!!For 370Z Owners with the Stuck Hatch Release Issue!!

kdo2milger · 05-22-2012, 12:10 AM

nismo springs should be the longer ones
heres a pic of mine and vipors, vipor has a nismo and mine was a sport package...my spring is on top, notice the nismo one is longer

Shamrock · 05-22-2012, 06:32 AM

Is that your original spring or the new one?

kdo2milger · 05-22-2012, 10:41 AM

the one on the top is my original failed spring

the one on the bottom is vipors nismo spring

forza370z · 05-22-2012, 11:31 AM

^^ Great! Thanks man!

nobodeuno · 07-06-2012, 10:48 AM

I know this is an old issue...but is nissan fixing this problem under warranty? Or is it a DIY? I apologize if I can't find the answer...this is a huge thread. Mine hatch take 2-4 pushes while pulling up after the first push...
Thx

kdo2milger · 07-06-2012, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nobodeuno

I know this is an old issue...but is nissan fixing this problem under warranty? Or is it a DIY? I apologize if I can't find the answer...this is a huge thread. Mine hatch take 2-4 pushes while pulling up after the first push...
Thx

take the tsb from the first post to your nissan dealer and they will replace them under warranty

nobodeuno · 07-16-2012, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdo2milger

take the tsb from the first post to your nissan dealer and they will replace them under warranty

THANKS KDO Nissan sent me a$250.00 gift card good at any Nissan dealer to replace the springs under warranty...

kdo2milger · 07-17-2012, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nobodeuno

THANKS KDO Nissan sent me a$250.00 gift card good at any Nissan dealer to replace the springs under warranty...

very nice! that'll get you springs and then some...

diddy535 · 08-17-2012, 05:34 PM

Hey I took this to a dealer to get it fixed but it seems like half the time it is still getting stuck. Is anyone still having the problem after the dealer fixed it?

tjlazer · 08-17-2012, 06:50 PM

I had the issue intermittantly and got the new springs under warantee and it still happened every once in a while.

I then got a Nismo wing installed and it does it every time now! I also put in 2 washers in each one and it only helped a little. UGH I need to add a few more washers... Try that.

diddy535 · 08-18-2012, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjlazer

I had the issue intermittantly and got the new springs under warantee and it still happened every once in a while.

I then got a Nismo wing installed and it does it every time now! I also put in 2 washers in each one and it only helped a little. UGH I need to add a few more washers... Try that.

That would be washers to the base where the springs meet right? Just gorilla those things in there?

wilsonp · 08-19-2012, 01:37 AM

Pennies fit fine but too many and you could bulge the top of the hatch over the springs - I would limit to three.

DeEePiDDy · 08-20-2012, 12:06 AM

Even though my Z is now currently 5 months out of warranty, my Nissan dealership will be fixing this for free due to my low mileage, (about 12,000 miles even though the car is 3 years old).

Tribalpinoy91 · 08-22-2012, 11:44 PM

I took my z into the dealer recently and they told me this was normal operation. Actually is a little frustrating when you don't know your sh*t.

Huckleberry · 09-12-2012, 05:47 PM

Cerritos Nissan would not replace or even offer a percentage off due to being out of warranty by 3 months. i'm only at 29,XXX miles.

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05-22-2012, 12:10 AM	#751 (permalink)
kdo2milger OG Priesthood Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 17,859 Drives: NISMO T Rep Power: 59	nismo springs should be the longer ones heres a pic of mine and vipors, vipor has a nismo and mine was a sport package...my spring is on top, notice the nismo one is longer __________________ Project *NISMO*

05-22-2012, 10:41 AM	#753 (permalink)
kdo2milger OG Priesthood Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 17,859 Drives: NISMO T Rep Power: 59	the one on the top is my original failed spring the one on the bottom is vipors nismo spring __________________ Project *NISMO*

08-17-2012, 05:34 PM	#759 (permalink)
diddy535 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 789 Drives: '09 370Z RAE 6MT Rep Power: 14	Hey I took this to a dealer to get it fixed but it seems like half the time it is still getting stuck. Is anyone still having the problem after the dealer fixed it? __________________ ( Click to show/hide ) http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...ys-thread.html

08-17-2012, 06:50 PM	#760 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 52 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 19	I had the issue intermittantly and got the new springs under warantee and it still happened every once in a while. I then got a Nismo wing installed and it does it every time now! I also put in 2 washers in each one and it only helped a little. UGH I need to add a few more washers... Try that. __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

05-22-2012, 06:32 AM	#752 (permalink)
Shamrock Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 215 Drives: 370z 2011 AT White Rep Power: 13	Is that your original spring or the new one?

05-22-2012, 11:31 AM	#754 (permalink)
forza370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: 403 Forbidden Posts: 2,512 Drives: 2009 NISMO 370Z Rep Power: 19	^^ Great! Thanks man!

07-06-2012, 10:48 AM	#755 (permalink)
nobodeuno Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: WNC Posts: 15 Drives: 09 370z blk M6 T/S Rep Power: 13	I know this is an old issue...but is nissan fixing this problem under warranty? Or is it a DIY? I apologize if I can't find the answer...this is a huge thread. Mine hatch take 2-4 pushes while pulling up after the first push... Thx

08-19-2012, 01:37 AM	#762 (permalink)
wilsonp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,134 Drives: 2009 Touring Sp Nav Rep Power: 17	Pennies fit fine but too many and you could bulge the top of the hatch over the springs - I would limit to three. __________________ 2014 Cayman S PDK Sport Chrono White/Black Was 2009 370Z Touring Sport+Nav 7AT Metallic Black/Persimmon Was 1991 NSX Auto Black/Black

08-20-2012, 12:06 AM	#763 (permalink)
DeEePiDDy Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Horsham, PA Posts: 548 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z CY MT Rep Power: 16	Even though my Z is now currently 5 months out of warranty, my Nissan dealership will be fixing this for free due to my low mileage, (about 12,000 miles even though the car is 3 years old). __________________ 2009 Nissan 370Z Chicane Yellow Base Manual Transmission

08-22-2012, 11:44 PM	#764 (permalink)
Tribalpinoy91 Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 607 Drives: 370z PW Rep Power: 14	I took my z into the dealer recently and they told me this was normal operation. Actually is a little frustrating when you don't know your sh*t.

09-12-2012, 05:47 PM	#765 (permalink)
Huckleberry Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles Age: 39 Posts: 410 Drives: Z Rep Power: 13	Cerritos Nissan would not replace or even offer a percentage off due to being out of warranty by 3 months. i'm only at 29,XXX miles. __________________

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