2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster

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

• 12/29/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  I HAVE A NISSAN 370 Z AND UP TO THIS POINT I REALLY ENJOYED THE CAR THAT WAS UNTIL AN KNOWN ISSUE OF THE STEERING LOCK WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED FOR 16 HOURS. I CALLED NISSAN AFTER I SPENT $1162.00 TO TRY TO GET REIMBURSED. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD I WOULD NOT REIMBURSED WHICH AFTER READING ONLINE HOW SOME PEOPLE WERE REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT INITIALLY I KEPT PURSUING A REIMBURSEMENT. STEPHANIE FROM A REGIONAL OFFICE CALLED AND BASICALLY TRIED TO LOW BALL ME BY OFFERING $500 REIMBURSEMENT. BELOW IS A FORUM LINK FOR THE KNOWN ISSUE OF THE STEERING LOCK. OTHER CUSTOMERS WERE OFFERED A FULL REIMBURSEMENT BUT FOR SOME REASON I AM NOT. THIS IS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER EVER SINCE. I THEREFORE WOULD LIKE A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS ONLY FAIR. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN STRANDED ON THE WAY TO VISIT AN AIRFORCE BUDDY IN ALAMOGORDO NM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT WITH SPOTTY CELL PHONE SERVICE. 16 HOURS STRANDED COULD HAVE EASILY TURNED INTO SOMETHING MUCH WORSE. MY CASE FILE IS 24957255. HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NEW-ROADSTER-370Z-OWNER/65272-ATTENTION-2009-2010-OWNERS-STEERING-LOCK-WONT-START-ISSUES.HTML THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND MUST BE ADDRESSED.

• 12/29/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY NISSAN 370Z IS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR A CONFIRMED ESCL FAILURE - A KNOWN RECALL PART!!! NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP ME IN ANYWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER BEFORE THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I HAD IT TOWED 35MILES OUT OF POCKET. THE TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THE ESCL FAILURE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME AT ALL.

• 12/28/2012· 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

• 12/27/2017· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TAKATA RECALL - VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2009-2011 STEERING LOCK UNIT. I OWN A 2010 NISSAN 370Z WITH 37,000 MILES. LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR KNOWN ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY $1500 TO REPAIR. PLEASE HELP. [XXX] , EMAIL: [XXX] VIN [XXX], DL: [XXX]. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, STUCK IN PARKING LOT. HAD TO TOW TO NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIRS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/26/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR IGNITION IS STUCK IN LOCK AFTER BEING PARKED TO GO INTO THE MALL. KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN ISSUED RECALL FOR GTR WHICH IS A MORE EXPENSIVE CAR BUT NOT FOR THE Z A LESS EXPENSIVE CAR. CAR WILL NOT START OR POWER INTO ACC MODE SO THE WINDOWS ARE ALSO STUCK DOWN AND HAVE NO WAY OF GOING UP. ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES BUTTHE LOWER END CARS DO NOT GET A FIXC FOR THIS AND WILL LEAVE THE OWNERS STRANDED. *TR

• 12/23/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS RELATED TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE RECALL PERTAINED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

• 12/15/2016· STEERING

  MY 2010 NISSAN 370Z STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TWICE IN ONE WEEK.

• 12/15/2015· POWER TRAIN

  EARLY IN 2015 MY CLUTCH STARTED STICKING WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLDER AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CSC SEAL GONG BAD. I EVEN TOLD NISSAN THAT IT WAS BAD TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS PUT IN THE SAME TYPE OF CLUTCH FLUID USED IN THE GTR, AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK AND DRIVING FOR A WEEK THE CLUTCH STARTED TO STICK AGAIN AND I ONCE AGAIN TOLD THEM IT WAS THE CSC SEAL THAT WAS GOING BAD AND THEY FINALLY TOOK THE CLUTCH APART TO SEE WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS CORRECT AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH THE STOCK CSC THAT NISSAN USES KNOWING THAT FAILURE AGAIN WAS POSSIBLE. WELL HERE IT IS LESS THAN A YEAR LATER AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH EITHER STICKING OR GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR NOW THAT THE TEMPERATURE IS DROPPING. I HAVE A CALL INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY! NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ITS STOCK CSC SEAL BUT CONTINUES TO USED THEM IN THEIR VEHICLES.

