Nissan 370Z Complaints
361 consumer complaints on file.
- #10586461May 4, 2014POWER TRAIN
THIS PROBLEM OF THE CLUTCH STICKING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR THAT OFTEN BUT WHEN I DO THE CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT COME UP ONCE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO RETURN TO THE UP POSITION I HAVE TO PULL IT UP WITH MY LEFT FOOT AND THIS HAVE BECOME A HAZARD DRIVING. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAVE 42,242 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10586288May 3, 2014ENGINE
ENGINE USED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 QUART OF OIL IN FIRST 700 MILES. CONTINUES TO CONSUME IN EXCESS OF 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES. NISSAN HAS DONE NUMEROUS (4) CONSUMPTION TESTS. VEHICLE FAILED ALL TESTS. VEHICLE NOW HAS 8,700 MILES AFTER 5 YEARS AND I AM IN A PROTRACTED BATTLE WITH NISSAN. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2008 AND ISSUED TSBS IN 2010 BUT CONTINUED TO TRY AND HIDE BEHIND THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTING ON THE WEB FOR LIKE PROBLEMS WITH THE 370 ENGINE, INCLUDING THE NISSAN 370Z AND THE INFINITI G37. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10585118April 27, 2014POWER TRAIN
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER. CAUSES THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO SINK DOWN AND NOT COME BACK UP. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CLUTCH RANDOMLY ENGAGES BECAUSE OF THIS. ENTHUSIASTS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO PLASTIC COMPONENTS USED IN THE CYLINDERS. THERE IS ALREADY A AFTERMARKET SLAVE CYLINDER THAT FIXES THIS PROBLEM BY USING METAL COMPONENTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10584588April 24, 2014EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LARGE AMOUNTS OF CONDENSATION IN HEADLIGHT CAUSED HID HEADLIGHT TO FAIL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN NISSAN VEHICLES. HID HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO MOISTURE INTRUDING INTO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. MOISTURE IN THE ASSEMBLY WILL EVENTUALLY IMPACT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. THE BULB HAS FAILED.DROPS OF WATER FORM IN THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO MOISTURE INTRUSION CAUSED BY A DEFECT. IT IS A LAW IN MOST STATES THAT LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10583637April 19, 2014POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2013 370Z WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ON 4-9-2014 I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY. I BEGAN SLOWING FOR LIGHT AND DOWNSHIFTING FROM 6TH GEAR TO 5TH AND 4TH. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR THE CLUTCH PEDAL DID NOT RETURN TO IT'S NORMAL POSITION AND STAYED ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. I THEN SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND REMAINED FULLY DEPRESSED AND DID NOT RETURN TO IT'S UPRIGHT POSITION. I HAD NO CLUTCH FUNCTION AT THIS POINT. I MUSCLED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID STALLING THE ENGINE AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE CAR IN GEAR WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I GROUND THE GEARS AND GOT THE VEHICLE INTO 2ND GEAR, GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I CALLED A TOW AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED CLUTCH FLUID HAD OVERHEATED AND FAILED CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATION OF THE CLUTCH TO FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID WITH HIGHER TEMPERATURE FLUID FROM A GTR PER NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB13-026A. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY AT THIS POINT BUT I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AS I WAS SITTING AT A GREEN LIGHT ON AN EXPRESSWAY WITH A DISABLED VEHICLE. NISSAN IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE THAT STANDARD DUTY HYDRAULIC FLUID IN 370Z'S CAN OVERHEAT AND FAIL AS NOTED IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN. I FEEL THAT HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 370Z'S SHOULD BE FILLED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE FACTORY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577395April 4, 2014STEERING
DROVE MY CAR TO THE STORE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. ON THE WAY THERE, THE CAR WAS OPERATING IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, AS USUAL. THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP BUT THEN QUICKLY DISAPPEARED. AFTER GOING INTO THE STORE, I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO START IT UP WITH THE PUSH START BUTTON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SINCE THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT HAD GONE OFF PREVIOUSLY, I THOUGH THE BATTERY ON MY KEY WAS RUNNING OUT, SO I INSERTED IT IN THE KEY PORT, WHICH INDICATED THE KEY STILL HAD POWER TO IN. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I THEN CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER TO BRING MY SPARE KEY TO SEE IF THAT WORKED, BUT THE SAME RESULTS HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK, WHO ALMOST WASN'T ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR ONTO THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, AND TOWED MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER. IT WAS THERE THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING LOCK WENT OUT AND COULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10567337March 4, 2014ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE POWER CUTS OUT RANDOMLY. ERROR CODE P0011 GIVEN. ALL MECHANICAL COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CODE P0011 PER NISSAN HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EARLY 2009 370Z. TO DATE, NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10567062March 4, 2014POWER TRAIN
