How many G37 clutches have gone bad with low mileage?
07-29-2010, 06:45 PM
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08-01-2010, 11:45 PM
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Not sure how many saw my post a couple of months ago, but my clutch got stuck down when pulling away. The smell was horrific. I took it to the dealer (30 min drive cruising in 6th gear) and it had cooled by the time I was there, but still a little sticky. They tested the following morning and said it was normal. When leaving the dealer, I had clutch chatter/judder for about a week. Its back to normal now, but in the back of my mind there is a concern about how long this will last.
Interesting to me was the dealer saying they often replace clutches at 20K on these cars. Call me crazy, but my quote was around $3K, which in my mind is incredibly expensive every 20-30K miles. I'm currently at 35K in a lease with 12 months left; once I hit 45K I might just park this and revert to my Audi!
Interesting to me was the dealer saying they often replace clutches at 20K on these cars. Call me crazy, but my quote was around $3K, which in my mind is incredibly expensive every 20-30K miles. I'm currently at 35K in a lease with 12 months left; once I hit 45K I might just park this and revert to my Audi!
08-03-2010, 02:21 PM
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Clutch just took a crap last night
Had it towed to Infiniti of Tucson to see what the issue is...if anything is warranty covered...doubt it is but we shall see. Only at 24k
but aggressive driving every now and again so its partially my fault Im assuming. Looking at buying the JWT CLuth Flywheel Combo from CZP once I get word that it definately needs replacement.
Had it towed to Infiniti of Tucson to see what the issue is...if anything is warranty covered...doubt it is but we shall see. Only at 24k
but aggressive driving every now and again so its partially my fault Im assuming. Looking at buying the JWT CLuth Flywheel Combo from CZP once I get word that it definately needs replacement.
08-03-2010, 02:45 PM
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Clutch just took a crap last night
Had it towed to Infiniti of Tucson to see what the issue is...if anything is warranty covered...doubt it is but we shall see. Only at 24k but aggressive driving every now and again so its partially my fault Im assuming. Looking at buying the JWT CLuth Flywheel Combo from CZP once I get word that it definately needs replacement.
Had it towed to Infiniti of Tucson to see what the issue is...if anything is warranty covered...doubt it is but we shall see. Only at 24k
but aggressive driving every now and again so its partially my fault Im assuming. Looking at buying the JWT CLuth Flywheel Combo from CZP once I get word that it definately needs replacement.
08-03-2010, 04:56 PM
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08-03-2010, 05:09 PM
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Nada.. I actually still have the clutch/flywheel I replaced when Infiniti said it was my fault and was normal 'wear n tear'... Kept it just in case issues with other peoples clutches burning out at less then 20K miles...which it seems has, esp on 2008 g37 sports. I plan on leaving the 'defective' clutch/flywheel in the trunk of my car when my lease is up..should be an odd find for whoever opens the trunk.
Last edited by Black Betty; 08-03-2010 at 05:22 PM. Reason: Dont start this again, I cleaned this thread up once already.
08-03-2010, 07:29 PM
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I think a lot of the problems with the clutch are due to the fact that the clutch cable is very close to the exhaust manifold which overheats the fluid and causes slipping or failure, at least I heard that somewhere. Did anyone notice Edmunds had complete failure of their 370Z long termer where the shifter would not move, it was completely frozen, and they had tranny replacement?
2009 Nissan 370Z Touring: Transmission Replaced
My 2008 G37 had erratic clutch behavior at about 5000 miles and I took it into the dealer, Beshoff in San Jose. I reported that the clutch play would become heavy at times and then soften up. The master tech inspected it and agreed with me that the clutch throw was way too heavy and erratic. They replaced the disk and pressure plate and put it all back together and the feel returned more normal and more linear. However during hot weather sometimes I get a very high takeup and it will slip under hard acceleration. I now have about 13,000 miles on it, and not looking forward to possible premature clutch failure!
Incidently, My '96 240sx has almost 230k miles on the original clutch, and it's as buttery smooth and linear as ever! For some crazy reason Nissan has had a heck of a time perfecting the clutch design ever since the G/Z came out in 2003.
2009 Nissan 370Z Touring: Transmission Replaced
My 2008 G37 had erratic clutch behavior at about 5000 miles and I took it into the dealer, Beshoff in San Jose. I reported that the clutch play would become heavy at times and then soften up. The master tech inspected it and agreed with me that the clutch throw was way too heavy and erratic. They replaced the disk and pressure plate and put it all back together and the feel returned more normal and more linear. However during hot weather sometimes I get a very high takeup and it will slip under hard acceleration. I now have about 13,000 miles on it, and not looking forward to possible premature clutch failure!
Incidently, My '96 240sx has almost 230k miles on the original clutch, and it's as buttery smooth and linear as ever! For some crazy reason Nissan has had a heck of a time perfecting the clutch design ever since the G/Z came out in 2003.
08-04-2010, 12:09 PM
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