| Description of the problem | Coolant contamination destroyed my transmission; clutches, valves, seals, causing corrosion to valve body. Starting with cracked radiator tank. This is an engineering/manufacturing defect. This is a well known trending issue. When i called nissan usa, they only gave me a 'lecture', a 'case number' and a 'foot in the rear'; they're no help. They justified their convenient bureaucratic bs by telling me that in oct 2012; a class action lawsuit resulted in the following: up to 8 years/80,000 miles whatever comes first, extended warranty coverage applies with no customer co-pay. After 8 years/80,000 miles, up to 9 years/90,000 miles, extended warranty coverage applies with customer co-pay in the amount of $2,500. After 9 years/90,000 miles, to 10 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first, extended warranty coverage applies with customer co-pay in the amount of $3,000. The 'so-called' settlement is really "nothing" because according to data average mileage at which this problem occurs is roughly 95,000 miles and the average repair bill is $3,800. In that instance, nissan is offering to pay $800 for your trouble, and the vehicle owner gets stuck with the other $3,000. And those who are just hearing about the class-action lawsuit for the first time; the deadline to file a claim has passed. Let it be known once again that this is an engineering/manufacturing contamination toxic defect; irreversible and will eventually kill the transmission in the following vehicles: 2005-2006-2007 pathfinder;... 2005-2006-2007 xterra;... 2005, 2006, 2007, frontier. I paid the nissan dealer $30,000 thousand cash back in 2005 for a truck that already had 120 miles on it (stated on the pink slip). They did not hesitate to extend their 'hungry hand' on that sale. |