DRIVING BACK HOME AFTER WORK (30 MIN DRIVE) CITY, CLUTCH BECAME SOFT AND DELAY ITS WAY BACK TO NORMAL POSITION SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. DRIVING CONDITIONS WHERE 50MPH, 23MPG AT 7PM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10565907February 26, 2014POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BASE MODEL. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. STOCK - NO AFTERMARKET ENHANCEMENTS. ON FREEWAY ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE (SHIFTING DOWN FROM 5TH TO 4TH) CLUTCH PEDAL "DISAPPEARS" INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. THIS MARKS THE BEGINNING OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAVING A MIND OF IT'S OWN. TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. BARELY MADE IT INTO DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING. DEALERSHIP ONLY HAS A TSB TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. FLUID CHANGED, DROVE AWAY. PROBLEM RETURNED 2/7/14 AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. RETURNED VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 2/12/14 WHERE IT IS WAITING FOR PARTS (CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER). NISSAN CORPORATION TSB RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AT SAME TIME OF CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER, HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT MADE MENTION OF THIS. PART SUPPOSEDLY WON'T ARRIVE UNTIL 3/3/14. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THE 370Z SUFFERS FROM THIS CLUTCH SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER ISSUE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. CURRENT CAR HAS ONLY 7,600 MILES. THIS IS COVERED UNDER 3/36 WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN SO SUDDENLY AND I WOULD REITERATE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY COMMON. WHO WAITS 3 WEEKS FOR A CLUTCH PART UNLESS NISSAN CORPORATIONS IS SO BACK-ORDERED ON 370Z CLUTCH COMPONENTS THAT NISSAN CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THIS REPAIR DEMAND? NISSAN NEEDS TO RE-ENGINEER THIS CLUTCH MASTER/SLAVE CYLINDER ISSUE AND RECALL THESE CARS TO GET THEM FIXED PROPERLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10565606February 24, 2014STEERING
MY CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK AND I WENT TO START IT WHEN I WAS LEAVING TO GO HOME AND IT FAILED TO START FOR TWO DAYS, CALLED NISSAN THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND TOW THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED THRU MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. $1,300 LATER. I WAS STRANDED AT WORK LATE AT NIGHT. THE INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 370Z OWNERS SINCE 2009. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR A PART THAT IS LIKELY TO FAIL AT ANY TIME AND LEAVE THE DRIVER STRANDED. I AM TERRIFIED TO TURN MY CAR OFF NOT A GOOD FEELING. PLEASE HELP! AND WOULD APPRECIATE BEING COMPENSATED FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10565551February 24, 2014POWER TRAIN
CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND FAILS RESULTING IN THE CLUTCH PETAL TO FALL TO THE FLOOR PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM RELEASING THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE. THIS PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZES THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE PART IS LOCATED INSIDE THE BELL HOUSING REQUIRING THE EXHAUST AND TRANSMISSION TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10565141February 20, 2014POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT COME UP FROM THE FLOOR AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR APPROX. 90 MINUTES, THE CLUTCH PEDAL OPERATION APPEARED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS... PER NISSAN: SUBJECT: SB 370Z COUPE AND ROADSTER; CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN TO REST POSITION SUMMARY OF NTB13026: IF YOU CONFIRM: THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON AN APPLIED VEHICLE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL (RESTED) POSITION AFTER BEING DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR OR THE CUSTOMER STATES THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON AN APPLIED VEHICLE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL (RESTED) POSITION AFTER BEING DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR *AND THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM*. ACTION: CHANGE THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID WITH GT-R R35 SPECIAL BRAKE FLUID (SEE PARTS INFORMATION). - REFER TO SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR BLEEDING PROCEDURE. SEE THIS BULLETIN FOR FURTHER DETAIL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH FLUID WITHE THE GTR R35 SPECIAL BRAKE FLUID AS DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, I'VE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS THAT THIS "FIX" ONLY HOLDS UP TEMPORARILY AND, THAT EVENTUALLY THE CSC (CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER) AND/OR THE CMC (CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER) FAIL. MANY, MANY 370Z OWNERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE CSC & CMC REPLACED. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOOK MY CAR SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THOSE PARTS BUT, ONLY IF I EXPERIENCE THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILURE AGAIN. MY FEELING IS THAT THEY SHOULD'VE REPLACED THESE PARTS WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FLUID SINCE THEY'RE AWARE THAT MERELY CHANGING THE FLUID IS NOT REALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM SINCE THE CSC & CMC SO OFTEN FAIL EVEN AFTER THE FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10564433February 14, 2014STEERING
STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE STARTER BUTTON (NORMAL STARTING PROCEDURE). THE STARTER INDICATOR WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM "LOCK", THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK, AND NO ACCESSORIES WOULD ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. AFTER EVALUATION, DEALER STATED THE "STEERING LOCK" UNIT HAD FAILED. AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE PART 48700-JF00D. THE NISSAN DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER A TSB, BUT I CANNOT CONFIRM AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS, AND NISSAN WILL NOT OFFER A COURTESY VEHICLE. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 370Z OWNERS SINCE 2009, AND THE STEERING LOCK WAS REMOVED IN 2012 MODELS FORWARD. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD HAVE DONE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR A PART THAT IS LIKELY TO FAIL AT ANY TIME AND LEAVE THE DRIVER STRANDED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10564080February 12, 2014POWER TRAIN
ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 30,295 MILES (DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL USE) ON 5/16/12. UPON RETURN AND ON MAY 17, 2012, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD REMAIN AT THE BASE OF THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD EVENTUALLY CAME BACK TO IT'S NORMAL POSITION. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, THIS RE-OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR, (LEAVING ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC)...EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. AT 38,607, THE CLUTCH PEDAL ONCE AGAIN REMAINED ON THE FLOOR BOARD & ON 1/26/13, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE FAILED CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER & MASTER CYLINDER. ON 5/27/13, AT 45,769 MI, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED ON FLOOR)-DEALER STATED-COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. ON 2/05/14, APPROX. 52,000 MI, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AFTER THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED ON THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR (ONCE AGAIN STRANDING ME IN TRAFFIC). THIS PART (SLAVE CYLINDER) IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE 350Z, G37, 370Z VEHICLES (AS INDICATED IN VARIOUS FORUMS) BECAUSE OF IT'S POOR DESIGN AND HAS A HISTORY OF FAILURE. THERE ARE NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS GIVEN AND CAN RENDER THE CAR HELPLESS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10563774February 10, 2014STEERING
STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. LATER, IT WOULD NOT START. CALLED DEALER. ASKED IF WHEEL WOULD TURN. TOLD THEM IT WOULD. THEY IMMEDIATELY SUGGESTED IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE. LATER CONFIRMED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10562886February 4, 2014STEERING
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NISSAN HAS HAD MANY ISSUES OF THE STEERING LOCK FEATURE THAT FAILS IN THE NISSAN 370Z. IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SO WIDE SPREAD THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FORK OVER 1200$ FOR AN ISSUE THAT'S SO WELL KNOWN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO PISS OFF ALOT OF NISSAN BUYERS FOR A CONDITION THAT'S SO WIDESPREAD. I THINK THE FACT THAT THE PART IS SO BACK ORDERED SHOULD INDICATE TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE A BIG PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10561132January 23, 2014POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A RECURRING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHERE IF DRIVING LONG DISTANCES SUDDENLY THE CLUTCH WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND EVENTUALLY LOSE ALL RESISTANCE AND MAKE THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. I DISCOVERED THIS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT 20000 MILES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED FROM AND BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. BY THE TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS AGAIN NOT HAPPENING SO THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. SATURDAY THE 18TH OF JAN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS THE SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKING BUT BECAUSE NOW I AM OVER THE WARRANTY NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH THAT GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LOW MILES ON THE CAR. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE THAT THE PART THAT BREAKS IS PLASTIC AND NISSAN HASN'T REDESIGNED IT SINCE THE 350Z MODELS THAT ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10560299January 16, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON DECEMBER 6, MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE DID NOT START AT A GAS STATION, SO I HAD TO TOW IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOWED IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE WRITER ALREADY KNEW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WILL PROBABLY BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. HE SAID THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON Z. AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS, HE CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PARTS IS WHAT THEY REPLACES A LOT FOR THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN, BUT SOMEHOW MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL IN TO THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN, AND HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT DOES NOT, SO HE TOLD ME TO CALL 800-NISSAN1 TO FILE A COMPLAINT. NOW, THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN WAS RELEASED FOR ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK PROBLEM FOR 2009-2010 370Z, AND NOW, BASED ON SERVICE WRITER?S OPINION AND MY RESEARCH ON THIS CAMPAIGN, MY VEHICLE ISSUE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN DUE TO 1 MY VEHICLE IS 2010 370Z. 2 THE PARTS WHICH CAUSED FOR MY VEHICLE ISSUE WAS ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, AND THIS PART IS THE EXACTLY SAME PARTS REPLACED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10560028January 15, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK PAIN AFTER THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558307January 3, 2014SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL STUCK DUE TO STEERING LOCK FAILURE. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 2009 TO EARLY 2011 NISSAN 370Z. TOTAL VALUE $1029.85. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A FACTORY FAULT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0