Nissan 350Z Complaints

657 consumer complaints on file.

#10043366October 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
A DEFECT EXIST IN THE 2003 NISSAN 350Z WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE 'CUPPING' OR 'FEATHERING' TO OCCUR TO THE TIRES OF THE VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043079October 17, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
TIRES ARE CUPPING/FEATHERING AND WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I BELIEVE THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR A SITUATION THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS. THE SOLUTION PROVIDED BY NISSAN IS TO HAVE THE TIRES TAKEN OFF THE RIM AND ROTATED, AS WELL AS PERFORMING AN ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST EVEN AFTER THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE TIRES ARE BRIGESTONE RE04'S - FEATHERED AT 5,000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043087October 17, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS A DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION THAT CAUSES THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY (TIRE FEATHERING) AND ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHICH ALSO CAUSES THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN 6 TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. HUNDREDS OF OTHER 350Z OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME TROUBLE, BUT MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043027October 16, 2003
TIRES
TIRE FEATHERING ISSUE. TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY. PULLING TO THE RIGHT. TIRE ROAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042956October 15, 2003
SUSPENSION
I TOOK MY CAR (2003 NISSAN 350Z) TO MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON OR AROUND SEPTEMBER 25 TO HAVE THE NISSAN TIRE FEATHERING/CUPPING/ROAD NOISE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PERFORMED DUE TO EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE WHEN BRAKING, AND VISIBLY UNEVEN WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD ON ALL FOUR (4) TIRES. NISSAN'S "FIX" FOR THIS ISSUES IS TO DISMOUNT THE TIRES FROM THE WHEELS AND SWITCH THE TIRES LEFT TO RIGHT (BECAUSE THEY ARE DIRECTIONAL TIRES AND CANNOT BE "TRADITIONALLY" ROTATED). FEATHERING/CUPPING CAME BACK LESS THAN 2000 MILES LATER. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR 10/16/2003 TO HAVE THE ISSUE LOOKED AT AGAIN, AND ALSO FILED A REPORT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. TONS OF OTHER NISSAN 350Z OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A FIX FOR THE HUGE PROBLEM NISSAN HAS WITH THIS CAR, AND WE NEED A FINAL RESOLUTION! REPLACING THE TIRES WITH NEW OEM OR OTHER BRANDED TIRES DOES NOT SEEM TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE EITHER. I FEEL AS THOUGH MY SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IS JEOPARDIZED. THE SUSPENSION OR SOME OTHER MECHANICAL ASPECT IS CLEARLY NOT ENGINEERED CORRECTLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042960October 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
MY 350Z HAD A TERRIBLE GROWL NOISE AND VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN BRAKING. TIRES WERE VERY FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TWO TIRES. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NNA AND THEY HAD THE DEALER TAKE THE TIRES OFF THE RIMS AND SWAP THE FRONT TIRES. I DON'T THINK THEY FIXED THE ISSUE JUST DELAYED THE INEVITABLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042964October 15, 2003
SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 350Z IN MAY OF 2003. AT APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES I NOTICED SOME STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE TIRES. AFTER INSPECTION I REALIZED THERE WAS VERY UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES. I THEN BEGAN DOING RESEARCH AS TO WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT NEARLY EVERY NEW 350Z IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN'S "FIX" IS TO ROTATE THE TIRES BUT ANYONE WITH A BRAIN CAN FIGURE OUT THIS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, ONLY GETS RID OF THE NOISE FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE WEAR ON MY TIRES WAS SO BAD THEY COULD NOT ROTATE THEM AND WERE FORCED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT, I NOTICED AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN HANDLING. I BELIEVE THE STRANGE TIRE WEAR IS CAUSING LESS THAN ADEQUATE PERFORMANCE/HANDLING/TRACTION AND COULD EVENTUALLY BECOME DANGEROUS IF LEFT UNFIXED. THERE ARE MANY SPECULATIONS AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING BUT ALL 350Z OWNERS TEND TO AGREE THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. NISSAN IS TRYING TO HIDE THIS ISSUE FROM THE BROAD PUBLIC BUT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING AWARE OF THIS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042977October 15, 2003
TIRES
TIRES ARE CUPPING/FEATHERING AND WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I BELIEVE THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR A SITUATION THAT CAN BE HAZARDOUS. THE SOLUTION PROVIDED BY NISSAN IS TO HAVE THE TIRES TAKEN OFF THE RIM AND ROTATED, AS WELL AS PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST EVEN AFTER THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042981October 15, 2003
