2009 370Z reliability

fairlady_Z · 02-14-2012, 05:18 PM

NOT BAD AT ALL...
Nissan 350Z / 370Z Reliability

nmjaxx9 · 02-14-2012, 06:25 PM

Nissan makes quality products no doubt, but its funny they say the 2009 is that reliable yet the steering lock and rear hatch issues are so apparent.

KillerBee370 · 02-14-2012, 08:17 PM

Had a the rear hatch stick a few times but never had a problem with the steering wheel lock. Or anything else for that matter.

sonic370 · 02-14-2012, 08:20 PM

no problems so far here. just the latch it's been back twice to fix.
if thats the only problem i have with my 370 i can live with that.

LakeShow · 02-14-2012, 08:40 PM

Nissan hasn't recently stepped up their game and started to build quality cars with quality materials. I would say prior to 07 Nissan cars were very cheap and hard plastics. Now you step in a Maxima, a Murano, of course the Z you can feel quality materials. And from there the cars have become more reliable as they were known for many engine and mechanical issues.

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-14-2012, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

Nissan hasn't recently stepped up their game and started to build quality cars with quality materials. I would say prior to 07 Nissan cars were very cheap and hard plastics. Now you step in a Maxima, a Murano, of course the Z you can feel quality materials. And from there the cars have become more reliable as they were known for many engine and mechanical issues.

Prior to 07, only Honda had quality interiors in a non premium brand. Lol. Everybody sucked. It wasn't until the refreshed G35x was being called as great a handler as BMW that nissan decided to take quality more seriously. It was said the G35x had comparable handling but a way inferior interior like the whole nissan line. Maxima was the only model with a nice interior. When nissan did it and sales began increasing. Everone else jumped on the wagon. But honda was the only one for years that had quality interiors since the early 90's throughout the lineup. Minus a base civic in those days.

Red__Zed · 02-14-2012, 08:43 PM

TD uses way too small of a sample size and their methods results in far too much sampling bias for them to have any meaning

sonic370 · 02-14-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

Had a the rear hatch stick a few times but never had a problem with the steering wheel lock. Or anything else for that matter.

Engine and drive train are vastly improved

KillerBee370 · 02-15-2012, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by sonic370

Engine and drive train are vastly improved

In what? A 7AT? I don't understand the need to change things that work just fine. I mean, I could understand if they wanted to add more power but I don't think they've done that have they?

I actually track my car which means I push it to it's limits and it's given me no problems in doing so. And what you're telling me is that Nissan has vastly improved, not just improved but VASTLY improved the engine and drive train for.... the 98% of the people that will never even realize any difference since they putz around on the street without any hard driving track use?

This doesn't make any sense to me. I mean I can understand wanting to give the press something new to write about but c'mon Nissan...

Edit: I don't drive the 7AT so if it was experiencing some sort of drive train problems, I didn't know it and that would be understandable.

Pharmacist · 02-15-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

TD uses way too small of a sample size and their methods results in far too much sampling bias for them to have any meaning

So? You're saying the Z is not reliable? Yes their sampling size is too small and might lead to sampling error. But that applies to all the cars on their site in the comparison. It's not impossible but highly unlikely that their estimates would be too far off.

Red__Zed · 02-15-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

So? You're saying the Z is not reliable? Yes their sampling size is too small and might lead to sampling error. But that applies to all the cars on their site in the comparison. It's not impossible but highly unlikely that their estimates would be too far off.

No, i am saying the data is largely meaningless as a whole.

ImportConvert · 02-29-2012, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

No, i am saying the data is largely meaningless as a whole.

As a direct comparison, though, it is very meaningful.

Spikuh · 02-15-2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

So? You're saying the Z is not reliable? Yes their sampling size is too small and might lead to sampling error. But that applies to all the cars on their site in the comparison. It's not impossible but highly unlikely that their estimates would be too far off.

Doubtful. He makes it pretty clear what he is saying:

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

TD uses way too small of a sample size and their methods results in far too much sampling bias for them to have any meaning

To paraphrase a bit, the sample size is to small to be really meaningful. Nothing more, nothing less.

He never mentions or implies any reliability issues with the Z. And yes, I know he had tons of problems with his, but he makes no mention of it. He comments only on the sample size and the sampling methodology. Not the reliability of the Z.

m4a1mustang · 02-15-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Spikuh

Doubtful. He makes it pretty clear what he is saying:

To paraphrase a bit, the sample size is to small to be really meaningful. Nothing more, nothing less.

He never mentions or implies any reliability issues with the Z. And yes, I know he had tons of problems with his, but he makes no mention of it. He comments only on the sample size and the sampling methodology. Not the reliability of the Z.

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-14-2012, 09:53 PM

This is the statistic I have used to stress my argument about the Z being reliable. JD powers or consumer reports say things for political reasons. They will call an adjustment a repair then say a car is unreliable in order to give a corporate sponsor a higher rating. True delta is right from the consumers at hand and I trust these statistics way more than any other. I subscribe and I hope all of you do too.
Funny how they say the hyundai genesis coupe is more reliable than our cars but if you look??? Repair numbers is in the 50's. So is the camaro and mustang. Ours is 6 out of 100 last year is was 4 out of a hundred. NOT BAD. We fall in line with miata for reliability. Awesome.

02-14-2012, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
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LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 26	Nissan hasn't recently stepped up their game and started to build quality cars with quality materials. I would say prior to 07 Nissan cars were very cheap and hard plastics. Now you step in a Maxima, a Murano, of course the Z you can feel quality materials. And from there the cars have become more reliable as they were known for many engine and mechanical issues. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

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nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 26	Nissan makes quality products no doubt, but its funny they say the 2009 is that reliable yet the steering lock and rear hatch issues are so apparent.

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KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 52 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 322	Had a the rear hatch stick a few times but never had a problem with the steering wheel lock. Or anything else for that matter.

02-14-2012, 08:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	no problems so far here. just the latch it's been back twice to fix. if thats the only problem i have with my 370 i can live with that.

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Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	TD uses way too small of a sample size and their methods results in far too much sampling bias for them to have any meaning

02-14-2012, 09:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	This is the statistic I have used to stress my argument about the Z being reliable. JD powers or consumer reports say things for political reasons. They will call an adjustment a repair then say a car is unreliable in order to give a corporate sponsor a higher rating. True delta is right from the consumers at hand and I trust these statistics way more than any other. I subscribe and I hope all of you do too. Funny how they say the hyundai genesis coupe is more reliable than our cars but if you look??? Repair numbers is in the 50's. So is the camaro and mustang. Ours is 6 out of 100 last year is was 4 out of a hundred. NOT BAD. We fall in line with miata for reliability. Awesome.