Picked up 2010 NISMO, have some very loud rattling coming from rear

280z/300zx · 02-19-2011, 08:27 PM

My trunk rattles a lot when going over rough roads. I used to have an 09 touring sport and never had this issue. I was told it's a common problem on the Nismo because the spoiler adds extra weight which causes more compression on the latch when going over bumps. I've yet to take mine to the dealer only because it's such a pain and I'm not 100% trust worthy of the dealer to work on my car. Tried finding a walk through on how to adjust the latch myself but no luck so far. Between that and the buzz rattle I got behind the gauge cluster after swapping exhaust it's really put me off regarding this car. My previous 09 with the same exhaust was perfect and never had a single rattle or flaw. Wish my 09 had never been totaled. Only plan to keep my Nismo for another year or so, basically until the 2012 Z gets announced and hopefully upgraded or until the new C7 Vette comes out. I had planned to keep my 09 for a very long time but this 2010 will not stay with me very long.

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02-19-2011, 08:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
280z/300zx Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nevada Posts: 689 Drives: 280z, 300zx, Vette Rep Power: 273	My trunk rattles a lot when going over rough roads. I used to have an 09 touring sport and never had this issue. I was told it's a common problem on the Nismo because the spoiler adds extra weight which causes more compression on the latch when going over bumps. I've yet to take mine to the dealer only because it's such a pain and I'm not 100% trust worthy of the dealer to work on my car. Tried finding a walk through on how to adjust the latch myself but no luck so far. Between that and the buzz rattle I got behind the gauge cluster after swapping exhaust it's really put me off regarding this car. My previous 09 with the same exhaust was perfect and never had a single rattle or flaw. Wish my 09 had never been totaled. Only plan to keep my Nismo for another year or so, basically until the 2012 Z gets announced and hopefully upgraded or until the new C7 Vette comes out. I had planned to keep my 09 for a very long time but this 2010 will not stay with me very long.