Nissan 350Z Complaints (2006)

53 consumer complaints on file.

#10214556January 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2006 NISSAN 350Z WAS PURCHASED WITH 21,000 MILES IN AUG OF 2007 AND I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING ALOT OF OIL. I TOOK IT INTO NISSAN OF DOWNTOWN LA AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT MY YEAR AND MODEL HAS THIS ISSUE AND ORDERED A NEW ENGINE. IN NOV OF 2007 I CALLED NISSAN TO COMPLAIN THAT I HAD NOT GOT A NEW ENGINE AS YET AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT A REP WOULD CONTACT ME. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REP (RIKKI) I GOT MY NEW ENGINE WITHIN A WEEK AND IT WAS INSTALLED. BUT THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND WAS VERY SLUGGISH. AFTER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY LOOKED INTO THE MATTER AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY MADE AN ERROR WHEN THEY INSTALLED IT. THE NISSAN REP RIKKI PROMISED THAT I WOULD GET 2000 FOR MY TROUBLES. NOW I GET NO RETURN CALLS OR ANYTHING. THIS IS NOT SAFE! NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE SELLING CARS WITH ENGINE ISSUES AND WHEN THEY DO REPAIR IT, IT SHOULD BE DONE PROPERLY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213973January 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 NISSAN 350Z W/ MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THAT HAS A MAJOR OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS LOSING OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES. NISSAN CORP. AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, WITH WHAT THEY SAID WAS THE COUNTER MEASURE FIX TO THE ISSUE. NOW, THE NEW REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE LESS THAN 4K MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE, AND THE DEALERSHIP (JOHN ELWAY NISSAN IN RIVERSIDE), CONFIRMED THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME OIL LOSS PROBLEM. NISSAN CORP. HAS RELEASED A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RESOLUTION THEY PROVIDE (REPLACE WITH COUNTER MEASURE ENGINE), IS NOT A FIX. THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS MATTER, AND NISSAN CORP. SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DECEIT. THIS ISSUE ALSO AFFECTS OTHER YEARS AND MODELS (I.E. INFINITY G35 COUPE), WITH THE SAME ENGINE. *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
#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
#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
#10205643October 15, 2007
WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, TIRES, EQUIPMENT
SOMETIMES DRIVING, I HEAR LIGHT CRACKLING NOISE COMES AND GOES. FOR 9 MONTHS CHECKUP, I MENTIONED IT TO DEALER. HE SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON SAT EVENING, 8-25, THE FRONT RT SIDE OF RIM CRACKED & CAME OUT BOUNCING OFF FREEWAY! SCARY & DANGEROUS! WE JUST LET THE CAR SLIDE AND SCRAPE ON THREE WHEELS OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ON & SLOWLY GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, IN SHOCK! MONDAY I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE WHEELS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY....BUT MANAGER THERE CALLED FOR MY PERMISSION TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY DEALER WITH ALL CHARGES PAID BY DEALER. I WAS DISAPPOINTED, DISRESPECTED, MISTREATED,& LIED TO. BOUGHT CAR IN GOOD FAITH & THEY LIED TO ME SOME MORE! I CALLED NIS MANUF CONSUMER AFFAIRS & FOUND OUT THAT THOSE RIMS WERE DIPPED CHROME! DEALER HAD NERVE TO GIVE ME SAME RIMS & TRY TO RETURN CAR BACK WITH DAMAGE BREAKING THE DISCS & LOWER ARM. ALSO REPAINTED THE SCRAPED BUMPER. HAVE PICS OF SLOPPY WORK WITH CAMERA PHONE. I EXPLAINED TO THEM I WANT IT FIXED BRAND NEW LIKE WHEN I FIRST DROVE OFF THAT LOT WITH IT AND I THOUGHT THEY UNDERSTOOD. I STILL NEED PRO TO THOROUGHLY INSPECT CAR. ALTHOUGH REPAIRS MADE, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR ANYMORE. I SAID FIX CAR LIKE WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT- BEFORE THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CAME OFF WITH REAL RIMS. HE ORDERED & PLACED IT ON MY CAR. SAT NIGHT, DEALER CALLED TO PICK CAR UP. I ASKED FOR INVOICE AND PAPERS. THEY SAID COME BACK MON. ASKED THEM TO HAND WRITE THAT THE RIMS ARE STOCKED & EVERYTHING NEW LIKE WANTED SO I CAN DRIVE OFF FEELING SAFE. THEY SAID CAN'T. AGAIN I LEFT DISAPPOINTED. NOTICED HEADLIGHTS DIMMER THAN BEFORE & ONE SIDE HIGHER THAN THE OTHER. MON, TOLD SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT LIGHTS. RESPONSE, "WE'RE SUPPOSED TO JUST REPLACE WHEELS." DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE RIGHT WHEELS OR NOT. I NEED A NEW CAR .DEALER NOT CONCERNED WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, ONLY PROFITS. I HURT EMOTIONALLY & PHYSICALLY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10191446May 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 350Z IN MAY 2006, AND HAD SINCE THEN MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE CONSUMING OIL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS FOR REPAIR AND NO SOLUTION WE SOUGHT THE ADVISE OF A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY. SINCE THIS TIME WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED ISSUES WITH THE ATTORNEY MAKING CONTACT WITH NISSAN'S ATTORNEY THERE SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE RETURNING PHONE CALLS, AND NOTHING GOT RESOLVED . DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191061May 17, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES. HE HAS TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. DURING SEVERAL TELEPHONE CALLS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND UNABLE TO BE ACQUIRED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182925February 18, 2007
AIR BAGS
DRIVING HOME ONLY 1/8 MILE FROM MY HOUSE, I COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A SMALL PICK-UP TRUCK. MY NISSAN 350 CAR SPUN SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT END. FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY GONE. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY GONE, PASSENGER SIDE INTACT. DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY OPEN A FEW INCHES, PASSENGER SIDE-FINE. DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO HOOD BEING PUSHED BACK INTO CAR, PASSENGER SIDE-FINE. MY CONCERN AND MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THAT WHILE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER SIDE NOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR NOT WEARING MY SEAT BELT AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY BEEN HURT DUE TO THIS, WHAT I FEEL TO BE A, MALFUNCTION. TO ADD, I HAD A 2004 NISSAN 350Z PREVIOUSLY IN WHICH I HAD GENTLY HIT A CURB, FRONT, DRIVER SIDE AND MY SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IMMEDIATELY. FOR THE ACCIDENT AND THE SIGNIFICANT MORE DAMAGE THAT JUST OCCURRED, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. I SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS RESEARCHING THIS AND I AM GREATLY CONCERNED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179570January 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 NISSAN 350Z WITH DEFECTIVE ASSY SYSTEM-CLUTCH PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE MANUAL GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE SHIFTED. AFTER A FEW TRIES THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD THE CONSUMER TRIED VARIES THINGS TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS STUCK UP UNDERNEATH THE CLUTCH PEDAL. ONCE THE DEALER PULLED THE MAT OUT THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $350.11 FOR THAT SERVICE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170979October 16, 2006
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED AS PART OF AN OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATION INTO A MAJOR INJURY TRAFFIC COLLISION INVOLVING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THE CHP MAIT INVESTIGATION # IS SL-45-06. THE TRAFFIC COLLISION OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 11, 2006, WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND INVOLVED A 2006 NISSAN 350ZX. DURING THE COLLISION, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOUNCED OVER THE FREEWAY DIVIDER AND IMPACTED A LAW ENFORCEMENT MOTOR OFFICER TRAVELING UPON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE WHEEL INDICATES A PROBABLE STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE WHEEL (MECHANICAL DEFECT). A REVIEW OF THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATA BASE INDICATES THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL IS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE NOTED IN NHTSA COMPLAINT #10164822. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170863October 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 350Z 2006 MODEL YEAR WITH THE REV-UP ENGINEIN JUNE 2006. AT 2300 MILES, AUGUST 2006-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE OVER 2QUARTS OF OIL. ASKED TO RETURN AT 500 MILE INTERVALS FOR CHECKS, FIST 500MILES OIL INDICATES LESS THAN HALF ON THE HIGH TO LOW MARK ON THE DIPSTICK. 1000 MILES, MORE THAN 1QUART ADDED TO ENGINE. 1500 MILES, LESS THAN 1/2 ON THE DIPSTICK. 2000 MILES, ADDED OVER 1QUART OF OIL AND NOW STARTED 'CONSUMPTION' TEST. FILED FOR REPURCHASE-AND RECEIVED RESPONSE FROM NISSAN THAT 'SOME' OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. FILED FOR STATE LEMON LAW AND NOW AWAITING ARBITRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164822August 7, 2006
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CHROME WHEEL CENTER WAS OBSERVED TO BE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BASE WITH THE FIVE NUTS. WHEN THE OTHER WHEELS WERE INSPECTED, CRACKS APPEARED IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THE CRACKS FROM THE WHEELS WERE DUE TO THE CHROMING PROCESS. UPDATED 08/29/06
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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