More details regarding the Nissan CVT Class Action Settlement for the Rogue and Pathfinder and alert to California Nissan Owners
Back in October we noted that the Nissan CVT Class Action (Stringer v. Nissan North America, Inc.) was very near settlement. A federal court in Tennessee has preliminarily approved the class action settlement which alleged the vehicles have a latent CVT transmission defect. Class action notice postcards have gone out to potential class members and should arrive in the mail shortly if they already haven’t.
The class action impacts current or former owners of the following vehicles:
2014-2018 Nissan Rogues
2015-2018 Nissan Pathfinders
2015-2018 Infiniti QX60 vehicles.
Many Nissan owners have reported a significant delay in their vehicles’ response when attempting to accelerate from a stop, while attempting to merge into freeway traffic, or pass another vehicle. This delay is also accompanied with complaints of the engine revving while the driver hits the gas pedal with little to no increase in vehicle speed. Nissan Rogue and Nissan Pathfinder owners have also experienced stalling, juddering, jerking, lurching, and shaking while operating their vehicles, as well as premature transmission failure when experiencing the CVT defect, some as early as 11,000 miles.
Current or former Cowners should be aware that the California lemon law and other state and federal laws may force Nissan to either buy the vehicle back or provide other important compensation for those experiencing the CVT defect, but only if they ‘opt out’ of the class action before the opt out deadline of February 22, 2022.
Class members who do not opt out may receive the following:
A warranty extension of 24 months or 24,000 miles (whichever comes first) of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty on the vehicle’s transmission.
Potential reimbursement of repairs made within the extended warranty period
Dealer recommended repairs
The attorneys who filed and have worked on the class action (NOT Valero Law, APC) stand to earn up to $6,250,000 in attorneys fees here, along with $5,000 for the class representatives.
More significantly, if you’re in California and you own a 2014-2018 Nissan Rogue, 2015-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, or 2015-2018 Infiniti QX60 with CVT problems and do not want to join the class action and be bound to the terms of it, then you should contact us immediately with the form below. Under California Lemon Law, if a vehicle is deemed to be a lemon, you’re potentially entitled to what you paid for the vehicle (as opposed to receiving an extended warranty.). As such, it is likely that pursuing an individual lemon law action could prove to be a better option, rather than joining the class action.
If you’re in California and you own a 2014-2018 Nissan Rogue, 2015-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, 2018-2021 Nissan Sentra, or 2015-2018 Infiniti QX60 with CVT Transmission problems, we can definitely try to help you! Fill out the form below and our office will get back to immediately.