Nissan 370Z Complaints
361 consumer complaints on file.
- #10760257August 31, 2015POWER TRAIN
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER: I WAS STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE CENTER LANE ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. WHEN THE SIGNAL CHANGED, I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO PUT MY CAR IN GEAR, I WAS UNABLE TO PUT IN GEAR - THE CLUTCH PETAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE RESTING POSITION - FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE ROAD. UNABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION, I TURNED ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND CALLED FOR HELP. THE 911 OPERATOR SAID GET OUT OF THE CAR AND STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEY DISPATCHED AN OFFICER AND TOW TRUCK. THE OFFICER PUSHED MY CAR TO THE RIGHT LANE, BLOCKED TRAFFIC WITH HIS VEHICLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND WAITED UNTIL MY CAR WAS ON THE TOW TRUCK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10749700August 19, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,620.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10749714August 19, 2015POWER TRAIN
I WAS WAITING IN NEUTRAL AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD SUNK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ENGAGED POSITION. BECAUSE OF THIS, I COULDN'T GET THE CAR INTO GEAR AND ENDED UP HAVING TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION ONTO THE SIDEWALK WHERE I THEN RECEIVED A TICKET FOR ILLEGALLY PARKING EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE. LATER THAT WEEK, I REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION TO DISCOVER THAT THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER (CSC) HAD DISINTEGRATED AND ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS A FEW BITS OF RUBBER AND PLASTIC COVERED IN CLUTCH FLUID. I'VE SINCE REPLACED THE PART WITH A METAL REPLACEMENT THAT HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY SINCE. INCIDENCES OF CSC FAILURE ARE NOTED EXTENSIVELY ON ENTHUSIAST FORUMS, AND NISSAN HAS IN MOST CASES REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF THIS FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE LINK TO AN ONLINE THREAD DOCUMENTING MANY OTHER FAILURES IS INCLUDED BELOW: HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/25007-STICKY-OFFICIAL-370Z-CLUTCH-PRESSURE-CSC-FAILURES-49.HTML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10747686August 10, 2015POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH, CAR RECORDS SHOWS CLUTCH AND CSC HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT IS HAVING PROBLEMS YET AGAIN. ALWAYS FEEL TICKING IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN DISENGAGED, AND CLUTCH STICKS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP (NOT TALKING ABOUT LAUNCHES OR DROPPING GEARS). ALSO A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL, LIKE FUEL GAUGE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LOTS OF WIND NOISE WHEN ON THE FREEWAY, AND WINDOW GETS STUCK WHEN CLOSED ON FREEWAY. HAVE GONE TO DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY SAY THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVEN THOUGH FORUMS SHOW THERES RECALLS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10746648August 6, 2015POWER TRAIN
THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR INCIDENT I'VE HAD WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. THE FIRST ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. JUST YESTERDAY AND TODAY, IT FEELS LIKE THE CLUTCH IS FAILING ONCE AGAIN. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN TO NISSAN YET, BUT THE ISSUES SOUND A LOT LIKE THE DREADED CSC (CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER) FAILURE THE NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL. IT'S A TRULY PROBLEMATIC, EXPENSIVE AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. AT BEST, THE CLUTCH STICKS TO THE FLOOR AND YOU CAN'T SHIFT IT INTO 1ST GEAR. AT WORST, IT HAPPENS WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, BEFORE IT FAILS COMPLETELY, THE ENGAGEMENT POINT OF THE CLUTCH CHANGES DRASTICALLY. THE CAR HAS LUNGED FORWARD BECAUSE IT JUST SUDDENLY DECIDES TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THIS IS DANGEROUS NISSAN AND ABSOLUTELY ABHORRENT THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED, FAILURE AFTER FAILURE AFTER FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIPS KNOWINGLY KEEP A FEW OF THIS PART IN STOCK, KNOWING IT'S COMMON. 370Z OWNERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10736153July 23, 2015POWER TRAIN
