i have a bran new 08 350z with 3000 miles on it. today i was teaching my little sister how to drive stick and i ran into a lil problem. as she was trying to get out of first gear the car wouldnt rev past 2500 rpm's. i told her to pull over and then i tryed to rev the engine and still nothing would not go higher then 2500. i shut the car off for about 5 mintues and then turned it back on, which fixed the problem. i then drove the car home. does anyone know why this could have possible happend? the car is bran new and i really dont want any problems with it. please let me know if you have any info. thanks

 

well that is all i needed to hear im old lady is learning on a rental.
ive been debating 75% no and 25 yea but now Hell no lol

 

Did she stall the engine a couple of times?

 

it got put into valet mode.... jk.... there was an on going joke about that being a feature on our z's

 

yes she did stall the engine a few times

 

There's the problem. That put the engine into limp mode. Repeated stalls makes the ECU think there some problem - it doesn't know that it's caused by "pilot error". To prevent damage, it places itself in limp mode to keep you from revving too much. Other people have reported similar issues (CEL/SES light) after repeated stalls.

 

Wtf? you are a very brave man OP. i wouldnt let me wife learn on my old 98 eclipse.

 

thanks guys you input was great