2009 Nissan 370Z

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2012· 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

• 12/29/2012· 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

• 12/28/2015· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE SEAT CUSHION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS THE AIR BAG SENSOR THAT WAS FAULTY. IT COST ME OVER $2100 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. THAT WAS AFTER NISSAN CORP. AGREED TO PAY $500 TOWARDS THE COST. I MIGHT ADD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS STILL IN LIKE NEW CONDITION.

• 12/28/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/28/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STEERING WHEEL /IGNITION SYSTEM ELECTRONICS SWITCH FAILURE ,CAUSING VEHICLE AND ALL ELECTRIC ACCESSORY SYSTEMS ON VEHICLE TO NOT FUNCTION. *TR

• 12/26/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/20/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE SAID 1/4 OF A TANK AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ON A BUSY ROAD MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME AND AS I WAS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I ADDED GAS TO THE TANK AND THE CAR STARTED. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT.

• 12/15/2025· STEERING

  The contact owns a 2009 Nissan 370Z. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the steering wheel locked up, and the contact was unable to start the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where a mobile mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with steering module failure. The contact called the dealer to schedule an appointment, and the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under Nissan Voluntary Service Campaign Number: P3208; free of charge, because the vehicle had already been previously repaired under the Voluntary Service Campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact the vehicle history did not display the completion of Nissan Voluntary Service Campaign Number: P3208, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000.

• 12/14/2012· 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

• 12/12/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL SENDING UNIT DOESNT WORK APPROPRIATELY. FULL TANK OF GAS AND IT SHOWS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY GAS. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. IT'S A RISK SINCE A FALSE AMOUNT OF FUEL CAN LEAD TO THE VEHICLE STOPPING OUT OF NOWHERE ON A HIGHWAY/STREET WHICH CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/ENGINE-DRIVETRAIN/114359-FUEL-SENDING-UNIT-HELP.HTML HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-WARRANTY-SCHEDULED-MAINTENANCE-SERVICING-REPAIRS/24770-FUEL-SENDER-PROBLEMO.HTML HTTP://WWW.350Z-TECH.COM/FORUMS/141-HOW-ARTICLES/70283-FUEL-PUMP-LOCATION.HTML HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/78382-OH-NO-NOT-ANOTHER-FUEL-GAUGE-ISSUE.HTML HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-WARRANTY-SCHEDULED-MAINTENANCE-SERVICING-REPAIRS/26917-FUEL-GAUGE-NOT-LIGHTING-ALL-WAY-UP.HTML THESE ARE SOME OF THE THREADS AS SOON AS YOU SEARCH FOR 370Z FUEL SENDING UNIT.

• 12/12/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  YELLOW KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, EVEN THOUGH HAD KEY FOB IN POCKET. WENT TO DINNER AND UPON RETURNING TO CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, NO RESPONSE TO DEPRESSING START BUTTON. STRANDED WITH WIFE IN 22 DEGREE COLD. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY. IPDM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IF YOU GOOGLE THE PROBLEM, THERE ARE TONS OF FOLKS OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS COMMON IN MANY OF THE NISSAN MODELS THAT USE THE INTELLIKEY SYSTEM. MY TAKE ON IT IS THE STEERING PIN IS NOT DISENGAGING RELEASING IT FROM THE LOCKED POSITION CAUSING A BURN OUT OF THE IPDM. PROBABLY DUE TO STRESS PLACED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE CAR. *TR

• 12/09/2012· STEERING

  CAR WILL NOT START. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEMWITH 09 370Z'S. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. *TR

• 12/07/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS

  THE ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM HAS FAILED BAD. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE PART, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ON THIS ISSUE.

• 12/07/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS REPLACED IN A RECALL AT 25,824 MILES IN MAY 2013. CAR IN OCTOBER 2016 WITH 37746 NUKES HAD PROBLEMS STARTING, HAD TO PUSH, "START" BUTTON FROM TWO TO 12 TIMES TO GET VEHICLE TO START. FIRST DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, NEEDED TO BE DONE BUT PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. DEALER FOUND THAT STEERING COLUMN ELECTRIC LOCK WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,103.50. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS REPLACED AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. IF STALLED IN TRAFFIC IT COULD TAKE UP O 5 MINUTES TO START VEHICLE.

• 12/05/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/05/2012· 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.

• 12/04/2012· 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

• 12/01/2017· AIR BAGS

  WHEN DRIVING THE SEATBELT AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING, WANT GO OFF, EVEN IF JUST SITTING STILL WITH THE CAR CRANK, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING.

• 12/01/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/28/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/28/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,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

• 11/27/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/26/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/25/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  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

• 11/19/2014· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. WHILE PARKED, THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DIFFERENT BRAKE FLUID WOULD HAVE TO BE USED PER THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,600.

• 11/19/2012· STEERING

  STEERING LOCK FAILURE PART # 48700JF00D. *TR

• 11/17/2012· 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

• 11/12/2012· 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

• 11/07/2012· 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

• 11/05/2013· 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

• 11/04/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WENT TO GO TO WORK THIS MORNING AND MY CLUTCH IS STUCK TO THE FLOOR...THOUGHT MAYBE IT NEEDED SOME GREASE OR SOMETHING SO I GAVE IT A FEW PUMPS BUT NOTHING. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT ALL!!! THIS IS DANGEROUS IF I WERE ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THIS HAPPEN. SHAME ON YOU NISSAN FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE FOR A $70 PART. PEOPLE PAYING OUT OF POCKET $1,200 TO FIX!!! MANY PEOPLE IN THE FORUMS HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE ATTEND TO THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! IM SURPRISED NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THIS ISSUE YET.

