A federal judge has rejected Nissan’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging Altima vehicles have defective transmissions.
Nissan states that there are no particular misrepresentations named in the Nissan class action lawsuit and that no specific design defects were outlined in the suit.
According to the judge overseeing the Nissan class action lawsuit, the case will proceed as the plaintiffs appeared to have provided specifics about the alleged issues.
Lead plaintiff Krista Costa believes she’s not the only one who experienced transmission issues with a Nissan Altima after purchasing the vehicle.
Costa states that her vehicle randomly shook while she was driving until the vehicle ultimately failed.
She alleges that she spent $3,500 to address the transmission issue in the car, a claim that the judge says is at least plausible enough to continue the case.
The Nissan class action lawsuit was originally filed after Costa bought her Nissan Altima in October 2014. She says that marketing statements used with the car included claims of excellent responsiveness, a smooth drive, and great drivability. The vehicle contained a continuously automatic variable transmission.
However, as argued in the Nissan class action lawsuit, Costa and other drivers with 2013 and 2014 models dealt with the shaking issues and premature transmission failure. The Nissan Altima class action lawsuit alleges that this is due to a known defect in the car.
Nissan is accused of promoting the vehicle by making claims about a smooth ride and other features despite knowing that the transmission was likely to fail early.
The lawsuit was filed based on alleged violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, implied warranty of merchantability under Massachusetts law, and the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act.
In response to the filing of the Nissan class action lawsuit, the defendant tried to argue that the perceived vague nature of the plaintiffs’ claims and the fact that the car worked normally for four years should void the suit altogether.
Nissan took issue in particular with the claims brought under the Massachusetts breach of implied warranty statutes.
The judge, however, said that since the breach of implied warranty law in Massachusetts relates to the roadworthy nature of the vehicle that the plaintiffs’ allegations of vehicle shaking and other issues enable the case to proceed for now. If the car breaks down in traffic due to the shaking or stalling, this could be seen as a traffic hazard, the plaintiffs claim.
The plaintiffs are represented by Ben Barnow, Erich P. Schork and Jeffrey D. Blake of Barnow and Associates PC, Timothy G. Blood and Thomas J. O’Reardon of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon LLP, and David Pastor of Pastor Law Office.
The Nissan Altima Transmission Class Action Lawsuit is Krista Costa, et al. v. Nissan North America Inc., Case No. 1:18-11523-LTS, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
UPDATE: The Vehicle Safety Defect Investigation is now open! If you own a vehicle that has a safety defect and you believe it should be covered by the warranty and it’s not, submit your information here.
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392 thoughts onNissan Can’t Escape Altima Transmission Defect Class Action
I have a 2013 Nissan Sentra and the transmission feels like it slips every time we go up even a slight incline? As we’re turning it also doesn’t fell like the transmission responds properly. I also just feels like it is slipping, is their any cases incorporating my vehicle?
I had problems with the 2014 Nissan Altima but I traded it for a newer model
2012 Nissan Altima add me
My 2012 Altima did and still does the same things. Nissan North America provided another transmission,itbatill stallwd, so the Nissan dealership placed a transmission cooler on it. It still does the same things when it’s driven close 2+hours. It has stalled on me on the interstate several times and almost for me ran over by an 18 wheeler bc it stalled and would not change our properly. This suit needs to go back to at least the first models that have CVT transmissions. Nissan extended the transmission warranties to 120k miles for certain Altima’s before 2012 model bc they know it’s a problem ! This has been a problem?it didn’t just start now! Expand this suit to models older than 2013 n 2014’s !
We own a 2014 that has had issues with shaking at highway speeds. I definitely want to be included in this.
Had to replace my transmission also Nissan Altima
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I have just purchased a 2013 Nissan and the transmission at times won’t shift. We go down a hill the car responds like the cruise control is on and slows it down.
Pease add me to your list
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Mine was purchased with 43k miles on it. After doing some research, I found out the car started having problems when it only had 26k miles on it, a Nissan dealership was aware of the issues, and that reset the light so the car could stay in the market and the light not pop back on until shortly after 60k miles when the manufacturers warranty was out.
Already replaced a defective transmission on my 2016 Nissan Altima after 35,000 miles. Can I be included in this class action?
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Was the 2016 Altima included ? If yes include me.