Nissan 350Z Complaints

657 consumer complaints on file.

#10212437December 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MULTIPLE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ISSUE INVOLVES THE CLUTCH PEDAL SINKING TO THE FLOOR AND LOOSING NEARLY ALL, OR ALL OF ITS PRESSURE. CLUTCH FAILS TO RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL THE CAR SITS UNTIL COOL. FIRST INCIDENT WAS DURING NORMAL DRIVING; WHILE GOING THROUGH A INTERCEPTION A CAR RAN THE RED LIGHT, WHEN I DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR TO MORE, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO HOLD THE GEAR AND FELL TO THE FLOOR, THE OTHER CAR MANAGED TO STOPPED BUT I WAS IDLE IN THE ROAD UNABLE TO MOVE. SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED TRAFFIC GOING UP A LOCAL BRIDGE CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE CLUTCH AGAIN GAVE OUT AFTER A FEW MINS OF STOP AND GO. I HAD TO PULL THE EBRAKE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE UPHILL FOR ROUGHLY 10MINS. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGED ACCRUED FROM THESE EVENTS, BUT THEY WERE EACH CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE NOT YET TO BRING THE CAR TO MY DEALER DUE TO MY WORK SCHEDULE. TO DATE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212052December 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
LOSS OF CLUTCH PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211852December 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL TEN MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. SOON AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN AUTO ZONE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN THE DEALER STATED THAT A FUEL HOSE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY. UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211574December 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
THE CLUTCH ON MY 2007 350Z SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW UP. IN TRAFFIC I AM EMBARRASSED AS EVERYONE LOOKS AROUND TO SEE WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM...I KNOW SOME NOISE IS COMMON BUT THIS NOISE GOES OVER THE RADIO AT A HIGH VOLUME, THIS CANT BE NORMAL OR SAFE SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO CRACK IN HALF... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211083December 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
HAVING CLUTCH ISSUES... PEDAL STICKS, CLUTCH SLIPS.... WHEN TAKEN TO REPAIR, "NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210060November 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I LOVE MY 2007 NISSAN 350Z, BUT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HAS HAD GRINDING NOISE .I SUSPECT IT'S THE THROW OUT BEARING OR THE PILOT BEARING ON THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ON MY NEW CAR, AND IM AFRAID I WILL GET STUCK ON THE ROAD IN MY NISSAN AGAIN. *TR PLEASE HELP KRIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209823November 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1) I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 350Z, AND AFTER 1,700 MILES THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK TO THE FLOOR AND LOSE PRESSURE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK WAS TO PUT YOUR FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND PUSH UP ON IT. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 20 TIMES, AND IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS (HIGHWAY/CITY). I HAD BROUGHT IT TO IRA NISSAN IN WOBURN TWO TIMES ASKING THEM TO FIX OR LOOK INTO IT AND BOTH TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE. 2) IN EARLY OCTOBER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY GIRLFRIEND FATHER?S HOUSE, AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL STICK THE FLOOR. THE CLUTCH WOULDN'T DISENGAGE; IT HAD NO PRESSURE NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I WAS ON ROUGHLY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND I COULD NOT TAKE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR TO SLOW DOWN. I LITERALLY HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKES SO THE CAR WOULDN'T STALL OUT. THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, IF I HAD TO FOR SOME REASON ACTUALLY SPEED UP TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE OR FOR MY OWN SAFETY I COULD NOT. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED THAT WAS NO CLUTCH FLUID AT ALL. A BRAND NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 7,000 MILES SHOULD NO BE RUNNING OUT OF CLUTCH FLUID LIKE THAT. THERE WAS A GAS STATION ACROSS THE STREET SO WE PURCHASED SOME BRAKE FLUID PUMPED THE CLUTCH AND IT WAS OK. I DROVE IT HOME, AND THE NEXT MORNING THE FLUID WAS GONE AGAIN. THIS TIME I DIDN'T MESS AROUND I CALLED AAA, AND HAD THEM TOW MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM IT WAS COMING. I ALSO CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND START AND OFFICIAL PAPER TRAIL. 3) THAT NEXT AFTERNOON AFTER THE TOW TO IRA NISSAN IN WOBURN (SAME LOCATION AS THE OTHER 2 TIMES) I WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN REPLICATE AND ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS. THE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 3-4 DAYS TO GET THE PARTS AND ABOUT A DAYS WORK. IT WAS ALL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN A RENTAL CAR. BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209828November 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE CAR TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND RENDERING THE CAR TEMPORALLY INOPERABLE AFTER A FEW MINUTES I PUMPED THE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I HAD WORN OUT A CLUTCH IN 4000 MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY MY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209833November 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 NISSAN 350Z WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND MY CLUTCH WAS GETTING STUCK. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FIGURED OUT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SLAVE CYLINDER, OR THE CLUTCH FLUID, BECAUSE I HAD RUN INTO PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE MOMENTS WHEN I AM DRIVING, I SHIFT GEARS, AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH AND GIVE IT GAS, AND IT JUST ACCELERATES MORE! THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209844November 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I NOTICED MY 2006 350Z WAS USING SMALL AMOUNTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. AROUND 21,000 MILES I SAW A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN OIL USAGE. MORE THAN 1 QUART LOW AT ONLY 1900 MILES INTO MY OIL CHANGE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH DEALER TO SHOW OIL CONSUMPTION AND IT HAS INCREASED AS TIME HAS GONE ON. THIS WILL RESULT IN DECREASED VALUE OF MY CAR AS THE WORD GETS OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET A FAIR TRADE IN VALUE OR EVEN SALE MY AUTO ONCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF OIL USAGE IS PUBLIC. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT HAS FAILED TO DO SO OR EVEN GIVE ME A DATE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THEY ARE DOWNPLAYING MY SITUATION IN THE HOPES THAT I WILL JUST GO AWAY. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE IN MID 2005. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN MID 2006. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209863November 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
