Help please!

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 12:35 AM

Sorry for posting this again I meant to post here first but i posted in the Texas discussion thread first.

So I was driving my Z today and as I was about to merge on the highway I accelerated into redline with my 3rd gear.
I shifted right at fuel cutoff and then slapped it into fourth however my car turned off completely and i loss all power.

Pulled over on the shoulder of the service road and then attempted to turn on my car.. did not work.
Opened the hood and inspected everything, no loose connections and no funny smells..

Reset the ECU with the accelerator pedal and then on my third try it turned on but the car was vibrating like CRAZY and RPMS were fluctuating between 1.2k and 400 and it was shaking inside the cabin, so I turned it off and got it towed home..

Taking it to Nissan tomorrow..
Im so confused..
Anyone know what happened?

Thanks for the help

SouthArk370Z · 11-19-2013, 01:20 AM

Fuel starvation? Search is your friend.

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 01:33 AM

I thought the fuel pump might be messed up but that was just a complete guess..

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Fuel starvation? Search is your friend.

been searching for a while nothing concrete yet

TerribleONE · 11-19-2013, 01:34 AM

Right turn?

Rusty · 11-19-2013, 02:05 AM

Was you flying on the on-ramp, and it's a tight right hander? And you have a 1/2 tank or less of gas in the tank? If so, you have just experinced fuel starvation.

And welcome to the club. Add a couple of gallons of gas to the tank, and try to start it, before you take it to the dealer.

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

Was you flying on the on-ramp, and it's a tight right hander? And you have a 1/2 tank or less of gas in the tank? If so, you have just experinced fuel starvation.

And welcome to the club. Add a couple of gallons of gas to the tank, and try to start it, before you take it to the dealer.

Now that I think about it right before I got on the ramp I took a very hard right and lost my back end because I was racing this dude in a stock challenger and it was right after the corner before the ramp is when it messed up.. I hope this is it bc I only had 1/4 tank left in the car when this happened. Will try tomorrow. Thank you!

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 03:51 AM

Is there a TSB on this issue?

synolimit · 11-19-2013, 04:15 AM

Nope.

Elan · 11-19-2013, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by km1346

Now that I think about it right before I got on the ramp I took a very hard right and lost my back end because I was racing this dude in a stock challenger and it was right after the corner before the ramp is when it messed up.. I hope this is it bc I only had 1/4 tank left in the car when this happened. Will try tomorrow. Thank you!

Chuck33079 · 11-19-2013, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Elan

Yup. Nothing makes my desire to help disappear like reading about one of our members street racing like an idiot. Especially the day after someone comes on here raising donations for someone who was killed by street racers in Houston and left behind two orphaned kids. Did you think adding the part about that little race in there was going to make you seem cool?

HELP Please! Kids lost mother to Street Race

andre12031948 · 11-19-2013, 08:38 AM

I think you broke the little wire sensor inside your throttle bodys. Is that what they are called????

SouthArk370Z · 11-19-2013, 08:41 AM

Even if street racing were cool, discussion of such is still against site rules.

andre12031948 · 11-19-2013, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by km1346

Sorry for posting this again I meant to post here first but i posted in the Texas discussion thread first.

So I was driving my Z today and as I was about to merge on the highway I accelerated into redline with my 3rd gear.
I shifted right at fuel cutoff and then slapped it into fourth however my car turned off completely and i loss all power.

Pulled over on the shoulder of the service road and then attempted to turn on my car.. did not work.
Opened the hood and inspected everything, no loose connections and no funny smells..

Reset the ECU with the accelerator pedal and then on my third try it turned on but the car was vibrating like CRAZY and RPMS were fluctuating between 1.2k and 400 and it was shaking inside the cabin, so I turned it off and got it towed home..

Taking it to Nissan tomorrow..
Im so confused..
Anyone know what happened?

Thanks for the help

Trying to figure out where the racing part is

Chuck33079 · 11-19-2013, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andre12031948

Trying to figure out where the racing part is

Quote:

Originally Posted by km1346

Now that I think about it right before I got on the ramp I took a very hard right and lost my back end because I was racing this dude in a stock challenger and it was right after the corner before the ramp is when it messed up.. I hope this is it bc I only had 1/4 tank left in the car when this happened. Will try tomorrow. Thank you!

It's been quoted and bolded already.

11-19-2013, 12:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
km1346 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 370 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 12	Help please! Sorry for posting this again I meant to post here first but i posted in the Texas discussion thread first. So I was driving my Z today and as I was about to merge on the highway I accelerated into redline with my 3rd gear. I shifted right at fuel cutoff and then slapped it into fourth however my car turned off completely and i loss all power. Pulled over on the shoulder of the service road and then attempted to turn on my car.. did not work. Opened the hood and inspected everything, no loose connections and no funny smells.. Reset the ECU with the accelerator pedal and then on my third try it turned on but the car was vibrating like CRAZY and RPMS were fluctuating between 1.2k and 400 and it was shaking inside the cabin, so I turned it off and got it towed home.. Taking it to Nissan tomorrow.. Im so confused.. Anyone know what happened? Thanks for the help

11-19-2013, 01:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Fuel starvation? Search is your friend. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

11-19-2013, 01:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5850	Right turn? OMGWTFBBQ and osbornsm like this. __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

11-19-2013, 02:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,217 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Was you flying on the on-ramp, and it's a tight right hander? And you have a 1/2 tank or less of gas in the tank? If so, you have just experinced fuel starvation. And welcome to the club. Add a couple of gallons of gas to the tank, and try to start it, before you take it to the dealer. osbornsm likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

11-19-2013, 04:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
synolimit A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 5,051 Drives: 2013 Silver 370z Rep Power: 3389	Nope. __________________ 13 370z-

11-19-2013, 01:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
km1346 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 370 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 12	I thought the fuel pump might be messed up but that was just a complete guess..

11-19-2013, 03:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
km1346 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 370 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 12	Is there a TSB on this issue?

11-19-2013, 08:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
andre12031948 Banned Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: monticello new york 127 Posts: 1,095 Drives: 08 350z black 6m/t Rep Power: 0	in case your dealer can't find the problem tell them to check this I think you broke the little wire sensor inside your throttle bodys. Is that what they are called????

11-19-2013, 08:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Even if street racing were cool, discussion of such is still against site rules. bflosabre91, Chuck33079, SurfDog and 1 others like this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma