Nissan 370Z Complaints

361 consumer complaints on file.

#10484075November 12, 2012
STEERING
2009 BASE, 7AT. YELLOW INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AFTER GETTING GAS ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT. CAR STILL STARTED THOUGH AND THE LIGHT WENT AWAY AND CAME BACK A FEW TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SAID WEEK, PRIOR TO INCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THERE IS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM THAT IS AFFECTING MANY OWNERS OF THE 2009 370Z, CAUSING IT TO FAIL, LEAVING THE CAR UNABLE TO START. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE GTR. AFTER PARKING IN A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER MY CAR DIED YESTERDAY (SUNDAY). YELLOW INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT APPEARED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. UNABLE TO START THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FIRST THING THIS MORNING (MONDAY). AS IT STANDS, I'M STILL WAITING TO HEAR THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER AND IT'S MONDAY NIGHT. I REALLY HOPE NISSAN CORP. ADDRESSES THIS ONGOING ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING MANY (IF NOT ALL) OWNERS OF 09-10 370Z'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483650November 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO START MY CAR WITH PUSH BUTTON START AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WITH A KEY SYMBOL. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND SAID IT HAD A BAD STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. I KNOW NISSAN IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2009 370Z WHEEL LOCK MECHANISMS. THERE IS NO RECALL AT THE MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482693October 31, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
KNOWN ISSUE ON SOME 370ZS,NISSAN GTRS AND ALTIMAS. WHEN STEERING LOCK FAILS CAR WILL NOT NOT START, WITHOUT LOCK RELEASE PUSH BUTTON START IS RENDERED USELESS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT CHOSE NOT TO CORRECT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482813October 31, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER WORK, TRIED STARTING MY 370Z AND IT WOULD NOT START, LEAVING ME STRANDED. TRIED OTHER KEY FOB, SAME ISSUE. HAD CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS STEERING LOCK FAILURE: $750 PART +$50 OVERNIGHT + $100 LABOR + TAX = $960 TOTAL COST. NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE PART ON THE 2009 GT-R BUT APPARENTLY IS DOING NOTHING FOR THE Z OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE PART SINCE I AM 18000 MILES OVER WARRANTY, YET MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME FAILURE/REPAIR AS EVIDENCED BY THE FORUMS ONLINE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT 1800NISSAN1 AND HAVE STARTED A "CASE" BUT DO NOT EXPECT RESOLUTION. THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE FOR A RENTAL CAR UP TO 2 DAYS $70 MAX. MEANWHILE THEY WILL SEND A REP TO REVIEW MY CAR'S DIAGNOSIS PRIOR TO INSTRUCTING THE DEALER TO COMPLETE REPAIRS WITHIN THE NEXT 2 DAYS. I FIND IT INTERESTING PERUSING ALL THE OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS ON YOUR SITE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW REPORTED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2012. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OFFICIAL RECALL OF THIS FAULTY EXPENSIVE PART IN THE 370Z. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482535October 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ON OCTOBER 19, 2012, WHILE DRIVING AND BEGINNING TO STOP, MY BRAKE LIGHT AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF; HOWEVER, THE ABS/TRACTION LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ON OCTOBER 20, 2012 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE PART AND THEY WOULD FIX IT, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD GET THE PART AND AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2012, I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PART. I AM VERY WORRIED AS I WAS READING ABOUT THE PART AND IT THE INFORMATION OBTAINED STATED THAT ""BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER," SAID NHTSA IN ITS RECALL SUMMARY OF THE 2009 SENTRA. "IF THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR DECREASES TO BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE AS DESIGNED, AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IF THE WARNING LAMP IS CONTINUOUSLY IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." NISSAN HAS YET TO FIX THIS PART AND I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME ARE BEING NEGLIGENT AS FURTHER READING ABOUT THE SITUATION SAID THAT THE BACK BRAKES WILL ALSO START TO WEAR DUE TO CONSTANT PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THEM TO STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION AND I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN AT THIS TIME SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING MY BACK AND FRONT BRAKES SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN NEGLIGENT IN RESPONDING TO THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482122October 24, 2012
STEERING
I ARRIVED TO WORK AROUND 7 AM. WHEN I LEFT WORK TO GO HOME AROUND 4:30 PM, I UNLOCKED MY CAR. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO START THE CAR LIKE NORMAL (THOUGH I DID NOTICE A LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT SAID "KEY") AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY KEY FOB BATTERY WAS DEAD SO I PUT IT IN THE SLOT THAT ENABLES ONE TO START THE CAR WITH A DEAD FOB. THE CAR STILL DIDN'T START AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON. I HAD MY WIFE BRING ME THE SPARE FOB TO FIND THAT IT TOO WOULD NOT START THE CAR EITHER WAY. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WAS TOWED AND ONCE NISSAN LOOKED AT IT THEY SAID IT WAS THE "STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR". THE PART COST WAS 700-SOMETHING DOLLARS AND BY TIME THE LABOR WAS PUT IN AND THE ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED, THE TOTAL COST (PART PLUS LABOR) WAS $1173. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AS WELL. SEARCH "NISSAN STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR" IN GOOGLE OR GO TO THE370Z.COM AND DO THE SAME SEARCH. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS NISSAN HASN'T COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT OR MORE RELIABLE DEVICE FOR THE THEFT PROTECTION THAT THIS DEVICE OFFERS, AND IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481577October 23, 2012
STEERING
TRIED STARTING MY 370Z AND IT WOULD NOT START, DUE TO WHAT THE NISSAN DEALER DESCRIBED AS A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT LEAVES THE DRIVER STRANDED AS THE CAR WILL NOT OPERATE. NISSAN REPLACED THIS PART ON THE 2012 370Z BUT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR THE PREVIOUS MODELS. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE PART SINCE I AM 2000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY, YET MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480154October 15, 2012
