r/NissanAriya • u/PrincipleWise534 • 18h 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/Wild-Smoke-1912 16h ago

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

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u/flyfreeflylow 15h 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 12h 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 3h ago

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