2007 Nissan 350Z Transmission Problems

FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS, WHILE DRIVING, THE CLUTCH WHEN PUSHED IN STICKS TO THE FLOOR FOR A COUPLE SECONDS BEFORE POPPING BACK UP. THE OTHER DAY, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO THE CLUTCH BEING STUCK. I TOOK IT INTO NISSAN AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE MASTER SLAVE CYLINDER AS WELL AS THE MASTER HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, COSTING ME A TOTAL OF $1039. AT 26,XXX, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE HEARD COUNTLESS OCCASIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND DEMAND A RECALL OR A REFUND FROM NISSAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10714187

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

26,851 mi

SLAVE CYLINDER AND CLUTCH PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 NISSAN 350Z. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN OCTOBER OF 2008. A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING IT I TOOK OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE CLUTCH SLIPPED VERY BAD. I LOOKED INTO, IT, SAW THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS A RECALL AND BROUGHT IT IN. I ASKED ABOUT THE CLUTCH AND REPLACING IT AND THEY SAID NO BECAUSE THE CLUTCH IS A WEAR ITEM. YES ITS A WEAR ITEM, BUT NO CLUTCH SHOULD BE SLIPPING AT 20,000MI. THE REASON THE CLUTCH SLIPS IS BECAUSE OF THE SLAVE CYLINDER. EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS THE DONE THE CLUTCH STILL SLIPS AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH

NHTSA ID

10322176

Incident

Nov 9, 2008

Mileage

13,000 mi

CLUTCH GOT WORN DUE TO STICKY CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER TOOK UP HALF OF MY CLUTCHES LIFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10304037

Incident

Aug 1, 2009

Mileage

17,000 mi

2007 350Z CLUTCH IS AWFUL, EVEN AFTER THE SLAVE CYLINDER RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10291669

Incident

Oct 10, 2009

Mileage

28,000 mi

2007 350Z COUPE V6 6SP MN TRANS, AT THE POINT OF 20,000 + CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAIL AND WAS REPLACE 15<00 MILES OR SO DUE TO THIS PREVIOUS PROBLEM A NEW CLUTH AND TRANSMISIONS JOB WAS DONE LUCKLY UNDER WARRANTY BUT A SORPRISE FOR A NEW CAR NOW AT 49,000 MILES ENGINE JUMP TIMMING AND ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE LUCKLY I PURCHASE EXTRA WARRANTY BUT IT WAS NOT USE SINCE NISSAN REPLACE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE THIS TELLS ME THEY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FAILURES ON THEIR CARS NOW MY NEW ENGINE DOES NOT MATCH MY ODOMETER READING IS LIKE A PURCHASE A SECOND CAR SINCE ALL MAYOR COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10290382

Incident

Oct 20, 2009

Mileage

49,440 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-25 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000 WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CLUTCH PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY BECAUSE THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, REVVED TO 4,500 RPM LET OUT THE CLUTCH, AND THE PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THEN THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. UPDATED 07/20/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10274360

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

20,000 mi

CLUTCH GOES HARD AND DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH....ONCE DISENGAGED IT WILL NOT COME OFF THE FLOOR TO GO BACK IN GEAR. THIS PROHIBITS THE DRIVER TO REENGAGE CLUTCH...HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AFTER 30+ MINS OF DRIVING...ALMOST CRASHED TWICE... *TR

NHTSA ID

10259275

Incident

Dec 30, 2008

Mileage

14,000 mi

CLUTCH ON 07 6MT VQ35HR 350Z CONSTANTLY IS VIBRATING AND TRANSMISSION IS CLICKING LIKE SO MANY OTHER NISSAN 350Z OWNERS. CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE THE PURCHASE. HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES WITH NO EXPLANATION. NO REPAIRS MADE BY DEALERSHIP. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ARE NOT RESPONDING TO REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT COMMUNICATION ( EMAIL AND PHONE.) *TR

NHTSA ID

10247797

Incident

Nov 5, 2008

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IT PROPER UPRIGHT POSITION. I HAD TO WORK MY WAY OFF THE FREEWAY WITH OUT THE USE OF A CLUTCH. I HAD TO STOP AND START THE ENGINE AS I MADE MY WAY OFF THE FREEWAY. AFTER SETTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CLUTCH RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL UPRIGHT POSITION AND HAS WORKED SINCE. I'M AVOIDING HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246291

Incident

Oct 3, 2008

Mileage

8,268 mi

CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR ON MY NEW 2007 350Z I ONLY HAVE 15,000 MILES. CLUTCH NOT DISENGAGING AND UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. I TOOK IT TO DEALER, I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. PUT IN NEW CLUTCH AS THEY TOLD ME. STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM! *TR

NHTSA ID

10234609

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

15,000 mi

MY CARS CLUTCH WILL STICK TO THE FLOOR FOR A SECOND OR 2.TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEED TO AUTHORIZE TEAR DOWN TO CHECK PROBLEM(I NEED TO PAY).THE CAR HAD 2500 MI ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS INTERMITTENT. CAR HAS 5,900 MI., KNOW AND IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE IS LOOKING INTO IT BECAUSE I WON'T PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT EXIST WITH THIS CAR. NISSANS CAMPAIGN ID# P7252 COVERS CARS LIKE MINE BUT STOPS 138 CARS BYE THE VIN#.THIS IS POTENTIALLY A PROBLEM MERGING INTO TRAFFIC IF YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10224648

