clutch problems in 2007 350z

[blackblack99]

Hey guys, I just signed on to complain about my 2007 350z clutch sticking to the floor, and the noisy throw out bearing. I am taking it to nissian today to have it replaced. I could not find anyone here that is having this problem, but on the other firum (my350z) their is a ten page thread of diffrent guys that have the same problems.

[bmike818]

no prob w/ my clutch-i have had my Z since early February, sorry to hear that you are having problems...yes the clutch is noisy-I came from an RSX-but nothing out of the ordinary...goodluck

i love my Z

[DeepBlueHR]

I've got just over 1,200 miles on my 07 and no problems with the clutch here. Sorry to here that you have problems. I hope Nissan resolves it.

[Double21]

I've only had my 07 350Z for five weeks and 500 miles so this is for what that is worth. No problems.

[cory2081]

I have had mine stick before when shifting at WOT, but, after driving the car more, I found that I can get around it by shifting a little slower and not slamming the pedal down. My throwout bearing is a little noisy as well, but, so was the one on my '03 Mach 1. It really isn't that bad, I guess if it gets worse or something, I might do something about it but no big deal to me right now. I have about 1,400 miles on mine and she runs like a beast!

[cuffuup28]

No problems here either...3,800 miles... U just got a damn heavy foot I guess. Related to Bigfoot??

[bmike818]

I asked my buddy who has an 06..he has experienced thesame thing, but he told me this was driver error...:if you shift right you shouldnt have this problem"...so dont put too much gas before letting go of your clutch while shifting from 1st to 2nd -he is no longer experiencing this problem once he changed his driving habbits.

[blackblack99]

I took it to the dealer and they said it is a problem. Me and the mech took two other brand new 2007 350z's for a test drive and they have the same rattling throw out bearing, just not as pronounced as mine. The clutch has only stuck to the floor under loads under around five grand, but it should still never stick. They were supposed to order the new throw out bearing a week ago but forgot. The clutch on the 07 has a totally diffrent throw out bearing mechanism. So they ordered the part, but it is on back order and will not be in for another two weeks, AGGGHH. None of the aftermarket companies are making clutches for the 07 yet, so I can not even just throw an aftermarket one in their. Then on a whim I decided to check the tire pressure yesterday for the first time, considering I have only had the car a week and found that the tire pressure on all four tires was 20 pounds over. so I reduced them to 35. Now their is a noise coming from god knows where, it sounds like a loud hum, I had a porsche that made this noise and it was the fule pump, another car I had made a similiar noise and it was the Anti lock brakes. I am becoming very dissapointed, I was willing to overlook the orange peel paint since it seems as if most cars have it from the factory, I was will to overlook the fact that it does not have LSD, but combine this with the noises, the clutch and I am on the verge of just selling it and never touching another nissan product again. The fact that it is on backorder is also a sign that this is happening to lots of people. I know I am a bit of a perfectionist but come on already. I still love my Z though and hope all works out. Where else can one get such horsepower for under thirty thousand dollars.

[cory2081]

Hang in there, I'm sure Nissan will make it good. You know, if it were a Ford, they would have just told you it was normal, so, at least they agree it isn't. I still have not had any problems with mine and hope that this continues. As for your paint, I feel that mine is pretty smooth compared to alot of other factory cars, but, if you want perfection-Take it to a paint shop, get them to wet sand it, put on a couple coats of clear, wet sand it and buff it. You'll have a show car, glassy looking paintjob!

[bmike818]

-patience is a virtue- If you cant wait for this to be resolved-goodluck finding a new car ---I say get rid of it-seems like you are not a realnissan fan anyways

[samej82]

I just purchased a 2007 350z... I'm noticing a rattle when the clutch is engaged. When I turn the car off I hear the rattle sputter to a halt... so whatever the sound is ...it sounds like it's spinning... When the clutch is disengaged (pedal to the floor) the rattle stops. It's been like this since the first day I pulled into my garage... Anyone know if this is normal? Or do you think I should take it to service... I'm hoping it's nothing serious with the clutch or transmission... I'm not sure how I can prove that I didn't void the warranty and that it (whatever it is) was a manufacturers defect. My car has 500 miles on it.

[cory2081]

Mine does make some noise at idle with the clutch engaged in neutral. I don't think it is any worse than other cars that I have owned. You have to remember that there are 6 pairs of gears in there that are spinning at engine rpm at this time, so, it will not be as quiet as it is when you disengage that clutch and the gears stop spinning as well. The only slight issue I have had is some light clutch chatter when taking off in 1st gear. It only happens now and then , guess I'll see what comes of it. Anyone else experiencing clutch chatter?

[samej82]

Chatter as in the clutch pedal vibrates under your foot? Or as in the sound we've been hearing. I've noticed a lot more of the that sound I was talking about in first gear than any of the other gears.

[cory2081]

Not sound or pedal movement, just not a smooth engagement. This doesn't happen much at all, it's not a big deal, just possibly the nature of the car.

[matt2007]

I've just bought a 2007 350Z, and this exact same problem has just appeared. 800 miles on the clock, been taking care of it running it in. It wasn't doing it before. It sounds like a rotating/grinding noise when the car is in Neutral and the clutch is up, and it then disappears when I push the clutch down. And when I switch off the ignition, it clutters to a halt. It doesn't sound good. Did you get anywhere with this with Nissan?

[blackblack99]

Good news, nissan is replacing the whole transmission, I took it in last week to have the throw out bearing replaced, and apparently a nissan rep came and looked at it and said just replace the whole transmission. It will take a week to get the new trans here and I have already waited over a month to have what they thought was the problem fixed, so I am happy to be getting a new transmission, but it is sad that I had a new car and first 7 thousand miles (when the motor is the most fresh) was not up to full potential. Still I am very releived that they just owned up to the problem. Still love the car and will beat the old trans to death while I wait for the new one.