WHEN I ENTERED MY CAR TO LEAVE IN THE MORNING MY CLUTCH PEDAL HAD NEXT TO NO PRESSURE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CLUTCH WOULD ONLY DISENGAGE WITH APPROXIMATELY HALF AN INCH BEFORE REACHING THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY CAR OFF AND CALLED THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER. I WAS ADVISED TO BRING MY CAR IN. AFTER WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO SUBSIDE I NERVOUSLY DROVE MY CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING, I NOTED THAT THE PRESSURE IN MY CLUTCH PEDAL WAS GETTING WORSE. HAD THIS STARTED WHILE DRIVING I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED, OR WORSE. THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER DETERMINED THAT THE FAULTY PART WAS THE CLUTCH CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER. THIS PART IS SOMEHOW NOT COVERED IN MY VEHICLE'S POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, EVEN THROUGH IT IS AN INTERNAL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. I AM FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AS THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. NISSAN HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAILURE, WHICH IS EASILY DISCOVERED WHEN DOING INVESTIGATION ONLINE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735076July 20, 2015POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
HI IT IS A 370Z CLUTCH PRESSURE (CSC) FAILURES. PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ALL OVER THE PLACE TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS IS LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED ESPECIALLY ON NEW VEHICLES. THERE'S A POST HERE ABOUT A BRAND NEW 2016 370Z HAD A CSC FAILURE AND HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/370Z/COMMENTS/3CFV0S/BAD_SLAVE_CLUTCH_CYLINDER_ON_2016_370Z/ THERE IS ALSO 70 PAGES FULL OF THE PROBLEM HERE. HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/25007-STICKY-OFFICIAL-370Z-CLUTCH-PRESSURE-CSC-FAILURES.HTML IT NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGE, RECALL, AND THEN A FIX. THIS WAS AN ISSUE IN 350Z AND NOW THEY DECIDED TO DO THE SAME WITH THE NEWER MODELS. I AM BUYING A 2012 370Z SOON (SIGNING PAPERS TODAY) WITH ONLY 12K MILES ON IT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO ME, I WOULD BE VERY SAD AND DEPRESSED ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT NISSAN KNOWS THIS AND IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT TO SAVE SOME MONEY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734988July 19, 2015POWER TRAIN
THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOT RETURNING TO ITS PROPER POSITION. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE LAST TIME I WAS STUCK ON A MAJOR ROADWAY WHERE I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CALL THE POLICE FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO HAVE A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. NISSAN ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS PER THEIR INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN BY CHANGING THE CLUTCH FLUID. THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX THAT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE REAL ISSUE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734733July 17, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 370Z WILL START UP FINE SOMETIMES BUT MOST TIMES I HAVE TO IT THE START BUTTON 7-10 TIMES BEFORE IT CRANKS. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON ALL LIGHTS ON DASH COME AND IT MAKES CLICKING SOUNDS BUT JUST WON'T START THE VEHICLE. I HAD MY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO ONE CAN GIVE ME A SOLID ANSWER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10731984July 4, 2015POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PART HAS FAILED 3 TIMES . (1)@65K MILES. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE .WHILE COMING TO A STOP I PUSH CLUTCH PEDAL IN AND IT DIDNT RELEASE ,AND ADDITION THE CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE CREATING A STOPPING ISSUE. COULD NOT GET OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN FORCING TO A STOP.STUCK IN TRAFFIC. (2)@77K MILES. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE . WHILE COMING TO A 4 WAY STOP DURING RUSH HOUR THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN IN AND DIDNT COME OUT. UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. CAR STUCK IN TRAFFIC. (3)@83K MILES.CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE . PULLING INTO GARAGE I GO TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN AND THE CAR KEEPS MOVING, ALMOST RUNNING INTO BACK WALLL OF GARAGE. CLUTCH PEDAL WENT IN AND DIDNT COME BACK OUT. