Just bought my z...might have to return it.

Z057 · 03-11-2013, 08:27 PM

Good afternoon fellow Z owners,

I recently (3 weeks ago) purchased a beautiful 2011 370z Coupe (11,500miles). I owned a 1995 240sx(220,000miles) prior, and I love Nissan products. I love my new Z but it has issues. I cannot take it through a car wash without having to take it to the dealership afterwards to reset my ECU. The first time I turned off the car immediately after coming out of the car wash because everything electrical was freaking out.Then it would not start. When I got it towed to the Nissan dealership they said they could not replicate the issue and it was not throwing any codes. They said it might have just been a glitch. I accepted this for fact and I went on my way. I went to get my second car wash in it today and shame on me. I come out of the car wash and make sure to not turn my car off. I thought everything looked fine this time, but then I looked down and all my accessories and gauges were gone. I drove straight to the dealership and put it into the service department. The passenger floor board was soaked and I had water coming out of the rear hatch when I opened it. They told me it would take about three days to figure it out. They said I might need to claim Lemon Law, as I live in Dallas, TX. Now the car did have a custom stereo installed before I purchased the car, so not sure if their wiring is somehow glitching everything out when it gets wet. I was just wondering if anyone had any similar issues. I do not want to get rid of my Z but I am not sure what else I can do.

Thanks Z Community,

Z057

blackcherry20 · 03-11-2013, 08:36 PM

If they will take it back return it. Lots of them out there.

Gosh. Sorry about your troubles.

xxAGAVExx · 03-11-2013, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackcherry20

If they will take it back return it. Lots of them out there.

Gosh. Sorry about your troubles.

Mike · 03-11-2013, 08:52 PM

I may be wrong, but I don't think you can lemon law a used car

enkei2k · 03-11-2013, 08:57 PM

Why would you go to a car wash with a Z?

These cars, personally, I would wash by hand. Car wash machines will scratch the crap out of the paint and you'll be even more upset over that fact.

I would suggest you to wash the car by hand and see if the problem persists.

PS - I came from a 95 240sx as well. Awesome upgrade!

w0rM · 03-11-2013, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

I may be wrong, but I don't think you can lemon law a used car

Actually you can as long as it's still under the manufacturer warranty (not the extended warranty).

w0rM · 03-11-2013, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enkei2k

Why would you go to a car wash with a Z?

These cars, personally, I would wash by hand. Car wash machines will scratch the crap out of the paint and you'll be even more upset over that fact.

I would suggest you to wash the car by hand and see if the problem persists.

PS - I came from a 95 240sx as well. Awesome upgrade!

I totally agree about how to wash the car but if it's leaking like that, it's a seriously bad sign. What happens the first time he gets caught in a bad storm?

Trips · 03-11-2013, 09:01 PM

Exactly ^^

I would take it back till they fix it and if it means you need to take it back every time you wash it? so be it

But you could do some investigatory on your own to see where it's leaking from so you could point them in the right direction.

I would make sure that both windows are completely up, And make sure it's not coming from a breach on the firewall those are probably

the only two places that will let water in.

Z057 · 03-11-2013, 09:02 PM

You might be right about that, still looking into it...

Z057 · 03-11-2013, 09:11 PM

Thanks everyone...just glad to see Z lovers care. I will get this figured out. I will hear back in a few days from the dealership and then I should know more.

From what I can tell I have two issue:

*Water is leaking into the front, or up into front of the car and messing with ecu and leaking into passenger side floor board.

*Water is leaking into rear hatch somewhere and not draining.

The service manager assured me they would get to the bottom of it. I also asked several times about other 370Z's coming in with ECU or water leaks and he stood firm that mine was a one of a kind issue. Who knows...

I will post anything I find out. Might help someone else out later. Thanks.

OldGuy · 03-11-2013, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enkei2k

Why would you go to a car wash with a Z?

These cars, personally, I would wash by hand. Car wash machines will scratch the crap out of the paint and you'll be even more upset over that fact.

I would suggest you to wash the car by hand and see if the problem persists.

PS - I came from a 95 240sx as well. Awesome upgrade!

I use a touchless car wash---no scratching there. It's fine when it's chilly. although the rest of the time I hand wash to assure clean water. But the touchless won't hurt anything and any car that get's fouled up by same needs to be returned. Nothing but a harbinger of endlees, future electrical problems---the worst kind of car problems in my opinion.

blackcherry20 · 03-12-2013, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z057

Thanks everyone...just glad to see Z lovers care. I will get this figured out. I will hear back in a few days from the dealership and then I should know more.

From what I can tell I have two issue:

*Water is leaking into the front, or up into front of the car and messing with ecu and leaking into passenger side floor board.

*Water is leaking into rear hatch somewhere and not draining.

The service manager assured me they would get to the bottom of it. I also asked several times about other 370Z's coming in with ECU or water leaks and he stood firm that mine was a one of a kind issue. Who knows...

I will post anything I find out. Might help someone else out later. Thanks.

