Top is broken

dsmarks2002

Sorry to hear about your problems with the top. I've had my share as well with a 2010 both electric and hydraulic. Nissan really missed the mark on the 2010 convertible tops and should come clean and offer owners some sort of assistance to fix them. It's really a shame because otherwise I love the car, but now I cringe every time I open and close the top.

I'm also considering cutting my losses and moving on to something else.

nis350

I'd really love to get a Z conv along with my coupe, but after reading all these issues with the top and the expensive repairs, it is simply not feasible economically. I normally keep my car for a long time and it appears it is just a matter of time the top will break.

OldGuyFla

I don't believe the problems with the tops is as bad with the newer models as it was back when the 370 had just come out. Mine is two years old now & it has worked flawless. But I too had been reading all the problems with the top before I bought mine & that is why I purchased the extended warranty that would cover the top. No problems for 7 yrs.

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nis350

were there any major changes or redesign to mitigate the problems with the earlier tops?

If so, when did that come out?

OldGuyFla

I really couldn't tell you that. I would think that Nissan would just be looking at what problems were coming in as repeat ones & make small changes when needed. I believe I read somewhere that the tops are manufactured by a third party. (does anyone know if this is true?) It seems that a lot of the problems were with wire bundle routing & not having enough play when they would bend. Something like that would be easy to remedy.

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dsmarks2002

I had heard the tops were being made, at least early on by Magna in Canada but can't confirm that.