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE AGAIN. HAVING THAT SAME PART FAIL WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY ITS CERTAINLY ISNT THE WAY I DRIVE MY CAR. OEM PART LASTED 65K THAN OEM PART LASTED 12K THAN OEM PART LASTED 6500 MILES. I LOVE THIS CAR SO MUCH I BOUGHT A CAR LIFT TO REPLACE THIS PART MYSELF. DEALER CHARGES OVER $1100 TO REPLACE A 75 DOLLAR PART. BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS PART FAIL. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT NO PERSON WAS WALKING BY THE FRONT/REAR OF MY CAR WHILE I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL OR HAD IT FAILED WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THIS LAST TIME I NOTICED A SHUDDER FROM THE CLUTCH PEDAL PRIOR TO PART FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730881June 29, 2015POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDAL (CSC) CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER AND (CMC) CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730822June 28, 2015POWER TRAIN
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS LOW. ONCE I WENT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE, THE PEDAL ALMOST FELL TO THE BOTTOM. SINCE I COULD NOT PUT IT IN THE NEXT GEAR, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT BACK INTO MY GARAGE. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER. HE ALSO SAID THERE WAS A LOT OF BREAK FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION COMING FROM THE CSC. I WENT ON 370Z PAGES AND THIS COMPLAINT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS TO THIS ISSUE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IF THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME TO HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CARS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN FIXED? BILL WAS AROUND $1000.00. HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES SINCE REPLACING THE CSC BUT ONLY HAVE PUT ABOUT 4 THOUSAND MILES ON IT SINCE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730600June 26, 2015POWER TRAIN
AT 40,000 MILES MY CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MY CLUTCH PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO SAY THIS WAS A WEAR AND TEAR PART, BUT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD TO COVER THE COST. BASED ON HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/25007-STICKY-OFFICIAL-370Z-CLUTCH-PRESSURE-CSC-FAILURES.HTML THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730385June 25, 2015POWER TRAIN
FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ISSUE, I WOULD EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT JUDDERING WHEN STARTING OFF IN 1ST GEAR. EVENTUALLY I LOST CLUTCH PRESSURE AND HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO NISSAN. AFTER THEY READ THERE WAS A TSB FOR CLUTCH PRESSURE, THEY REPLACED MY CLUTCH FLUID WITH A DOT4 FLUID. AFTER 2 DAYS OF REPLACING THE FLUID, I LOST CLUTCH PRESSURE YET AGAIN AND HAD TO GET BOTH THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER REPLACED. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS UNTIL I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE JUDDERING AGAIN, AND AM WAITING TO LOSE FULL CLUTCH PRESSURE YET AGAIN TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND MY DEALERSHIP EVEN ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE, BUT NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE PARTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730473June 25, 2015POWER TRAIN
PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN TO SHIFT AND IT NEVER CAME BACK UP. HAD TO TOW IT TO A SHOP. COST A BUNCH. HAPPENED AROUND 30K AND AT 53K. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE. ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY I SEE SOMEONE POSTING ABOUT THE CSC FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730265June 25, 2015STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS ISSUES ON THE Z'S. MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR TO THEM WHEN A KEY FOB LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD TO THE LEFT OF THE GAS TANK METER. THEN THE CAR WON'T START ON ANYMORE AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CHARGES $600-$1200 FOR A REPLACEMENT STEERING WHEEL LOCK ( WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY BREAK AGAIN) FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T OUR FAULT!!! THE CAR HAS 34,XXX MILES ON IT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S A FAULTY UNIT FROM THEIR MANUFACTURE AND MANY OF THE Z OWNERS ARE STARTING TO GET THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, A FELLOW 370Z OWNER
