Originally Posted by ejrives (Post 480316)

sucks to see a Z on a flatbed, but glad to see it's fixed!

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 482611)

^^ its the ecu... i have a 2010 and i still hear it...

i took it to the dealership and they said Nissan had already addressed the issue with the 2010 ECU in the assembly line because of the issues on the 09's ECU.

But why is it that i still hear it? some of the guys here on the forum that have an 09 replaced their ECU and the sound is eliminated.

If they truly fixed the ECU for the 2010... shouldn't the noise be eliminated like the 09s??

Originally Posted by zmyride (Post 482617)

what do you mean? my Z was delivered to me from another dealer on a flatbed, 150 miles away. when i picked her up, she had 8 miles.

Originally Posted by Master_Ly (Post 477437)

Okay, the problem had to do with the IPDM (Intelligent Power Distribution Module) and the specific pin not sending the voltage to the starter. The voltage was going to the IPDM but it was not coming out. Everything else checked out with the battery and ECU. After replacing the IPDM, she fired up like normal. Here are the codes information:

RD21AA RPL IPDM/USM MODULE
Fail Code: ZE/62
RD9999 STRAIGHT TIME
Fail Code: ZE/62

Hopefully none of you will experience this! If so, at least this thread exists now to help give some reference material.

Originally Posted by Ztoon (Post 495168)

My volt gauge was showing over 12V each time. I put jumper cables on it anyways and it started right away. Weird.
I'll post what they find tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Justin1686 (Post 494549)

i had a similar situation 5 months ago, my car wouldnt start, randomly. and They had to replace the IPDM. UNFORTUNATELY, as of last week, its not a permanent fix. My car wont start again, and i'm bringing it in again tomorrow.
What stinks about this situation, is I would like to put CBE, and HFC on my car, but do not want it to effect warranty coverage with this particular issue. Good luck with ur situation. I know what it feels like.

Originally Posted by Ztoon (Post 495168)

Not the IPDM. Well that sucks! Mine goes to the dealer in the morning. I have all the code info printed out to give them for the IPDM miracle cure.
This is the third time for me, randomly over the 11 months I've had the car. My volt gauge was showing over 12V each time. I put jumper cables on it anyways and it started right away. Weird.
I'll post what they find tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Master_Ly (Post 468683)

Hey, everyone. Well, this past Friday morning I was leaving for work as normal, I got into my Z and hit the "Start" button with the clutch pressed completely down and everything lit up as normal the but the car didn't not start! I then turned it off and tried it again and nothing. I did this a several more times and still nothing. I even put the key fob in the slot! :mad:

I then made a phone call to the local dealership and spoke to a friend of the family, whom works in the service department, and he said that the battery could possibly be dead in the key fob so I went and got my spare key fob and tried it but to no avail. He then advised that I needed to get it towed to him so he can have it checked out. So I called and got a tow truck on the way and in the meantime, I pulled out the owner's manual to do some troubleshooting research and nothing useful. Then I had the idea of disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes and then trying again. It didn't do any harm to the car and it didn't do any good either. Shortly the tow truck got here and it was super sad to see her be put up like this. At least it was a full flat-bed (see pic 1).

We got to the Nissan dealership and the technician did a quick diagnostic. I also explained everything mentioned above. The initial results was that the key fob was being read (obviously), the clutch signal being completely pressed was also being read, but the ECU was not sending the signal to the starter to turn the motor over. They told me they wanted to do more diagnostic and troubleshooting work. I told them it was fine and to take their time. The dealership was cool enough to cover the charge on the tow and provide me a 2009 Altima (see pic 2) as a rental from Enterprise.

One thing I noticed was the "Start" button itself (see pic 3) was illuminated as normal except the 3 lights above the "Start" button was not (e.g. "On"). I'm not sure what this means but I hope to find out the results sometime next week.

I wanted to post this as a possible reference material for anybody else in the future. I will provide further details once I get an update.

If this helped, please "rep" me! Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Ztoon (Post 496825)

Just returned from the dealer. Apparently my Z came with a near dead battery. In warm weather or during winter when I had it stored in heated underground parking, there was just enough juice. Outside in the cool spring, if left for a few days however , it wouldn't crank.
They checked the steering lock mechanism, which there have been problems with. If your car is in the 'on' position and the steering lock does not release, then it's malfunctioning, and the car won't start.
A check was run on the IPDM which showed normal. They also contacted Nissan Canada, who said to date there's only 1 IPDM fail in Canada.
Good call, Chris, I didn't know 12V or slightly above was next to dead.
Hopefully this is the end of it.

Originally Posted by NISSNISS370Z (Post 496859)

mmmm, the first thing i would have done if i expected a dead battery would have been to "BUMP START IT" I wonder what would of happened if you tried that?

Originally Posted by Justin1686 (Post 502968)

so i finally got mine to the dealer weds, after 3 full days and 50 attempts to start it. ending up not being the chip, and a steering wheel lock bolt apparently. got it back friday, and been running good since.