Nissan 350Z Complaints

657 consumer complaints on file.

#10045922November 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I HAD TIRE FEATHERING ON THE FRONT TWO TIRES AND THEY WERE REPLACED BY NISSAN AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS REDONE. NOW THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE FIRST PRODUCTION CARS. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL OF THE CARS SO THAT THE SUSPENSION CAN BE FIXED. I DO WANT TO HAVE TO REPLACE TIRES AT 6-10K MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045928November 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH MY 03 350Z. IT CAUSES TIRE FEATHERING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045797November 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ARE FEATHERING DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT FIX THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM. IT IS A NISSAN 350Z 2003 UNDER WARRANTY WITH 7800 MILES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TIRE INSPECTIONS BY DIFFERENT TIRE MANUFACTURER'S, ALL POINT TOWARD SUSPENSION DEFECT. TRACTION IS LESS THEN 100%. NISSAN IS WILLING TO REPLACE TIRES BUT WILL NOT FIX THE ACTUAL PROBLEM CAUSED BY A SUSPENSION DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6000-8000 MILES DUE TO EXTENSIVE WEAR. CAR PULLS TO RIGHT EXCESSIVELY. CAR IS LOUD WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045799November 9, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CURRENT 2003 350Z HAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRE FEATHERING/ TIRE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE TREAD OF THE TIRES. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY TO MUCH TOW ON THE 2003 MODEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045813November 9, 2003
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2003 NISSAN 350Z, ENTHUSIAST MODEL. IT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 7500 MILES, AND THE FRONT TIRES (AND TO A LESSER DEGREE, THE REARS AS WELL) HAVE BEGUN TO FEATHER. FEATHERING IS A TYPE OF UNEVEN TIRE WEAR THAT CAUSES VERY UNPLEASANT ROAD NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND ALSO SACRIFICES THE LIFE, PERFORMANCE, AND RELIABILITY OF THE TIRE. FEATHERING IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION DESIGN -- IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH TIRE DESIGN. EXPERTS NOTE THAT FEATHERING WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE SUSPENSION EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE TOE-IN.NISSAN HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE FROM FELLOW MEMBERS OF A 350Z FORUM OF WHICH I AM A PART, BUT IT WILL NOT ISSUE A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT. (THEY HAVE ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM FIX, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS IN 2,000-3,000 MILES AFTER THIS FIX. NO PERMANENT FIX IS AVAILABLE AND NISSAN IS JUST DELAYING THE PERMANENT REPAIRS UNTIL WARRANTY RUNS OUT WITH THIS TEMPORARY FIX.) IF YOU WILL, PLEASE LOOK AT MY350Z.COM AND SEARCH FOR "FEATHERING" AND YOU WILL SEE THAT A GOOD MAJORITY OF 2003 MODEL OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING FEATHERING PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS COMPLETELY TO FACTORY SPECIFICATION, AND AT THIS RATE OF TIRE WEAR, I AM AFRAID THE TIRES WILL HAVE TO REPLACED IN LESS THAN 1,000 MORE MILES. I AM WORRIED THAT FELLOW 350Z OWNERS THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM WILL BE RISKING THEIR LIVES, IF THEY EXPECT THE TIRES TO LAST 20,000 MILES (THE AVERAGE), BUT THEY REALIZE THAT AT 20,000 MILES THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING ON NOTHING BUT A BALD SET OF TIRES. NHTSA, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION. TIRES ARE THE ONLY THINGS HOLDING THE CARS TO THE ROAD, AND THE TIRES ON THE 350Z ARE WEARING OUT AT UNBELIEVABLY FAST RATES. UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF, BUT WILL NOT BOTHER TO FIX. NISSAN MUST BE FORCED TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AS THEY HAVE SIMPLY BEEN IGNORING THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045814November 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
TIRES CUPPING ON THE INNER EDGES. LOUD ROAR WHEN YOU BRAKE FROM ABOUT 30 MPH TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THINK IS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM BECAUSE THE 2004 CARS DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045817November 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH 2003 NISSAN CAUSING TIRE CUPPING EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045821November 9, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE OWNED A 2003 ISSAN 350Z FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT NISSAN DENIED UNTIL PRESSED. THE TIRE FEATHERING PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BUT HAD BEEN DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN SPEAKING TO NISSAN. THE RADIO IN THE CAR IS ALSO A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH THEY ALSO DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES BUT MAMY PEOPLE HAVE STATED THIS PROBLEM WILL RETURN. I DESERVE A GUARANTEE THAT IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS THAT NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE TIRES AS NEEDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045819November 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT TIRES ON MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z KEEP WEARING OUT ON INSIDES DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045820November 9, 2003
SUSPENSION