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730152June 24, 2015POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING WHEN MY CLUTCH PEDAL BECAME LIMP. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GETTING READY TO SHIFT INTO 6TH GEAR WHEN I HAD NO CLUTCH RESISTANCE! I NEARLY CRASHED DUE TO THE LACK OF ENGAGEMENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS VERY SAME ISSUE WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AT 30,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP EITHER NEVER REPLACED THE PARTS THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE REPLACED AT 30K MILES OR THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN, JUST 35K MILES LATER. THESE PARTS ARE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH 2009-2015 MODELS. ACTUALLY, IT HAS BEEN GOING ON AS FAR BACK AS 2003 WITH THE 350Z, WHICH WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. I'M SELLING THE CAR AND HOPEFULLY THE BUYER DOESN'T CRASH AND DIE FROM IT. IF HE/SHE DOES, YOU SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. MANY OF THE MEMBERS ON THE370Z.COM FORUM HAVE THIS ISSUE CITED HERE: HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/25007-STICKY-OFFICIAL-370Z-CLUTCH-PRESSURE-CSC-FAILURES.HTML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730187June 24, 2015POWER TRAIN
I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR FOR A DRIVE ON 06/21/15. AS I WAS REACHING FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL WITH MY FOOT TO START THE ENGINE, I FOUND THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD ALREADY SUNK HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE MY FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT. I HAD TO REACH IN FURTHER ALMOST COMPLETELY EXTENDING MY LEG IN ORDER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PEDAL. UPON CHECKING THE CLUTCH FLUID I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND SOME OF MY FLUID LEVEL WAS HALF EMPTY HAD AND LOOKED VERY DARK. THERE WAS BLACK DEBRIS SITTING UNDER THE FLUID RESERVOIR. MY FLUID LEVEL WAS AT THE MAX WHEN I LAST CHECKED IT TWO WEEKS PRIOR, SO BETWEEN THAT TIME SOME FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. I FILLED UP WITH SOME BRAKE FLUID AND PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH HELPED REGAINS SOME PRESSURE IN MY CLUTCH PEDAL BUT NOT COMPLETELY, THERE IS STILL SOME SLACK IN THE PEDAL TRAVEL. I IMMEDIATELY WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. I RAN ACROSS COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER Z OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR FACTORY CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER (CSC) & MASTER SLAVE CYLINDER. MANY REPORTED THEIR CLUTCH PEDAL "DIVING" AND WOULD NOT RETURN DURING DRIVING. UNLIKE ME, MOST OF THEM WERE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO OPERATE THE CLUTCH AFTER THE PEDAL LOSS PRESSURE AND DIVES TO THE FLOOR. FURTHERMORE, PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THEIR FACTORY CSC FAILURES SINCE THE NISSAN 350Z WERE STILL IN PRODUCTION (2002-2009). NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECTS IN THEIR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. IN 2008, NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL TO 350Z OWNERS TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE CSC. I AM APPALLED THAT THEY (NISSAN) CONTINUED TO RELY ON THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THEIR NISSAN 370Z. CURRENTLY, NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR 370Z MODEL, NOR ARE THEY HONORING ANY WARRANTY CLAIMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN AS IT POSSES A SERIOUS SAFETY THREATS TO ALL Z'S EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 09/01/2015*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730197June 24, 2015POWER TRAIN
MY CSC - CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER GAVE UP ON ME PUTTING MY CLUTCH PETAL TO THE FLOOR UNABLE TO CHANGE ANY GEARS. I WAS STRANDED ON THE ROAD FOR HOURS. NISSAN MUST FIX THIS ISSUE WITH 370Z WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE CSC IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND SHOULD (MUST) BE REPLACED WITH ONE MADE MY METAL. MANY HUNDREDS OF 370Z ENTHUSIAST HAVE THIS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730212June 24, 2015POWER TRAIN
HI, I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2013 370Z CLUTCH, I AM ASSUMING IT IS THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER. WHEN THE CAR IS HOT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL STICK TO THE FLOOR OR NOT HAVE ANY RETURN PRESSURE WHEN PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN. I FEEL THIS IS GOING TO BECOME AND ISSUE AND COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN ON A ROAD AT SPEEDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0