Nissan 370Z brakes problems
20 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
360 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
38,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 327 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
20 of 360 complaints match this topic (5.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10430857 · 2011-10-19 (October 19, 2011)
GOT THE CAR IN 09 NISSAN 370Z. FIRST MONTH AC WENT OUT. IT BEEN FIX ABOUT 10X. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT FIXED FOR SURE THIS TIME. (BEEN OVER TWO YEARS FOR IT TO BE FIX. NOT SURE IT FIX OR NOT BC IT STILL AT THE DEALER) TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR AND THROW OUT BEARING. TRANSMISSION BEEN LOOK AT ABOUT 4X. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS GOING 55 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I TOOK …
Owner-reported narrative. 14,890 miles reported. Look up ODI 10430857 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10494603 · 2013-01-24 (January 24, 2013)
DROVE MY CAR TO WORK. UPON TRYING TO LEAVE WORK, THE FOB KEY UNLOCKED THE CAR, BUT THE CAR DISPLAYED A KEY WARNING LIGHT INDICATED NO FOB DETECTED. I INSERTED THE FOB INTO THE INTELLIGENT KEY SLOT TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NO LUCK. I TRIED A BACKUP FOB (WITH GOOD BATTERIES), AND EVEN JUMP STARTING THE CAR...STILL NO LUCK. HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INDICATING POWER TO THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SOLENOID FAILED AND CAUSED CAR TO CEASE TO START OR OPERATE AND WAS LEFT STRANDED. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE THIS IS A …
Owner-reported narrative. 38,560 miles reported. Look up ODI 10494603 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10659281 · 2014-11-19 (November 19, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. WHILE PARKED, THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DIFFERENT BRAKE FLUID WOULD HAVE TO BE USED PER THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,600.
Owner-reported narrative. 54,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10659281 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10865082 · 2016-05-16 (May 16, 2016)
AT AROUND THE MD BORDER, WHEN DRIVING HOME TO NJ FROM TN, THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I COULDN'T CHANGE OUT OF 6TH GEAR, SO I HAD TO DRIVE FROM THAT POINT WITHOUT SLOWING ENOUGH TO HAVE TO CHANGE GEARS OR STOPPING. AFTER I GOT OFF AT MY EXIT AND HIT A STOP LIGHT, I FORCED IT OUT OF 6TH GEAR BEFORE IT STALLED, THEN PUMPED THE CLUTCH (PRESSING IT THEN LIFTING IT BACK UP WITH MY FOOT) UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO 1ST THEN 3RD GEAR AND I DROVE IT MOST OF THE WAY TO CHERRY HILL NISSAN IN 3RD GEAR. AT THE LIGHT NEXT TO THE DEALERSHIP, PUMPED T…
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10865082 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10865597 · 2016-05-18 (May 18, 2016)
AT AROUND THE MD BORDER, WHEN DRIVING HOME TO NJ FROM TN, THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I COULDN'T CHANGE OUT OF 6TH GEAR, SO I HAD TO DRIVE FROM THAT POINT WITHOUT SLOWING ENOUGH TO HAVE TO CHANGE GEARS OR STOPPING. AFTER I GOT OFF AT MY EXIT AND HIT A STOP LIGHT, I FORCED IT OUT OF 6TH GEAR BEFORE IT STALLED, THEN PUMPED THE CLUTCH (PRESSING IT THEN LIFTING IT BACK UP WITH MY FOOT) UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO 1ST THEN 3RD GEAR AND I DROVE IT MOST OF THE WAY TO CHERRY HILL NISSAN IN 3RD GEAR. AT THE LIGHT NEXT TO THE DEALERSHIP, PUMPED TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 39,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10865597 at NHTSA ↗