• 12/09/2021· STEERING

  My 370 Z Nissan was towed January 16, 2018 because of a problem with the electronic steering mechanism. The mileage at that time was 35,357 miles. Upon entering the car the steering wheel had locked and I could not start my car. Fortunately the car was in the garage at the time. total for repairs was $949 On March 29, 2018 a few months following with mileage at 35,857 miles I again experienced a steering lock problem and the car had to be towed once again …the repairs were covered at that time by warranty since this device was already replaced in January. December 9, 2021 I again experienced a problem with the steering lock mechanism mileage is 42,505 at this point on the car repairs were almost $1800 I find this a huge safety problem because I am a female and could be stranded at any time at any given place with a vehicle that wont operate…. This does concern me as I do travel out of town alone at times. I also drive at night from time to time . I did ask that the mechanism be disabled and was told by the mechanic at Nissan they were not allowed to disable the mechanism. My husband spoke with consumer affairs at Nissan and they were not willing to help us with this problem. I have considered selling the car but I’m not comfortable doing so without disclosing this problem to a potential buyer. My husband I researched this issue online and it appears that many people have experienced the same issue with their 370 Z vehicles

• 12/09/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FROM A COLD START. STERLING MCCALL NISSAN (12230 SOUTHWEST FWY, STAFFORD, TX 77477) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

• 12/08/2017· POWER TRAIN

  CSC (CLUTCH PRESSURE) IS FAILING. MANY 370Z DRIVERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE

• 12/07/2015· STEERING

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULDN'T START. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT'S THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK. READ ONLINE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED NISSAN USA. I WAS TOLD THERE ISN'T OR HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY WOULD NOT MAKE GOOD ON THIS FAULTY PART. THE REPAIR COST $1,200.

• 12/05/2015· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE: CAR WAS PARKED AND WILL NOT START $1100 TO REPLACE FAULTY PART.

• 12/05/2012· 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.......

• 12/03/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON DEC 2 2014 I NOTICED THAT THE INTELLIGENT KET LIGHT WAS ON. ONCE I GOT HOME AFTER WORK I LOOKED IT UP ON THE MANUEL AND IT SAID IT COULD BE A MALFUNCTION AND TO CONTACT A NISSAN DEALER. WELL ON THE MORNING OF 3 DEC I GO TO WORK AND NO LIGHT. AT AROUND 2030 I GOT RELEASED FOR THE DAY. GO TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING. HAD TO GET A RIDE TO A STORE AND WAIT FOR WIFE TO PICK ME UP. *JS

• 12/01/2015· STEERING

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULDN'T START. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT'S THE STEERING LOCK. READ ONLINE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED NISSAN USA. I WAS TOLD THERE ISN'T OR HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE.

• 12/01/2014· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  WHEN GO FROM PARK TO REVERSE REAR MAKE CLUNK NOISE AS SOON AS THE CAR START MOVING, OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEED WHEN STEP ON GAS IT ALSO MAKE CLUNK NOISE. BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP THINKING ITS UNDER MANUFACTURE 5 YEAR/50K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ONLY TO FIND OUT ITS A NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. BUT ITS TSB NUMBER NTB12-055D. AND ITS OKAY TO KEEP DRIVING WITH OUT THE REPAIR. NOT SURE IF IT WOULD GET WORST OVER TIME WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL IT CAUSES ACCIDENT. NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH THOSE NOISE.

