general problems of the 2010 Nissan 370Z

My automatic transmission has 40000 and it's already slipping going from 5th gear to 4th gear also when I do a hard stop the vehicle won't accelerate for a sec then it will jump into gear.

The light on the dash comes on reading there is not key in the car when in fact there is. It happens with both my fobs. Now, the car won't even start and I have to use the key to get inside it. Happened when stationary then while driving.

The problem: defective electronic steering column lock (escl) on 12/01/16 I had to have my vehicle towed to a local Nissan dealer after it became disabled by what I was advised was the failure of the escl unit. The cost of the repairs totaled $1094. 20. In addition, due to the lateness of the hour I arrived at the dealership, I was without the use of my vehicle that evening through midday of the following day. My own on-line research led me to the discovery that this mechanical failure is a known issue to Nissan, and there had been a TSB campaign a few years prior that I had not been notified of or included in by the Nissan corp. I have been a loyal Nissan consumer for years, and my current vehicle that was affected by this breakdown, is actually my fourth "z" vehicle. I am very disappointed and displeased by how Nissan has chosen to handle this issue.

My dash board is starting to melt. It has an oily residue that creates an bright glare in daytime driving making it hard to see safely .

My Nissan 370z is out of commission for a confirmed escl failure - a known recall part!!! Nissan refuses to help me in anyway. The vehicle would not start, I was told it had to be taken to a dealer before they would do anything to help me. I had it towed 35miles out of pocket. The technicians confirmed the escl failure. Nissan consumer affairs refused to do anything for me at all.

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 position. Doing a little research online I¿ve found that it is more than likely a steering wheel lock problem that leads to the intelligent power distribution module. Apparently this is a fairly common problem and it seems to happen around 30-40k miles. So now I have the pleasure of having my car towed to the dealership so they can charge me (their estimate) $1500! I love my car but this is a problem that Nissan should deal with. There needs to be a recall on this!.

Was driving on the service road as I exited off the highway and I lost clutch pressure. This is a very common problem in the 370z and Nissan needs to fix this. There are hundreds of owners who have had this issue. I was left stranded on the service road with no clutch pressure.

Car ignition is stuck in lock after being parked to go into the mall. Known issue that Nissan issued recall for gtr which is a more expensive car but not for the z a less expensive car. Car will not start or power into acc mode so the windows are also stuck down and have no way of going up. Issue has been reported many times butthe lower end cars do not get a fixc for this and will leave the owners stranded.

Car would not start, it went into immobilization and would not come out. Windows rolled down, bottom displayed 'lock' and would not go into acc or start.

When go from park to reverse rear make clunk noise as soon as the car start moving, or driving at low speed when step on gas it also make clunk noise. Brought the car to dealership thinking its under manufacture 5 year/50k power train warranty only to find out its a not a warranty item and would not be covered. But its TSB number ntb12-055d. And its okay to keep driving with out the repair. Not sure if it would get worst over time will have to wait till it causes accident. Not feel safe driving the car with those noise.

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, but I cannot confirm at this time. The dealer stated the part will not be available for at least two weeks, and Nissan will not offer a courtesy vehicle. Internet searches show this has been a common problem for 370z owners since 2009, and the steering lock was removed in 2012 models forward. I feel Nissan should have done a mandatory recall for a part that is likely to fail at any time and leave the driver stranded.

While driving the car under normal driving conditions, the clutch pedal would not come up from the floor after coming to a stop at a stop sign. After letting the car sit for approx. 90 minutes, the clutch pedal operation appeared to return to normal. I went online to research this problem and found this. . . Per Nissan: subject: sb 370z coupe and roadster; clutch pedal does not return to rest position summary of ntb13026: if you confirm: the clutch pedal on an applied vehicle does not return to its normal (rested) position after being depressed to the floor or the customer states the clutch pedal on an applied vehicle does not return to its normal (rested) position after being depressed to the floor there are no leaks in the clutch hydraulic system*. Action: change the clutch hydraulic system fluid with gt-r r35 special brake fluid (see parts information). - refer to service procedure for bleeding procedure. See this bulletin for further detail. I took the car to a local Nissan dealership and they were able to replicate the problem. Their solution was to replace the clutch fluid withe the gtr r35 special brake fluid as described in the service bulletin. However, I've read multiple reports that this "fix" only holds up temporarily and, that eventually the csc (concentric slave cylinder) and/or the cmc (clutch master cylinder) fail. Many, many 370z owners have had to have both the csc & cmc replaced. The Nissan dealership where I took my car said they would replace those parts but, only if I experience the clutch pedal failure again. My feeling is that they should've replaced these parts when they replaced the fluid since they're aware that merely changing the fluid is not really fixing the problem since the csc & cmc so often fail even after the fluids have been changed.