Nissan’s continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) have long been marketed as improving fuel economy and providing smoother acceleration, but the design has also drawn widespread consumer complaints about shuddering, slipping, delayed response, overheating, and premature failure—problems that can be expensive because CVTs are complex and often replaced as whole units rather than repaired. The class action settlement referenced applies to certain model years of the Nissan Rogue (2014–2018), Nissan Pathfinder (2015–2018), and Infiniti QX60 (2015–2018), offering eligible owners and lessees reimbursements that can reach up to $5,000, typically depending on documented repair costs and other requirements, with deadlines that vary by claim type. The lawsuit was filed because plaintiffs alleged that the vehicles’ CVTs were defective and that consumers were stuck with unexpected repair bills, diminished vehicle value, and safety concerns tied to loss of power or erratic performance. Its significance is twofold: it can offset out-of-pocket costs for affected drivers and it pressures automakers to address recurring drivetrain issues through extended warranties, reimbursements, or improved disclosures, even without an admission of wrongdoing. More broadly, CVT-related litigation has appeared across the industry when high repair costs intersect with allegations of known defects, and these disputes sit alongside regulatory expectations that manufacturers remedy safety-related defects through National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls and technical service bulletins—while many drivability and durability complaints fall into the murkier realm of warranty law, consumer-protection statutes, and class actions that attempt to fill gaps when problems are widespread but not formally deemed safety defects.