[cory2081]

Glad to hear that Nissan took care of you. From the way you guys describe it, your noise must be pretty bad. Probably just a bad run of transmissions. It happens, nothing is perfect, and it is good that Nissan is making it right.

[editguy29]

This is the exact problem I am having. I am going to wait another 500 miles and then have it checked out.

[matt2007]

Editguy29.. I took my 350 back to Nissan and they heard the noise... and then they had a listen to two other 350s in the garage - and they all make the same noise. Apparently it's "normal", although I don't think it's very good. Let us know if you're told anything else.

[editguy29]

I have a free checkup at 1000 miles and I am going to ask about this problem and also the 2nd gear clunking noise. I haven't driven a manual for about ten years now, but I don't think it's driver error. I make some clumbsy shifts, but usually because I am pushing her a bit. Other than that I am pretty smooth again. Just like I am 21 again:)

[blackblack99]

Well I got a new transmission and it souned fine at first. Bu then after getting it warmed up, it started to make the noise again. It's only a fith as bad, but it is still their. I will give it a couple of hundred miles and see if it ever breaks in. At this point I think it's the clutch, I will replace the rubber hydraulic cluth line and change the fluid to a better high temp stuff. If that does not do it at least it will better the clutch system overall. I think it will have to go back again, for I can only see the now slight noise getting worse as I go. I know nissan stuggles to build such a nice car for under thirty thousand but come on guys. Hopefully they will replace the clutch if I bring it back again, cause I think the clutch is to light for that car, and at this point if I could just get a better aftermaket clutch I might get it but no one sells it since it has been redisgned in 07.

[07 350z]

I took it to the dealer and they said it is a problem. Me and the mech took two other brand new 2007 350z's for a test drive and they have the same rattling throw out bearing, just not as pronounced as mine. The clutch has only stuck to the floor under loads under around five grand, but it should still never stick. They were supposed to order the new throw out bearing a week ago but forgot. The clutch on the 07 has a totally diffrent throw out bearing mechanism. So they ordered the part, but it is on back order and will not be in for another two weeks, AGGGHH. None of the aftermarket companies are making clutches for the 07 yet, so I can not even just throw an aftermarket one in their. Then on a whim I decided to check the tire pressure yesterday for the first time, considering I have only had the car a week and found that the tire pressure on all four tires was 20 pounds over. so I reduced them to 35. Now their is a noise coming from god knows where, it sounds like a loud hum, I had a porsche that made this noise and it was the fule pump, another car I had made a similiar noise and it was the Anti lock brakes. I am becoming very dissapointed, I was willing to overlook the orange peel paint since it seems as if most cars have it from the factory, I was will to overlook the fact that it does not have LSD, but combine this with the noises, the clutch and I am on the verge of just selling it and never touching another nissan product again. The fact that it is on backorder is also a sign that this is happening to lots of people. I know I am a bit of a perfectionist but come on already. I still love my Z though and hope all works out. Where else can one get such horsepower for under thirty thousand dollars.

I have an 07 and mine stuck to the floor only once when it was being laid on in the 1200 mile range. The dealer said to bring it in and they would take care of it I have 5500 on it now and nothing has went wrong. I had a 2006 Solstice that clanked everytime you shifted and GM said that there is nothing wrong with it--just part of the car. I went to Nissan for that reason. I hope they took care of everything for you.

[jlrhoades1]

I just bought a new 350z and it is having the same grinding/spinning noise in neutral. Is this something the dealer should fix. It doesnt sound normal to me??? Please help. It goes away when you press the clutch in.

[murpheyANDthis350z]

Yesterday was the first day, my clutch stuck to the floor. its pretty bad. what would be the best thing to do with your experience with taking it to the dealership?

[007z]

My '07 makes the same noise when in neutral. Anyone with the vq35de have the same issue? My dealership told me there was nothing wrong with the transmission, but I think there is a prob. The whole clutch sticking to the floor issue only happened to me once. Haven't had the issue since.

[jlrhoades1]

The dealer told me to bring it in and theyd check it out. They said this was a common thing and that it was normal. I don't buy that. It doesn't sound normal to me. We will see. Has anyone else taken their car in to get it diagnosed?

[blackblack99]

Still have the same problem and I am on the third replaced transmission in my 07 and now it is worse than ever. I am getting screwed, car never sounded right from day one.No they refuse to even attempt to fix it and keep telling me to wait for the engineer, that never shows up.

[TheHat]

I hear the same clutch noise as well but it only seems to be evident when I am heal toeing at 6g plus from second to first. Havent had my clutch stick yet (knock on wood). But then again I am not driving my Z like a mad man on a day to day basis, I only do that on Sundays. Good luck with getting the problem resolved. I will say that of all the nissans that I have owned unless I added too much boost the only problems I ever had were from the transmission: G20 with sr20det- fifth gear pop out no matter what I did with the clutch and flywheel240sx with rb20det- catastrophic transmission failure all the teeth in gears one thru three where obliteratedhopefully these transmission problems that your talking about are only small isolated insidences either way one problem for one person is still one too many in my opinion.

[Trey Fifty Z]

see i made a thread about this.....mine always clanks when im going from 1st to third...i have 2200 on the clock....i always thought i was doing somthing wrong but looks like im not.....ill probably bring this up when i go do my first oil change

[NSRsheets]

That sucks if it's a common problem. They will most likely eventually do a recall on it.