• 11/19/2018· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTH BAY NISSAN (1250 AUTO CENTER DR, PETALUMA, CA 94952, (707) 769-7700) AND WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

• 11/18/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WOULD NOT START, IT WENT INTO IMMOBILIZATION AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, BOTTOM DISPLAYED 'LOCK' AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ACC OR START. *TR

• 11/16/2015· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME UP OR ENGAGE. I WAS STUCK IN CITY TRAFFIC. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS LOW BUT NOT BEFORE THE MINIMUM LINE. I BELIEVE I HAVE A LEAK IN THE INTERNAL SLAVE CYLINDER WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE BELL HOUSING.

• 11/13/2015· POWER TRAIN

  CSC (CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER) - FAILED, CLUTCH PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAN'T SHIFT GEAR

• 11/11/2017· STEERING

  DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) ON 11/11/2017 MY 2010 370Z WOULD NOT START IN A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT, COMPLETELY DISABLED. AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AS THERE HAS BEEN FOR THE GT-R, ALTIMA AND I BELIEVE A FEW OTHER MODELS. I'M AFRAID THAT MY VEHICLE MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER THOSE OTHER RECALLS ALTHOUGH THE ISSUE IS THE SAME. NOTE THAT NISSAN DISCONTINUED THIS EQUIPMENT STARTING IN 2012, LIKELY DUE TO ITS UNRELIABILITY. I HAVE OWNED 4 OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES (1989 NISSAN PATHFINDER, 350Z, SENTRA, FRONTIER). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M STUCK WITH A "DEAD" CAR THAT WILL COST ME A LOT TO GET REPAIRED. IT IS NOW SITTING AT MY NISSAN DEALER AND WAITING TO HEAR FROM MY SERVICE ADVISOR. HE WAS QUITE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE.

• 11/09/2015· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCKOUT UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,879......UPDATED 02/11/16 *BF *TR

• 11/04/2015· STEERING

  THE STEERING LOCK SELENOID WENT OUT LEAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I WAS TOLD BY OTHER Z CAR OWNERS THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. GOOD GOD - I DRIVE ON I 75 TO WORK AND CANNOT IMAGINE LOSING STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LESS HELP IF THEY TRIED. I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE 2010 NISSAN 370Z AND THEY WILL NOT RECALL IT OR FIX IT WHEN IT OCCURS INDIVIDUALLY. VERY FRIGHTENING. I AM FURIOUS THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS.

• 10/31/2012· 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

• 10/29/2013· STEERING

  CAR WOULD NOT START, NO WARNING AT ALL. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. REPLACED FAULTY STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND THEY NEED TO RECALL OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART. I AM OUT $1200 FOR AN ISSUE NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF. *TR

• 10/28/2014· POWER TRAIN

  THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED ON ME. I HEAR THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN 370Z'S AMONG THE REST OF THE 370Z COMMUNITY YET THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/24/2013· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DEALER SAYS IT'S THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW THEY'RE ASKING 1,200 TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ISSUE FOR ALL 2009 AND 2010 Z'S AND THEY'RE ONLY RECALLING SOME 2010 MODELS. I NEED THIS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE CAR. UNLESS I CAN GET THIS FIXED AT NO COST I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. EVER. THEY ALREADY HAVE AWFUL BRAKES AND ROTORS AND NOW THIS? SHAME *TR

• 10/22/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED AND DISABLED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE INTELLIGENT KEY EVEN WHEN INSERTED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED HOWEVER IT LEFT CAR STRANDED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT THEY TOLD ME MY VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT. HAD TO PAY $1,237 OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR.

