Christina Spicer  |  June 12, 2019

Category: Auto News

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nissan altima vehicle in a dealership lotNissan Altima owners have secured a settlement offer from the carmaker which would resolve claims that the vehicles’ transmissions fail prematurely.

Lead plaintiffs alleged that 2013 through 2016 Nissan Altimas suffer from shuddering, hesitation, stalling, and noises stemming from defective continuous variable automatic transmissions.

According to the Nissan class action, vehicles stall unexpectedly, causing them to stop in traffic without illuminating the brake lights.

Conversely, the defect could also allegedly cause an unexpected surge in power, causing drivers to lose control.

Despite consumer complaints, Nissan reportedly forced owners to pay for a $3,000 fix that often left them with more defective parts.

The carmaker agreed to settle the allegations in the Nissan Altima stalling defect class action lawsuit by offering to extend the powertrain warranty on affected vehicles. The warranty will be extended by 24 months or 24,000 miles.

“The settlement achieves excellent benefits to the class while obviating the significant risks of further litigation,” noted the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the Nissan settlement. “Litigating allegations of a vehicle defect like the one at issue typically results in a costly, lengthy battle of experts. This case is no exception.”

Under the terms of the Nissan class action settlement agreement, car owners affected by the Nissan Altima stalling defect can claim reimbursement for transmission repairs. Further, the terms of the extended powertrain warranty allow all Nissan Altima owners to take advantage.

“The Settlement includes an expedited resolution process to resolve Class Member claims for breach of the Nissan New Vehicle Limited Warranty, as extended and modified by the Warranty Extension,” notes the motion for approval of the Nissan class action settlement agreement.

Nissan Altima owners may also be able to claim a $1,000 voucher for the purchase or lease of a new Nissan or Infinity vehicle if the class action settlement is approved.

The plaintiffs have asked the court to conditionally certify a Class of current and former owners and lessees who purchased or leased model year 2013 through 2016 Nissan Altima vehicles in the United States.

Nissan will pay Class counsel nearly $6 million in attorneys’ fees and costs as well.

According to the motion to approve the class action settlement, the deal will appropriately compensate those affected by the alleged Nissan Altima stalling defect, which caused Class Members to suffer financially, in addition to creating a safety concern.

The class action lawsuit claimed that owners of 2013 through 2016 Nissan Altima vehicles did not receive what they paid for because of the stalling defect.

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The Nissan Altima owners are represented by Ben Barnow, Erich P. Schork, Jeffrey D. Blake and Anthony Parkhill of Barnow and Associates PC, Kevin H. Sharp of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP and Thomas J. O’Reardon and Timothy G. Blood of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon, LLP.

The Nissan Altima Stalling Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Gann, et al. v. Nissan North America Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-00966, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

UPDATE: November 2019, the Nissan Altima transmission class action settlement is now open. Click here to file a claim.

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341 thoughts onNissan Altima Transmission Defect Class Action Settlement Reached

  1. Geimy Cardenas says:

    I have a 2018 Nissan Altima I bought it with 51,000 miles now it has 86,000 miles and it’s already scratching the transmission and it’s hard for me to repair it around $6,000 dollars I think it’s too much when I still have to pay almost double for the car, someone can tell me what I can do

  2. Allison says:

    Why are all the recalls on Altima’s between 2013-2018?? I have. 2012 with 80,000 miles && have had many problems with it. I haven’t been able to drive it in 5 months due to not having enough money for transmission. I spent $2000 trying to fix and last option is transmission. It’s either stuck in limp mode or it’s transmission and it sucks not being able to fix it considering i just bought it a year ago.

  3. Sam Reyna says:

    We have two 2015 Altimas that had failed transmissions slightly out of the extended 84000 and below 86000 miles. Both experienced transmission issues well before the 84000 miles. Unfortunately the codes need to be read by computer and do not throw a check engine light warning so the defect goes unseen. The class action suit should have made Nissan issue a free transmission check at the dealership to see if either of the two transmission defect codes were present. I’m sure many owners were unaware that a defect code existed that would have qualified them for either the valve body replacement in the CVT, or a complete replacement while under warranty. Nissan did repair one of the vehicles that needed the valve body replacement, and as a “good will” gesture, offered to pay half of the $5,000 for a complete transmission replacement on the other. We have owned 5 Nissans and currently 3. The offer of paying half had to be accepted and work complete within 90 days. It is my son’s car and he didn’t have the other half before the expiration of the offer. Several months later, the vehicle is un-drivable and sitting. I wish now, we would have had the work done, but didn’t think that the occasional slipping would lead to total failure. This is not a situation for any owner to be in to begin with because of the Nissan CVT’s lack of quality and reliability. It doesn’t seem to bother them that their customers have taken a financial hit on their account. They also didn’t seem to care that we were repeat customers and were in the process of buying a new vehicle from them which I did not. Then again, this is a company that needed a class action lawsuit to do the right thing and even then they fell short.

  4. Ruben ortiz says:

    I have a 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 sedan fully loaded i bought it brand new $38000 finance up to this date I never took it to dealer to complaint about anything except for a recall on emission I can tell you that my car never pass an inspectionlegally but only one time and never again up to this date and as we speak my car has 61000 miles just on 2018 and 2019 I have spent $3500 on parts and just a week ago my transmission fell while driving took it to a shop and mechanic told me the transmission mount bolt came loose now some other mechanic told me my transmission is not properly changing and every part that I have put in this car I buy it from the dealer now I’m having my water pump change and my dual radiator fan replace also the paint on car very dull can I get any help on what to do it’s crazy I have high way miles most of the miles I’m about to give up with my car and so turn off with cars.

  5. Osmando Paredes says:

    I have a nissan Altima 2014, I started having problem January 2020. The car was stalling and check engine light was on. The dealer took it and did 5 outstanding recall and the check engine light disappear and it works fine for about 4 months or so. The battery died on me and so I replaced the battery and soon after that the stalling problem came back. I brought it back to the dealer and they said they cannot recreate the problem. 1 week later it happen again and I took a video showing them what was happening. The took the car in and replaced the coolant sensor and said its now fine, I paid $200 for that sensor. A week passed by and the stalling and check engine light came back again worse. I did not want to drive it 10 miles to the dealer so I brought it a local mechanic. They replace the same coolant sensor again said its now fine. I spent $200 again this time to this local mechanic. No more than 2 weeks it happen again and I manage to bring it back to the dealer for the 4th time. This time they had my car for about a month and they called me again saying its fix now. I picked it up a week ago and now the check engine light is back and stalling is happening again making it very scary to drive anywhere. I told the dealer that I am loosing hope on their car and on their service department. I don’t know what to do, I have a car that I cannot use and the dealer cannot figure out what is causing this ridiculous problem.

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