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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Nissan CVT Class-Action Suit Ends with $20,000 for Drivers, $3.4 Million for Lawyers
Nissan and the plaintiffs of a class-action lawsuit alleging that continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) in its Murano and Maxima models were defective have reached a settlement as of Wednesday. As a result, the automaker will pay out more than $3 million and provide an extended warranty for the relevant customers. But like in any legal matter, reading the fine print is key. As first reported by the lawsuit, which was filed in Tennessee in October 2022, alleged that Nissan sold CVTs it knew were faulty. The plaintiffs wanted Nissan to replace the transmissions in all affected vehicles, which included Muranos from model years 2015–2018 and Maximas from model years 2016–2018. In addition, they wanted Nissan to stop selling or leasing vehicles nationwide and explain to customers that the CVTs were defective. That isn't even close to what Nissan ultimately settled for, though. NISSAN According to court documents, Nissan settled, but didn't admit any wrongdoing. Instead, the company offered a few things to salve the minds of the plaintiffs. First and foremost, they agreed to a $3,470,000 payout. Of course, only $5000 of that is going to each of the four plaintiffs; the other $3,450,000 is going to the lawyers representing the owners in the case. Next, Nissan agreed to extend warranty coverage for vehicles in the affected pool. The kicker, though, is that the new warranty covers these cars for 84 months or 84,000 miles, whichever comes first. Seeing as the newest of these cars is from 2018, almost all of them have already hit that seven-year mark. Nissan Notably, Nissan did say it would reimburse any customer who paid for a "qualifying" gearbox repair in the past. If customers had their CVT replaced by Nissan, it would cover the full cost; if they had the work done at an independent shop, they would pay up to $5000 for that work. Importantly, the work had to have happened within the new extended warranty period to qualify for reimbursement. Affected customers do have one more option, though. They can get $1500 off of a new Nissan or Infiniti purchase or lease if they "had two (2) or more replacements or repairs to the transmission assembly (including the valve body and torque converter) or ATCU during their ownership experience." Nissan isn't being wildly generous here, though. Customers who also qualify for the reimbursement have to choose between that and this new-car voucher. A final fairness hearing is scheduled for July 18, when the settlement could become official. You Might Also Like
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
This Is Why It's In Trouble: Nissan Spent Two Years Developing A Paint Color
Read the full story on The Auto Wire It's no secret Nissan is in a serious financial crisis, so see the company put out a splashy release about how it took two years and a ton of money to develop a new paint color is really something. It's not too dissimilar to American automotive executives showing up on Capitol Hill driving fancy prototype cars before begging Congress for a think Nissan can't read the room, and we're not just talking about the resources spent on this paint development process. Maybe had it been a really fantastic paint that would've helped the automaker sell a ton of cars, we don't really know what paint would do that, it would be fine. But it spent a lot of time and money developing a new shade of blue. Nissan even admits right up front in the press release that gray, silver, black, and white rule the market these days. So instead of playing things conservatively when it's on the financial brink, the company blows a wad of money on a new color, called Aurora Blue Metallic, and brags about how the new Murano comes in that and 11 other colors. Surely Nissan dealers will love having all these Muranos in unpopular colors while people ask if they have any more in white, black, gray, or silver. This is just such a stupid plan, it sums up so much of what's wrong with the company these days. All automakers, and companies in general, learn a lot by listening to what consumers want, then delivering just that in the best way possible. It's like Nissan has decided to tell people their desire for a 'boring' grayscale color is wrong as it pushes this blue that it's bragging about looking so different in sunlight versus nighttime lighting. Maybe Nissan should be figuring out how to make transmissions that don't grenade themselves at 80,000 miles instead of developing a shade a blue that looks slightly different than others. Image via Nissan Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
