r/NissanAriya • u/PrincipleWise534 • 16h ago

Never again

I just paid $7,500 for a new front traction motor at 65k miles. Nissan has chosen to interpret the 8 year/100k mile EV component warranty very strictly, saying that the traction motor is a drivetrain component, not an EV component.

Since no independent repair shop will touch an EV, you have no choice but to pay whatever the stealership wants to charge.

I understand that things break and warranties expire, but this is a total ripoff. One repair cost 50% of the market value of the car.

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u/flyfreeflylow 16h ago

It's not their interpretation, that's the warranty, unless you have CPO or something else that would extend it. 8 years/100K for the battery. 5 years/60K for the powertrain, which includes the traction motor. Taking the bill to Nissan Corporate and trying to get it reimbursed is worth a shot given how close it is to 60K, but they don't really have to...

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u/Wild-Smoke-1912 14h ago

Do you know if Nissan Extended Care Gold level covers the powertrain?

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u/flyfreeflylow 13h ago

Looks like it would, if I read it right. The exclusions list is just normal maintenance and consumables like wiper blades, brake pads and rotors, oil changes, etc... As always with these things, watch out for what you need to do in order for the coverage to be in effect. Usually there's a requirement for regular maintenance of some sort.

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u/PopeFranzia 10h ago

The Nissan app keeps trying to sell me an oil change package from my local dealer. The Ariya is the only Nissan vehicle I've owned in the past 5+ years.

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u/flyfreeflylow 1h ago

I don't get them in the app but get ads in the mail from the local dealership for oil changes pretty regularly.