My whiny little b**ch thread.

[red6spd]

Sorry to hear about your transmission. I will agree that the tranny is noisy and clunky, but thats how most Nissan Transmissions are. Other then the noise my tranny is warm butter smooth. 2010 with 18k and no problems at all. This is not a knock at you but I think most peoples problems stem from abuse and not properly knowing how to dirve a stick while abusing it.

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by red6spd

Sorry to hear about your transmission. I will agree that the tranny is noisy and clunky, but thats how most Nissan Transmissions are. Other then the noise my tranny is warm butter smooth. 2010 with 18k and no problems at all. This is not a knock at you but I think most peoples problems stem from abuse and not properly knowing how to dirve a stick while abusing it.

you figure it is just a disproportionate number of people buying Z's that don't know how to drive, then? Especially considering the 350Z "seemed" to have similar issues.

Nissan had reported replacing ~3500 transmissions as of mid-2011, mostly in early 09s. You think all those people just didn't know how to drive? I feel like they wouldn't have covered that many if that was the case.

[IDZRVIT]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

you figure it is just a disproportionate number of people buying Z's that don't know how to drive, then? Especially considering the 350Z "seemed" to have similar issues.

Nissan had reported replacing ~3500 transmissions as of mid-2011, mostly in early 09s. You think all those people just didn't know how to drive? I feel like they wouldn't have covered that many if that was the case.

I'd like to read more on that. Can you provide a link?

[6MT]

Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

I'd like to read more on that. Can you provide a link?

me too...

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

I'd like to read more on that. Can you provide a link?

Nope. Nissan is not in the business of putting themselves out of business.

I'm sure there are easier ways to get a hold of this information than what I did, but I can only speak to the "buy a car that has the trans blow up before you even take delivery that proceeds to grenade several diffs while the paint peels off, then make good friends with the guys at NNA" method.

You might try to get a hold of the NNA guys yourself if you have questions. In my experience, most of them are pretty happy to talk honestly about issues (off the record, off course).

My experiences with NNA:
My 370z saga

[red6spd]

That statement means nothing then. All 3500 where all for the same reason? Why are they being replace? Complete failure? Just to noisy and clunky?

[KERMIT]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Nope. Nissan is not in the business of putting themselves out of business.

I'm sure there are easier ways to get a hold of this information than what I did, but I can only speak to the "buy a car that has the trans blow up before you even take delivery that proceeds to grenade several diffs while the paint peels off, then make good friends with the guys at NNA" method.

You might try to get a hold of the NNA guys yourself if you have questions. In my experience, most of them are pretty happy to talk honestly about issues (off the record, off course).

My experiences with NNA:
My 370z saga

I heard all Nissan transmissions blow up and it is 100% fact. Also I cannot provide any proof. Just trust me, I'm on the Internet, totally legit.

Actually, what you say may be true. But it would be difficult for anyone to take it as fact without further evidence. Hence "off the record"

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by KERMIT

I heard all Nissan transmissions blow up and it is 100% fact. Also I cannot provide any proof. Just trust me, I'm on the Internet, totally legit.

Actually, what you say may be true. But it would be difficult for anyone to take it as fact without further evidence. Hence "off the record"

I don't have any issue with people not taking what I say at face value...it is well-understood as relatively unsupported. NNA is not difficult to get in touch with yourself if you are curious, and this was much-discussed in my documentation of my issues here:
My 370z saga

red, the issues are synchro issues. If calling NNA takes too much time for you, there is plenty of documentation of the issues here, on this forum.

[red6spd]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

you figure it is just a disproportionate number of people buying Z's that don't know how to drive, then? Especially considering the 350Z "seemed" to have similar issues.

Nissan had reported replacing ~3500 transmissions as of mid-2011, mostly in early 09s. You think all those people just didn't know how to drive? I feel like they wouldn't have covered that many if that was the case.

I like how Red_Zed the person who I'm suppose to be "avoiding" has to single out my post and quote it LOL!. But yea I think most of it is what I said. If you dont properly know how to drive a stick and you start racing it around your going to do alot of damage. I have known and know many people with 09's 10's 11's who have 0 complaints about the trannys other the the noise and feel. I totally believe Nissan has made revisions over the years due to complaints but what the OP is describing is an isolated incident possibly from abuse or something IDK?