FRONT TIRES ON MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z KEEP WEARING OUT ON INSIDES DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045826November 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NISSAN'S 350Z'S SUSPENSION CAUSES FRONT TIRES CUPPING ON THE INNER EDGES OF THE TIRES. THIS IS THE SOURCE OF THAT LOUD ROAR YOU HEAR WHEN YOU BRAKE FROM ABOUT 30 MPH TO A COMPLETE STOP.*AK NISSAN ONLY OFFER TO REALIGN THE SUSPENSION AND REPLACE THE CUPPED TIRES BUT NOT ADDRESSING THE SUSPENSION ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A DESGIN FLAW IN THE SUSPENSION OF THE Z. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AS ANY TIRE YOU PUT ON THE Z WILL EVENTUALLY START TO CUP AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045409November 4, 2003
SUSPENSION
TIRES FEATHERING, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION ISSUES 350Z.- DEALER PERFORMED ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED TIRES PER NISSAN TSB. TIRES STILL FEATERING. DEALER RECHECKED AND SAYS ALIGNMENT TO SPEC. NNA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUES BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, NOR CONTACT US BACK ON RESOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045365November 3, 2003
TIRES
TIRE FEATHERING ON MY 2003 350Z AFTER 10,000 MILES. BROUGHT IN TO BE FIXED BY DEALERSHIP AT 13,000 MILES. STILL HAVE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO GET 2 NEW FRONT TIRES WITH LITTLE LUCK AT 18,000 MILES. INSIDE OF TIRES ARE FEATHERING AGAIN AND I'M THINK THIS WILL CAUSE A MAJOR LOSS OF TRACTION, ESPECIALLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045098October 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FEATHERING OF THE FRONT TIRES AND NOW THE REAR TIRES ARE CUPPED AS WELL. FIRST PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AT 7,000 MILES AND NISSAN REPLACED THE TIRES AND REALIGNED THE SUSPENSION AT AROUND 12,000 MILES. I NOTICED A LOT OF ROAD NOISED AND NOTICED FEATHERING OF THE FRONT TIRES AT 19,500 MILES AND WAS CONFIRMED ALL FOUR TIRES CUPPED BY MY NISSAN DEALER. CLAIM WAS FILED WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS NOTIFIED TODAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045146October 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HORRIBLE ROAD NOISE, TIRE WEAR UNEVEN "FEATHERING" OR SCALLOPING ON THE INSIDES OF THE FRONT TIRES. CAR HAS BEEN PLACED IN SHOP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR FIVE TIMES AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. CAR IS GOING BACK NEXT WEEK FOR A SIXTH ATTEMPT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043872October 29, 2003
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2003 NISSAN 350Z WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES TO DATE. I WAS RECENTLY IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE THE RESULT OF THE CRASH WAS IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I WAS TRAVELING 30-35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. *AK THANKFULLY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BECAUSE MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THIS CAR. IF I WAS NOT WEARING MY SEATBELT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC IF THE ACCIDENT WAS AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF SEVERITY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY(DRIVER'S SIDE) AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043491October 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A NEW NISSAN 350Z, PURCHASED IN APRIL/MAY 2003. THE CAR CAME IN MISALIGNED AND WAS ALIGNED AT 1700 MILES. NOW AT 9400 MILES, THE ALIGNMENT IS OUT AGAIN AND THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING. DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ADMITS THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD WITH THE 350 AND THERE IS NO FIX. SOMETHING WITHIN THE SUSPENSION/FRONT END IS FAULTY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043423October 23, 2003
TIRES
FRONT TIRE WEAR, DUE TO BAD DESIGN, SEEMS NON CORRECTABLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043424October 23, 2003
TIRES
I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z THAT HAS EXHIBITED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CUPPING/FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD AND INCREASED ROAD NOISE/ROAR. THE NOISE APPEARED AT 5,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WORSENED. I TOOK MY CAR TO STAR NISSAN IN NILES, IL, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE ILL-EQUIPPED TO PERFORM NISSAN TSB #NTB03-006 (TIRE ROAD NOISE WHEN BRAKING). I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND I WILL TRY ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. WHEN I ASKED IF TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED IF THE TSB DID NOT SOLVE THE ABNORMAL WEAR, THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT I'D HAVE TO CALL THEM BACK IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043460October 23, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXTREME IRREGULAR FRONT TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) CAUSING LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN FIRST NOTICED. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 5000 MILES AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT CHECKED (ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD). VEHICLE NOW HAS 9000 MILES AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE SHOWING IRREGULAR WEAR AGAIN. MANUFACTURER HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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