Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Filed against Nissan for Knowingly Selling SUVs with Dangerously Faulty Transmissions
A Federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Nissan North America, Inc. for selling and leasing Pathfinder SUVs with seriously dangerous and defective transmissions.
Miami, FL, January 8, 2015 (Newswire.com) - A Federal class action lawsuit was filed against Nissan North America, Inc. on December 15, 2014 for selling and leasing SUVs with seriously dangerous and defective transmissions. The suit alleges that Nissan concealed the problems with the transmissions, and continued to sell the vehicles.
The failure to disclose the dangers caused by the faulty continuously variable transmission (CVT) could potentially put tens of thousands of people in danger. Consumers experienced heavy vibrations, shuddering, and a dangerous and unexpected failure to accelerate as a result of the transmission defect.
(Miami, Florida) - A Federal class action lawsuit was filed against Nissan North America, Inc. on December 15, 2014 for selling and leasing SUVs with seriously dangerous and defective transmissions. The suit alleges that Nissan concealed the problems with the transmissions, and continued to sell the vehicles. The failure to disclose the dangers caused by the faulty continuously variable transmission (CVT) could potentially put tens of thousands of people in danger. Consumers experienced heavy vibrations, shuddering, and a dangerous and unexpected failure to accelerate as a result of the transmission defect. Even though consumers were experiencing the problems, Nissan refused to honor the express and implied warranties to fix the troubled transmissions. Vehicles equipped with the faulty transmission include the Nissan Pathfinder, model years 2013-2014. The Consumer Class Action Complaint seeks over $5,000,000 in damages for breach of contract, failure to honor warranties, violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. F. Jerome Tapley, Ryan Lutz and Adam W. Pittman of Cory Watson, P.C. filed the suit along with attorneys from the law firms of Newsome Melton LLP in Orlando, Florida and the offices of Weil Quaranta McGovern PA in Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California.
Even though consumers were experiencing the problems, Nissan refused to honor the express and implied warranties to fix the troubled transmissions. Vehicles equipped with the faulty transmission include the Nissan Pathfinder, model years 2013-2014.
The Consumer Class Action Complaint seeks over $5,000,000 in damages for breach of contract, failure to honor warranties, violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
F. Jerome Tapley, Ryan Lutz and Adam W. Pittman of Cory Watson, P.C. filed the suit along with attorneys from the law firms of Newsome Melton LLP in Orlando, Florida and the offices of Weil Quaranta McGovern PA in Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California.