TIRES
FRONT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE) ARE EXTREMELY FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE CAUSING ROAD NOISE, DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041625October 11, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE) ARE FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE CAUSING ROAD NOISE AND DRIFTING TO RIGHT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041071October 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TREAD ON FRONT TIRES WAS FORMING A FEATHERED WEAR PATTERN AT 6000 MILES. DEALER REALIGNED BUT DIDN'T PRODUCE A PRINTOUT OF RESULTS BECAUSE "THE PRINTER WAS BROKEN". THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WORN TIRES. AT 16,000 MILES ALL TREAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS GONE WHILE THE TREAD ON THE OUTER EDGE WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE FACTORY REP WOULD NOT REPAIR CAR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THEY DID NOT ALLOW FOR CASTER ADJUSTMENT. I NOW HATE NISSAN MORE THAN I LOVE MY CAR AND WILL PURSUE A REFUND PER LEMON LAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039550September 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED A NISSAN 350Z ON 12/30/2002. I STARTED COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER ABOUT LOUD GROWLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT ABOUT 5000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER FRONT END ALIGNMENT. AT 6000 MILES THE DEALER PERFORMED A TSB WHICH STATED THAT THE FRONT END NEEDED ALIGNMENT AN THE FRONT TIRES ROTATED (SWAPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE). AT THAT TIME THEY PROVIDED ME WITH PRINT OUTS OF THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT REPORTS WHICH SHOWS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND REMAINS OUT OF THE NISSAN SPECIFICATIONS IN REGARD TO THE FRONT CASTER WHICH IS CAUSING THE DANGEROUS, ABNORMAL AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO CORRECT THIS OUT-OF-SPEC CONDITION. THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOW WEARING UNEVENLY ON THE INSIDE AGAIN SO THE RE-ALIGNMENT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038945September 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
FRONT TIRES FEATHERING. RETURN TO DEALER. DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND REDID ALIGNMENT. WAS TOLD TO GO TO A FRAME SHOP. THEY SAY IT IS SO FAR OUT OF ALINGMENT THEY CANT FIX. CAUSED BY POT HOLE? OTHER Z OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF FEATHERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037034September 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z. 3RD GEAR SYNCHRONIZERS ARE DEFECTIVE. DID A RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDRED OF OTHER BRAND NEW 350Z'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL MUST BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034413August 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THE FIRST 3000 MILES REGULAR INSPECTION. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FRONTS TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND FRONT ALIGNMENT DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031148August 9, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
350Z TRACK EDITION. DRIVER SEAT SHIFTS WHILE CORNERING. PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE WITH THE MANUAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE LOWER SEAT PORTION. THE LOWER PART OF THE SEAT SEEMS TO BE SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT TRACK AND IS NOT SOLID. WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS THE SEAT KNOCKS. THIS FEELS VERY UNSAFE, NOT TO MENTION ANNOYING. DEALER HAS CHECKED, BUT SINCE THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT, THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT SEAT. WE'LL SEE. I WONDER IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON POWER SEATS AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030952August 6, 2003
AIR BAGS
I WAS REARENDED AT APROXIMATLY 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE SEATBELT LOCKED. I OBTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY BACK FOR WHICH I AM SEEKING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR RIGHT NOW.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10028710July 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
I HIT ANOTHER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY(REAR ENDED) MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ,BUT MY SIDE (DRIVER) DID NOT DEPLOY .*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10029571July 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR, AND WHEN IT GOES INTO GEAR, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED 5000 MILES LATER,AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027167July 14, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMENT WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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