Aug 18, 2017Engine
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CLUTCH PEDDLE SLOWLY KEPT GETTING GOING DOWN AND NOT COMING UP. THEN I WAS A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND IT WAS COMPLETELY STUCK AND I COULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR.
NHTSA ODI 11016105
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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Nissan 370Z
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
2 of 16 complaints match · Engine · clear filters
Jul 20, 2015Transmission & drivetrainEngine
HI IT IS A 370Z CLUTCH PRESSURE (CSC) FAILURES. PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ALL OVER THE PLACE TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS IS LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED ESPECIALLY ON NEW VEHICLES. THERE'S A POST HERE ABOUT A BRAND NEW 2016 370Z HAD A CSC FAILURE AND HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/370Z/COMMENTS/3CFV0S/BAD_SLAVE_CLUTCH_CYLINDER_ON_2016_370Z/ THERE IS ALSO 70 PAGES FULL OF THE PROBLEM HERE. HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/25007-STICKY-OFFICIAL-370Z-CLUTCH-PRESSURE-CSC-FAILURES.HTML IT NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGE, RECALL, AND THEN A FIX. THIS WAS AN ISSUE IN 350Z AND NOW THEY DECIDED TO DO THE SAME WITH THE NEWER MODELS. I AM BUYING A 2012 370Z SOON (SIGNING PAPERS TODAY) WITH ONLY 12K MILES ON IT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO ME, I WOULD BE VERY SAD AND DEPRESSED ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT NISSAN KNOWS THIS AND IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT TO SAVE SOME MONEY.
NHTSA ODI 10735076
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Nissan 370Z verdict →