• 10/18/2013· STEERING

  WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR 15 MIN LATER TO RETURN HOME THE CAR WOULDN'T START DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK HAD BROKEN AND THE FIX WAS BETWEEN $1300-1700. THE SAME ISSUE WAS FOUND ON THE NISSAN GTR BUT NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE $85K BUT NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 370Z. *TR

• 10/18/2013· STEERING

  ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAILED AT 31,900 MILES. SAME STORY AS ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE- CAR WOULD NOT START. INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS DEFECT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED IN ANY LOCATION AND ANY KIND OF WEATHER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ARE WELL-DOCUMENTED AND WELL-PUBLICIZED AND HAVE RESULTED IN EXTENDED WARRANTIES OFFERED TO 2009 ALTIMAS, MAXIMAS, AND SELECT 2009-2010 370Z AND GTR. HOWEVER, IT IS THE SAME PART THAT IS FAILING ON ALL OF THESE MODELS. WHY ARE SOME VINS INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN/EXTENDED WARRANTY WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT? THEY ALL CONTAIN THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART (48700-JF00A, 48700-JF00B, OR 48700-JF00C; REVA, REVB, OR REVC). I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS SO IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. REPAIR COSTS ARE $1100-1400 INCLUDING LABOR. I AM TIRED OF NISSAN TELLING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT AN AFFECTED VIN. CLEARLY, IT IS. NISSAN NEEDS TO EXTEND THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO ALL VINS THAT CONTAIN THIS DEFECTIVE PART TO PREVENT PUTTING DRIVERS IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE FILED BEFORE A TREND IS NOTED BY ODI? THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN. *TR

• 10/16/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON READING THERE IS NOT KEY IN THE CAR WHEN IN FACT THERE IS. IT HAPPENS WITH BOTH MY FOBS. NOW, THE CAR WON'T EVEN START AND I HAVE TO USE THE KEY TO GET INSIDE IT. HAPPENED WHEN STATIONARY THEN WHILE DRIVING.

• 10/16/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SO I HAVE A 2010 370Z (31K MILES) AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. I GOT IN TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE ONLY THING I NOTICED WAS THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. JUST TO BE SURE, I CHECKED THE BATTERY IN MY REMOTE AND, OF COURSE, ALSO PUT THE REMOTE IN THE OVERRIDE SLOT AND NOTHING. THE BATTERY IN THE CAR IS ALSO FINE. EVERYTHING ELSE SEAMED TO WORK, LIGHTS, HORN, DOORS UNLOCK/LOCK. THE START BUTTON SAID LOCK AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN TO ACCESSORY MODE. STEERING WHEEL WAS IN THE UN-LOCKED POSITION. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE I'VE FOUND THAT IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY A STEERING WHEEL LOCK PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND 30-40K MILES. SO NOW I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN CHARGE ME (THEIR ESTIMATE) $1500! I LOVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD DEAL WITH. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS!

• 10/13/2016· STEERING

  ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2010 NISSAN 370Z NISMO WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY TO NO AVAIL. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE VOLTAGE ON THE CAR BATTERY AND DISCONNECTED IT FOR 30 MIN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESET THE COMPUTER. I ALSO CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE FOB, WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. I INSERTED THE INTELLIGENT KEY AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE WINDOWS DOWN, BUT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. I WENT TO VARIOUS BLOG SITES AND LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 370Z AND GTR MODEL YEARS 2009-2010. I ALSO CHECKED ALL THE FUSES, AND NONE WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL FOR THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM, AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,100.00. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FLATBED FEE TO TOW THE VEHICLE FROM MY HOME TO THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO NISSAN'S VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2009-2011, NHTSA REFERENCE #10051829, TSB #NTB13-014, CAMPAIGN #P3208, THE DEALER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FAULTY STEERING LOCK MODULE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. I CALLED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. WHAT SENSE DOES THIS MAKE IF THE SAME ISSUE AND SAME PART WAS USED ON ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE FAILING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM? I WISH TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED, AS I AM WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO DRIVE MY CAR.

