Vuman
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ILETRIC said:All of you who don't live in TX and AZ -- forgetaboutit. You will never qualify for anything. Warranty or class.
Iletric,
You can stay in the lawsuit if you want, gain nothing by staying in, actually lose rights to future action. I and others will opt-out, will not lose our degradation 4 bars within 5yr/60,000k warranty because we already have it (its an empty threat to try to remove a warranty, they will run into other legal problems if they tried). We will try to stop this lawsuit, may be try to get a better warranty, or to get Nissan to guarantee us in TX and AZ and others the "heat-resistant" battery they are working on. Maybe get Nissan to have a better plan like a purchase price for the battery pack rather than this $100/month rental to address the battery degradation problem for all drivers.
Iletric, let me state again, you and every single 11/12 Leaf owners now have the 5yr/60,000K battery warranty extended to us in June. I went to Nissan dealer yesterday, pulled up the warranty by my VIN and it is there. Go check it out if you want. There is no reason for this Class Action to move forward! None! I take it back, none for us that is. The only 3 parties to profit or benefit for this suit going forward are:
1. The two Class Representatives who will get $5000 each.
2. Nissan who will be protected from any further legal actions from people who stay opted-in.
3. The Class Action Lawyers who will get 1.9 Million dollars. Lawyers who "MAY HAVE BREACHED THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTY IN FAILING TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS IN LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CLASS THEY CLAIM TO REPRESENT AS A WHOLE, AND AND MAY BE GUILTY OF SELF DEALING." (I will credit JimSouCal)
Also, this current battery warranty is not as great as you think. Most people in moderate climate will not benefit as their batteries will not degrade fast enough to trigger the warranty.
The warranty is not good for me either in Phoenix. I'm at 10 bars in 10 months and 14,700 miles. Will hit 8 bars next summer. Per this warranty, Nissan is only obligated to restore me to 9 bars at the end of the warranty. Worse case scenario for me which could happen, I have a car with 70% battery in year 5. I will be at 50% in year 6 or 7, which is a far cry from the "about 30% degradation by year 10" that Nissan was promoting early on.
These are some of the reasons why I and others are opting-out, to fight this and get a better resolution to this battery issue. Iletric, What are your reasons to stay in this lawsuit? If this lawsuit is stopped in its track right now, we all still have the 5yr/60,000mile 4 bar lost warranty and not lose our rights to seek a better resolution from Nissan.