• 10/31/2012· 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

• 10/25/2013· 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

• 10/24/2012· 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

• 10/23/2012· 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

• 10/22/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AS I WAS MERGING ONTO 101 FROM 880 IN SAN JOSE, THE CAR LOST ALL DRIVE AT THE EXIT OF THE MERGE AS THE CAR EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION WHEN THE FUEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK SLOSH OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE DURING THE TIGHT TURN FROM 101 AND 880. MY SPEED WAS LESS THAN 30MPH AT THE TURN AND THE STARVATION HAPPENED AS I EXITED THE CLOVER LEAF. THE EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY AS I LOST ALL DRIVE WHILE CARS WERE COMING UP BEHIND ME AT 65MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 370. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK NHTSA TO STEP IN AND ASK NISSAN FOR A PERMANENT FIX. THIS HAPPENED WITH MORE THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS ON BOARD. *TR

• 10/20/2015· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE PULLING OUT OR AT STOP RED LIGHT THE CLUTCH PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR , SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON THE FLOOR, THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER CSC FAILURE IS A HAZARD .. I HAVE HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED BUT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE

• 10/19/2011· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  GOT THE CAR IN 09 NISSAN 370Z. FIRST MONTH AC WENT OUT. IT BEEN FIX ABOUT 10X. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT FIXED FOR SURE THIS TIME. (BEEN OVER TWO YEARS FOR IT TO BE FIX. NOT SURE IT FIX OR NOT BC IT STILL AT THE DEALER) TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR AND THROW OUT BEARING. TRANSMISSION BEEN LOOK AT ABOUT 4X. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS GOING 55 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. IT TOOK THEM OVER TWO WEEKS AND COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEN THEY CALLED A MASTER TECH TO LOOK AT MY CAR. HE SAID THE CAUSE OF THE CAR TO TURN OFF BC OF MY AFTERMARKET INTAKE BUT I TOLD HIM IT TURN OFF BEFORE I HAD THAT INSTALL ONTO MY CAR. SO I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE TECH AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BOTH TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH MY STOCK INTAKE BACK ON. BOTH DID NOT CARE FOR MY SAFETY OF DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

• 10/15/2012· 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

• 10/14/2012· 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

• 10/12/2012· 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

• 10/11/2012· 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

• 10/07/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STEERING LOCK FAIL. *TR

• 10/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRYING TO START MY 2009 370Z APPROX 35K MILES, I HAVE TO PUSH THE START BUTTON 2-7 TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO START. CHECKED CLUTCH SWITCH POSITION, IT IS OKAY. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL START ON THE FIRST TIME PUSHING THE START BUTTON. GET IN CAR, DEPRESS CLUTCH WHEN LIGHT COMES ON, PUSH START BUTTON, ON LIGHTS, NO START , PUSH AGAIN ACCESS LIGHT ON, NOTHING, AGAIN OFF LIGHT, PUSH AGAIN, AND SO ON UNTIL STARTS. DEALER HAD NO ANSWERS. REPLACED BATTERY IN BOTH KEYS, NO DIFFERENCE. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE A COUPLE TIMES AFTER STALLING IN TRAFFIC.

• 10/01/2012· 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

• 09/18/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2009 370Z. IT IS DAILY DRIVEN (NO CLUTCH DUMPING, BURN OUT, TRACK, RACING, ETC.). THE CLUTCH IS OEM. AT 16,158 MILES I WAS LEAVING WORK. I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. THE MORE I PRESS DOWN, THE MORE PRESSURE WAS LOST. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER. THIS IS PROBABLY THE SAME PART THAT IS USED IN THE '07+ 350Z WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. THANKFULLY THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE PARKING LOT. THE PEDAL SINKING TO THE FLOOR WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

• 09/17/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON MONDAY 9/15/14 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR LIKE I HAD DONE EARLIER IN THE DAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN I WENT TO PUSH MY START BUTTON, I NOTICED THAT NOTHING HAD HAPPENED AT ALL EXCEPT THE ILLUMINATION OF A KEY LOCK LIGHT. AFTER CHECKING THE GAS, BATTERY, AND FUSES, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TODAY IS 9/17/14 AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START MY CAR I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE START BUTTON 7-10 TIMES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY STARTS THE CAR. I CALLED A NEARBY NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT PROBABLY HAD A STEERING LOCK FAILURE, WHICH IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2009-2010 370Z. *TR

• 09/08/2017· STEERING

  CAR WOULDNT START HAD TO GET IT TOWED , KNOWN PROBLEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL MECHANISM LOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED . NISSAN IS PAYING FOR ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS TO GET REPLACED BUT NOT 370Z THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. OVER $1200 TO REPAIR FOR A KNOWN DEFECT

• 08/31/2011· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAIL TO RECOGNIZE ME (5'6" 118LBS) THE SENSORS HAVE BEEN UNRELIABLE SINCE PURCHASE BUT NOW NEVER SEE ME. NISSAN CLAIMS 120LB CUT OFF IS GOVERNMENT STANDARD. REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE. *TR

• 08/22/2012· 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