Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Nissan 370Z submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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.
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
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.
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.
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 NHTSA TO STEP IN AND ASK NISSAN FOR A PERMANENT FIX. THIS HAPPENED WITH MORE THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS ON BOARD. *TR
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? *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
DEAR NHTSA, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN 370Z. TODAY AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A SHARP RIGHT HAND OFF RAMP (FROM I-91N INTO 15N IN HARTFORD, CT). THE CAR EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION IN WHICH ALL GAS SLOSH TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STRAIGHTENED OUT AFTER THE TURN, THE FUEL NEVER RETURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS. SO DESPITE HAVING 4.5 GALLONS LEFT IN THE GAS TANK, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ANY FUEL. I SAT THERE DESPERATELY TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE STATE POLICE CALLED A FLATBED TO GET ME TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. IT TOOK MY CAR 14.3 GALLONS TO RESTART (CAR HAS APPROX. 18.7 GALLON CAPACITY). I WANT TO LET NHTSA KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THE SITUATION IS AS THE CAR CAN SHUT DOWN AFTER ANY SHARP RIGHT TURN WHEN THE CAR IS BELOW 1/2 A TANK OF GAS. I HAD ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED IT WITH 3/4 TANK OF GAS, BUT NEVER TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR REFUSED TO START AFTER. I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO IT AS MULTIPLE OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALER IS NO HELP AS THE FUEL WOULD SLOSH BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE AFTER SITTING THROUGH A 2-3 HOUR FLATBED RIDE, RESULTING IN PERFECT START UP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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