U.S. public vehicle records

2010 Nissan 370Z problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

110 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

40,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2010 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 96 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 60 of 110 complaints (54.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	63	57.3%
Electrical and battery issues	10	9.1%
Transmission and shifting	7	6.4%
Braking behavior	5	4.5%
Engine operation	2	1.8%
Fuel system concerns	1	0.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering

Electrical System

Power Train

Unknown Or Other

Air Bags

Engine

Exterior Lighting

Seats

Steering: 60; Electrical System: 30; Power Train: 26; Unknown Or Other: 8; Air Bags: 6; Engine: 4; Exterior Lighting: 3; Seats: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 17; 25,000 to 49,999: 49; 50,000 to 74,999: 24; 75,000 to 99,999: 4; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 1

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (49). 14 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2025

2012: 6; 2013: 12; 2014: 18; 2015: 24; 2016: 18; 2017: 7; 2018: 7; 2019: 8; 2020: 3; 2021: 5; 2025: 2

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 63 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 10 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10449206 · 2012-02-24 (February 24, 2012)

NISSAN LISTEN UP ------------------------------ THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN STEERING LOCK MECHANISM AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. MY CAR WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. COULD NOT START THE CAR, THE MANUAL KEY WAS NOT HELP. CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED TO ORDER THE PART, STEERING LOCK VERSION 'D', BUT IT'S BACKORDERED AND NISSAN USA IS NOT SELLING THIS PART TO CONSUMERS ACCORDING TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA NISSAN DEALERS. MY ONLY RESOURCE WAS IT GET IT TOWED AND PAY $1450.00 FOR PART + LABOR FROM THE DEALER DIRECTLY. THIS IS DEFINI…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,234 miles reported. Look up ODI 10449206 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10449311 · 2012-02-25 (February 25, 2012)

STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILS, CAR WILL NOT START. IMPOSSIBLE TO TOW OUT OR PUSH OUT IF INSIDE NARROW GARAGE, OR GARAGE THAT REQUIRES MANEUVERING BECAUSE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED. THE SAME UNIT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR NISSAN GTR - MUST BE RECALLED FOR 370Z, AS WELL. HAS VERY DANGEROUS POTENTIAL TO LEAVE SOMEONE STRANDED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10449311 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10584588 · 2014-04-24 (April 24, 2014)

LARGE AMOUNTS OF CONDENSATION IN HEADLIGHT CAUSED HID HEADLIGHT TO FAIL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN NISSAN VEHICLES. HID HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO MOISTURE INTRUDING INTO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. MOISTURE IN THE ASSEMBLY WILL EVENTUALLY IMPACT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. THE BULB HAS FAILED.DROPS OF WATER FORM IN THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO MOISTURE INTRUSION CAUSED BY A DEFECT. IT IS A LAW IN MOST STATES THAT LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10584588 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10783011 · 2015-10-16 (October 16, 2015)

SO I HAVE A 2010 370Z (31K MILES) AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. I GOT IN TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE ONLY THING I NOTICED WAS THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. JUST TO BE SURE, I CHECKED THE BATTERY IN MY REMOTE AND, OF COURSE, ALSO PUT THE REMOTE IN THE OVERRIDE SLOT AND NOTHING. THE BATTERY IN THE CAR IS ALSO FINE. EVERYTHING ELSE SEAMED TO WORK, LIGHTS, HORN, DOORS UNLOCK/LOCK. THE START BUTTON SAID LOCK AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN TO ACCESSORY MODE. STEERING WHEEL WAS IN THE UN-LOCKED POSIT…

Owner-reported narrative. 31,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10783011 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10567062 · 2014-03-04 (March 4, 2014)

DRIVING BACK HOME AFTER WORK (30 MIN DRIVE) CITY, CLUTCH BECAME SOFT AND DELAY ITS WAY BACK TO NORMAL POSITION SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. DRIVING CONDITIONS WHERE 50MPH, 23MPG AT 7PM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567062 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10621832 · 2014-08-12 (August 12, 2014)

I STARTED OUT OF MY DRIVE WHEN AS I START OUT IN 1ST GEAR THE CAR STALLED.. BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WHICH NORMALLY CATCHES HALF WAY OUT WAS NOW ALL OF SUDDEN CATCHING RIGHT AS MY FOOT WAS LEAVING THE FIRE WALL. WHICH I KNOW WAS NOT NORMAL.. HOW EVER BEING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM I CHECKED THE FLUID RESERVOIR TO SEE IF IT WAS LOW. THE SYSTEM WAS WITH IN THE MIN AND MAX LEVEL I CONTINUED ON WHEN ONLY A MILE OR SO DOWN THE ROAD THE CLUTCH PEDDLE NOW STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE FIRE WALL. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE 2 INCHES IN OR 2 INCHES OUT. …

Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10621832 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10549354 · 2013-10-24 (October 24, 2013)

DEALER SAYS IT'S THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW THEY'RE ASKING 1,200 TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ISSUE FOR ALL 2009 AND 2010 Z'S AND THEY'RE ONLY RECALLING SOME 2010 MODELS. I NEED THIS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE CAR. UNLESS I CAN GET THIS FIXED AT NO COST I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. EVER. THEY ALREADY HAVE AWFUL BRAKES AND ROTORS AND NOW THIS? SHAME *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10549354 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10564433 · 2014-02-14 (February 14, 2014)

STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE STARTER BUTTON (NORMAL STARTING PROCEDURE). THE STARTER INDICATOR WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM "LOCK", THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK, AND NO ACCESSORIES WOULD ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. AFTER EVALUATION, DEALER STATED THE "STEERING LOCK" UNIT HAD FAILED. AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE PART 48700-JF00D. THE NISSAN DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER A TSB, BU…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10564433 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10861730 · 2016-04-27 (April 27, 2016)

DRIVING MY CAR TO MY BROTHER'S HOUSE TO BABYSIT MY NIECE, NO ISSUES OR WARNINGS. GO BACK TO MY CAR TO LEAVE AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. TRIED CHANGING THE BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMING MY KEY, HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I NEED TO SPEND $1100 FOR NISSAN TO ORDER A PART WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO LOCK/STALL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT, INSTEAD NISSAN ARE LEAVING CUSTOMERS STRANDED ONLY TO PAY AN INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

Owner-reported narrative. 61,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10861730 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10730265 · 2015-06-25 (June 25, 2015)

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS ISSUES ON THE Z'S. MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR TO THEM WHEN A KEY FOB LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD TO THE LEFT OF THE GAS TANK METER. THEN THE CAR WON'T START ON ANYMORE AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CHARGES $600-$1200 FOR A REPLACEMENT STEERING WHEEL LOCK ( WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY BREAK AGAIN) FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T OUR FAULT!!! THE CAR HAS 34,XXX MILES ON IT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S A FAULTY UNIT FROM T…

Owner-reported narrative. 34,888 miles reported. Look up ODI 10730265 at NHTSA ↗