2009 Nissan 370Z Engine Problems

“My car will not start due to the well-known yellow key light problem. I had it towed to the shop and I am afraid that the repair bill will be very expensive. Please make a recall for this obvious defect. It is very cold right now and could have been a real danger due to the cold weather.”

“I drove my car to work and everything was running fine, as I stopped at a store to grab something and came back out my car no longer worked. The system would no longer recognize the intelligent key, and the push start button was in the lock mode. After researching this I found out that this is a common issue in the 2009-2010 z models. The same issue found in Nissan gt-r models, the steering wheel lock malfunctions and is therefore enable to recognize the intelligent key due to the steering column being locked. …”

“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.”

“I was driving to work one morning when my clutch pedal became limp. I was on the freeway getting ready to shift into 6th gear when I had no clutch resistance! I nearly crashed due to the lack of engagement. I took it to the dealership and they said I was out of warranty. This very same issue was fixed under warranty at 30,000 miles. The dealership either never replaced the parts they claimed to have replaced at 30k miles or they have failed again, just 35k miles later. These parts are the master cylinder and slave cylinder in the transmission. The issue has been going on with 2009-2015 models. …”

“Car revs up to 2500-3000 rpms between shifts! Cannot get the idle to drop lower; any attempt to punch the gas pedal and lower the idle just makes it idle faster!! Problem has existed 3.5 years now, and every time I request the dealer investigate they have lame excuse of if it isn't doing it when you bring it in, we can't troubleshoot it ! Wtf? The most recent time (march 2013) the car had a service engine light at the same time and idle wouldn't drop below 2000 rpms for 3 days. I took it in for service and dealer found nothing wrong and no codes saved in ECM memory . Again, wtf? …”