SES Light

[ANTBRAX]

I recently bought a used 2009 Rogue SL AWD for the wife. 53xxx miles. After about 1500 miles, the SES light came on, shes bent about it! I tried the gas cap thing to no avail at this point. I don't know of any recalls or other info on the model, any help?

...also it sits down at about 1900 rpm like the traction control is on in my Corvette. TIA

[Black B15]

If the SES light was triggered by a loose gas cap, the light would still stay on after correctly tightening the gas cap until the system cycled out the error code or you erased it.

These Nissan cars are able to be put into a diagnostic mode, where a person is able to count the flashes of the SES light....which would then correspond to a code that you look up.

OR the easy way is to just hook up an OBD II reader and see what the code is and erase the code at that time. I don't know about where you are at, but the Autozone's out here would let you use one of their OBD II scanners to pull the codes and reset the SES light.

[ANTBRAX]

Thanks sir for the reply. My worry is more about the loss of anything resembling power upon initial acceleration. I will hit up an Autozone in the am and hope its not real serious.

[ImStricken06]

welcome to the forum! to be honest, as much as i love helping folks - there are ways too many sensors and issues that could be wrong for me to even begin to guess. the only guess is the gas cap and that has already been mentioned.

if i am not mistaken, with only 1500 miles between your purchase and today, you should still have a warranty on your used car purchase.

[myriad46]

Try this: http://nissanhelp.com/diy/common/nissan ... read_2.php

[ANTBRAX]

Thanks for the replies!

Update: SES light went out but problem with acceleration is still there...

[Black B15]

You said your car "sits down around 1900 rpms". Does that mean that it will accel to 1900 rpms and not let you go above that? If so that would be more like limp mode.

Either way, as I'MSTRICKEN said....checking with the dealership might be the best way to do it.

[ANTBRAX]

It feels a lot like the traction control in my vette...it goes to about 1900 and almost cuts power then slowly begins to pick up again. Going up hills is an adventure as well. Once it gets going, all is fine. Ive searched a little bit on this forum and I don't think its just that Im not familiar with the CVT because the issue is not all that consistant but it is persistant. Leaving stoplights on flat ground, sometimes it happens, sometimes it works just fine.

...and Im waiting on a call from the stealership.

[ANTBRAX]

After more forum searching, I found the "brake light switch" thread. The symptoms are almost identical to those mentioned except that my brake lights are functioning properly...