LOSS OF CLUTCH PRESSURE. CAR WILL NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209782November 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH STICKING TO FLOOR AFTER LONG DRIVES.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209687November 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC OR MODERATE ACCELERATION, MY 2007 NISSAN 350Z CLUTCH PEDAL WILL FALL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO SUTHERLIN NISSAN AT 1,500 MILES, AND THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 11,500 MILES. WITHIN ONE DAY AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE SAME PROBLEM SHOWED UP, DURING A TRAFFIC JAM. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AGAIN, AND AFTER 8,500 MILES AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER, AND FINALLY NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA, THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TRY AND FIX THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA. THIS TIME THE PROBLEM BECAME SO SEVERE, YOU COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, WITHOUT THE FEAR OF LOSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN MARCH OF 2007, THE FIRST REPAIR WAS IN EARLY SUMMER, 2007, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED, AND GOTTEN MUCH WORSE SINCE THEN, MAKING IT DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AS OF NOVEMBER 17TH. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE FAILURES, I HAVE LOST COUNT, BUT ESTIMATE THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN IN THE HUNDREDS, AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY, DURING COMMUTES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR IN UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209651November 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN 350Z MANUAL 6 SPEED. AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, THE CAR STARTED TO BURN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I STATED THAT THIS WAS A NEW CAR AND NEW CARS DO NOT BURN OIL. NISSAN CONSUMER RELATIONS WAS CONTACTED AND AFTER ALMOST A YEAR AND WITH MANY THREATS TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY AND SUE FOR CONSUMER FRAUD, NISSAN FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE 3,000 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE, AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT CONSUMING OIL AS BEFORE, IT IS STILL BURNING SOME, WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. THIS HAS CREATED A SITUATION WHERE I NEED TO CARRY OIL WITH ME CONSTANTLY IN CASE THE OIL LEVEL GOES LOW AND I HAVE TO REPLACE BURNED OIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I NEED TO STOP ON A FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209662November 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN 350 Z AND DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING THE CLUTCH STICK TO THE BOTTOM DISABLE ME FROM SHIFTING AND STAY ON GEAR AND IT GET HARD TO STOP BECAUSE THE CAR IS ON GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ONLY HAPPEN SOMETIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209370November 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH IN MY 07 NISSAN 350Z DROPS TO THE GROUND WHILE DRIVING AND DOESN'T GO UP, I MUST PULL OVER AND PUMP THE CLUTCH FOR IT TO POP UP. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, IF THIS DOESN'T GET TAKEN CARE OF SOMEBODY WILL BE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209376November 19, 2007
TIRES
TIRE FEATHERING PROBLEM WHICH NISSAN IS AWARE OF BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT ONLY A BAND-AIR. THEY SAY HAVE THE CAR REALIGNED TO THERE SPECS WHICH I DID AT 17,0000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER 500 MILES. I 'M NOW TOLD THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN OUT. NISSAN OR DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE IN SERVICE DATE OF MY CAR AS TO WHEN THE SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT. IT WAS 36 MONTHS I WAS TOLD IT WAS UP IN SEPT. NISSAN HAS GOT TO TELL THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE FEATHERING IT IS MORE THEN JUST AND ALIGNMENT IT'S MECHANICAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209382November 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A NISSAN 350Z 2007 BASE MODEL MANUAL TRANSMISSION I NOTICED THAT THERE'S TIME WHEN I PRESS THE CLUTCH THE CLUTCH DOES RETURN BACK AND THAT CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IF IM IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION AND THERE'S CAR COMING IF MY CLUTCH PETAL DOES NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION I COULD BE IN A SERIOUS CRASH THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209386November 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND GAVE NO SIGNS TO ANY TYPE OF PENDING FAILURE. THE 2007 350Z MODEL YEAR HAS SOME FORM OF CLUTCH DEFICIENCY. THE CLUTCH SOMETIMES DROPS TO THE FLOOR REQUIRING IT TO BE PUMPED UP BUT CAN LEAD TO STALLING THE ENGINE OR BEING STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. MY PROBLEM CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC UNTIL THE CLUTCH REGAINED PRESSURE AND LET ME DRIVE ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE THE CLUTCH RANDOMLY SEEMS TO LOSE PRESSURE AND CAUSES IT TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT SLIPPING. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206910October 25, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN 350Z WITH CHROME WHEELS. THREE OF THE WHEELS ARE CRACKED AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET NISSAN TO REPLACE THE WHEELS, I LEARNED THAT THE WHEELS ON THE CAR ARE AFTER-MARKET RE-CHROMED WHEELS. NISSAN IS NOT BEING HELPFUL IN GETTING THE PROBLEM RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE WHEELS. I AM REFERENCING NHTSA DEFECT ACTION NUMBER PE06050 AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA07005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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