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A federal court has preliminarily approved a class action lawsuit settlement alleging Nissan North America concealed from consumers that it’s Pathfinder, Xterra and Frontier vehicles had defective radiators. If you bought or leased a 2005-2010 model year Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Xterra or Nissan Frontier, you may be entitled to repair reimbursements and/or an extended warranty from the class action settlement.
The Nissan radiator settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, titled In re: Nissan Radiator/Transmission Cooler Litigation, that alleges these vehicles contain a defect that permits cross-contamination of engine coolant and transmission fluid, ultimately causing the radiator and transmission to fail or need substantial repairs. The class action lawsuit further alleges that Nissan failed to disclose the alleged radiator defect to consumers despite knowing about it.
Nissan denies the allegations, but has agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.
Class Members of the Nissan radiator class action settlement include all current and former owners or lessees of a 2005-2010 model year Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Xterra, or Nissan Frontier vehicle in the United States and its territories, including Puerto Rico. Fleet and governmental purchasers and lessees are not included.
Class Members are entitled to a number of benefits from the Nissan radiator defect class action settlement, including:
Authorized Repair
- Nissan will cover repair costs over $2,500 to fix the covered radiator defect if at the time of repair your vehicle exceeds eight years or 80,000 miles, whichever is less, but has less than nine years or 90,000 miles. You will be responsible for paying only $2,500.
- If at the time of repair, your vehicle exceeds nine years or 90,000 miles, whichever is less, but has less than 10 years or 100,000 miles, and the repairs cost more than $3,000, Nissan will cover the repair costs over $,3000. You will be responsible for paying only $3,000.
Reimbursement for Previous Repair
- If you previously paid for repair to or replacement of a damaged vehicle component caused by the radiator defect and can provide proof of such costs, Nissan will reimburse you for related costs you paid over $2,500 if at the time of diagnosis your vehicle exceeded eight years or 80,000 miles, whichever is less, but had less than nine years or 90,000 miles.
- Nissan will reimburse you for related costs you paid over $3,000 if at the time of diagnosis your vehicle exceeded nine years or 90,000 miles, whichever is less, but had less than 10 years or 100,000 miles.
The Nissan radiator class action lawsuit settlement benefits include an extension of Nissan’s warranty coverage in the New Vehicle Limited Warranty on the radiator assembly to 10 years/100,000 miles, whichever occurs first, subject to certain customer co-pays that vary with age/mileage above 8 years/80,000 miles. This extension covers the radiator and component parts, and includes damage, repairs, replacement and related towing resulting from this issue.
If you wish to receive a reimbursement from the Nissan class action settlement, you must submit a Claim Form and any supporting documents no later than June 7, 2013.
Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the Nissan Radiator Defect Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at the Settlement Administrator’s website.
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165 thoughts onNissan Radiator Class Action Settlement
I am FURIOUS! My husband and I paid hard earned money to a local dealership for our 2007 Nissan Frontier. We purchased an extended warranty. For what? Nothing. We have just driven past the 100,000 mile limit for the first class action suit (which expired 2 years ago!). I have a feeling that the original owner of the truck knew that the truck he was trading in was nearing the end of the road. Can someone tell us how to participate in the second class action suit against Nissan, please? Selling a vehicle with a known manufacturers defect is wrong.
Same thing. Bought 2007 xterra in 2012 !!! Those Nissan big shots should have recalled all the POS vehicles affected. I will NEVER buy NISSAN and will tell everyone I know how disgusting this issue is!!! Shame on NISSAN
Amen sister!
Be sure to file a complaint with the National HIghway Traffic Safety Administration at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/UCM422685/INOA-DP12004-9949.PDF they can do something about it, if everyone who posted here complains to them about it.
Bought my 06 xterra new, transmission went out last week, never heard of this problem before, now I am the victim of the transmission failure. I wish I would have known so I could have had it fixed, now I cant afford to replace it. Shame on nissan. This was my third and last nissan.
I have an 06 Frontier 116k miles Cross contamination killed my Transmission I have third gear only guess I am SOL thanks Nissan for nothing
We should start another class action. “Failure to inform.”
I am surprised that no one has started another class action considering the problem does not present itself until after 100,000 miles. My Nissan has 120,000 on it and the problem just started this week. I bought the Pathfinder pre-owned with 80,000+ miles on it. The dealer was well aware of this problem and never told me nor replaced the radiator, which could have prevented the problem down the road. Shame on the dealer and Nissan for not recalling all of these defective radiators. From what I have read these past few days, a simple installation of an external cooling system would have prevented it.
I have 48,000 miles on my Nissan Pathfinder, and this just happened to me. I am the only owner and Nissan has been the only service provider to this car. Why should I pay $3,000 co pay. It’s still a new car!
having the same problems with my 2006 pathfinder. I have had problem after problem with radiator/transmission. Nissan sucks and I will NEVER buy one again!!
2006 Nissan Frontier, same problem every one has, the only possitive is that at 170k miles it is still running and I will run it into the ground and never fix it. I cant not believe a law suit was filed and no one had the foresight to make it public for the other owners of this defective product, and the settlement is a joke, why would any owner have to pay a dime for a product that the manufacturer knew it had issues. We got stroked, but let’s get back at NISSAN, get the word out, every one inform their friends how we got shafted by NISSAN and make sure they never buy another piece of junk from NISSAN.
Let’s get even with NISSAN!
¡Hola amigos!
Siento mucho la vil y sínica jugarreta de la que hemos sido víctimas todos aquellos que creíamos a NISSAN un ente serio, responsable y comprometido con sus clientes.
Sin embargo si alguien a podido llegar a prevenir de alguna manera este desperfecto, le agradecería infinitamente su aportación.
¡Saludos y éxito en sus actividades!