2009 Nissan 370z

2009 Nissan 370Z 2-Dr. w/SAB

Overall

Not Rated

Front Crash

Not Rated

Side Crash

Not Rated

Rollover

Not Rated

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.

SEAT BELTS

Seatbelts won’t retract easily from both driver and passenger side.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

My vehicle has only 12,400 miles, and the passenger air bag light will not go off and the airbag light in the dash keeps blinking. Millions of Nissan vehicles have had the same problem. I want my Nissan dealership, where I purchased this vehicle ( M’Lady in Crystal Lake, IL ), to fix this at no cost to me.

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.

STRUCTURE

THE DASHBOARD IN THE CAR IS GREYING AND STICKY (SAME AS 2008-09 ALTIMAS, 2011 MAXIMAS, TOYOTAS, ETX) AND CAN CREATE A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE SUN REFLECTING OFF OF THE GLUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I PURCHASED MY FIRST NISSAN, A 2009 370Z, IN 2018. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, AFTER READING VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THE ISSUE WITH THE 370Z IS WELL DOCUMENTED TO THE ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) ISSUE. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS OCCURRING; I DROVE MY CAR TO THE STORE AND THEN HOME, AN HOUR LATER WENT TO START TO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE ONLY LEAD I HAD WAS THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT, THAT WHEN REFERENCED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THIS WILL LOCK THE STEERING COLUMN AND PREVENT THE CAR FROM STARTING. THIS IS USUALLY TRIGGERED FROM AN UNREGISTERED KEY BUT MY KEYS WERE REGISTERED AND HAD WORKED WITH THE CAR FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR HAS HAD THIS MODULE CHANGED OUT FOR PARTS ARE DATED, AND THE CURRENT MODULE IS DATED FROM 2012, AFTER THE CAR WAS RELEASED IN 2009. I AM NOT FACED WITH REPLACING THIS PART TO GET MY 370Z TO START, I HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WILL BE ABOUT $1100 TO FIX. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE ESCL THAT NISSAN USES IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF STORIES OF PEOPLE STRANDED. NISSAN CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE BUT CLEARLY THEY HAVE NOT. CURRENTLY NISSAN IS RECALLING THE 2009 ALTIMA DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ESCL AND REPAIR THEM FOR FREE. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAD BOUGHT A 2009 370Z, THE SAME YEAR AS THE ALTIMA, YOU MUST PAY FOR THE DEFECT. THE ESCL THAT HAS TO BE INSTALLED IS PART # 48700-9N00B, WHICH IS THE SIXTH (6) PART NUMBER FOR THE ESCL.

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF TO HELP PREVENT THEFT. ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY,THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THIS CONDITION, SHOULD IT OCCUR, WILL ONLY OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAPPENED WITH MY NISSAN 370Z YESTERDAY. THANK GOD I WASN;T STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR OTHER BUSY ROAD. I HAVE READ THAT NISSAN HAS ALREADY RECALLED THIS PART FOR THEIR 2009-10 NISSAN ALTIMA, ALTIMA COUPE, ALTIMA HYBRID, AND MAXIMA VEHICLES BUT HAVE NOT READ ABOUT INCLUDING THEIR 2009-10 NISSAN 370Z MODELS. MULTIPLE 370Z FORUMS CONFIRM THAT THE 2009-10 370Z MODELS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS THE RECALLED NISSAN MODELS. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. 2009-10 NISSAN 370Z CUSTOMERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW PART AND LABOR JUST LIKE NISSAN ALTIMA, ALTIMA COUPE, ALTIMA HYBRID, AND MAXIMA CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE GAS READING IS ALWAYS MESSED UP SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT'S LEFT ME STRANDED MY LAST 350Z ALSO DID THIS I WON'T SHOP NISSAN WITH THESE ISSUES IF I'M FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE TWICE

STEERING

I PURCHASED MY FIRST NISSAN, A 2009 370Z, IN 2009. AS OF TODAY THE CAR HAS HAD FOUR (4) ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCKS (ESCL) INSTALLED. THE ESCL THAT NISSAN USES IS DEFECTIVE, WHICH RESULTS IN LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS STRANDED. THIS, IN MY OPINION IS UNCONSCIONABLE. THE LATEST FAILURE OF THE ESCL LEFT ME STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THE FOURTH ESCL WILL BE ANY BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS THREE THAT NISSAN HAS INSTALLED. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE ESCL THAT NISSAN USES IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF STORIES OF PEOPLE STRANDED IN UNSAFE AREAS DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. NISSAN CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE BUT CLEARLY THEY HAVE NOT. MY CAR WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS STARTING, HOWEVER THE ESCL THAT NISSAN HAVE INSTALLED WILL NOT ALLOW IT TO START. NISSAN WILL NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START UNLESS I PAY THEM TO INSTALL A DEFECTIVE PART. SO I HAD TO PAY THEM. CURRENTLY NISSAN IS RECALLING THE 2009 ALTIMA DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ESCL AND REPAIR THEM FOR FREE. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAD BOUGHT A 2009 370Z, THE SAME YEAR AS THE ALTIMA, YOU MUST PAY THEM, AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS MAKES NO SENSE. THE FOURTH (4) ESCL THAT WAS INSTALLED IS PART # 48700-9N00B, WHICH IS THE SIXTH (6) PART NUMBER FOR THE ESCL. I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS PART ARE COMPLETE FAILURES. NISSAN WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY HAVE NOW GOT THE PART TO WORK. THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY WRONG ON ALL FIVE PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS. IT IS TIME FOR THE NHSTA TO GET INVOLVED AND DECLARE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHENEVER YOU TURN YOUR CAR OFF, YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL RESTART. WHEN YOU FILL YOUR GAS TANK UP, YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF YOU SHOULD TURN IT OFF AND THEN BLOCK THE FUEL PUMP FOR AN HOUR WHILE WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK, OR LET IT RUN AND RISK A FIRE. I WROTE NISSAN A LETTER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WAITED THREE (3) MONTHS, AND THEY NEVER REPLIED!!

STEERING

I GOT INTO MY STATIONARY VEHICLE AND WHEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON IT REMAINED IN THE LOCK POSITION. THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WON'T CHANGE INTO THE ACC OR ON POSITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME, FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO FIX IT.