Nissan Rogue CVT Class Action Lawsuit Launched Over Jerking and Lurching

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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