| Issue ID | 652924 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10209823 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | 350Z |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 01/10/07 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 1) i purchased a brand new 2007 350z, and after 1,700 miles the clutch pedal began to stick to the floor and lose pressure, the only way to get it back was to put your foot under the pedal and push up on it. This happened to me about 20 times, and in various conditions (highway/city). I had brought it to ira nissan in woburn two times asking them to fix or look into it and both time they told me they could not replicate. 2) in early october i was driving home from my girlfriend father? S house, and the clutch pedal stick the floor. The clutch wouldn't disengage; it had no pressure no matter what i did. I was on roughly 70 mph on the interstate and i could not take the car out of gear to slow down. I literally had to force the car out of gear and slow down with brakes so the car wouldn't stall out. The whole experience was very frightening, if i had to for some reason actually speed up to move out of the way of an emergency vehicle or for my own safety i could not. After some investigation, i noticed that was no clutch fluid at all. A brand new car with less than 7,000 miles should no be running out of clutch fluid like that. There was a gas station across the street so we purchased some brake fluid pumped the clutch and it was ok. I drove it home, and the next morning the fluid was gone again. This time i didn't mess around i called aaa, and had them tow my car to nissan dealership and told them it was coming. I also called corporate nissan to file a complaint and start and official paper trail. 3) that next afternoon after the tow to ira nissan in woburn (same location as the other 2 times) i was called by the service manager and they told me they can replicate and are going to have to change the entire clutch assembly including master and slave cylinders. The said it would take 3-4 days to get the parts and about a days work. It was all covered under warranty and i was actually given a rental car. But there is an issue that nissan refuses to accept. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CAMBRIDGE, MA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Dealer's name | IRA NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | WOBURN |
| Dealer's state code | MA |
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