water in my fuel? Or could my fuel pump, filter or starter be going? I only have 84000 kms on my rogue.

[Rogue Jarhead]

Is your battery original? A fully charged battery should be at about 12.5 volts with no load. That is just sitting in your driveway with everything in the car off. You can have your battery tested at various auto parts stores, including a load test which is more accurate as to battery health, for free usually. They do this in hopes of selling you a battery of course. If your battery is original I would think about replacing it. Winter is coming and you don't want to be without a good battery.

Call around and get a good name brand battery at the best price you can find. The dealer may even have a good deal on an OEM battery, though they probably will not install it for free.

As to the hard start yes it could be something else bad fuel, water, condensation or whatever. If its been starting good since, I would wait and see if it happens again. My daughters Toyota started hard the other morning. I think she hit the gas pedal before trying to start it. I didn't have to jump it but I cranked on that starter for about 30 seconds. It's been fine since then. I know her battery is good, fuel filter is a different story though. I'm just monitoring it to see if it happens again.

[Jostudly]

Okay I will have the battery checked and yes it is 6 yrs old own battery. Anyone know how much the dealer charges for a own battery in cad dollars? If they are not much more than aftermarket I would get one from the dealer. Also can you check the water levels in the own or are they internal?

[Rogue One]

Prices vary between dealerships, so call around. Use this site for currency conversion http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/ Price will be around $185CA.

[hawki]

You can check at Costco, Kirkland brand battery should be better price than any other place. Plus Costco's warranty!!

[Jostudly]

Okay thanks. My vehicle is still starting so I will wait out for now

[darylzero]

Okay thanks. My vehicle is still starting so I will wait out for now

It's really good you got 6 years out of it. It may be starting now, but when it gets colder it won't start I'm betting.

I would recommend changing the battery now.

[Rogue Jarhead]

I agree with daryl, get a new battery before it gets cold.

[Jagboy74]

I have a 2009 Nissan Rogue AWD Premium package also. Last year it did the same exact thing. I thought it was the battery and I replaced it. Tonight it did the exact same thing almost to the day. Last Christmas I backed out of the garage and shut it off. I went to start it and it sounded like the starter or the battery. I replaced the battery last year and am up to date on all scheduled service. Today I backed it out of the garage and shut it off. About 20 minutes later I pulled it in the garage. Fast forward 4 hours and I went to start it. It sounded like the starter or the battery I had to use the gas pedal slightly and kept cranking it. Finally it started and there was black smoke and smelled like gas. I asked the Nissan mechanic and he has no clue on what is doing it. Could it be loading the plugs up or flooded? By the way it has 51,345 miles on it.