| Issue ID | 1040926 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10565141 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | 370Z |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 03/02/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 28000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN pattern | JN1AZ4EH7AMXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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