NHTSA Complaint #10654063 — 2011 NISSAN 370Z POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10654063
Vehicle	2011 NISSAN 370Z
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	November 4, 2014
Date Filed	November 10, 2014
Mileage	22,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

DRIVING VEHICLE IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AND CLUTCH PEDAL BEGINS SHOWING LITTLE TO NO RESISTANCE, EASILY SINKS TO THE FLOOR. SOON THEREAFTER CLUTCH PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED NEARLY TO THE FLOOR TO SHIFT GEARS. CAR IS TAKEN TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND CLUTCH FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACED WITH DOT 4 FLUID. DRIVING CAR THE VERY SAME DAY AND EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS REOCCUR BUT THIS TIME NO GEAR ENGAGEMENT IS POSSIBLE EVEN WITH CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CAR IS TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND INSPECTED. INSPECTION REVEALS FAILED CONCENTRIC SLAVE AND CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDERS. COST TO REPAIR OVER $1000, ACCORDING TO POWERTRAIN WARRANTY PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT DEALER CLAIMS OTHERWISE, SPEAKING WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO TRY RESOLVING THE ISSUE BUT NO LUCK SO FAR. *TR

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