Today we are going to take a look at a problem that may prove to be dangerous. If you detect any handling or grip problems on your Nissan Rogue , it is necessary that you drive cautiously and handle it quickly. Our team has written this content to help you fix them. First, we’ll quickly look at the essential components that assure good road handling, then we’ll look at why your Nissan Rogue doesn’t hold the road any more, and at last we’ll look at how to fix your grip problems.

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What are the main components that assure great road holding and handling on a Nissan Rogue?

We begin this content page by quickly explaining the main components that will guarantee good road holding for your Nissan Rogue. It’s necessary to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will consequently rely upon many elements, we will show you below the main ones that can be affected:

  • Shock absorbers: The main components of your road handling, they permanently guarantee the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will guarantee the grip of your Nissan Rogue on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get broken, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature impacts their wear. Their size will as well play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and consequently lose handling, that’s why low profile sports vehicles grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment allows you to manage the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is consequently important for the grip of your motor vehicle and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very precise and must be accomplished by specialists.

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There are many other components to consider such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Nissan Rogue having problems with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now proceed to the component that interests you the most, why my Nissan Rogue has handling problems? As we described earlier, there are quite a lot of components to consider for your car to have a good grip, nevertheless there are few that can evolve over time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the car, we will see right away those that can disturb your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we revealed earlier, the rubber of the tyres has a fundamental function in the good road holding of your motor vehicle, if your tyres are dead, you might have problems of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your motor vehicle will no longer be able to absorb the irregularities of the road properly and it will tend to “float”, which will end result in a bad distribution of the masses on the car and shift the centre of gravity of the car. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced because of a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip problems.
  • A steering problem: Last but not least, the last important element for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good state. The most classic case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The result will be a delay in your changes of way.

How do you fix the handling problems?

We now proceed to the different solutions to correct your road holding problems on your Nissan Rogue .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be less complicated, just change your tyres, remember to verify them cautiously and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally required to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Nissan Rogue, please have a look at our content page on this theme. The price can vary quite a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your mechanic to have it solved, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have problems with the handling on Nissan Rogue because of your steering, there may be some components concerned, in this case you will have to make a complete check-up of these components, the best is to call a professional.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Nissan Rogue, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Rogue category.