MECHANIC REVEALS LOOMING HIDDEN COST FOR NISSAN DRIVERS
The mechanic featured in the video @davesautocenter points to a six-year-old Nissan Titan’s transmission issues as a prime example of a manufacturer engaging in planned obsolescence by not offering any replacement components for a transmission.
Instead, Nissan only offers the expensive transmission part as a whole, retailing for the whopping price of $12,000.
In the video, the mechanic calls the practice “disgusting” as he explains the hurdles his shop has faced in fixing the transmission.
“This [transmission’s] a $12,000 one. You cannot buy this anywhere but the dealer,” he says.
“It’s proprietary crap. It’s in a 2018 Nissan Titan with a 5.0 Cummins in it. And the [transmission], the front input shaft seal was leaking.”
One commenter who responded to the TikToker suggested how they could fix their issue without breaking the bank: “Buy the new transmission, switch out the seals and then return it.”