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A federal class action lawsuit claims Nissan knowingly sold certain Maxima, Altima and Quest vehicles equipped with defective automatic transmissions that can suddenly and unexpectedly fail while being driven.
According to the Nissan transmission defect class action lawsuit, the allegedly defective transmissions are present in 2004-2006 Nissan Maximas, 2005-2006 Nissan Altimas, and 2004-2007 Nissan Quests. The class action lawsuit claims Nissan knew, or should have known, since at least 2004 that the automatic transmissions in these vehicles are defective, which can cause them to break down prematurely; experience transmission slips, delayed shifts, and acceleration surging; and suffer mechanical failure.
Rather than alerting consumers about this safety hazard and offering to repair the vehicles, “Nissan has concealed this problem from its customers at the time of purchase or lease and thereafter,” the class action lawsuit states. Not only has this put consumers in danger, but it has also allowed Nissan to profit from the defect by selling replacement parts to Class Members.
The Nissan transmission defect class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all U.S. consumers who purchased or leased any 2004 through 2006 Maxima, 2005 through 2006 Altima, or 2004 through 2007 Quest vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission. It is seeking class certification, damages, disgorgement of profits, and injunctive relief.
A copy of the Nissan Transmission Defect Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is Howard Teba v. Nissan North America, Inc. and Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., Case No. 12-cv-00332, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Western Division.
UPDATE: This case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff on June 29, 2012. Details behind the dismissal were not indicated in court documents.
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773 thoughts onNissan Transmission Defect Class Action Lawsuit
I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima that is doing exactly what is described here by most. Slips in and out of gear, jerks, surges, slips between gear changes and slams into gear when shifting. I have parked the car even though I am still making payments. It;s too unsafe to drive and I cannot afford the $4000 Nissan dealer wants to replace it. I hope this Class action suit is successful.
Have same problem with my maxima . it is a 2003 model but is doing same thing that u have listed as problems and only has like 55 to 60 thousand miles on it .transmission just qiuts while driving . if you pull if you stop car and put in park it will start working agian . but is now doing it more and more . my daughter drives this car i do not want her to get hurt are get into accident because of this can u please let me know if i have any right to this suit
Same problem with our 2005 Maxima. Would love to have info on the class action suit if possible.
Have problems with 2005 maxima transmission. Jerks when transmision engages. Only has 53,000.00 mi. Why no recall??????? How do I get info on class-action lawsuit?
I have a 2006 Nissan Altima se-r barely hitting 100,000 and transmission starting to slip and jump into different gears. I spent Alott on the car and can’t afford to fix the transmission. Nissan needs to step up and take action B4 they loose customers. My wife has an 03 Altima with same problem!!!! Transmissions in Nissan are shit!
I have a 2006 Maxima and the transmission is slowly dying. The dealer suggest I purchase another car. Please help!!!
I have the same problem that I’ve seen and heard described everywhere else. Transmission starts to slip and jerk… hangs in 5th gear sometimes… eventually mine went out entirely. Car wont go into gear. Now they want over 4000 to fix it.
I just don’t have that kind of money. Who does in this economy?
Now I’m stuck with a car payment driving a cheap car I bought with cash. I will never buy nissan ever, ever, ever again. My first and my LAST.
Would love to know how I can join in on this lawsuit.
Add me to the list as well….this sucks! Nissan is terrible, and i will never purchase again with them!
I sure hope no one gets hurt from these faulty transmissions
I am having serious problems also with my 2005 Maxima! It scares me when I’m driving, I know that it’s not suppose to be jerking. Sometimes, it jerks so hard, it’s just unexplainable… Nissan needs to correct this! Why won’t they just do a recall? I need help!
I am just having transmission repair work completed on my 2006 Nissan Maxima for $1700.00. Same transmission issues as other owners. How can I join the class action?
I’ve just had my transmission replaced for $3,600.00. Same problems as all above. How can I join this class action?