2009 Nissan 370Z fuel system problems

Filed Dec 20, 2020 · Fuel system · 93,000 miles · RI

Vehicle fuel gauge said 1/4 of a tank as I was driving the car suddenly shut off on a busy road making it very dangerous. I had the car towed home and as I was trying to diagnose the problem I added gas to the tank and the car started. Obviously the problem is the fuel sending unit.

Filed Aug 8, 2019 · Fuel system · 117,041 miles · CA

The gas reading is always messed up since I bought the car, it's left me stranded my last 350z also did this I won't shop nissan with these issues if I'm forced to pay for this issue twice

Filed Dec 12, 2016 · Fuel system · 50,000 miles · FL

Fuel sending unit doesnt work appropriately. Full tank of gas and it shows that it doesn't have any gas. There's hundreds of people complaining about this. It's a risk since a false amount of fuel can lead to the vehicle stopping out of nowhere on a highway/street which can lead to accidents. Http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivetrain/114359-fuel-sending-unit-help.html http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-warranty-scheduled-maintenance-servicing-repairs/24770-fuel-sender-problemo.html http://www.350z-tech.com/forums/141-how-articles/70283-fuel-pump-location.html http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-general-discussions/78382-oh-no-not-another-fuel-gauge-issue.html http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-warranty-scheduled-maintenance-servicing-repairs/26917-fuel-gauge-not-lighting-all-way-up.html these are some of the threads as soon as you search for 370z fuel sending unit.

Filed Feb 25, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 59,824 miles · NY

The fuel gauge does not display a full tank of gas after a fill up. This results in a very inaccurate depiction of fuel levels. This is a know issue but nissan has refused to acknowledge on the 370z. The problem it intermittent, but it has only gotten worst. I brought my car to the dealership a while ago and they replaced the instrument cluster, believing it to be an issue with the display. The issue is still there after they installed a new instrument cluster, but now I'm past my extended warranty. The real cause of this is within the fuel system and the way it measures the fuel level. This renders the fuel gauge, distance to empty and average mpg reading inaccurate and useless. There are others who have this issue and I would like for nissan to address it as a recall.

Filed Oct 22, 2014 · Fuel system · 30,000 miles · CA

As I was merging onto 101 from 880 in san jose, the car lost all drive at the exit of the merge as the car experienced fuel starvation when the fuel on the right side of the gas tank slosh over to the left side during the tight turn from 101 and 880. My speed was less than 30mph at the turn and the starvation happened as I exited the clover leaf. The experience was scary as I lost all drive while cars were coming up behind me at 65mph. This has happened before, it is a common issue with the 370. I would like to ask the federal safety agency to step in and ask nissan for a permanent fix. This happened with more than half a tank of gas on board.

Filed Mar 26, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 2,500 miles · MD

Car revs up to 2500-3000 rpms between shifts! Cannot get the idle to drop lower; any attempt to punch the gas pedal and lower the idle just makes it idle faster!! Problem has existed 3.5 years now, and every time I request the dealer investigate they have lame excuse of "if it isn't doing it when you bring it in, we can't troubleshoot it"! Wtf? The most recent time (march 2013) the car had a "service engine" light at the same time and idle wouldn't drop below 2000 rpms for 3 days. I took it in for service and dealer found "nothing wrong" and "no codes saved in ECM memory". Again, wtf? Isn't this the same toyota runaway throttle issue - same year, same japanese car, same fuel throttle component purchased from the same inferior supplier? Dealer is not documenting my requests!! Are you waiting for me to have an accident and die before you fix it?

Filed Feb 6, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 22,114 miles · CA

Attempted to start car using the push button. The car wouldn't start. Had aaa come out to test the battery. The battery was good. I towed to the dealership. They said it had a steering lock failure which cost $1100 to repair. It took a day to order the part. The mileage was 22,114. The service tech said he saw a lot of altimas come in with this problem.

Filed Aug 22, 2012 · Fuel system · 35,000 miles · NY

The fuel gauge is inaccurate and/or defective fuel sender unit causing the gauge to not show a full tank after filling up. It renders the gauge unreliable in determining the amount of fuel left. Also, the car has a fuel starvation issue when making sharp right turns with less than a quarter tank. It causes the engine to stall and won't start until you either let it sit or fill with more gas.

Filed May 18, 2012 · Electrical, Fuel system · 3,000 miles · HI

Fuel sending unit failure. Fuel gage will not read the correct amount of fuel in tank. Issues has been getting progressively worse for more than 2 years. Both fuel sending units are scheduled for replacement by nissan dealer. This is a very common problem. See the following sites for other examples. Http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-warranty-scheduled-maintenance-servicing-repairs/26917-fuel-gauge-not-lighting-all-way-up.html and http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-warranty-scheduled-maintenance-servicing-repairs/24770-fuel-sender-problemo.html.

Filed May 5, 2012 · Fuel system · 7,000 miles · VA

Fuel sending unit failure, not reading the correct fuel amount for more than 7 months. The LED lights on the fuel gauge didn't indicate the correct fuel amount giving different reading all the time. For that reason I always keep the car with more than 1/4 tank in addition to being afraid of fuel starvation when below 1/4 tank. Fuel sending unit replaced by the dealer after 3 visits.