• 10/06/2019· STEERING

  370Z YR 2010. I AM CONTACTING YOU FIRST BEFORE CONTACTING YOUR CEO. I RECENTLY DECIDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. PLANNED TO TRADE IN ABOVE CAR WHEN OUT OF BLUE THE STEERING MECHANISM LOCKED UP...FOB DOES NOT START CAR . I HAVE REPLACED THE CAR BATTERY, BATTERY ON FOB. I HAVE READ THAT YOU HAVE RECALLED YOUR 370Z 2009/AND 2010 ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES. . WHEN I PUT THE VIN NUMBER IS IT SAYS 0 RECALLS ON YOUR WEBSITE. I HAVE SPENT HOURS TRYING ALL THE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED BY NISSAN, FRIENDS, UTUBE TO START THIS CAR NOTHING WORKS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A ZERO RECALL ON MY VIN. SO YOUR COMPANY DOES NOT STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT WITH A PROBLEM THAT CLEARLY SHOULD BE RECALLED. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED FOR THIS DEFECT BEFORE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING....

• 09/28/2016· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED. FAILED IN MOTION, 75 MILES FROM HOME. TOW WAS EXPENSIVE. CAR WOULD NOT START. STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED. FAILED IN STATIONARY , 95 MILES FROM HOME. TOW WAS EXPENSIVE.

• 09/19/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRIED TO START CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT DID START MOVED UP 5 FEET TO WASH CAR WASHED CAR THEN TRIED TO START AGAIN NOTHING WOULD NOT START AT ALL FOUND OUT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY THIS IS A KNOW PART TO FAIL AND THEIRS NO WAY IT SHOULD ON A CAR SO NEW IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF NISSANS 2009 2010 370Z ITS A KNOWN PART TO FAIL AND WHEN IT DOES THEIRS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO START THE CAR IT COST 1600 DOLLARS TO FIX AND NISSAN KNOWS THEIRS A PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL THE GTR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY FIXED THAT BECAUSE ITS A VERY COSTLY CAR BUT THE 370 Z NOTHING YET THE DEALER JUST LAUGH AND I ALSO CALLED NISSAN AND THEY DID THE SAME THING WHEN THEY NO THIS HAPPENS ALOT WITH THIS PART I THINK ITS VERY BAD FOR NISSAN TO TREAT THEIR PEOPLE LIKE THAT I WILL NEVER DEAL WITH NISSAN AGAIN AND I SHOWED NISSAN OVER A THOUSAND EMAILS AND PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART AND THEY JUST DON'T CARE I CAN UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM THAT MUCH BUT THIS STEERING BOX ON THE 370 Z IS A BIG PROBLEM 40 THOUSAND DOLLAR CAR AND NISSAN HAS OR DON'T CARE I WOULD JUST GIVE IT BACK TOO THEM BUT ONCE THEY HAVE YOUR MONEY NISSAN CAN CARE LESS IT SEEMS LIKE ITS SAD. *TR

• 09/15/2015· STEERING

  GOT OUT OF CAR AND TURNED IT OFF TO PUMPED GAS...WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR TO START, IT SAID NO KEY!! KEY WAS IN MY PURSE ON PASSENGER SEAT AS ALWAYS. COULD NOT GET IT STARTED FOR 5 MINUTES, JUST KEPT PUSHING START BUTTON, WIGGLING STEERING WHEEL, FINALLY STARTED. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THESE Z'S BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED TO OTHERS AS WELL IF YOU READ THE BLOGS. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.....LESS THAT 45,000 MILES. COME ON NISSAN DO THE RIGHT THING.

• 09/15/2015· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WAS DRIVING ON THE SERVICE ROAD AS I EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND I LOST CLUTCH PRESSURE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 370Z AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE SERVICE ROAD WITH NO CLUTCH PRESSURE.

