Car repairs

kathryn1975

Good evening. I have a 2013 automatic Nissan juke with only 45000 miles on the clock. Today I was told that it needs a new gear box at the grand total of £3000 + vat. I obviously don't have that type of money lying around and I can't really get a loan, creditcard or extend my overdraft. The car still has more than half of the finance left to pay and I can not take out any type of warranty due to the various company's terms and conditions. 
We have contacted a local breakers yard to see how much a gear box will cost and try and reduce costs that way. I have also contacted Nissan to see if they would honor the 60000 miles mentioned in the original warranty. (Warranty: 3 years or 60000 which ever comes first) 
Has anyone got any advice or ideas of how to fund the repairs that I have not thought of already. I:e contacting the finance company etc.
Thanks

George_Michael

Is the quote of £3k from a Nissan main dealer?
If so, you may well be able to get a replacement supplied and fitted far cheaper from an independent garage.
After 7 years, I can't see Nissan agreeing to replace under warranty or indeed, making any contribution at all.
If you were just over the 3 year cut off then you may have got something from them but not after this long.
The finance company don't have any liability either. If the failure had happened in the first 6 years and you were able to prove that it was due to a manufacturing defect then they may have helped but again, you are well out of time for this. 

AdrianC

I presume that £3k+vat is from a Nissan dealer? Have you tried other garages? Main dealer labour rates are high, and there's going to be a lot of labour in a box replacement.

Have you contacted specialists, to ask about getting your box rebuilt? That age of Juke used a CVT, I believe, and their reputation is... not one of reliability.
A very quick google finds https://www.stephensengineering.co.uk/nissan-juke-gearbox-repair/ - probably others.

Changes of getting Nissan to extend a 3yr/60k warranty to cover a 7yo car bought used? About zero.

daveyjp

A gearbox not unknown for premature failure.

https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/nissan/juke-2010/good/

If you have a full dealer service history you can try and get a contribution from Nissan, but at 7 years old they may tell you to jog on.

kathryn1975

Thanks that quote is from a local automatic specialist. So I know nissan would be more. Yes i know the finance company are under no obligation to help but what I meant was if anyone knew if it were possible to extend finance to pay for repairs.

greyteam1959

Get another quote from somebody else would be my advice.

Homer_home

Do you know for certain your gearbox has gone or have you just been told this?

kathryn1975

Thanks for your replies. The above quote was the best one I got and all garages said it was the same problem.  Managed to find the money so im going ahead with the work. Apart from the gear box its a good car so when ive finished paying it off, its going and hopefully the reconditioned gearbox will last for a couple more years. Better the devil you know.

Homer_home

For £3600 that gearbox should last longer than a couple of years!

sweetsand

7 years old FSH or not, Nissan will not help
Someone at work had an autmatic RCZ rare car looked great she bought it just at 2 years old low miles, FSH main deal after 18 months at 13k miles i think the timing chain belt made the engne rattle. Her husband looked it up it was aknown problm as engines also used in bmw minis and many other cars and small vans, but would the pegout people give a panny, no. In autrial they did I think as well as the USA.

fred246

If the timing chain was only rattling she could have driven it to the USA to get some pannies from the pegout people or even just driven it to autrial if that is closer.