Rough Start - Something Seems Wrong

djpheer · 09-01-2011, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bclarke22

Sorry - I've been out of town. Nissan decided not to perform the repair(s). I received a telephone call from Nissan Arbitration - they are changing their previous decision and are now offering me a 2011 370Z Touring to replace my 2009 370Z Touring. No lease extension, no change in lease payment - just an outright swap for a new comparable vehicle. We are discussing the details of the vehicle swap out. I'll let you know how things turn out. I'm quite surprised by this turn of events. I wrote a letter to the Nissan CEO and Google’d a few of the Nissan Execs. I mailed 5 letters -- Apparently my letter got someone’s attention. They 'may' just retain me as a customer.

Wow. Great news for you, horrible news for the rest of us. LOL

bclarke22 · 10-11-2011, 11:15 PM

Thought I'd let everyone know that Nissan decided to buyback the vehicle, and refunded me all of the $$ I spent from the time I reported the issue. They subtracted reasonable use fees (1/2 of the standard mileage rate .51/mile); I turned in the vehicle, they handed me a check for $19K + and that was it. They never did solve the issue. So, good luck to everyone. I'll be leaving the forum.

-Bob

B&W_Evader · 10-13-2011, 10:13 AM

Just another possible source...
Toyota Tacoma with 242k miles has same issue. Need to pop the hood and let it cool for about 15minutes to get it to start. Z seems to retain heat in the engine compartment way better than the Tacoma since the Z's engine compartment is really packed. Haven't fixed it yet but the forums point to the:

Coil
Distributor
Air flow sensor
Air Filter Temp Sensor
Engine coolant sensor
Fuel Pump

Just mention it since the problem seems similar. My guess on mine is it's probably the coil getting old and breaking down slowly over the past 15 years. Just living with it for now since I have a work around (wait with the hood open until it cools down far enough to start)

For the Z, I'd look for anything with a self-resetting thermal fuse in it. Gets too hot and the component won't work till it cools off again. There's usually hysterysis in these fuses so it takes a cooler temp to reset them after they activate.

10-11-2011, 11:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
bclarke22 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 34 Drives: 09 370Z 6MT Touring Rep Power: 17	Buyback Thought I'd let everyone know that Nissan decided to buyback the vehicle, and refunded me all of the $$ I spent from the time I reported the issue. They subtracted reasonable use fees (1/2 of the standard mileage rate .51/mile); I turned in the vehicle, they handed me a check for $19K + and that was it. They never did solve the issue. So, good luck to everyone. I'll be leaving the forum. -Bob

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10-13-2011, 10:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 388	Just another possible source... Toyota Tacoma with 242k miles has same issue. Need to pop the hood and let it cool for about 15minutes to get it to start. Z seems to retain heat in the engine compartment way better than the Tacoma since the Z's engine compartment is really packed. Haven't fixed it yet but the forums point to the: Coil Distributor Air flow sensor Air Filter Temp Sensor Engine coolant sensor Fuel Pump Just mention it since the problem seems similar. My guess on mine is it's probably the coil getting old and breaking down slowly over the past 15 years. Just living with it for now since I have a work around (wait with the hood open until it cools down far enough to start) For the Z, I'd look for anything with a self-resetting thermal fuse in it. Gets too hot and the component won't work till it cools off again. There's usually hysterysis in these fuses so it takes a cooler temp to reset them after they activate.