2012 Nissan 370Z Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 75%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 36,392miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2012 Nissan 370Z, 75% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,392 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Just driving normally down the highway and press the clutch in to shift gears and my clutch did not come back out. The clutch stayed flat to the floor. The fluid were all gone. I fill it up but clutch still stay flat to the floor. I had to replace the csc (concentric slave cylinder).”
NHTSA complaint #10864276, filed 2016-05, 36,000 miles“For about 6 months prior to the issue, I would experience intermittent juddering when starting off in 1st gear. Eventually I lost clutch pressure and had to take my car in to Nissan. After they read there was a TSB for clutch pressure, they replaced my clutch fluid with a dot4 fluid. After 2 days of replacing the fluid, I lost clutch pressure yet again and had to get both the clutch master cylinder and clutch slave cylinder replaced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10730385, filed 2015-06, 14,500 miles“I was on my way to work on june 27th of 2017, driving from vancouver,wa to portland, or. As I got off the freeway into the exit to my work there was a stop light. I put my car into neutral and as soon as the light turns green I attempted to put my car into car and the clutch pedal stuck to the floor and wasn't able to put it into gear. I was stuck on the light and had no other choice but to call into work and call a tow truck to tow me home. I was very upset and angry.”
NHTSA complaint #11002420, filed 2017-06, 36,784 miles“Concentric slave cylinder leaked all of the clutch fluid while parked overnight. Clutch pedal went to the floor when we tried to start the car in the morning. While looking for cause of problen, I found hundreds of similar complaints on line for very similar problem, going back as far as at least 2009 and up to the cunnrent model year. To make matters worse, Nissan wont cover it under their power train warranty, saying it is a clutch issue. It is located inside the transmission bell housing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10972373, filed 2017-04, 39,500 miles“While driving, noticed clutch pedal not returning to normal position. Eventually the clutch would not disengage causing a situation where it was not easy to maneuver the vehicle from the roadway and traffic safely. This caused a hazard to other traffic and me. After inspection of the vehicle and online research its concluded that this was a csc failure leaking clutch fluid internally. My research has concluded that this is due to using an inferior product or materials. Hoping for a recall due to all the documented failures. Thank you”
NHTSA complaint #10960231, filed 2017-03, 41,218 milesRelated service bulletins
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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