I personaly would not want a car that is leaking like that....another thing to think about: it wil start to mildew pretty quickly then it wil smell.
Good Luck guy!! whatever you decide...

dawudih · 03-12-2013, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enkei2k

Why would you go to a car wash with a Z?

These cars, personally, I would wash by hand. Car wash machines will scratch the crap out of the paint and you'll be even more upset over that fact.

I would suggest you to wash the car by hand and see if the problem persists.

PS - I came from a 95 240sx as well. Awesome upgrade!

why can't you go into a car wash? I see $90k Mercedes in them all the time...

Ziggyman · 03-12-2013, 07:36 AM

If it was a vert I'd say roof drains or seals but a coupe? If you can get a buy back go for it. No way of knowing how many times the electrical system has been soaked.

If not, then the windshield would be my first suspect. Not sure if you can tell if the glass has been replaced. They usually have a rain machine at the dealer but the pressure is not the same as a car wash.

Good luck in whatever you decide.

Z-Girl 12 · 03-12-2013, 08:08 AM

Take it back to dealer! And auto car washes are a no no!

03-11-2013, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Z057 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dallas Posts: 17 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 12	Just bought my z...might have to return it. Good afternoon fellow Z owners, I recently (3 weeks ago) purchased a beautiful 2011 370z Coupe (11,500miles). I owned a 1995 240sx(220,000miles) prior, and I love Nissan products. I love my new Z but it has issues. I cannot take it through a car wash without having to take it to the dealership afterwards to reset my ECU. The first time I turned off the car immediately after coming out of the car wash because everything electrical was freaking out.Then it would not start. When I got it towed to the Nissan dealership they said they could not replicate the issue and it was not throwing any codes. They said it might have just been a glitch. I accepted this for fact and I went on my way. I went to get my second car wash in it today and shame on me. I come out of the car wash and make sure to not turn my car off. I thought everything looked fine this time, but then I looked down and all my accessories and gauges were gone. I drove straight to the dealership and put it into the service department. The passenger floor board was soaked and I had water coming out of the rear hatch when I opened it. They told me it would take about three days to figure it out. They said I might need to claim Lemon Law, as I live in Dallas, TX. Now the car did have a custom stereo installed before I purchased the car, so not sure if their wiring is somehow glitching everything out when it gets wet. I was just wondering if anyone had any similar issues. I do not want to get rid of my Z but I am not sure what else I can do. Thanks Z Community, Z057

03-11-2013, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
blackcherry20 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 22,749 Drives: ‘17 badazz Z51 Rep Power: 240458	If they will take it back return it. Lots of them out there. Gosh. Sorry about your troubles. chknhawk and Z057 like this. __________________ Grand Sport Corvette Arctic White

03-11-2013, 08:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2185	I may be wrong, but I don't think you can lemon law a used car DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

03-11-2013, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
enkei2k A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 6,365 Drives: '12 G41 B/S M6 Rep Power: 3716	Why would you go to a car wash with a Z? These cars, personally, I would wash by hand. Car wash machines will scratch the crap out of the paint and you'll be even more upset over that fact. I would suggest you to wash the car by hand and see if the problem persists. PS - I came from a 95 240sx as well. Awesome upgrade! jlo370z, 1st and Z057 like this. __________________ ...need boost...

03-11-2013, 09:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Exactly ^^ I would take it back till they fix it and if it means you need to take it back every time you wash it? so be it But you could do some investigatory on your own to see where it's leaking from so you could point them in the right direction. I would make sure that both windows are completely up, And make sure it's not coming from a breach on the firewall those are probably the only two places that will let water in. Z057 likes this. Last edited by Trips; 03-11-2013 at 09:07 PM.

03-11-2013, 09:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
Z057 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dallas Posts: 17 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 12	You might be right about that, still looking into it...

03-11-2013, 09:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Z057 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dallas Posts: 17 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 12	Thanks everyone...just glad to see Z lovers care. I will get this figured out. I will hear back in a few days from the dealership and then I should know more. From what I can tell I have two issue: Water is leaking into the front, or up into front of the car and messing with ecu and leaking into passenger side floor board. Water is leaking into rear hatch somewhere and not draining. The service manager assured me they would get to the bottom of it. I also asked several times about other 370Z's coming in with ECU or water leaks and he stood firm that mine was a one of a kind issue. Who knows... I will post anything I find out. Might help someone else out later. Thanks.

03-12-2013, 07:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
Ziggyman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Shore Posts: 176 Drives: 11 SR Tour/Sport MT Rep Power: 12	If it was a vert I'd say roof drains or seals but a coupe? If you can get a buy back go for it. No way of knowing how many times the electrical system has been soaked. If not, then the windshield would be my first suspect. Not sure if you can tell if the glass has been replaced. They usually have a rain machine at the dealer but the pressure is not the same as a car wash. Good luck in whatever you decide.

03-12-2013, 08:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11716	Take it back to dealer! And auto car washes are a no no! blackcherry20 likes this. __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

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