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A class action lawsuit claiming that the 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicle has a defective transmission has been removed to federal court.
Plaintiff Guadalupe Sweatman brings the class action forward on behalf of herself and all similarly affected customers who purchased or leased a 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicle.
The Nissan class action lawsuit was originally filed in California state court in January, but the case was removed to federal court on Feb. 16, 2018.
Sweatman claims that the vehicles are sold with defective continuously variable transmission, or CVT, and that while the vehicle is in use, the transmission fails in ways that render the vehicle unusable.
According to the Nissan class action lawsuit, a CVT has a continuous range of gear ratios and is designed to allow the vehicle to shift gears while driving in a smooth way. Theoretically, this design that makes it feel as if the vehicle has a gear for every speed. With a CVT, the driver should ideally not feel the gear shifts, or “shift shock.”
Allegedly, the 2013 Nissan Rogue’s CVTs are defective in such a way that makes them prone to failure while the car is being driven. As a result, the cars lose their ability to accelerate. This makes them dangerous to drive, because often times, drivers have to accelerate rapidly to merge and avoid collision.
The Nissan CVT class action lawsuit alleges that consumers have been injured in a range of ways. In some cases, consumers were injured physically when they were involved in car collisions as a result of their vehicles’ stalling transmissions. In other cases, consumers were injured financially, because they had to spend thousands of dollars to repair or replace the CVTs.
According to the Nissan Rogue class action lawsuit, Nissan has been well aware of the CVT defect for some time. They conducted internal testing, and received consumer complaints about the issue.
The Nissan Rogue CVT defect class action lawsuit goes on to say that the company is not only aware of the defect and sold the vehicles to consumers nonetheless, but “routinely denies consumers requests for reimbursement of the expenses incurred in connection with the transmission defect.” Allegedly, the car company “has not remedied the transmission defect, has not compensated consumers for the damages resulting from the defect,” even when the cars were under warranty.
Sweatman claims that she would not have purchased the 2013 Nissan Rouge had she known that the car had a defective continually variable transmission. In addition to seeking damages for herself and other similarly affected consumers, she aims to have Nissan remedy the CVT defect or stop the sale of defective cars and preserve the safety and confidence of consumers.
A similar class action lawsuit over the same issue was filed in November 2017 regarding alleged CVT defects in the 2012-2013 Nissan Versa vehicles.
Sweatman is represented by Adam Rose of the Law Office of Robert Starr.
The Nissan Rogue CVT Class Action Lawsuit is Guadalupe Sweatman v. Nissan North America Inc., Case No. 5:18-cv-00347-SVW-KK, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
UPDATE: The Nissan Rogue CVT Class Action Lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed on June 22, 2018.
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191 thoughts onNissan Rogue Class Action Lawsuit Says Transmissions are Defective
I have a 2013 Nissan Rogue has a transmission problem the stalls out speed decrease and still does
Is the lawsuit still pending I received letter in the mail
Stating class Action was still relevant
Is this true
2013 Rogue, transmission problems at 95000 miles. Dealer says it needs a new trans. Is there a class action on the pre-2014 rogues?
2012 Rogue. A dead CVT . $5000.00 replacement cost. Nissan knew about this defective design a long time ago and is not taking responsibility. Shame on Nissan. What was the CEO’s bonus last year ?
I have a 2013 Nissan Rogue. Transmission went out at 110,000 miles. Going to cost $5,000 to fix what obviously should be a recall. Nissan knew of this issue but continued to make cars with problematic CVT. Maybe the CEO of Nissan can take it out of the millions of dollars he made this year. Seems fair to me
My 2013 Nissan Rogue stopped working while driving in traffic. CVT has already been replaced once. Failed AGAIN with only 34k miles on it.
Please help.
I have a 2014 Nissan Rouge. My transmission acts up when I’m in traffic at a stop & go pace. Also waiting in a long fast food line.
Also acts up going down hill. Affects my acceleration. I scared to drive it.
Need to take it in, not sure how much this will cost me.
2013 Nissan Rogue 140,000 miles and this will be the second transmission replacement. First one replaced at 90,000 because I purchased the warranty. Had the transmission fluid replaced per Nissan at 40k miles. Then when they replaced the transmission at 90 the fluid was obviously replaced as well. Now 140k miles and Nissan says it needs another transmission. Nissan said no good will repair because its over 100k miles, but this new transmission doesn’t even have 50k miles. We have a 2021 Rogue as well. No problems yet, but we are getting rid of both and moving on. Nissan had the nerve to say they hate to see me go. Ummmmm you opened the door and kicked me out! LOL the hell you mean?!
I’m having the same problem on my 2013 Rogue only 140,000 miles and my transmission went out! Now I know it was really going out when I purchased it in 2019! Only had 92,000 miles when it started having trouble, the car lot didn’t warn me about it! I don’t have $3000 to fix! I have a 6 & 2 years old girls I need to get back and forth to school! This car should have a recall on the transmission!!!!!!!
I need to get help with my Nissan Rogue CVT transmission problem !!!!! I’m pregnant and I’m fearful of driving around with a dangerous vehicle. So, my baby’s sake as well as my own are in danger !!!!! I have limited income with the arrival of my baby, but I need to be able to take her to the doctor when needed !!!!! Please, please,please advise me how to get involved and included in the class action lawsuit in regards to the CVT transmission problem/issues !!!!!
Sincerely, desperate !!!!!