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What 5 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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.

All (5)Crash / fire / injury (1)Airbags (2)Body & structure (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)Wheels (1)

Newest first · 5 complaints

May 28, 2021Transmission & drivetrain

The seal on the Clutch Slave Cylinder failed and contaminated the hydraulic system in the car. This prevented the car from being able to enter gear as the clutch could not be disengaged. This resulted in me being stuck in the middle of the road, unable to move the car unless I turned the car off, stuck it in gear, then started it up and gunned the engine at the same time. My car is a 2017, with only 31,000 miles on it. The dealership would not cover it under the power train warranty despite the fact that the CSC is located within the transmission casing and is an intrinsic part of the power train. Hydraulic cylinders are not a wear item. This should not happen at 31,000 miles. Nissan was no help and only recommendation was Service Bulletin SB-10051926-2342, which recommends swapping the clutch fluid for a higher temperature fluid. This only solved the problem for about a week before the Concentric Slave Cylinder failed completely. There is currently a lawsuit, Nguyen vs. Nissan North America, going through federal courts that in the process of discovery revealed through internal emails Nissan is aware that this failure is a result of a design flaw which makes it particularly susceptible to the kind of high temperatures developed inside the transmission. Please force Nissan to recall these parts. Its not right to have to pay 2000 dollars every other year to replace hydraulic cylinders in lightly used cars.

NHTSA ODI 11418927

Apr 1, 2021Body & structure

CONVERTIBLE TOP 5TH BOW BUNGIE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY TOP RUBBING AGAINST THE TOP! WITCH CASED NOT WORKING CORRECTLY! I COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE 8/20/2018 THEY CLAIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY! TURNS AT NISSAN PUTS OUT A BULLETIN RE: NTB19-061 AUGUST 1,2019. AND KNOW 2021 NOT WORKING CORRECTLY SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR! THE BILL IS $1,200 !!!! I ADVISED THEM ABOUT BULLETIN AND PROBLEM THAT I REPORTED 2018!! SEE ATTACHED

NHTSA ODI 11405912

Dec 18, 2018AirbagsCrash1 injury

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE NISSAN 370Z 2017 YEAR, BOUGHT IT NEW DIRECTLY FROM NISSAN DEALER. I JUST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WITH A BIG TRANSPORTATION TRUCK (NOT A CONSUMER PICK UP TRUCK). I WAS IN COLLISION WITH IT AT LEAST 2 TIMES, ON THE DRIVER SIDE INITIALLY AND THEN THE FRONT AFTER SPINNING FEW ROUNDS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY FREEWAY. THANKFULLY, I AM ALIVE BUT LOOKING THROUGH THE PICTURE OF MY DAMAGED CAR AFTER GETTING OUT FROM ER, IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME WHY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WANTED TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS OF THE CAR HAD ANY SIMILAR ISSUE. TO BE LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC OF THE OCCURRENCE, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES ON THE FREEWAY UNTIL THE TRUCK TRIED TO MERGE INTO MY LANE, HITTING MY DRIVER SIDE AND MY CAR SPUN AND ENDED UP IN FRONT OF TRUCKS FRONT AND IT HIT ME AGAIN ON THE SIDE, AND SPUN AGAIN AND ENDED ON IN MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY, IN 8:00AM MORNING TIME...*BF*JB

NHTSA ODI 11162375

Nov 14, 2017Airbags

TAKATA RECALL

NHTSA ODI 11045918

Nov 8, 2017Wheels

YES I HAD A SLOW LEAK IN MY TIRE AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASE THE VECHICLE

NHTSA ODI 11044477

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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 2017 Nissan 370Z verdict →