I have had Nissans in the past and never had problems. However, I bought two new cars this year and avoided Nissan due to CVT issues. Also, their designs are behind other brands. Mazda is doing well lately.
@@jpc54 I own a Maxima and a CX90, both 2011. I love the Nissan's CVT but I hate the Mazda's regular transmission After 13 years of ownership, the Maxima feels like the better built car. I need to add that I learned that in 2011, Mazda was in a joint venture with Ford and under the hood, a lot of parts are from Ford.
Nissan had poor manual transmissions dating back to 1974. Also bad engines, had a 1980 Datsun 210 motor died at 75000 miles due to bad main bearings and Nissan knew it, car was well cared for.
Likely. I rented a Nissan Sentra in early 2019. It felt like it had a giant rubber band for a transmission. My 2021 Subaru Forester CVT shifts almost identical to a normal automatic transmission.
@@unclej3910 Subaru CVTs use a different design, but still are not suitable for frequent towing or a heavy vehicle.There is a reason CVTs are not used in trucks.
I am old enough to remember when Nissan used to make fantastic reliable vehicles but unfortunately that is no longer the case. While they make beautiful vehicles they are no longer reliable and they haven't bothered to fix the problem. Their transmission have been junk for a long time.
It is their own fault. They should have scrapped those terrible CVT transmissions years ago , and went to standard 8 or 9 speed transmissions.. Everyone knows that those Nissans will break down and leave you stranded.
Particularly since the old automatics are perfectly good transmissions. My 08 Altima coupe v6 went 400,000 km on original clutch until I let it go. My 2019 370z manual is brilliant. But they used the cvt … and everyone knew it sucked. Total incompetence from Nissan management.
@@datacipherMy wife and I owned 1997 and 1999 Altimas. They were very reliable, almost 300K miles on each before we replaced them. Nissan completely lost their way somehow.
The dealers attitude when the CVT fiasco began stopped a lot of folks in their tracks. Refusing to accept responsibility for a PoS transmission when a car is under warranty is very foolish. Some people remember . Many other brands to choose from ,many other dealers.
I'm not shocked, was in a Nissan dealer last week and it was a terrible experience. They are in the business of selling cars however you wouldn't actually know that as they don't actually want to sell a car... even for the price they listed it for. Just want to play games, it felt like I was in a health clinic waiting room. Nothing but sitting around and not making eye contact with you.
@@Big.W. Oddly enough I was attempting to go from a '19 Armada to a '23 Frontier. However, they chose not to sell me a Frontier so I went to another brand.
Facts, they were killing it in the early 2000's, I saw Altimas EVERYWHERE back then. Even in the early 2010's I would see tons of Rouges, Altimas, and Sentras. Now? I see small handfuls of a wider variety. More different models than before but way lower quantity.
If they're really that desperate, then it means it's also the worst time to buy a car from them. They will try and rip you off ten times harder than they normally would. Every hidden fee, every scam. They'll use everything in their arsenal of scumbaggery.
Nissan dealers are still price gouging. I recently looked at a Frontier that doesn’t have a CVT. My fair out the door price offer became $7K over my price. Paint protection and nitrogen in the tires helped cost them a sale.
I went through that as well but they deleted the cost of everything the dealership added which was a total of $2,300. I also traded in my Titan on my 24 Frontier Pro4X. I love the truck. It's my fifth Nissan truck.
Nissan's Frontier has always been a very reliable solid choice among mid-size trucks. Redesigned in 2022, with the exception of its fully boxed frame that was fully updated, remains a strong seller and has picked up buyers with its 310 hp v6, quiet interior, smooth ride and silky Mercedes designed, 9 speed transmission, while others are going with 4 cyl turbos. The 2025 model will offer a refreshed exterior and interior.
My wife bought a 2011 Frontier from a private party after a few dealerships attempted to stroke her.. it was reasonably well maintained, but I replaced cam and crank sensors as well as front struts. The Alfred Teves (ATE) supplied OEM antilock brake unit took a dump and was replaced with one off a wrecked Frontier for $50, The Nissan stealership wanted $950 for a new one, I told my wife you are NOT buying that unit, I will get a used one and install it, you can help me bleed the brakes. It has the 4.0 engine, and a 5 speed automatic, no one needs more ratios than that, especially when designed or supplied by Mercedes, who are infamous for troublesome overcomplexity. ANY engine that needs a power adder to get out of its own way will NOT be owned by anyone I have influence over. I have 52 years in automotive repair professionally , and know bogus vehicles and engineering when I see it which is increasingly more common. Nissans use of CVTs in some vehicles are damaging the brand severely and perhaps irreparably. Only ONE CVT, which was of a totally different design was ever reliable (though inefficient and had no overdrive) That was the mid 1940s to 1963 Buick Dynaflow, which did not use a bogus chain drive.
