The car will not move the clutch pedal went to the floor and would not come up or engage. I was stuck in city traffic. I checked the fluid level and it was low but not before the minimum line. I believe I have a leak in the internal slave cylinder which is located inside the bell housing.
2010 Nissan 370Z transmission complaints
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Csc (concentric slave cylinder) - failed, clutch pedal goes to the floor, can't shift gear
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.
The clutch pedal went all the way to the floor and not returning to its proper position. I was unable to put the car into gear. This has happened twice. The last time I was stuck on a major roadway where I had to get out of the car and call the police for assistance because I was scared I was going to have a collision with another car. Nissan attempted to fix this issue as per their internal service bulletin by changing the clutch fluid. This is a temporary fix that does not address the real issue of the faulty design of the clutch slave cylinder.
At 40,000 miles my clutch slave cylinder failed while driving. My clutch pedal went all the way to the floor of the car and would not come back up. Dealer attempted to say this was a wear and tear part, but my extended warranty had to cover the cost. Based on http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-general-discussions/25007-sticky-official-370z-clutch-pressure-csc-failures.html this is a fairly common issue.
Clutch slave cylinder failure resulting in clutch pedal sticking to floor and clutch disengaged. Happened intermittently with engine hot in warm weather. Clutch would resume working normally after engine cooled off. This is a common problem on these vehicles as described on various 370z user forums. Repair: replaced clutch slave cylinder with improved after market part. Part cost: $325. Labor: $800 total: $1125 plus tax.
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.
The clutch slave cylinder failed on me. I hear this is a known problem in 370z's among the rest of the 370z community yet the manufacturer refuses to acknowledge that it's a common problem.
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. It still would allow me to shift. I limed the car home and since it was sunday and the dealerships are not open I had to wait to monday morning aug. 11th to contact the dealer. When I started to car up monday the car would no longer allow me to shift into any gear at all. I called nissan north town in austin, tx to have the car towed in.
Clutch lost all pressure and I was unable to shift coming off the interstate. Left me stranded for hours on my way to north carolina from fl. Appears to be a common issue with the 370z and longer trips. I was just traveling with cruise control on at about 70mph and the clutch pedal fell to the floor when I attempted to slow down while exiting the interstate I-75n. This needs to be recalled! I should not have to pay for a defective product. I will not buy or recommend another nissan until this gets replaced for free.
Clutch master cylinder failed. I was on a highway and was unable to shift the car into a different gear. I barely made it off the highway where I was towed to the dealership. The clutch just completely lost pressure.
Premature failure of the concentric slave/master cylinder. Causes the clutch pedal to sink down and not come back up. Very dangerous when clutch randomly engages because of this. Enthusiasts have diagnosed the problem is due to plastic components used in the cylinders. There is already a aftermarket slave cylinder that fixes this problem by using metal components.
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.
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 *and 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.
There is a recurring issues with this vehicle where if driving long distances suddenly the clutch would go to the floor and eventually lose all resistance and make the car undrivable. I discovered this shortly after I purchased the vehicle at 20000 miles. I took it back to the place I purchased from and because it was intermittent they could not reproduce the issue. The next time it happened I was told to take it to the dealer. The problem came back and I was told I needed to make an appointment at the dealer. By the time I took it to the dealer it was again not happening so they were not able to find the problem. Saturday the 18th of jan. It happened again and I was able to take it to the dealer while it was happening. They found the problem was the slave cylinder leaking but because now I am over the warranty nissan will not cover the issue. I have researched this issue and seen several people complaining about the intermittent issue with the clutch that goes to the floor with very low miles on the car. The issue seems to be that the part that breaks is plastic and nissan hasn't redesigned it since the 350z models that also experience the same issue. Please can someone look into this?
Rear diff failed due to overheating, replacement unit failed 6 months later.
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