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Nissan CVT Defect Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: Minerva Martinez filed a class action lawsuit against Nissan North America Inc.
- Why: Martinez claims Nissan sold model year 2017-18 Nissan Altima and Sentra vehicles containing defective continuously variable transmissions.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Nissan North America manufactured and sold model year 2017-18 Nissan Altima and Sentra vehicles containing defective continuously variable transmissions (CVTs), a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Minerva Martinez claims Nissan fails to disclose the issue to drivers who are left with vehicles prone to overheating due to the alleged defect.
Nissan manufactured the CVTs with an “inadequate cooling system” that “fails to properly regulate the temperature in the fluid which lubricates all the components of the CVT,” according to the class action lawsuit.
Martinez wants to represent a nationwide class of consumers who purchased or leased a 2017-18 Nissan Altima or Sentra, along with a subclass of drivers who purchased or leased an affected vehicle in Nevada.
Martinez says she began to experience issues with her new 2017 Nissan Altima shortly after purchasing the vehicle, including losses of power and a failure to accelerate.
Martinez claims there was no mention of the CVT defect when she purchased the vehicle, which she says was marketed to her by a salesperson as having a “smooth ride” and a “powerful engine.”
Nissan Did Not Solve Issue, Mischaracterized Service Records, Plaintiff Claims
Despite multiple attempts to have her vehicle’s CVT fixed at Nissan dealerships, Martinez claims the defect, which she argues also puts drivers at risk, was not solved and is still causing her problems.
Martinez claims that Nissan even mischaracterized one of her service records as being a brake issue while simultaneously refusing to “diagnose or attempt to repair the transmission safety issue.”
Martinez claims Nissan is guilty of breach of express warranty and unjust enrichment and in violation of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Plaintiff is demanding a jury trial and requesting relief in the form of compensatory, statutory and exemplary damages for herself and all class members.
Last month, Nissan agreed to pay $277.7 million to end claims it sold certain Rogue, Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles with defective CVTs.
Did you purchase a model year 2017-18 Nissan Altima or Sentra with a defective CVT? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by James C. Shah of Miller Shah, LLP; Tarek H. Zohdy, Cody R. Padgett and Laura E. Goolsby of Capstone Law APC; Norberto J. Cisneros and Barbara McDonald of Maddox & Cisneros, LLP; and Melissa S. Weiner of Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP.
The Nissan CVT Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Martinez v. Nissan North America Inc., Case No. 3:21-cv-02146, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
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247 thoughts onNissan Sold 2017-18 Altima, Sentra Vehicles Containing Defective Transmissions, Class Action Alleges
I have a 2017 Altima with a faulty transmission under 100k miles. Count me in
Omg I’m going through the same thing. I’m in Georgia. My transmission went out and has been sitting on the side of my house for 3 months. And I’m still currently making payments. Count me in. Or point me in the right direction. This is a shame
My daughter has a 2017 Nissan Sentra. What a waste of money! We have to her a new transmission on this car when it should be under warrant. Apparently everyone is having problems with this
I have a 2017 Nissan Altima almost up to 76,000 miles and it needs a new transmission. I just finished paying it off and now it’s unfit to drive. I am up for suggestions.
I purchased my 2017 Altima in 2021. It had 90,000 miles on it and it drove completely fine until today. 119K miles and suddenly the transmission starts stuttering in the middle of the highway
Have a Nissan Altima 2017. 111,000
Miles would like to join the lawsuit
New transmission needed
I bought a used 2017 Nissan Sentra in 2021 low miles and it was having problems with my transmission then but not as bad as now.I took my car by Buick dealership where I bought it and they said I have a power train warranty and take it to Nissan Nissan deleted my codes idk what they did but they never came back up now my transmission is failing.I still owe over 11,000 for this car my transmission has to be replaced I only drive it to work and I keep it taken care of over Nissan!
2017 Nissan Altima Transmission Lawsuit
I am currently leasing a Nissan Sentra 2017, I leave in Florida; first time a Nissan and is my 3rd car to own, a lot of problems and complications fix and pay lease and insurance, and another problem and then after fix another problem. I still owe 12,900$ on my vehicle put so much money on it and it doesn’t run pay a parking spot for a car that don’t work, I don’t want too mess my credit, sometimes I look at the car and I wanna burn it, first timer Nissan, no more Nissan in my life when I pay it off…
We own a 2018 Nissan Sentra, our 3rd Sentra since 2008. The car has 98k on it as of today. At about 90k we started experiencing CVT issues. The transmission has been slipping for the past year and more recently we cannot use the cruise control, as the speed fluctuates erratically when traveling on the highway. It has become dangerous to drive. We still owe 4K on the auto loan, and can’t get any car dealership, including Nissan to accept the car on a trade in. The car is our only form of transportation, to have an unreliable vehicle is unacceptable.
Please help us as we are on disability and cannot afford to be without transportation to go to doctor appointments, food shopping, etc…
I have a 2018 Sentra it has this transmission in it . It has been at the Nissan dealership for 2 weeks now just found out today that the extended warranty will not cover all of the expense going to cost me $2,700 out of pocket to replace
We are leasing a 2018 Nissan Sentra right now and have been having problems with it and before we could take it to the dealership its failed and the car wouldn’t move . Please contact us as we dont know what to do and know they have had numerous problems woth their CVT Transmissions.