A group of Nissan Rogue CVT owners have come together to file a class action lawsuit against the carmaker over an alleged transmission defect that causes the vehicles to shudder and shake.
Lead plaintiffs, Teresa Stringer, Karen Brooks and William Papania, say the defect affects vehicles with model years of 2014 through 2016. In addition to the shaky ride, the cost of repairing the defect is “exorbitant,” allege the plaintiffs. They say that Nissan is well aware of the problem in the CVT’s transmission, but has failed to adequately address it.
One of the plaintiffs, Teresa Stringer, says she purchased a new 2015 Nissan Rogue CVT in Alabama, but ran into acceleration problems just two years later. According to the class action lawsuit, the Rogue ran at a high RPM and revved excessively, but failed to accelerate. Stringer says the vehicle shuddered, jerked, and lurched excessively while she drove at highway speeds.
“The CVT Defect has been documented to occur without warning during vehicle operation and poses an extreme and unreasonable safety hazard to drivers, passengers and pedestrians for obvious reasons,” states the lawsuit. “These safety hazards include being unable to maintain the proper speed to integrate seamlessly into the flow of traffic, especially on highways or freeways, putting drivers at risk of being rear ended or otherwise causing an accident unless they pull off the road.”
The class action lawsuit cites consumer complaints made to the National Highway Transportation Safety Authority (NHTSA), asserting that these in addition to the carmaker’s own testing should have brought the defect to light in 2013. Nissan also issued several technical service bulletins to dealerships about the alleged Rogue CVT transmission defect. However, the plaintiffs say that Nissan chose to conceal the dangerous transmission issues from consumers.
The plaintiffs seek to represent a nationwide class of 2014 through 2016 Nissan Rogue CVT owners and lessees, along with several state subclasses. They’re seeking damages, along with reimbursement for repairs and other expenses related to the alleged defect on behalf of all Class Members.
Do you own a Nissan Rogue CVT? Have you experienced shuddering, shaking, deceleration, or other transmission problems? Tell us about your experience in the comment section below!
The lead plaintiffs and proposed Class Members are represented by Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings PLLC, Greenstone Law APC, and Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP.
The Nissan Rogue CVT Class Action Lawsuit is Stringer, et al., v. Nissan of North America Inc., et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00099, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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442 thoughts onNissan Rogue CVT Class Action Lawsuit Launched Over Jerking and Lurching
I purchased my 2009 nissan rogue 4 years ago and had no idea about the CVT transmission issues until it was reving very high and I had to pull over and turn it off then back on. I’ve been in very dangerous positions where I could’ve been rear ended, side-swiped, other situations including road rage because it takes off very slow. I can’t afford a new car and I can tell this one could go out any day. I understand the newer models are granted their recalls but this issue has been going on for CVT transmission in different years. How do the older models going all the way to 2008 be granted a recall because I didn’t ask to have these issues but Nissan well knew so they should be held accountable?
How can I become a part of the class action against Nissan CVT
I’m having this exact issue and the local dealer said my 2017 rogue is out of warranty and will cost 6500.00
They also are perplexed because it’s not throwing codes
I have a 2019 Nissan Rouge Hybrid with 50,000 the CVT transmission went out and it is going to cost 11,000 to replace. I need help on what to do?
I have a 2018 Qx60. My transmission went out. I need help on what to do, since I’ve seen so many lawsuits.
I have Nissan Rogue Sport 2017. My car is doing the same thing.
My 2017 nissian juke I have had to replace the transmission out of my pocket with turbo and now have had to having problems with the car shaken and smelling fumes inside car. the mechanic has replaced all spark pugs coils on cylinders and is still running and shacking Need help in getting reimbursed or this car needs to be replaced
What can I do I have the cvt transmission and it went out and so did the rear axle and the emergency brake all went out and know they are quote that it will cost 10,000 to fix what should I do I have seen so many lawsuits
I have a 2015 nissan rogue that decelerated on me on the highway.. Luckily no one was behind me. I went from 60 to 15 mph.. Was told my transmission is going out..
My niece bought a 2012 Nissan Rogue during COVID. We advised her to do a pre-purchase-check and everything seemed to be okay. Still cautious, we encouraged her to look into an extended warranty, just to be safe. She just got one in August. Then, in late November or December, her transmission suddenly just locked up. Her Rogue wouldn’t move. She immediately called the extended warranty company and they had her tow it to the mechanic.
Per the mechanic AND the Nissan Consumer Affairs representative, and the local Nissan dealership, the codes indicated it needed a new transmission. Evidently, the 2012 (her VIN) had the warranty extended to 84000 miles but hers had 100k. There was nothing Nissan would do. And now, after a month in the shop, the extended warranty company is dragging their feet saying the transmission needs to be “completely broken down” so they can inspect why it failed. The mechanic suspects they are looking for a reason not to cover it. One reason they could use is improper maintenance but this seems absurd when she bought the car used and even did a pre-purchase check. And, what are extended warranties for? If they can use something like that as an excuse, they should not be able to sell them to anybody but the primary owner! So, in short… NISSAN ROGUES WITH A CVT ARE AWFUL! STAY AWAY FROM THEM!