Any 2009 Issues With The 370Z?

NIZMOZ

Oil Temps - Agressive driving, or track related mostly.
Rear Diff failures - Possibly track related
Brakes - Weak brake rotors

That's all I have seen so far to what I can tell.

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joshj808

I can see one big problem with getting a 2010 over 2009. No Chicane Yellow!!

FuszNissan

The car is like nicotine. I just want to drive and drive and drive

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earwicker7

For me, just interior noise. I've already been to the dealer twice and have to go back a third time soon. Damn, this thing rattles a lot!

Gaiiden

can anyone more specifically define "interior noise"? Because I haven't experienced any but I'm also a little hard of hearing. If I had specific stuff to listen for however I might notice something amiss as well.

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earwicker7

The main problem I've had is rattling in the driver side door. It's just below the window, as far away from the speedometer as you can get (ie, kind of close to your left shoulder). It occasionally pops up from driving, but the main problem is with music. Whenever a male voice is on (or sometimes a low note from a guitar or something similar) the door starts rattling. If I place my hand on the door, it stops. It's basically like the door farting during music. I'm a total audiophile, so this is driving me nuts. The dealership "fixed" it about six weeks ago, and I went back a couple of weeks later and told them it was still rattling. They said that although they could hear the rattle, they had tried everything possible and it still wasn't fixed. They think the door might be defective; I'm going in on Friday to have a manager or specialist or something look at it to (probably) approve getting a new door.

There are also rattles coming from the back end of the car when I am on rough roads. It's actually louder than the door rattle, but to me it's much less annoying since it isn't affecting the music.

zZSportZz

The car has a major issue for me. Its too damn fun to drive. Its my daily driver and my commute is only three miles...but I have 6500k miles on the car since March....


Uggh...

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Red370

thats nothing, ive put on 2200 is 3 weeks! I keep looking for excuses to drive it, I probably spend a hundred bucks a week in gas, the mpg on these things suck in the city, thats my only complaint.

sayzeez

Iam having a problem with check engine light. Took it tithe dealership 3x already, code coming up as "Evap very small leak" he says it may be some valve on the 370 that doesn't seat right. Waiting on Nissan expert tech to sort it out.

Mullet Parade

The only thing stopping me from buying this weekend is the oil temp issue.

Somebody talk me into it.

Modshack

It's not an issue unless you intend to track the car. It's that simple. This has been focused on here to the point of Hysteria. If you don't like 225-250 temps, put a <$300 cooler on and run 195-225. It's that simple. See my DIY (in the sig) for how easy and cheap this can be..

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FlashBazbo

I have driven mine hard on hot days in the mountains. Absolutely no oil temp issues. The needle has never acted like it might think about moving to the right. It's a non-issue.

Interior noise? For me, it's the noise that comes from the rear wheel wells -- water spray from a wet road, thrown up gravel, etc. No big deal. There's just not much sound insulation and only a single layer of material over the rear wheels.

My niggling issue: False low tire pressure indications -- Happens to me very intermittently and always at highway speeds, after tire temperatures / pressures are up. It doesn't happen enough to be sure my dealer could duplicate the problem, and the light always goes out after a couple of miles, so I keep driving.

6MT

If that's your make-or-break issue, maybe you shouldn't buy. This issue has been beaten with a stick like a dead horse. If the posts here haven't convinced you that this is basically a non-issue (if you're not tracking the car), then my advice is don't buy. Something else just might suit you better.

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Andrew

2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold
2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

VCuomo

The most I've ever gotten the oil temp up to is 250, and that was on a 100+ ambient temp day after 45 minutes or so of brutal stop-and-go traffic.

Bottom line: There is no oil temp "issue" with normal street use of the vehicle!

6MT

Braovo! Spot-on, spot-on 'ol chap! (Stewie Griffen voice)

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Andrew

2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold
2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D