Transmission Shudder problems of the 2016 Nissan Altima

While driving my Nissan Altima at highway speeds, the transmission started to shudder and eventually stopping pulling in the middle of traffic. I was almost hit by an 18 wheeler that bare had enough time and space to swerve and go around me. This could've easily been a fatal accident because of a faulty cvt transmission that Nissan knows about but refuses to correct. I took the car to the dealer and as expected they suggested replacing the transmission which is a $5,000 or more repair. So I contacted Nissan consumer affairs in hope of getting some assistance from Nissan since the vehicle is a 2016 with only a little over 100k miles. And like I've read on so many other forums and complaints, Nissan refused to offer any assistance. They would rather risk someone being injured or killed when these cars just randomly stop pulling while traveling on the road in traffic. I've owned several other Nissans, and every one with the cvt had this problem, I should've known better than to purchase another piece of junk Nissan but I gave them the benefit of the doubt and took a chance to only be in the same situation with a bad cvt transmission. My think is Nissan knows this is a problem and has been a problem of they've had since they went to the cvt transmission but they won't offer any assistance or repair the issue. Even the lady that I spoke to at consumer affairs said she had the same issue. Nissan did have a class action suit filed against them for this where they extended the transmission warranty to 84k miles but they're problems usually start right after 84k miles. I know some will say 100k out a transmission is good but I disagree, if you look at some of the competitors like Honda and Toyota�s, they're drivetrains surpasses the Nissans by hundreds of thousands of miles. I own a 2013 Honda accord with the cvt, it's at 265k miles with absolutely no issues.

The car has a cvt transmission that is not functioning properly. The transmission shudders, acclerates on its own, or turns off completely when it warms, it is not safe to drive on the freeway or drive in warm weather due to the fact that the car shuts off when it heats up. It is unsafe to drive, it continues to be a problem with many of Nissans cvt transmissions that they are not fixing.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. While driving, the vehicle jerked, shuddered, and the speed decreased from 70 to 20 mph. The vehicle was able to be pulled over to the road shoulder. The contact shut the vehicle off and sat for ten minutes. The vehicle was able to be driven home. The vehicle was towed to don davis Nissan (1320 I-20 frontage rd, arlington, TX 76018, (877) 415-3218) where it was diagnosed that the transmission and active shudder assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the power train warranty expired and opened a case for the contact. The manufacturer offered to help pay 60% of the repair costs for the transmission only. The vehicle was not repaired and the contact was assigned a loaner vehicle at no charge. The contact still had to pay over $2,000 to cover the active shudder assembly and was still responsible for $1,500 towards the remaining transmission costs. The failure mileage was 112,000.