Latest Nissan Lawsuits
Many of these are class-action suits that look to cover a group of owners in a particular area. Click on the lawsuit for more information and to see if you're eligible to receive any potential settlements.
Eliason, et al., v. Nissan North America, Inc., et al.
This Nissan transmission lawsuit alleges 2015-2016 Pathfinder and 2014-2016 Rogue SUVs are equipped with defective continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) manufactured by JATCO, a Nissan subsidiary. The plaintiffs say the vehicles are dangerous to drive due to severe delays when trying to accelerate.
Menachem Landa, v. Nissan North America, Inc., et al.
A Nissan Rogue lawsuit alleges transmission problems make driving the SUVs too dangerous. Issues with the Rogue continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) allegedly include lurching, jerking, delayed acceleration and "clunk" sounds.
Miller, et al., v. Nissan North America, Inc.
A Nissan Altima hood latch class action lawsuit alleges a recall hasn't done anything to fix the cars, and neither have three other hood latch recalls for Altima cars. The class action alleges 2013-2018 Altima drivers are in danger from hoods that suddenly fly open while driving, allegedly a problem Nissan doesn't know how to properly repair.
Stringer, et al., v. Nissan of North America, Inc., et al.
A Nissan Rogue CVT class action lawsuit alleges the transmissions contain defects that cause the SUVs to jerk, shudder, lurch, shake and suffer from acceleration problems. The lawsuit includes all consumers who purchased or leased 2014-2016 Nissan Rogue SUVs in the U.S.
Kemp, et al., v. Nissan North America, Inc., et al.
A Nissan AEB (automatic emergency braking) malfunction class action lawsuit will continue after the federal judge ruled against most of Nissan's motion to dismiss the complaint.
David Turner, et al., v. Nissan North America, Inc., et al.
This forward emergency braking lawsuit alleges the system malfunctions,suddenly and unexpectedly braking on railroad tracks, bridges, intersections and other locations. Instead of protecting drivers, the Nissan lawsuit alleges the systems create perfect conditions for rear-end and side crashes.
Nissan's motion to dismiss the case was denied in late 2020.
Bashaw, et al., v. Nissan North America, Inc., et al.
A Nissan automatic emergency braking lawsuit alleges the front distance radar sensors can cause the systems to engage even though no obstacles exist. This causes the Nissan vehicles to suddenly slow down or come to complete stops in the middle of normal traffic.
Settled Cabebe v. Nissan of North America, Inc.
The lawsuit alleges the continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) have defects that cause the cars to suffer from delayed acceleration when merging into traffic, passing another vehicle and when trying to accelerate from stops. It was consolidated and settled in 2019.
Settled Gann, et al., v. Nissan North America.
This Nissan Altima CVT lawsuit settlement has been preliminarily approved after an owner alleged the continuously variable transmissions in 2013-2016 Altimas are defective. It was consolidated and settled in 2019.
Settled Krista Costa, et al., v. Nissan North America, Inc.
The lawsuit alleges the CVTs create a safety risk to drivers and everyone else on the roads when Altimas suddenly stall while other drivers don't see any brake lights. Drivers allegedly have trouble accelerating the cars while other times drivers experience cars that surge without warning. It survived a motion to dimiss, then was consolidated and settled in 2019.
