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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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436 thoughts onNissan Rogue CVT Class Action Lawsuit Launched Over Jerking and Lurching
I am Renee I have a 2014 Rogue Select and at 62k the CVT was blown They replaced the transmission and it took 2 years to get partial reimbursement. Now is has 99k and the CVT is BLOWN again also the CVT Solenoid Solenoid is $2900 and new transmission $5200 All of this is way more than the value of the car What do I do
My 2015 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid transmission jerks at slow speeds when in traffic or when on inclines (10-15 mph). Was initially concerned that vehicle could not decide between gas or electric engines, but now believe it is related to the CVT.
My 2015 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid transmission jerks at slow speeds when in traffic or when on inclines (10-15 mph). Was initially co concerned that vehicle could decide between gas or electric engines, but believe it is related to the CVT.
Our 2013 Rogue jerked and lurched unexpectedly while my son was driving on the expressway near Chicago. Very unsafe.
Local Nissan dealer replaced it, told me to call Nissan North America to try to reduce the cost. Very frustrating trying to get a response from them, but after several weeks of follow-up I was told they would not do anything to help me.
I have only 56,000 miles on my 2016 Nissan Versa Note and it suddenly started to stutter. Took it to the dealer for inspection and was told I need a new transmission. I filed with Nissan due to the class action settlement but was told I’m 10 mo. too late even though I’m way under the 84,000 miles. How can I fight this?
I have a 2017 Nissan Rouge and have acceleration issues. I was terrified being on a busy highway, in the passing lane at 65 miles per hour with my children in the car. My Rogue ran at a high RPM – about 6, without any warnings- began to rev excessively, but failed to accelerate. The car then jerked, and lurched excessively and I was placed in a very dangerous situation while attempting to navigate out of the way of other cars to pull offer to the shoulder. This continued for about 10 minutes, each time I attempted to drive. I turned the car off and let it sit. It is still continuing, but sporadically and it is very scary.
My daughter has a 2014 Nissan Sentra and transmission just went out and now my wife 2014 Nissan Rogue is starting to jerk. So I have two Nissan vehicles sitting in my yard with transmission issues. Please help!!
My transmission is going out
My name is Allen Downing. I bought a Nissan rogue 2013 it leaking transmission fluid took it to the car dealer three time they still give me a problem. My phone number is 202-210-8029.
My name is Allen Downing. I bought a Nissan rogue 2013 from the car dealer and it leaking transmission fluid. It won’t stop.