Nissan 370Z Complaints

361 consumer complaints on file.

#10557009December 23, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS RELATED TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE RECALL PERTAINED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550936November 5, 2013
STEERING
INFAMOUS STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. WENT TO START CAR AND GOT THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL AND PUSH START BUTTON LIGHT SHOWED LOCK. HAD TO PAY $170 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550025October 29, 2013
STEERING
CAR WOULD NOT START, NO WARNING AT ALL. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. REPLACED FAULTY STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND THEY NEED TO RECALL OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART. I AM OUT $1200 FOR AN ISSUE NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549503October 25, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ATTEMPTED TO START MY 370Z THIS MORNING, KEY LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE LOCK LIGHT CAME ON THE PUSH BUTTON START. BUT NO RESPONSE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM IS STUCK HALFWAY SO THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BUT NOTHING IS INDICATING TO THE ECU THAT IT IS UNLOCKED. NISSAN HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME PART ON 2009 GT-R'S (NTB10-025 P0309) BUT NOT ON 370Z'S. IT BECAME SUCH AN ISSUE THAT IN 2011/2012 NISSAN STOPPED INSTALLING THE DEVICE ON THE 370Z MODEL. MORE AND MORE 370Z OWNERS ARE BECOMING STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549354October 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DEALER SAYS IT'S THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW THEY'RE ASKING 1,200 TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ISSUE FOR ALL 2009 AND 2010 Z'S AND THEY'RE ONLY RECALLING SOME 2010 MODELS. I NEED THIS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE CAR. UNLESS I CAN GET THIS FIXED AT NO COST I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. EVER. THEY ALREADY HAVE AWFUL BRAKES AND ROTORS AND NOW THIS? SHAME *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548445October 18, 2013
STEERING
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAILED AT 31,900 MILES. SAME STORY AS ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE- CAR WOULD NOT START. INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS DEFECT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED IN ANY LOCATION AND ANY KIND OF WEATHER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ARE WELL-DOCUMENTED AND WELL-PUBLICIZED AND HAVE RESULTED IN EXTENDED WARRANTIES OFFERED TO 2009 ALTIMAS, MAXIMAS, AND SELECT 2009-2010 370Z AND GTR. HOWEVER, IT IS THE SAME PART THAT IS FAILING ON ALL OF THESE MODELS. WHY ARE SOME VINS INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN/EXTENDED WARRANTY WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT? THEY ALL CONTAIN THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART (48700-JF00A, 48700-JF00B, OR 48700-JF00C; REVA, REVB, OR REVC). I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS SO IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. REPAIR COSTS ARE $1100-1400 INCLUDING LABOR. I AM TIRED OF NISSAN TELLING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT AN AFFECTED VIN. CLEARLY, IT IS. NISSAN NEEDS TO EXTEND THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO ALL VINS THAT CONTAIN THIS DEFECTIVE PART TO PREVENT PUTTING DRIVERS IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE FILED BEFORE A TREND IS NOTED BY ODI? THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548441October 18, 2013
STEERING
WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR 15 MIN LATER TO RETURN HOME THE CAR WOULDN'T START DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK HAD BROKEN AND THE FIX WAS BETWEEN $1300-1700. THE SAME ISSUE WAS FOUND ON THE NISSAN GTR BUT NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE $85K BUT NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 370Z. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524150July 10, 2013
SEATS, AIR BAGS
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS WORN IN THE AREA OF THE SEAT AIRBAG AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE CRASH. THE WEAR AREA IS WEAKER THAN DESIGNED AND THIS MAY ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IF AND WHEN REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520684June 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
SLAVE CYLINDER ON MY 370Z HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. NISSAN PUT AN INFERIOR SLAVE CYLINDER IN THEIR 370Z MODELS. MY SLAVE CYLINDER HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TECH THAT REPLACED THE PART SAID THEIR WAS VIRTUALLY NOTHING LEFT FROM THE SLAVE CYLINDER BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OUT OF INFERIOR MATERIAL. NISSAN WANTED $2,000 TO REPLACE AND INSTALL THE SAME INFERIOR PART BECAUSE TO THEM IT IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN EVEN THOUGH THIS PART IS REQUIRED FOR THE DRIVE TRAIN TO OPERATE. THIS ITEM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A PLACE THAT SPECIALIZES IN NISSAN 370Z TO GET AN UPGRADED PART PUT INTO MY VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN HALF THE COST NISSAN WANTED. CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT AND FEEL IS BETTER THAN BRAND NEW NO THANKS TO NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504578March 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR REVS UP TO 2500-3000 RPMS BETWEEN SHIFTS! CANNOT GET THE IDLE TO DROP LOWER; ANY ATTEMPT TO PUNCH THE GAS PEDAL AND LOWER THE IDLE JUST MAKES IT IDLE FASTER!! PROBLEM HAS EXISTED 3.5 YEARS NOW, AND EVERY TIME I REQUEST THE DEALER INVESTIGATE THEY HAVE LAME EXCUSE OF "IF IT ISN'T DOING IT WHEN YOU BRING IT IN, WE CAN'T TROUBLESHOOT IT"! WTF? THE MOST RECENT TIME (MARCH 2013) THE CAR HAD A "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME AND IDLE WOULDN'T DROP BELOW 2000 RPMS FOR 3 DAYS. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND DEALER FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" AND "NO CODES SAVED IN ECM MEMORY". AGAIN, WTF? ISN'T THIS THE SAME TOYOTA RUNAWAY THROTTLE ISSUE - SAME YEAR, SAME JAPANESE CAR, SAME FUEL THROTTLE COMPONENT PURCHASED FROM THE SAME INFERIOR SUPPLIER? DEALER IS NOT DOCUMENTING MY REQUESTS!! ARE YOU WAITING FOR ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND DIE BEFORE YOU FIX IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504223March 23, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN 370Z TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR AT LUNCH... NOTHING. IT WAS JUST DEAD. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WORKED, ALARM, POWER SEATS, NAME IT. BUT WHEN YOU WENT TO START, NOTHING. TURNS OUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK BROKE. THE FACT THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE, A SIMPLE 30 SECOND INTERNET SEARCH CAN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, FRUSTRATES ME. HOW COME IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF IN THE MORE EXPENSIVE MODELS (THE GTR'S), BUT IT WASN'T RECALLED FOR THE 2009/10 370Z'S? THEY'VE REPLACED THE PROBLEM PART IN THE 2012'S, BUT THAT DOESN'T EXCUSE THE FACT THAT THEY'VE LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I LUCKED OUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET? THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS IS OVER A $1000, WITH THE PART ITSELF IN THE HUNDREDS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503030March 14, 2013
STEERING
PLEASE ISSUE RECALL! STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED WITH COST APPROXIMATELY $1000-$2000. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502577March 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT FAILED IN LOCK POSITION DISABLING VEHICLE. OUT OF WARRANTY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THIS PART IS BASED ON A FAULTY DESIGN THAT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REMOVED FROM LATER MODEL YEARS. LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS - THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY PART AND NISSAN SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PART. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE COST TO REPAIR WAS CLOSE TO $1,000.00. I WILL NOT CONSIDER ANOTHER NISSAN PURCHASE UNLESS THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501879March 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED. "KEY" LIGHT INDICATOR APPEARED. CAR UNABLE TO START. TOW NEEDED TO DEALER FOR OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THE SAME PART FOR 2009 GTRS MODELS (REFERENCE: NTB10-025, CAMPAIGN ID#: P0309. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 370Z MODELS WHICH USES THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501467March 5, 2013
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM CRAPPED OUT. LOTS OF INFO HERE: HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/65360-STICKY-STEERING-LOCK-FAILURE-DATABASE-STICKY.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501276March 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY 2009 NISSAN 370Z FAILED TO START ON FEB 21ST WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT WAS ON WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR BY PUSHING THE 'START' BUTTON. TRIED INSERTING THE KEY FOB INTO THE FOB SLOT BUT THE CAR STILL FAILED TO START. AFTER READING NUMEROUS THREADS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM ON WWW.THE370Z.COM, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THE 370Z. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR ONE MORE TIME BY HITTING THE STEERING LOCK UNIT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY STEERING LOCK UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS $1335.70 TOTAL FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501270March 4, 2013
STEERING
LEFT STRANDED IN A STRESSFUL SITUATION. I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THOUGHT IT WAS THE KEY, SO A DAY LATER AFTER LEAVING THE CAR STRANDED I CAME BACK WITH MY SPARE KEY. IT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHICH FAILED IN PLACE RENDERING THE VEHICLE USELESS. ONCE THE STEERING LOCKS, THE VEHICLE BECOMES ELECTRONICALLY DISABLED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 370Z MODELS 2009 THRU 2011. 100% OF COMMENTS I HAVE READ CLAIM NISSAN DOES NOT COVER REPAIRS. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS = $1000 TO $2000. THIS IS FRUSTRATING I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 7K MILES ON IT, NOW 10000 MILES LATER AND ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING IT THIS HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500885March 1, 2013
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT FAILED IN LOCK POSITION DISABLING VEHICLE. FAULTY UNIT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500886March 1, 2013
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT FAILED IN LOCK POSITION DISABLING VEHICLE. OUT OF WARRANTY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THIS PART IS BASED ON A FAULTY DESIGN THAT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REMOVED FROM LATER MODEL YEARS BUT DUE TO THIS DEFECT AND FREQUENT FAILURE RATE I EXPECT TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT ANNUALLY AT A COST OF OVER $500 PER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED WHEN THIS PART FAILS REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THIS PART IS CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND REPLACED WITH A DESIGN THAT DOESN'T FAIL ANNUALLY OR ELIMINATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499827February 24, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE
CAR WOULD NOT START. LEFT ME STRANDED. HAD TO CALL A FLATBED TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK UNIT THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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