Incident

Nov 28, 2007

Mileage

2,500 mi

2007 NISSAN 350Z CLUTCH PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CLUTCH SLIPS IN TRAFFIC, AFTER IT HEATS UP THE POORLY MADE PRODUCT STARTS TO SLIP. I THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING IT REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE WARRANTY BUT ITS A PROBLEM IN ALL THE 07 350Z'S. REPLACING A POORLY DESIGNED CLUTCH WITH ANOTHER POORLY DESIGNED CLUTCH REALLY WOULDN'T HELP. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10222993

Incident

Aug 15, 2007

Mileage

300 mi

MY CLUTCH PEDAL ON THE 2007 350Z GOT STUCK ON THE FLOOR. I HAD NO FEEDBACK ON THE CLUTCH AND IT HAS LESS THAN 5,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219891

Incident

Mar 2, 2008

Mileage

4,700 mi

CLUTCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS TO LOOSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10218687

Incident

Feb 20, 2008

Mileage

6,400 mi

MY 2007 NISSAN 305Z SHOWED NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF FAILURE UNTIL THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR AS I DROVE DOWN ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS IN MY CITY. THIS HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT 02/09/2008 AROUND 9PM. PARKED THE VEHICLE AT A FRIENDS WHO HAPPENED TO LIVE NEARBY AND WILL WAIT UNTIL MONDAY BEFORE GETTING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. (SINCE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT OPEN ON A SUNDAY) MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CYLINDER ASSY-CLUTCH RECALL ALL OVER CAR ENTHUSIAST FORUMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217574

Incident

Feb 9, 2008

Mileage

1,200 mi

THE CLUTCH ON MY 2007 350Z IS GOING OUT FOR NOT THE FIRST BUT THE SECOND TIME WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT. THE CLUTCH CONSTANTLY HAS A BURNING SMELL NO MATTER HOW THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE THROW OUT BEARING RATTLES CONSTANTLY WHEN CLUTCH IS NOT ENGANGED. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME MY CLUTCH WENT OUT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS JUST BARELY LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST IT OFF THE RAMP INTO A PARKING LOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214297

Incident

Oct 20, 2007

CLUTCH WENT OUT. *CN

NHTSA ID

10213787

Incident

Jan 5, 2008

Mileage

7,000 mi

1) CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR ON NEW 2007 350Z (<8K MILES) 2) CLUTCH NOT DISENGAGING AND UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS 3) CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE (8/22/07 AND 12/28/07)*CN

NHTSA ID

10213458

Incident

Aug 22, 2007

Mileage

1,278 mi

I EXPERIENCED A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE WITH MY CAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT ABOUT 6,000RPM AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK ON THE FLOOR AND IT TOOK AN UNUSUALLY LONG AMOUNT OF TIME FOR IT TO RETURN TO THE REST POSITION. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS "STUCK" ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMMEDIATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10213155

Incident

Dec 11, 2007

MULTIPLE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ISSUE INVOLVES THE CLUTCH PEDAL SINKING TO THE FLOOR AND LOOSING NEARLY ALL, OR ALL OF ITS PRESSURE. CLUTCH FAILS TO RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL THE CAR SITS UNTIL COOL. FIRST INCIDENT WAS DURING NORMAL DRIVING; WHILE GOING THROUGH A INTERCEPTION A CAR RAN THE RED LIGHT, WHEN I DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR TO MORE, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO HOLD THE GEAR AND FELL TO THE FLOOR, THE OTHER CAR MANAGED TO STOPPED BUT I WAS IDLE IN THE ROAD UNABLE TO MOVE. SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED TRAFFIC GOING UP A LOCAL BRIDGE CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE CLUTCH AGAIN GAVE OUT AFTER A FEW MINS OF STOP AND GO. I HAD TO PULL THE EBRAKE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE UPHILL FOR ROUGHLY 10MINS. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGED ACCRUED FROM THESE EVENTS, BUT THEY WERE EACH CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE NOT YET TO BRING THE CAR TO MY DEALER DUE TO MY WORK SCHEDULE. TO DATE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212437

Incident

Dec 2, 2007

LOSS OF CLUTCH PRESSURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212052

Incident

Dec 14, 2007

Mileage

2,900 mi

THE CLUTCH ON MY 2007 350Z SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW UP. IN TRAFFIC I AM EMBARRASSED AS EVERYONE LOOKS AROUND TO SEE WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM...I KNOW SOME NOISE IS COMMON BUT THIS NOISE GOES OVER THE RADIO AT A HIGH VOLUME, THIS CANT BE NORMAL OR SAFE SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO CRACK IN HALF... *TR

NHTSA ID

10211574

Incident

Nov 28, 2007

HAVING CLUTCH ISSUES... PEDAL STICKS, CLUTCH SLIPS.... WHEN TAKEN TO REPAIR, "NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT". *TR

NHTSA ID

10211083

Incident

Nov 14, 2007

Mileage

8,000 mi

I LOVE MY 2007 NISSAN 350Z, BUT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HAS HAD GRINDING NOISE .I SUSPECT IT'S THE THROW OUT BEARING OR THE PILOT BEARING ON THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ON MY NEW CAR, AND IM AFRAID I WILL GET STUCK ON THE ROAD IN MY NISSAN AGAIN. *TR PLEASE HELP KRIS

NHTSA ID

10210060

Incident

Nov 3, 2007

LOSS OF CLUTCH PRESSURE. CAR WILL NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209863

Incident

May 15, 2007

Mileage

1,500 mi