@CaptainJaun-q9m What you DONT get is that they can be bought cheap used. Ive bought cars since 1975 and NEVER been stupid enough to buy a new one...Thats for suckers.
@CaptainJaun-q9m Frontier sales are up 16.6 % over last year, mostly due to the disastrous redesign of the Tacoma. Lots really are filling up with unsold Tacomas and Tundras. Tacomas have both automatic and manual transmission failures, among many other things ,and 100,000 Tundras and Lexus LX recalled with total engine replacements needed. Toyota is not the old reliable Toyota we once knew.
I told them years ago to go back to the start . They had good reliability in there vehicles! Then some idiots came up with the CVT transmission and a 3 cylinder engine???? They need to pack there junk up and close the doors!! Don't feel sorry at all!!
I want to buy a frontier but everytime you sit to negotiate if the truck is advertised at 36 the salesman comes back with a list of upgrades totaling almost 8 thousan d more or they play with the apr nissan salesmans are crooks
I had to sit at the dealership for an hour complaining that their add ons just barely pushed me over the edge with their dealer discount. Got a call a week later and all of a sudden I could get that discount without the add on costs. I think that's just part of their game, but it can't be great for volume
Buying a new car has long been known to be one of the worst economic decisions anyone can make. The depreciation at 40 or 50% in the first year is ridiculous unless you are just a billionaire that buys one of every new car that comes out, there's absolutely no reason to buy a brand new car from a dealer and put yourself through that kind of torture.
BECAUSE THEY ARE SELLING THEM EXTREMELY CHEAP OR THE BUSINESS WILL FOLD BY THE PRESSURE OF CAPITALISM. ONLY BUYERS ARE THE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE BUYING JUNK!!!
It is called INFLATION. Inflation is affecting EVERYONE and EVERYTHING. New cars cost too much, people do not want to pay or afford what the manufactures want for their cars. Interest rates are too damn high. The average car buyer would rather put food on their table or a roof over their head instead of a $1000.00 per month car payment.
Car insurance is crazy too, along with repair costs. The modern technology in cars is a nightmare if it goes haywire and good luck finding a repairman that knows what he's doing and the part itself is $$$$$$$
@@vincentkosik403 My in law got a SUV with a panoramic sunroof and a rock hit it on the interstate. Trying to find a replacement let alone the cost was INSANE.
@@larryjohns8823 afraid so, supply chain is their big all in one excuse...that's why I stocked up on some Nissan spare parts, like water pump, starter, alternator ect..if there is a stoppage of imports
@TheRealCatof look up the website shadow statistics .you don't actually think the so called official inflation numbers that are released are the actual reality, do you?.
I actually like many of the recent redesigns, considering where they were, 5 years ago. The Sentra, Pathfinder and Rogue have come a long way,. The problem is the brand is the Lincoln of Japan. It's best days are behind it, and Toyota has taken hybrids to the top of a market they aren't a part of. And Infiniti is all but dead, with sales under 15k per quarter. No one will pay more than $30k for a Nissan product
@@CarsandTechInfo The Pathfinder is fine, but it sells a fraction of what the Highlander and Explorer do. Similar to what Telluride and Palisade do, just not selling at sticker profit margins, like they do. The Pathfinder would be maybe their biggest success, over the last few years, and it's just meh compared to the rest of the market. That is Nissan, in a nutshell. In a vacuum, they seem fine. Compared to the competition, they are a step, or two, behind
@investBetter. Toyota and Honda are losing their edge when it comes to reliability as well. You have just as good a chance at getting decent reliability out of the competitive nissan product today as you do the honda or toyota.
@@horseathalt7308 No one is perfect. You redesign your fleet, for the first time in 15 years, there are gonna be some teething pains. It's how you handle it that makes all the difference
@@InvestBetter. Doesn't look like Toyota is doing that well, nor Honda with the unreliable Civic. But even so the quality of both brands has been slipping for over a decade now, and what made those brands worth the extra money was the attention to detail and bulletproof durability.
Looked at a Frontier that has been on their lot for over 3 months. There website showed a $8000 rebate…….salesman insisted on charging msrp + $4000 markup for dealer add ons. 2 months later truck is still there.
Nissan has so much potential, but they continue to use JATCO that continuously hurts their brand!!!! Toyota or Honda would’ve been departed that partnership!!!
