Anyone else have a 370Z Lemon?
 

I bought my Z new in September 2011 and it is going back for service for the fifth time next week. The car have been in and out of the shop for over 45 days all due to electrical problems. I am working with Nissan, but they refuse to honor the Lemon law and said they would not replace the car or refund my money. Nissan insists that I keep taking the car back for repairs. They replaced the rear camera in the mirror which blew out the fuse block and controller but now they cannot fix the key indicator light so back to the shop it goes.

I don't want to pay the expense of hiring an attorney, but that may be my only option. The BBB has been NO help at all.

Any suggestions or comments? Thanks.

They have to abide by the lemon laws in your state. Read it carefully and make sure it applies to you completely. If it does and they do not want to cooperate take it to your state attorney general. Ive read of people suing and being compensated for their time and trouble. I'm sure they would want to avoid this,

Sorry to hear about your problems. Keep firm, keep contacting the BBB, don't going up the chain of command. Just because service rep A cant authorize the refund or replacement doesn't mean you have to settle. Keep every documented receipt make sure everything is makes on them. You don't want to rely on the dealer telling the truth about how much service was performed.

not sure about KY but in NC your car needs to be in the shop 75% of the first year of ownership for it to qualify as a lemon. find out your states law, the dealer must abide by it. my brother had a ford focus replaced under the lemon law and ended up in the better. ford replaced his base focus with the sony special edition one.

I would research carefully what constitutes a Lemon in you're state.

If it meets the criteria? Get some free legal aid that specializes in these types of Lawsuits, And if your situation meets the Lemon criteria? Hire a Lawyer.

The other options are to take the hit and sell it or Keep it and just deal with it and hope it will eventually get sorted out as they seem to be trying under warranty at least.

The BBB is pretty much useless. Its a Member organization that collects dues and they cant enforce rulings they just give ratings. Many businesses dont care about the BBB or what they have to say. Ive worked for a company that had a customer use the BBB to blackmail money from us. Pay me extra money(money they weren't entitled to or spent) or else is what it came down to. Pure BS

hope this helps Kentucky: Attorney General Jack Conway - Lemon laws

apparently it has to be unable to use for 30 days or more and the dealer has 4 attempts to correct it. if you say its been up there 5 times, hopefully they have had it for over 30 days.

Yours is not the first lemon, though. Pretty much every model of car has its share of lemons, and there have been a few members here who have lemoned their vehicles.

If your state is like Arizona. The 3-4 times it has to go back on for must be for the same exact issue.... Electrical might be to general of an issue. Like 4 times for the backup camera.

Exactly... the lemon may be the camera? Not the car. And if its seperate electrical issues? Then they would have to keep diagnosing it until there are enough to justify it. Even then, an ecu, fuses etc may be swapped before calling the car a lemon. Electrical is a tough thing to lemon out over 4 seperate issues.

That is some BS man. I know I would be PO about the whole issue.

KY Lemon law states the manufacturer is to issue a refund or offer a replacement if the car is out of service for 30 days OR in for repairs for the same issue four time and the car has less than 12,000 miles or own for less than 12 months. I met all the criteria. Car is going back this Friday for the fifth time and it has been 48 days.

Nissan has flat out said they would not refund or replace the car. I am left with living with it or hiring a lawyer. Needless to say I am not happy with Nissan.

That sucks and is very frustrating... have you attempted to contact Nissan Corporate yet? Sometimes a detailed letter helps put forth your intentions and displeasure. Don't forget, these dealerships get compensated for working on your car under warranty. It might be in their best interest to continue repairing problems but not so much of a good deal for corporate headquarters.

Have you filed an official claim through BBB? Doesn't matter what Nissan says, that's why there is a law on the books. The arbitration is free.
Kentucky Lemon Law - Auto Warranties, Complaints and Claims - U.S. BBB

Was the backup camera factory or dealer installed? If it was dealer installed it won't count towards the lemon law.

I have a lemon, but involves the paint. Currently working with Nissan to resolve.

Just as mentioned above, it has to be 3 or 4 related repair attempts within a certain time frame depending on the state. Separate issues with electrical do not count such as clock and camera and radio and ignition would all be separate and would need 3 or 4 repair attempts each, again depending on state laws. Nissan is only going to qualify the vehicle if it meets the terms just as pretty much any car company....same with recalls...only when enough reports go to the NHSA does a recall happen....

Sorry to hear about your issue, Is nissan telling you directly they won't work with you or is it the stealership telling you.
In Sept. of 2010 I was able to trade in and nissan paided the difference in price. The General Manager went to bat for me. I filed a formal complaint with nissan on Monday, They countered my offer on Wenesday (extended warranty) we settled by Friday.

Good Luck hope it all works out.

i would call an attourney. most counsultations are free, and they would know exactly what to look for to determine whether or not you have a case. and a lot of times when the attourney sends that first letter to the dealership, which basically lets them no that you are seeking legal counsil, they usually, but not always, change their attitude. good luck and sorry you are going through this, man.

A letter from an attorney may be just what you need to get the dealership to take you seriously. Also, if you have not yet contacted Nissan Corporate I recommend you do so immediately. Go up the chain as much as you have to - I've been through similar problems. It was with a local crooked body shop, but a letter from the attorney was apparently all that was needed to get them to fix their mistake with no more hassles.

I have been working with Nissan and BBB. The camera was manufacturer installed at the port so considered factory installed. Nissan is paying for all the warranty work. It has just been a nuisance taking the car back. It goes back the dealer for the fifth time this Friday. 47 days out of service and counting.

I did a letter from the BBB stating they are reopening the claim because the car has not been fixed. Hell, I didn't know they closed the case.

Thanks for all your help.

I have a brand new 2012 bought it last year it now has 15k miles and it has had to be in the shop 4 times due to service engine light coming on - I just made appointment for couple of days form now for service engine light again to be fixed so that makes 5th time every single time its been computer issue that has been under warranty

A new 2012 model just last year? I assume it was very early 2013. You must of got a good deal since I believe the 2013 models were already available.

Could be a sandy drowned victim, all the drowned cars have terrible electrical problems.

brand new just means new as in no miles u could get a 2016 that would be a newer year but that would not mean it be brand new

Holy pointless thread revive batman

Typical Nissan. Keep pushing my friend. Take it to another dealer

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