Update on MY high pitch noise.

WhiskeyHotel · 11-21-2009, 10:44 AM

Problem is only the PROBLEMS get posted on boards like this. You will find most are heavily biased toward problems. People just don't jump on here and say, "I had a wonderful drive today. Nothing went wrong." every time they have a great or normal experience. Anecdotal evidence like you read on these forums do not, in and of themselves, prove anything. Folks just don't remember when things go right - but every boo-boo will go down in history to be quoted forever.

That said, as an engineer, one must investigate each one to determine whether it's indicative of a larger problem or not. So, by all means tell Nissan about your problems, but don't condemn them if they don't immediately issue a TSB based upon your complaint.

And one other suggestion - Don't base your buying decisions on what you read in all these forums alone. You'll never buy anything. (Also note that 99% of 370Z owners don't even know these forums exist.

)

Modshack · 11-21-2009, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeyHotel

And one other suggestion - Don't base your buying decisions on what you read in all these forums alone. You'll never buy anything. (Also note that 99% of 370Z owners don't even know these forums exist.

)

Exactly....You could be enjoying your trouble free Z like 99% of us are Wooz....

Tyrell Tyson · 01-22-2010, 10:08 AM

Roo how is the court case coming along?

I am holding off buying a 370z for this very reason

- Ty

kannibul · 01-22-2010, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrell Tyson

Roo how is the court case coming along?

I am holding off buying a 370z for this very reason

- Ty

That's not a reason to hold off. Find one that doesn't make the noise, and enjoy it. If it does make the noise, eventually if Nissan doesn't do something about it, it'll be a class-action lawsuit and make news.

Nissan doesn't want to lose rep like Toyota is now.

Tyrell Tyson · 01-22-2010, 10:52 AM

Yoyo kannibul,

Thing is this seems to be a widespread problem and on my test drive last week, myself and my girlfriend could indeed hear the noise.

The car only had 20kms on it and the noise was already there. If the noise got louder it would be unbearable and could indeed cause hearing damage, then i would be stuck with a $75,000 car that i could not drive.

Roos court case has already taken months, i can see this going on for 6 months

I'm going to test drive the car again soon, this time for a few days, i will get all of my friends etc to ride with me, see if they hear it.

I will actually try and record it, a friend at work is a sound engineer.

So yeah for me, its a good reason to hold off buying it as

1. I can already hear the noise on my first test drive of a car with only 20kms on it

2. the car is stupid expensive here thanks to our gov and i aint paying the cash to have ridiculous noises make the car undrivable

My dad has a Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG and my older brother a porsche 997 twin turbo, i get to drive their cars daily and there is no noise like this whatsoever. There are some beautiful mechanical noises but i love those

I am really open to this being solved tho and i do hope all the guys with this prob do get it fixed up, i can't see this happening anytime soon tho

- Ty

6MT · 01-22-2010, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeyHotel

Problem is only the PROBLEMS get posted on boards like this. You will find most are heavily biased toward problems. People just don't jump on here and say, "I had a wonderful drive today. Nothing went wrong." every time they have a great or normal experience. Anecdotal evidence like you read on these forums do not, in and of themselves, prove anything. Folks just don't remember when things go right - but every boo-boo will go down in history to be quoted forever.

That said, as an engineer, one must investigate each one to determine whether it's indicative of a larger problem or not. So, by all means tell Nissan about your problems, but don't condemn them if they don't immediately issue a TSB based upon your complaint.

And one other suggestion - Don't base your buying decisions on what you read in all these forums alone. You'll never buy anything. (Also note that 99% of 370Z owners don't even know these forums exist.

)

Don't tell me you're insinuating that the internet could be wrong about something???

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11-21-2009, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
WhiskeyHotel Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 530 Drives: 2015 GT-R PW Premium Rep Power: 17	Problem is only the PROBLEMS get posted on boards like this. You will find most are heavily biased toward problems. People just don't jump on here and say, "I had a wonderful drive today. Nothing went wrong." every time they have a great or normal experience. Anecdotal evidence like you read on these forums do not, in and of themselves, prove anything. Folks just don't remember when things go right - but every boo-boo will go down in history to be quoted forever. That said, as an engineer, one must investigate each one to determine whether it's indicative of a larger problem or not. So, by all means tell Nissan about your problems, but don't condemn them if they don't immediately issue a TSB based upon your complaint. And one other suggestion - Don't base your buying decisions on what you read in all these forums alone. You'll never buy anything. (Also note that 99% of 370Z owners don't even know these forums exist. )

01-22-2010, 10:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tyrell Tyson Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: EU Posts: 295 Drives: P90 TR Rep Power: 16	Roo how is the court case coming along? I am holding off buying a 370z for this very reason - Ty

01-22-2010, 10:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tyrell Tyson Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: EU Posts: 295 Drives: P90 TR Rep Power: 16	Yoyo kannibul, Thing is this seems to be a widespread problem and on my test drive last week, myself and my girlfriend could indeed hear the noise. The car only had 20kms on it and the noise was already there. If the noise got louder it would be unbearable and could indeed cause hearing damage, then i would be stuck with a $75,000 car that i could not drive. Roos court case has already taken months, i can see this going on for 6 months I'm going to test drive the car again soon, this time for a few days, i will get all of my friends etc to ride with me, see if they hear it. I will actually try and record it, a friend at work is a sound engineer. So yeah for me, its a good reason to hold off buying it as 1. I can already hear the noise on my first test drive of a car with only 20kms on it 2. the car is stupid expensive here thanks to our gov and i aint paying the cash to have ridiculous noises make the car undrivable My dad has a Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG and my older brother a porsche 997 twin turbo, i get to drive their cars daily and there is no noise like this whatsoever. There are some beautiful mechanical noises but i love those I am really open to this being solved tho and i do hope all the guys with this prob do get it fixed up, i can't see this happening anytime soon tho - Ty