Nissan makes decent cars, they just haven’t made anything recently that makes you go “wow, that’s gonna be my next car because it has xyz “ Literally every other major brand outclasses them in some way, shape, form, or price. They only thing they really have keeping them afloat is the maxima and the Altima
The Pathfinder is beautiful and comfortable. It also has the widest shoulder room in the 3rd row after Grand Highlander. But more important than anything else, it the only I’ve seen that allows access to 3rd row WITH a front facing car seat installed!! For families like mine with little ones still in car seats, this is a BIG EFFING DEAL! Hehehe… I’m flabbergasted that more 3 row vehicles in this category don’t offer that… I just wished it had more latches on the 3rd row…
@@sw6155 There are many cars that will offer that if you look, Chevy traverse, kia telluride, Hyundai palisade, and the VW atlas, all for a similar price with more features. Although, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so to each person one may look more appealing than another. If we include larger cars like the escalade then the list will expand by another 20 or so cars.
Okay, so maybe I'm a statistical aberration. It's clear, however, that Nissan is collapsing. Also, Honda seems to be having some reliability issues. And finally, Toyota is dealing with a massively huge recall and a colossal debt load. I bought a Mazda two months ago, and now I'm getting ready to replace my wife's 2006 VW Jetta TDI. I won't go near a car with a CVT. That includes Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, and Honda. So I may end up with yet another Mazda.
The others are beating the pants of Nissan because their sales are up 1% ????, doesn't sound believable. My last 2 cars have been Nissans and Never needed anything but tires, oil changes and air filter changes. Never even needed brakes. Had a Honda HRV and the transmission failed, had a Chevy and the engine failed, had a Chrysler and the engine failed. Often times comments are unique to the commenter's experience and lack a wider context.
Beautifully said. I’ve owned several Nissans and they were solid vehicles. I currently own a 2022 Frontier. Zero issues and I love it. I would buy it again.
@@thetinysideoftiny7625 a 2022 has not had time to show it's reliability. Frontier's are also the best vehicle they make. Most of the complaints on Nissan vehicles are from people that own models with a cvt. Those are junk. I have a 2000 maxima w/ 305k mi, and a 15 Frontier w/ 148k on it. They are good vehcles. I had a 17 Rogue that was a pos, and my mom had a 14 sentra that was also a pos. Common denominator is the cvt.
@@4dscdriveryes they have shown to be reliable. reason being, the underpinnings are the same from the early 00s, which as already been tried and tested.
Sweet justice when they go under. 3 decades of Nissan ownership explained... 1990s (just as they added "Infinity"), the base Nissan products were a step below Honda and 2 steps below Toyota in reliability, but edgy in performance enough to differentiate. Dial forward to the early 2000s and the Nissan Maxima flagship I bought was awful in reliability and quality of fit and finish. Dial forward to the early 2010s and the brand was pure junk in their trucks and the emergence of CVTs in the SUVs. Dealerships wouldn't fix "known issues" due to the sheer number of failed designs where Nissan wouldn't support the dealers. Then add the corporate drama with the Ghosn CEO antics w/the Renault alliance after that... Rotten top to bottom. Anyone who buys a Nissan or Infinity is living on borrowed time. Not that I'm bitter... But... Justice is served.
We own 4 Nissans, 3 of which, are manual transmission…and 1 with the 5 speed Automatic. All have been reliable. We’re not planning buying another Nissan.
For all the Nissan owners that never had CVT transmissions issues, honestly wish you good luck with your car for a long time. But for the extreme high volume of complaints with Nissan is out of control and the courts or the government should step in and put a stop to this nonsense.
This is hyperbolic and unhelpful. Nissan is in a tight spot like many good car companies before it. It is highly unlikely that they “are going out of business in America”. There’s dozens of sensible chess moves they can make to restore profitability.
The Jayco transmission really killed Nissan's quality and reliability in the eyes of buyers. Simply reassurance that the issue is 'fixed' is not enough. It took them too long to address it. Sky high prices in the U.S. means people want value and dependability for their money and nothing from Nissan indicates they will get that.
I have a 2014 Juke with the Jatco CVT and when shifting into drive I always wait until it’s firmly in gear before accelerating and I change the CVT fluid( I use Amsoil fluid) every 30,000 miles and the car has 170,000 miles and going strong. Still has the original engine and CVT.
@@markb4593 Theres always a few. When I was running a transmission shop years ago I had a Ford Taurus (which also had a notoriously poor trans) come in and mileage at failure was about 153k which was remarkable. Customer was not the original owner but his parents were so we knew the mileage on the trans was legit.
What else did you expect, come on! Hyundai-Kia doubled sales in only 20 years and surpassed American Honda in sales. Now, only behind GM, Toyota, Ford. Hyundai-Kia is taking away customers from everybody! Hyundai-Kia has 11% market share in USA!
Hyundai-Kia's average transaction price is similar to Honda. However average transaction prices of Subaru, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda are inferior to Hyundai-Kia. Those cheap brands are going to lose all their customers to Hyundai-Kia! It's going to be the final battle between Hyundai-Kia and Toyota for the Asian crown. Toyota's wheels are already falling off. 😂😂 Easy win For Hyundai-Kia!
Followed a service manager to a Honda-Nissan dual. Dumbest move I ever made. Nissan paid (at the time) 4.3 hrs to replace a Murano AWD trans. It actually took about 6.5 hours to perform the proper procedure (including the Nissan testing procedure to verify replacement. ) All of their warranty times were completely stupid. Honda was like Toyota. You didn't make profit on warranty, but you didn't do the work for free either. Rolled my box back to Toyota pretty quickly and I am now retired. I had first person knowledge on seeing a corporation in it's very early death throes!
You must not have been around when the original Chrysler Corporation bit the bankruptcy dust back in 1980. Chrysler-Plymouth and Dodge dealerships became infamous for high-pressure sales tactics in the late 1970s and people stayed away in droves.
90's, early 00's were the best years. Father has a '03 Pathfinder LE..amazing and reliable. I miss the old Nissans of youre. they were the more unusual underdog
I own a 2001 Nissan PF 4X4, 5 speed which I purchased new in 2000 . It is still running strong and has caused little trouble across the two decades of use. I plan on driving it until it just decides to quit.
Can't believe Nissan kept doubling down on their CVT. The perception damage was already done. They should have switched to something else, for marketing/perception reasons if nothing else. Mazda was smart enough to stay away from belt/chain design CVTs entirely.
@@drn13355 Go read some of the forums various Toyota & Subaru models, where owners post their experiences and/or problems. Not a pretty picture across-the-board.
Nissan is famous for defective transmissions. That issue has been a notable problem for many, many, years and Nissan hasn’t fixed the problem. I had a 2005 Maxima. Bought it new. I’ll never buy another Nissan product.
In 2002 Nissan transferred production of its Maxima sedan to Tennessee from Japan, redesigned car and price increased. Before this happened Maxima was a good car with the best V6 engine ever made, my favorite car.
I bought a new 370Z in 2019 for about $33k and am hitting 65K miles with no problems or unusual expenses. The car is solidly built, with no squeaks or rattles and runs smoothly and quietly with lots of power and great handling. I wouldn't trade it for anything less than a Porsche 911.
The difference is that all new cars are junk but NISSAN accomplished being Nº1 for their faulty CVT transmissions for decades which is a costly repair out of warranty!
Can get a great deal on a Nissan Rogue, but it seems like a bad choice with their financial situation and problems that they have had with the VC turbo. Values will drop on the back end too.
Still have my bought new in 99 4x4 Frontier, I doubt I'll ever buy any vehicle new again. The quality is just not there anymore, rather fix up an older vehicle at this point.
They discontinued their long loved Altima midsize sedan! Like why would you do that 🤦🏽♂️!? I understand sales wasn’t that great but that was one of your most popular sold vehicle for years. I almost bought the 2020 Altima but couldn’t because it wasn’t available come on Nissan!
I dont know were he is getting his info i.but i do know nissan has been doing very well on sells in 2024 the 9speed trans that's in the frontier pu a jetco and they r bullet proof over 300.000 on my 2020 no problems yet😊
I can remember when Nissan made very reliable cars, maybe not the most refined but you could count on them for several hundred thousand miles. I wouldn't even give them serious consideration now.
Listen, I have had 2 Nissans and have had zero issues. I am considering and then buying out an Altima when My current lease is up but I keep hearing how bad the CVT is. I’m not being combative. I’m literally asking if somebody can explain to me what specifically about that transmission makes it so ineffective and if it is, how come I did not see any issues with it? Is it because it will only start to act up after a certain amount of miles? What is it that causes the problems and what are the problems that it causes?
My family has owned multiple Nissans and we never had major problems with them. Two 00’s era Altimas, 2010/2015 Rogue, 2016 Frontier. All solid going 200k miles plus, minus the Frontier which is at 112k rn. Maybe others have had negative experiences but not us 🤷🏻♂️. That being said I wouldn’t buy any of their newer cars or crossovers. They’re not to my personal liking. I would buy their Frontier any day of the week, especially since most of the mid sized trucks have gone to turbo 4s.