STEERING
ON THE MORNING OF WEDS, OCT. 10TH, I WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN I COULD NOT START THE CAR. KNOWING THAT IT SEEMED NOT A BATTERY ISSUE, I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS AN INTELLIGENT KEY ISSUE. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE IK WITH STILL NO LUCK, I TRIED AGAIN WITH MY SPARE IK. AGAIN, NO START. I HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN WHERE THE STATED THEY HADN'T HEARD OF ANY ISSUE WITH THE 370Z. AFTER 5 HOURS OF WAITING, THE GENERAL DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS CAME BACK WITH MULTIPLE CODE POINTS INDICATING A "STEERING LOCK FAILURE". NISSAN REPS THERE STATED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING, YET WHILE IN MY WAIT, I WAS ABLE TO GOOGLE & FIND MANY NISSAN 370Z OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE ORDERED & I PICKED UP THE Z ON OCT. 12TH. FRUSTRATING AFTER MISSING A FULL DAY OF WORK & DUE TO THE CAR WAS 5 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, THIS BECAME A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE WHEN IT'S OBVIOUS IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480066October 14, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOCK SET - STEERING MODELS JF00A,JF00B AND JF00C ARE FAULTY. RECALL WAS DONE ON NISSAN GT-R FOR THE FAULTY PART. THE SAME PART IS IN THE 2009-11 370Z AND SUFFERS THE SAME DEFECTS BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CAR WILL NOT START WITH A FAULTY LOCK SET - STEERING. PART IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AS INDICATED BY THE RECALL FROM NISSAN (CAMPAIGN ID# P0309) FOR THE IDENTICAL PART IN THE 2009 GT-R. NISSAN MUST RECALL THIS FAULTY PART IN THE 370Z AND REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR COSTLY REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENT PARTS DUE TO A PART KNOW TO NISSAN (AS EVIDENCED BY THE GT-R RECALL) TO BE FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479865October 12, 2012
STEERING
STEERING LOCK FAILED AND CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. THIS HAPPENED IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND SAFETY WAS A HUGE ISSUE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AS NOTED ON THE370Z.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479810October 11, 2012
STEERING
DROVE TO WORK AS NORMAL. PARKED CAR SAME SPOT AS EVERY DAY. GOT INTO CAR TO GO TO LUNCH. CAR WONT START. IGNITION SAYS LOCKED AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IS ON. STRANDED IN A PARK LOT ALONE. UNACCEPTABLE. NO WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478921October 7, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478160October 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 370Z USES A KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM FAILED AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO START THE CAR. I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER 2009-2010 370Z OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE AT APROX 30-40K MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476001September 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR OR THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK CLEARLY ALMOST TO THE TOP, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED MISINFORMATION WHICH THE TANK WAS NOT FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471913August 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE AND/OR DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDER UNIT CAUSING THE GAUGE TO NOT SHOW A FULL TANK AFTER FILLING UP. IT RENDERS THE GAUGE UNRELIABLE IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT. ALSO, THE CAR HAS A FUEL STARVATION ISSUE WHEN MAKING SHARP RIGHT TURNS WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL AND WON'T START UNTIL YOU EITHER LET IT SIT OR FILL WITH MORE GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465612July 13, 2012
STEERING
I HAVE HEARD MANY, MANY STORIES OF STEERING LOCK FAILURE ON THESE CARS MADE FROM 2008-2010 NISSAN'S MORE EXPENSIVE SPORTS CAR, RHE GT-R, HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PARTS AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. WILL SOMETHING BE DONE? PEOPLE ARE BENG STRANDED ALL OVER WHEN THEIR VEHICLES WON'T START! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458962May 18, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM TURNING ON THE IGNITION OR ANY OTHER FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458978May 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. FUEL GAGE WILL NOT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. ISSUES HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. BOTH FUEL SENDING UNITS ARE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT BY NISSAN DEALER. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEE THE FOLLOWING SITES FOR OTHER EXAMPLES. HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-WARRANTY-SCHEDULED-MAINTENANCE-SERVICING-REPAIRS/26917-FUEL-GAUGE-NOT-LIGHTING-ALL-WAY-UP.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-WARRANTY-SCHEDULED-MAINTENANCE-SERVICING-REPAIRS/24770-FUEL-SENDER-PROBLEMO.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458049May 10, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457548May 5, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEAR NHTSA, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN 370Z. TODAY AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A SHARP RIGHT HAND OFF RAMP (FROM I-91N INTO 15N IN HARTFORD, CT). THE CAR EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION IN WHICH ALL GAS SLOSH TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STRAIGHTENED OUT AFTER THE TURN, THE FUEL NEVER RETURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS. SO DESPITE HAVING 4.5 GALLONS LEFT IN THE GAS TANK, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ANY FUEL. I SAT THERE DESPERATELY TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE STATE POLICE CALLED A FLATBED TO GET ME TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. IT TOOK MY CAR 14.3 GALLONS TO RESTART (CAR HAS APPROX. 18.7 GALLON CAPACITY). I WANT TO LET NHTSA KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THE SITUATION IS AS THE CAR CAN SHUT DOWN AFTER ANY SHARP RIGHT TURN WHEN THE CAR IS BELOW 1/2 A TANK OF GAS. I HAD ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED IT WITH 3/4 TANK OF GAS, BUT NEVER TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR REFUSED TO START AFTER. I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO IT AS MULTIPLE OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALER IS NO HELP AS THE FUEL WOULD SLOSH BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE AFTER SITTING THROUGH A 2-3 HOUR FLATBED RIDE, RESULTING IN PERFECT START UP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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