Nissan 370Z Complaints

361 consumer complaints on file.

#10490557December 31, 2012
STEERING
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE / PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND EARLY 2010 NISSAN 370Z'S. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM, WHICH PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING TURNED ON IN ANY FORM (POWER OR ENGINE) BECAUSE THE MECHANISM FAILS MECHANICALLY AND PREVENTS AN ELECTRICAL RESPONSE FROM BEING SENT. IT IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT WOULD AFFECT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN AND WILL CAUSE CONSUMERS TO BE STRANDED WITHOUT WARNING. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND CONSUMERS NEED A VOICE FOR A KNOWN FAULTY PART WHICH HUNDREDS ARE EXPERIENCING! THE SIMPLE FACT IS THAT BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A WIDELY PURCHASED, POPULAR MODEL, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN IGNORED BY NISSAN AND THE POWERS THAT BE IN THE GOVERNMENT THAT MAKE RECALLS HAPPEN. MORE INFORMATION FROM FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS MAY BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/DIY-SECTION-DO-YOURSELF/53437-STEERING-LOCK-CUT-ONE-WIRE-SWITCH-OPTIONAL-18.HTML HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/DIY-SECTION-DO-YOURSELF/47181-DIY-REPLACE-DREADED-STEERING-LOCK-2009S-EARLY-2010S-30.HTML HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/48434-Z-LOOKED-AWESOME-TOW-TRUCK-SARCASTIC-6.HTML MY VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH ANY PART WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT. RIDICULOUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490476December 29, 2012
STEERING
DROVE 370Z TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEM. ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE FOR APPOINTMENT LATER IN THE DAY AND CAR WILL NOT START. THE CAR WILL DO NOTHING, NO POWER, NO RADIO, CAN'T ROLL THE WINDOWS UP, ETC. THE WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490329December 28, 2012
STEERING
PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING SPOT AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. YELLOW KEY LIGHT TURNED ON AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE ON NISSAN 370Z NISMO- YEAR 2010. PART MALFUNCTION 48700-JF00B . PROBLEM PART ON 2009 AND EARLY 2010 MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490412December 28, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING WHEEL /IGNITION SYSTEM ELECTRONICS SWITCH FAILURE ,CAUSING VEHICLE AND ALL ELECTRIC ACCESSORY SYSTEMS ON VEHICLE TO NOT FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490418December 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE (INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WARNING). WAS AT A GAS STATION AND CAR WOULD NOT START. "YELLOW" KEY LIGHT SHOWED UP BUT CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PART HAS FAILED ON MANY NISSAN MODELS WITH THIS TYPE OF ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ANYONE WHO HAS PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NEEDS TO BE FILED BECAUSE NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT THAT IT IS A FAULTY PART. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE: $1084. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490141December 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2009 NISSAN 370Z WORKED PERFECTLY THEN WOULDN'T START. FOUND MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS A BROKEN STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHICH WON'T UNLOCK. ALTHOUGH THE SAME PART IS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES IN MANY NISSAN CARS, THERE IS NO RECALL SO OWNER PAYS FOR AN EXPENSIVE PART AND LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488763December 14, 2012
STEERING
THE STEERING LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE AFTER TURNING OFF OR LOCKING THE CAR. IF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOES NOT WORK THEN THE CAR WILL NOT START LEAVING ME STRANDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487781December 9, 2012
STEERING
CAR WILL NOT START. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEMWITH 09 370Z'S. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487400December 5, 2012
STEERING
FIRST PROBLEM-EXCESIVE OIL LEAK COMING FROM U JOINT DRIVE SHAFT, AFTER 3/4 COMPLAINTS, I TOOK PICTURES AND THE THEY WERE FORCED TO REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT. SECOND PROBLEM -VEHICLE WON'T START AT TIMES AND IF STARTS- CRANKS,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER 6/7 REFUSALS THAT A PROBLEM EXIST, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND FINALLY REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK THAT ACCORDING TO THEM PREVENT STARTING THE CAR. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM ON THE FWY I HAVE THE FEELING THAT THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO TURN OFF. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND AGAIN THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. FINALLY,WHEN I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF THE DEALER AS SOON AS I CLOSED MY DOOR FROM OUTSIDE, THE DRIVER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALER FOR ONE MORE DAY. TODAY THEY WERE ASKING ME TO PAY ABOUT $500 FOR THE WINDOW EVEN THOUGH WHEN I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM, THE WINDOW WAS WORKING PROPERLY. I THINK THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTY LOCKS, THE OIL LEAKS FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE POWER WINDOW PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THEY SIMPLY REFUSE TO FACE THE REALITY. DEALING WITH NISSAN CORP. AND THE GLENDALE NISSAN DEALER, IT IS AN ENDLESS NIGHTMARE.......
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487439December 5, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND GET BACK TO HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487476December 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IN THE 2009 AND 2010 MODEL YEARS OF THIS CAR (AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES), THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY IS KNOWN TO RANDOMLY FAIL, LEAVING THE CAR UNABLE TO START. THERE IS NO RECALL OR TSB FOR THIS AS OF YET, AND IT HAS AFFECTED SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES INCLUDING THE GTR. REVISIONS A AND B OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY ARE WELL KNOWN TO FAIL, AND REVISION C IS ALSO KNOWN TO FAIL HOWEVER THERE ARE FEWER OCCURRENCES. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AND UNABLE TO GET TO WORK, AND NISSAN WILL STRAIGHT UP REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR LESS THAN $1000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487271December 4, 2012
STEERING
CAR WILL NOT START, HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN, MY 2009 370Z HAD A ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. PART WITH LABOR WILL BE AROUND $1000. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW!! WILL BE LOOKING FURTHER INTO THIS PROBLEM NISSAN SHOULD BE AT FAULT 100%. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486628December 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
PARKED MY CAR AT THE STORE CAME PUSHED THE START NOTHING. CHANGED THE BATTERY ON THE INTELLIGENT TRIED TO START WOULDN'T START INSERTED THE KEY INTO KEY SLOT NOTHING HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486301November 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CAR WILL NOT START, HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN, MY 2009 370Z HAD A ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. PART WITH LABOR WILL BE AROUND $1000. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW!! WILL BE LOOKING FURTHER INTO THIS PROBLEM NISSAN SHOULD BE AT FAULT 100%. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486373November 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM NOT WORKING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR FLAT BED TOWED TO NISSAN. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WHO OWN 2009-EARLY 2010 NISSAN 370Z. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN SINCE IT PREVENTS STARTING THE CAR, THEREBY LEAVING YOU STRANDED. NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON THE GTR'S BUT NOT THE 370Z. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ELECTRIC LOCK FAILS TO UNLOCK, SENDING ERROR MESSAGE TO THE BCM. THE CAR WILL NOT START IN THIS CASE AND WILL FLASH THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING IN THE CLUSTER. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTY LOCKS THEY INSTALLED AND CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT. THEY STOPPED USING THESE LOCKS ( REVB, REVC ETC) ON THE 2012 Z'S ENTIRELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486264November 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON 11/22/2012 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START, OR GO INTO ACCESORY MODE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR. THE CAR HAS UNDER 19.000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486082November 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WENT OUT, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT START AT ALL. IT LEAVES YOU STRANDED. READING THROUGH FORUMS AND TALKING TO OTHER 370Z OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. YOU CANT START YOUR CAR OR EVEN TURN IT TO ACCESSORY, WHICH MEANS IF YOU BREAK DOWN AWAY FROM HOME YOU CANT EVEN CHARGE YOUR PHONE TO BE ABLE TO CALL FOR HELP. THE PART IS QUITE EXPENSIVE AND THERE ARE WAYS TO DISABLE IT. I FEEL THAT IF THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING WITH SO MANY OF THESE CARS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FREE OF COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485978November 25, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
CAR WAS PARKED AT A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP. SUDDENLY THE STEERING LOCK, PART OF THE STARTING SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE AND DISABLED THE CAR COMPLETELY. NOW THE CAR CAN'T BE TURNED ON EVEN THOUGH THE KEY IS IN THE CAR AND THE BATTERY IS FULL. I BELIEVE NHTSA NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE EVERY 370Z IS AT RISK OF THIS PROBLEM, LEAVING ALL POTENTIAL OWNERS STRANDED. I BELIEVE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THE NISSAN GT-R HAD A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE VERY SAME PART. IT IS CALLED A STEERING LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485139November 19, 2012
STEERING
STEERING LOCK FAILURE PART # 48700JF00D. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485025November 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR WON'T START, INTELLIGENT "KEY" LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASH. IGNITION BUTTON HAS THE "LOCK" LIT UP. HEADLIGHTS, DOME LIGHTS, AND DOORS UNLOCK WITHOUT PROBLEM. CAR JUST WON'T START. TRIED SPARE FOB KEY, AND PLACED INTO FOB PART, STILL WON'T START. READ ON FORUMS, COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST EARLY 370Z, IPDM OR STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAULTY. BEING REPLACED UNDER RECALL FOR GTR BUT NOT THE 370Z. MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACE ON NEWER 370ZS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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