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Every major issue is well documented on this forum. Several were fixed with later years. There are some other common but minor issues. You dont see a lot of people posting with oil consumption, exploding transmissions, weird electrical issues, etc. You should have a good idea what to expect after reading here (bad luck aside)

My Z is no longer reliable because it wasn't hail resistant. :icon14:

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Originally Posted by LSUTurboTiger (Post 1833333)

The steering-lock-intelligent-key issue alone is enough to severely hurt that rating. Since that happened to me I have never again felt the car was reliable. Every time you drive it out of town you worry about if it will start. Now, with the harness and cut wire I feel better, but my faith in the other components of that system remains so-so at best. If Consumer Reports called me, 'reliable' would not be in my description of this car. I've said it before, but after 22 years of Nissan Z's (and two Nissan trucks and a Maxima) I am done, I won't buy another Nissan.

I had the same issue with my hyundai and the key leaving me stranded, but I would never call the car unreliable for that issue alone. For putting 74,000 miles on a car in less than 2 years it was very reliable :tiphat:

I looked at the Consumer Reports for the Z a few months back compared to the Camaro SS/Genesis Coupe/Evo/Merceded C class/Mustang And Many more...

So, what I saw was that the Z had a poor reliability rating compared to EVERYTHING else on my list, so I looked at the reviews and noticed the Oil cooler and Limp mode were high on those lists of complaints, considering the 2012 was coming standard with one I felt confident buying the Z

It is my opinion they magazines and rating sites are paid for there opinions.

Example: new car coming out we will give you $$$$ to promote this car!

Marketing and advertisers all companies are cross promoting today. They can bend anything to make it look like something else. They try to trend/heard the masses into believing one thing or another. Reminds me of the movie Wall-e where they say try blue it's the new red.

Bought my '09 new in '09 and it's been perfect other than replacing the ambient temperature sensor, which was done and done right under warranty and with no problems. I replaced the stock tires with Continentals to get a more comfortable ride and replaced the stock cloth interior with a beautiful custom leather interior. I put the clear bra on the car the day of delivery. Although I have only 10,200 easily driven miles on the car (garaged November to April) it has earned my full confidence. I have enjoyed the car very much and continue to constantly receive complements on it.
If I had it to do all over, I would buy it again.

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Originally Posted by Compdoc777 (Post 1938623)

consumer reports buy all the products they review. they do not have any advertisements.

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Originally Posted by LSUTurboTiger (Post 1835424)

I knew they stopped, but that really doesn't affect my car. And sure, my feelings about Nissan are influenced, probably heavily, by their horrible dealerships and my painful experiences with them - like when my under-warranty and bought-there 370Z was hauled in on a flatbed only to see them attempt to put me off for a week because I did not have an appointment (REED NISSAN, Orlando FL). But here's the deal, to buy a Nissan I have to go to a Nissan dealership, and so it is a big part of it. Look, I love the Z, I own two currently and plan to keep both as both are paid off, but I won't be back for another. One too many bad experiences/car issues/etc.

:icon18: my feelings about buying another Audi:shakes head:

my new transmission agrees with this review....

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 1938550)

My Z is no longer reliable because it wasn't hail resistant. :icon14:

I winced a little reading that....OUCH. :icon14:

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Originally Posted by Triple's (Post 1831819)

You are absolutely right but again like movie critics some say poor movie but when you see it for yourself

You find out that they were wrong, And it's not as bad they would lead you to believe.

Take it with a grain a salt and go test one out for yourself and make a decision based on your experience.

:iagree: