Peter Hill wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:40:10 GMT, "JohnK" <Duh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> "Hang_Traitor_Democrats" <liars_thieves@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote in message news:481622be$0$7716$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> I am looking at the Rogue and wonder how durable and failure free an
owner
>>> can expect the CVT transmission to be? Is it really a rubber belt? If
so,
>>> will it last or will it have to be replaced under 100K miles.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any information.
>
> No, it's not really a rubber belt. It's made from lots of STEEL
> segments with STEEL bands holding them together.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABaJidk9SJA
>
>> Considering that Nissan only sarted selling the Rogue in the Fall of
2007, I
>> doubt
>> you're going to get any answers based on actual experience.
>> However, you may want to look up the Altima since it also uses the CVT
>> tranny.
>> Furthermore, if you think that the CVT "belt" tranny is especially
unique to
>> the Rogue, think again. Many other manufacturers also use it.
>>
http://www.vibratesoftware.com/html_help/html/Diagnosis/Reference/CVT_Transmissions.htm
>> If you're concerned about thhe Rogue at all, frankly I don't think it
should
>> be about
>> the transmission.
>>
>> JK
>>
CVT's have been very reliable, just ask NissTech in this group. the
Rouge is built off the sentra platform.
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