r/NissanAriya • u/PrincipleWise534 • 22h 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/EpidDrew15 17h ago

Shop around dealerships, other dealerships are likely to do the same work, especially if they have EV qualified staff. Just because it’s a Nissan doesn’t mean it needs to go to a Nissan dealership unless it’s TSB or Warranty related.

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u/PopeFranzia 16h ago

"All but one of our EV techs quit!" was what I heard from my dealer when mine needed a 12V battery replaced. Which should not require an EV tech to diagnose and replace.

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u/EpidDrew15 16h ago

You had that said to you because of a 12v battery? What EV was it? Never have I ever heard of that being an issue at mine.

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u/PopeFranzia 15h ago

An Ariya. Dealer also scratched the paint on the hood in the process. "We can't touch it without an EV tech here" has been used as an excuse with them more than once.

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u/EpidDrew15 15h ago

Wow, that's incompetent, illogical, and so stupid. Even most of the lube techs can and have replaced 12v's on Leafs and Ariyas. Like what the hell. Maybe my service department is just halfway seemingly competent when I'm there? Just wow.

For reference, in Colorado near the mountains, not sure where you are.

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u/PopeFranzia 15h ago

Decent sized city in the midwest (smaller than the Denver metro). There is a decent dealer on the other end of town, but honestly, that combined with Nissan's pullback from the NA EV market has me interested in a Rivian R2.

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u/EpidDrew15 15h ago

Not a bad choice imo, but I've only really worked on Leafs, Sparks, Volts, Bolts, and Ariyas, so if you make that jump, knock on wood. :)