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Nissan has agreed to extend warranties and reimburse repair expenses for consumers who purchased Sentra, Versa or Versa Note vehicles with a defective transmission.
The settlement will benefit consumers who purchased or leased a 2013 to 2017 Nissan Sentra, 2014 to 2017 Nissan Versa Note, and/or a 2012 to 2017 Nissan Versa vehicle equipped with a continuously variable transmission.
Plaintiffs in the Nissan class action lawsuit filed their claims in June 2018, alleging that their vehicles were equipped with defective transmissions.
The alleged transmission defect reportedly causes affected vehicles to suddenly jerk and shake while being operated. This can reportedly occur at inopportune times, with one plaintiff allegedly experiencing the problem in the middle of a five lane freeway.
According to the plaintiffs, the defect shows up in vehicles outside of the five year, 60,000 mile powertrain warranty sold with Nissan vehicles. This means that consumers are allegedly forced to foot the bill for repairs.
Nissan has not admitted any wrongdoing but recently agreed to settle the claims brought against them in the transmission class action.
Under the settlement, consumers will receive an extension of their Nissan New Vehicle Limited Warranty from 60 months or 60,000 miles to 84 months or 84,000 miles. Consumers may also be eligible to have their repair expenses reimbursed. More information is available in the “Potential Award” section below.
In order to receive reimbursement from the settlement, Class Members need to file a valid Claim Form by Jan. 30, 2020 or within 30 days of a qualifying transmission repair (whichever is later).
The deadline for exclusion and objection is Feb. 7, 2020. The final approval hearing for the Nissan class action settlement is March 6, 2020.
Who’s Eligible
Consumers who purchased or leased a 2013 to 2017 Nissan Sentra, 2014 to 2017 Nissan Versa Note, and/or a 2012 to 2017 Nissan Versa vehicle equipped with a continuously variable transmission.
Potential Award
Warranty extension, up to $4,750 in reimbursement or $1,000 voucher.
- An extension of each Class Members’ Nissan New Vehicle Limited Warranty from 60 months or 60,000 miles to 84 months or 84,000 miles.
- Consumers can also be reimbursed for 100 percent of the transmission repairs they paid for, if the following apply to the repairs:
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- Repairs were made by an authorized Nissan dealer;
- Repairs were made within the time and mileage limits of the Warranty Extension (84 months or 84,000 miles);
- Repairs were made before the vehicle’s odometer exceeded 90,000 miles or before Jan. 30, 2020 (whichever occurs first) if consumers can provide proof that a Nissan dealer diagnosed the problem and recommended qualifying repairs while the vehicle was covered by the warranty extension.
- Reimbursement of up to $4,750 is available if eligible repairs were made by a non-Nissan repair facility.
- Former owners who repaired transmissions two or more times may receive a $1,000 voucher toward the purchase or lease of a new Nissan or Infiniti car.
Proof of Purchase
Documentation proving repairs done to an affected vehicle.
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
1/30/2020 or 30 days after a qualifying transmission repair, whichever is later
Case Name
Weckwerth, et. al. v. Nissan North America Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-00588, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Final Hearing
3/6/2020
UPDATE: The Nissan Transmission Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on March 10, 2020. Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more. It is not known at this time how quickly claims will be paid. Keep checking back and let us know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 2: Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks from the Nissan transmission class action settlement worth as much as $5,000. Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Nissan Sentra-Versa CVT Litigation Settlement Administrator
c/o KCC Class Action Services LLC
P.O. Box 43180
Providence, RI 02940-3180
Class Counsel
Gary E. Mason
WHITFIELD BRYSON & MASON LLP
Lawrence Deutsch
Russell D. Paul
BERGER & MONTAGUE PC
Raul Perez
Tarek H. Zohdy
Cody R. Padgett
CAPSTONE LAW APC
Taylor C. Bartlett
W. Lewis Garrison, Jr.
Christopher B. Hood
HENINGER GARRISON DAVIS LLC
Natalie Finkelman
James C. Shah
SHEPHERD FINKELMAN MILLER & SHAH LLP
Melissa S. Weiner
PEARSON SIMON & WARSHAW LLP
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E Paul Cauley, Jr.
S. Vance Wittie
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
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557 thoughts onNissan Transmission Class Action Settlement
What happens to customers like myself who transmission broke and had to purchase a new car months shy away from paying my car off. I really was looking forward to not having payments for the new year. Now I have to make payments on this new Nissan Sentra for the next 6yrs. What do I qualify for?
I have a Nissan altima 2016. When my car had 55k the transmission broke down. I took my car at the dealership n they rebuild the transmission. Now my car has 74k n I’m having the same problem jerking the rpm goes up. I called the dealer n they don’t want to help me. I think I can file a lawsuit.
I replaced my transmission in November 2018 for my 2014 Nissan Sentra. I asked the dealer to replace it and they said no due to being out of warranty! I paid $3800 to replace the transmission! Good thing I kept the receipt!
Can somebody clarify what would satisfy this requirement?
“if consumers can provide proof that a Nissan dealer diagnosed the problem and recommended qualifying repairs while the vehicle was covered by the warranty extension.”
I didn’t take my versa into a dealership until the transmission started acting up around 88000 miles. What qualifies as diagnosis? How was I supposed to get that diagnosed when I didn’t know there was a problem to begin with?
Any updates? My Sentra is at 85k and having trasmission issues. Am I not covered either?
I had a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder. We purchased brand new. I had multiple issues with the cvt transmission. I fought for quite a bit of time and ended up having Nissan buyback the vehicle and it still cost me $250 to get rid of the vehicle which I feel I need to be reimbursed for.
All belt driven CVTs can do the same thing. The jerking is caused by the steel drive belt in the trans slipping and grabbing as it tears itself apart. As the fluid ages it doesnt have as much gripping power and so allows more slipping. This throws bits of steel all over the system damaging seals and allowing pressure in the hydraulic pistons to drop off and promotes trans failure faster. The main problem is with the entire concept of this type of CVT. It is cheap as heck to build so the factory loves that. Toyota does it very differently and has no drive belt so no jerking, ever. Lesson to learn here is dont buy a Nissan, it’s over priced junk.
Very accurate analysis and description of the problem in layman’s terms. Thanks for putting it out there for all of us.
My husband had to replace his transmission in his 2009 Maxima. There has to be a correlation!
Add me please
I have a Nissan Sentra 2014 and bout 4 months of me having the car it’s jerks and when turning its make a clacking sound like its trying to cut off. It shake when driving. What can I do for the problem gets worse. Also had a 2015 Nissan Versa no longer have it was n an car accident. Thank u
I have a Nissan Sentra,2013. My transmission is starting to slip.going to the dealership…Wish me luck
How did it go mine is doing the same.did they pay for it.