Transmission Failure problems of the 2007 Nissan Versa

My transmission was unable to upshift to highway speeds. The closest Nissan dealer verified my cvt transmission had adequate fluid. I limbered the car home. Upon searching the internet I read numerous posts of multiple owners with similar problems with Nissan's 2007-2010 model year cvt transmissions. Nissan, admitted to their flawed cvt transmission by extending the warranty to 10 years/120 k miles. I filed a warranty claim with Nissan as I was just slightly over the mileage warranty but well within the time frame part of the warranty. Nissan's extended warranty document claims they will assist vehicle owners with transmission related expenses for those transmissions that fail beyond the extended warranty. Marissa (615-725-7447) from Nissan contacted me this morning stating that Nissan will not help cover any of my expenses I have had several Nissan service departments admit to me the excessive problems they have seen with this vintage cvt transmission compared to other transmissions and the large amounts of this type transmission they have had to replace. Nissan should be held accountable for their inferior design and production of this cvt transmission. At a minimum they should be assisting in my huge expense (over $ 3000) that I am experiencing right now. They claim to commit to this in writing within the extended warranty verbiage, but in my attempt for assistance I have been flatly denied. I am a very unsatisfied Nissan customer, fortunately for them there was no personal injury to me or other drivers when I was unable to maintain a safe driving speed on my way home. I ask for your assistance on this matter for I am confident that there are an excessively high amount of Nissan cvt transmission failures within the 2007-2010 model year, well beyond the industry norm. They should help pay for part of my expenses as they commit to within the extended warranty.

Known Nissan cvt transmission issue on 2007 Nissan Versa and many other Nissan vehicles equipped with the cvt transmission. Our 2007 Versa stopped moving while in "drive" in an extremely busy intersection - thankfully it did not result in a serious accident. We were able to pull off to the side of the road, put it in "park" and then back into "drive" to get it back home. Nissan has officially recognized & noted this cvt transmission issue on thier "Nissan cvt customer satisfaction program" website and has extended the warranty to cover effected/faulty transmissions. My vehicle has been at a local Nissan dealer for 2 weeks awaiting Nissan authorization to perform the warranty repair. The larger concern is as follows - given the failure mode we experienced and the associated dangers related to a cvt transmission failure, why is this not a federal mandated safety recall? this situation is no different than the current gm ignition switch issue in my opinion. Failure of the Nissan cvt transmision in certain situations can result in an accident, serious injury and even death.

The vehicle was not driven a lot and at 55000 miles it developed the problem of transmission coolant failure, this will cause the vehicle to lock up even during driving and cause an unsafe driving condition. Luckily we detected quick enough that we did not have anyone harmed during the operation of the car. Nissan refuses to cover all repair work under the extended guarantee and ensure safe driving from the debris left in the coolant line but did replace the transmission and radiator. There is no guarantee that the coolant pump, thermostat or other coolant devices won't fail and cause other operational hazards, if they do indeed fail as a result of their negligence to perform a full repair; and ensuring that the lines and coolant systems are free from debris and will not fail under use. Failure of the coolant system can cause overheating of the engine and may pose a unsafe driving hazard, however by their (Nissan) definition changing the radiator and transmission and leaving debris in the coolant lines is within reason and safety guidelines and do not have to flush or replace any other component that the oil mixture has touched even if it did damage those components as a result of the oil mixture.