...Anybody had the same failure?

The car wouldn't start. We tried jumpstarting the car, we tried the alarm/fob trick, etc.

The car has 38,XXX miles. According to the dealer, the fuel pump needs to be changed. We'll see.

Btw, this is my roommate's car.

 

have you recently ran out of gas?

 

That was going to be my first question as well.

 

No. Didn't ran out of gas.

 

I dont think its a common problem on the Z. Pumps in general, water, fuel, whatever, will burn up if starved. When I was growing up, my Dad always tole me to keep at least a 1/4 tank in my car at all times. I dont always stick to that, but the point being, you dont want the fuel so low that the pump could be starved of fuel. So if your friend has a habit of running the car with low fuel, that could have lead to it. One thing that is nice about the Z is that the fuel light comes on with a couple gallons left in the tank. Doesnt keep people from driving around with the light on though.

 

No. He always leaves 1/4 tank of gas before re-fueling.

 

must have just been a mechanical failure.

 

The original fuel pump in my Z, was seriously on the fritz, doing absolutely mental things, was replaced been fine since.

https://my350z.com/forum/maintenance...half-tank.html