• 08/12/2014· POWER TRAIN

  I STARTED OUT OF MY DRIVE WHEN AS I START OUT IN 1ST GEAR THE CAR STALLED.. BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WHICH NORMALLY CATCHES HALF WAY OUT WAS NOW ALL OF SUDDEN CATCHING RIGHT AS MY FOOT WAS LEAVING THE FIRE WALL. WHICH I KNOW WAS NOT NORMAL.. HOW EVER BEING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM I CHECKED THE FLUID RESERVOIR TO SEE IF IT WAS LOW. THE SYSTEM WAS WITH IN THE MIN AND MAX LEVEL I CONTINUED ON WHEN ONLY A MILE OR SO DOWN THE ROAD THE CLUTCH PEDDLE NOW STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE FIRE WALL. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE 2 INCHES IN OR 2 INCHES OUT. IT STILL WOULD ALLOW ME TO SHIFT. I LIMED THE CAR HOME AND SINCE IT WAS SUNDAY AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT OPEN I HAD TO WAIT TO MONDAY MORNING AUG. 11TH TO CONTACT THE DEALER. WHEN I STARTED TO CAR UP MONDAY THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AT ALL. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH TOWN IN AUSTIN, TX TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. *TR

• 08/09/2016· POWER TRAIN

  THE CLUTCH PEDAL RANDOMLY DROPS TO THE FLOOR WAS TOLD IT IS THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER BY A MECHANIC.*DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND COMPLAINT RECTIFIED.*JB

• 07/19/2015· POWER 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.

• 07/10/2013· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS WORN IN THE AREA OF THE SEAT AIRBAG AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE CRASH. THE WEAR AREA IS WEAKER THAN DESIGNED AND THIS MAY ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IF AND WHEN REQUIRED. *TR

• 06/26/2015· POWER 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.

• 06/25/2015· STEERING

  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

• 06/24/2014· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH LOST ALL PRESSURE AND I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE. LEFT ME STRANDED FOR HOURS ON MY WAY TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM FL. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 370Z AND LONGER TRIPS. I WAS JUST TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT ABOUT 70MPH AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE I-75N. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I WILL NOT BUY OR RECOMMEND ANOTHER NISSAN UNTIL THIS GETS REPLACED FOR FREE. *TR

• 06/23/2016· POWER TRAIN

  HEY I HAVE A 2010 NISSAN 370Z NISMO 6 SPEED MANUAL.THE CAR HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED THE CAR THURSDAY MORNING JUNE/23/2016 PRESSED IN THE CLUTCH. CLUTCH FELT KINDA SOFT AND SOGGY SO I PUT IN FIRST GEAR AND DROVE OFF. AS I DROVE CLUTCH FELT OKAY BUT STILL KINDA WEIRD. SO I DROVE ABOUT 15 MINS AND STOP AT A LIGHT PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AND IT WOULDN'T COME BACK IN POSITION.IT WOULD GET STUCK HALF WAY. SO I TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR IT WONT LET ME GO IN 1ST GEAR. SO I SHUT OF THE CAR PUMPED THE CLUTCH STARTED IT UP AND SHE WENT IN GEAR. SO I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM FOR ME AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE CSC (SLAVE CYLINDER) IS BUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID AND THE RESERVOIR TANK IS EMPTY. I HAVE HEARD BOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE 370Z'S AT LEAST A 100 EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED EVEN AT LOWER MILES. THIS A COMMON PROBLEM IN UR Z CARS. PLZ FIX THIS ISSUE.

• 06/20/2015· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE RESULTING IN CLUTCH PEDAL STICKING TO FLOOR AND CLUTCH DISENGAGED. HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY WITH ENGINE HOT IN WARM WEATHER. CLUTCH WOULD RESUME WORKING NORMALLY AFTER ENGINE COOLED OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES AS DESCRIBED ON VARIOUS 370Z USER FORUMS. REPAIR: REPLACED CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH IMPROVED AFTER MARKET PART. PART COST: $325. LABOR: $800 TOTAL: $1125 PLUS TAX.

• 06/18/2016· POWER TRAIN

  AS I WAS DRIVING DURING HEAVY BUSINESS HOURS MY CLUTCH STAYED STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM, WITHOUT ME BEING ABLE TO SHIFT. I GOT IN TO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START ANYMORE, SO I HAD TO TOW IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND CLAIMED IT IS THE CSC.

• 06/12/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STEERING COLOMN LOCK ISSUE HAS STRANDED MANY PEOPLE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE. HAPPENS WHEN PARKED.