I went into a Nissan.Dealership wanted to buy a murano 3 years ago and walked out because of the games that they were playing and literally these people called me 3 or 4 times after we left the dealership.wanting me to come back and buy the car. We went over to hyundai and bought a santa fe and i'm glad we did. A lot of people hate on hyundai too , but we have had in our lifetime three of them and have never had any problems with them
My 370z has been the most reliable car ever!!!! Just Tires, brakes and oil.... don't beat on the car. Just drive from point A to point B. Bought new plugs to put in myself and pulled the old ones out as preventive maintenance, and they look brand new at 120k miles. Returned the new plugs for my money back.
I love the TITAN Pickup Truck I worship its tread marks I am devastated that Nissan is dispatching the TITAN hope they bring it back in A refreshened form BUT !! Wait I don’t see anything at all wrong with the current TITAN just some people knit picking some vague Idiosyncrasies for their personal acrodisement
I’ve owned 3 frontiers, one of them I sold with 306k and the existing one with the 2.5 just got 300k yesterday. Same engine and transmission with no leaks. Nissan needs to build all his vehicles with the same quality as the frontiers.
no interest in getting a nissan. they simply do not hold up like a honda, toyota or mazda. ever since renault bought them in the early 2000's, their quality has been crap.
I walked into a Nissan dealership in Canada about a year ago. Cash ready to go. I wanted their most basic trim Versa with a manual transmission. This is like a $16,000 car new. I wanted it to be a commute to work and winter beater car. The salesman could not locate one, seems like he hardly looked, told me "No one wants manual or cloth seats anymore, get a higher trim" and then he went off trying to sell me one of their new 2024 Z cars after saying the cash in hand would make a better down payment on the Z. Up there with the worst human interactions ive ever had in any setting.
We least a 2021 Nissan rogue and we first got it. We liked it but getting close to the end of our lease almost 3 years we started having big mechanical problems and we decided to get rid of it because we could see even more down the road, I liked it when we first got it, but would not recommend going back to Nissan because every time we took it it was always the same. It’s just normal wear and tear nothing on their lease.
They dropped the Titan instead of promoting it and offering a heavy duty version which no Japanese manufacturer does. Only Ram (dodge) GM and Ford make 3/4 and 1 ton trucks.
At 1:46, yes, if a dealership has unsold vehicles on its lot, it needs more vehicles to sell. "This flood is damaging. What we need is more rain." No wonder they're going out of business. Buyers have choices, and Nissan is the lowest-quality Japanese brand, according to Consumer Reports.
The mistake here is trusting CR. As a long time subscriber I had enough of their vague, subjective ratings and unsubscribed. They told me my last 3 vehicles were unreliable garbage that were poorly engineered. All three vehicles were perfectly reliable with regular maintenance. All were great to drive as well.
I went and looked at a Tacoma at the Nissan dealership listed for 28k after test driving they told me 35k I walked away and they had an attitude like I was the bad guy. I’m now looking to buy from a private seller.
They pissed away Infiniti and they continued with their CVT BS. I actually like some of their cars, but the MAXIMA and the MURANO were never redesigned in competitive sectors (MURANO). The Altima has become a rental car fleet. They have taken so many missteps that it would not be surprising to see some of these dealers go under
I own a nissan Rogue 3cyl turbo with, of course, the infamous CVT. Although I can't vouch for long-term reliability, it is a really nice car that perhaps might not stand up to much abuse or neglect. I also own a low mileage 2022 Leaf, an excellent (2nd car)city or commuter vehicle. My experience with routine maintenance at the dealer has always been positive, and they are very concerned with customer satisfaction. I would question whether the CVT issues are with later models Nissans or just the older transmissions with known defects. I honestly don't know the answer.
@@gobsmacked230 Honda and Hyundai both use in house cvts Subaru has used jatco cvts for the last 10-15 years last in house automatic transmission they made was a 4 speed
My friend in high school drove an early 90's sentra that had over 2 million miles on it did a few round trips to chicago and back to CA. No problems besides little ones like an alternator,batttery and things like this
Nissan used to sell good cars but not anymore. Just about every car company sells overpriced junk . Toyota has problems with their cars. Honda and Toyota used to be known for quality, but not anymore.
The difference is that all new cars are junk but NISSAN accomplished being Nº1 for their faulty CVT transmissions for decades which is a costly repair out of warranty!
Yeah the only people,that say they're not having problem with nissan are the older models,the one's with that crapy cvt transmission,if you buy new,you better have warranty on that transmission
We bought a new Rogue SL last month and we love it. Will it go the distance? Time will tell. But the salesman did tell me that they are desperate for sales.
