Nissan 370Z Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 111 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the Nissan 370Z across 5 model years. The 2009 model year has the most (67). The words owners use most often: “steering lock” (40% of reports).
- 111electrical system complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Steering lock: mentioned in 44 of 111 complaints (40%)
- Intelligent key: mentioned in 15 of 111 complaints (14%)
- Push button: mentioned in 11 of 111 complaints (10%)
- Start nothing: mentioned in 8 of 111 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 104 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 111 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Nissan 370Z electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the Nissan 370Z. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
My vehicle has only 12,400 miles, and the passenger air bag light will not go off and the airbag light in the dash keeps blinking. Millions of Nissan vehicles have had the same problem. I want my Nissan dealership, where I purchased this vehicle ( MâLady in Crystal Lake, IL ), to fix this at no…
The srs light came on on the dash. Car is 10 years old, but only has 24073 miles on it. Nissan dealer identified error code b1018. Occupant sensor in the front passenger seat failed. Nissan quoted $4767 to replace the passenger seat base assembly. Stated sensor was integrated into the seat and…
I purchased my first nissan, a 2009 370z, in 2018. I went to start my car and it would not start, after reading various forums on the internet i found the issue with the 370z is well documented to the escl (electronic steering column lock) issue. There is no warning to this occurring; i drove my…
My vehicle is equipped with an electronic steering column lock (escl) that locks the steering wheel when the vehicle is parked and turned off to help prevent theft. On some vehicles, due to a manufacturing irregularity,the escl may malfunction after the vehicle has been locked and could prevent the…
Tl* the contact owns 2010 nissan 370z. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start when attempted. The intelligent key system warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to grainger nissan of anderson located at (3510 clemson blvd, anderson, sc 29621) to be diagnosed. The contact was…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Nissan 370Zs have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 111 owner complaints about electrical system for the Nissan 370Z. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Nissan 370Z electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the Nissan 370Z?
The most frequent phrase is “steering lock”, in 44 of 111 complaints, followed by “intelligent key” (15).
Other Nissan 370Z problems
- Steering problems (172)
- Power Train problems (100)
See all Nissan 370Z problems.