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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 purchased a 2013 Nissan Rogue brand new had to go to Las Vegas this summer as soon as I got out of Oklahoma it started tripping got down to 40 miles all the way to the floor made it to Mexico went to the dealership they told me the same problem transmission 80000 miles they could not fix it it was a factory problem seeing a lot of money trying to get it fixed and the same problem stuck in Las Vegas for 4 months wrote a letter to the Nissan factory no response they knew that these cars had problems with the Transmissions but yet they’re still selling them and I was told by the dealership that I’ve I bought a new transmission it would have the same problem because all the Transmissions are defective had to have the car sent from Las Vegas back to Oklahoma who can I get in touch with here in Oklahoma as far as filing a lawsuit you pay $27,000 for a car that is useless I cannot afford to buy another new car and if you give it back it go on your credit and you don’t lost all your money I pay $15,000 down on my car I shouldn’t have to go through this with no solution in sight
I have a 2013 Nissan Rogue that I purchased brand new I have the same problem with the transmission I live in Oklahoma dealership will not fix it because they said it is a factory problem it has 80,000 miles who can I get in contact for a lawsuit in Oklahoma
I purchased a Nissan Rogue 2013 and my car was totaled this September. My brakes wouldn’t catch. Could that have been the result of the CAT? I’m now without a car. Had State Farm full coverage on my vehicle but the entire check went to the finance company and I was left with nothing.
I have a 2016 rogue and took my car in for the same issue. It only has 31k miles on it. Stalled twice on the freeway with my 4yr old daughter in the car. Took it to Nissan and they couldn’t find anything wrong with it. Called corporate and they said without a diagnosis from the dealership they can’t and won’t do anything. What can I do because I am still currently paying on this car and I feel like they are waiting until it gets worse and not covered under warranty anymore for them to do something.
I have the same problem with my 2013 Nissan Rogue. With a 4400 hundred job they said they will take 200 dollars off. If I had known of this problem I wouldn’t have gotten the car.
The same thing happened to me. I purchased my 2012 Rogue in 2012 at Bertera in Auburn, MA. 6 years after the car has 90,000 miles. I was traveling to New York started at 75 mph and went down to 60 and couldn’t go any higher. I went to the dealer and they said I’m sorry it’s not on the warranty. They knew what was wrong and they still charged me for the diagnosis knowing what was wrong by me just telling them. Not once they said the transmission was defective.
They told me the samething.
I paid cash for my 2014 Nissan Rogue in March. I complained they could not find anything. Two months ago my transmission went out. Corporate approved. They gave me a transmission but I had to pay my labor fee $1000.00
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I have a 2011 Nissan Rogue. Same problem with CVT transmission and Nissan not willing to help! Would they take my case or only 2013 models?
I have a 2013 Nissan Rouge, I replaced the transmission about 18 months ago and now have the same thing happening again. My car has 112,000 miles and if I have to replace it would be the 3rd transmission on a 5 year old car. I talked to Nissan and they are not willing to help. They asked me to take it in for evaluation, but I do not see why I need to pay another $200+ to have someone tell them what I and them already know. They did not offer to pay for the evaluation or assist in any way. There is also no way of knowing if I do pay for it they will buy back or repair. They did a review already and said they will not, so I’m assuming that they will reach the same conclusion. My vehicle is paid off and I am now out $26,000 on a vehicle that Nissan knows is defective.
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interested we have two nissans..2012 nissan rogue and 2014 Nissan versa. We had the same issue in our Rogue as Patrick Brooks above. Both cars have issues.
2 transmissions needed in 108k dealer maintenanced every 5k on schedule
New tires every 10k-15k
Also needed heater blower and now ac compressor all issues not cover by warranty except the 1st transmission that went out at 28k
My Wife and I bought our 2013 Nissan Rogue back in Febuary from a Nissan Dealership. From there we had it for only a few months (Less than 5,000 miles) may I add. And in July when i took my family down to the U.S.S Midway here in California. The transmission went HAYWIRE.. from staying at 15 MPH and not gaining speed to reving extremely high going downhill. And to make things better while we were in downtown the transmission stalled at 15 MPH again in a intersection and almost got us in a collision. From there we took it to our mechanic and he said we needed to rid of it ASAP due to the transmission slipping (Plus our short term warrantly expired, they only have us 1,000 miles) My wife and I had no choice but to sell it to Carmax and they even said the transmission slipped too. However, they still bought it from us. Due to this mess, i literally went $6,000 more in debt due to forcing my wife and i to get ANOTHER used car. I will never buy another Nissan from a dealership again and I hope they get lawsuited for that. And we want our money back, never likely that is going to happen, however they do some sneaky tactics to have you buy crappy CVTS that will cost you thousands. As i said, never again.
Contact, Stern Law Firm in Michigan , they would take your case.