Nissan 350Z Complaints

657 consumer complaints on file.

#10125728June 19, 2005
TIRES
FRONT TIRES ARE FREATHERING AND HAS A ROWLING NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125671June 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: 2005 NISSAN ,XTERRA, CONSUMER DROVE THE CAR LESS THAN 150 MILES, AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOVE 65 MPH. HEARD A PINGING NOISE, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE AND EXHAUST. HOWEVER, DID NOT SEE ANY FIRE, BUT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS AT DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125389June 15, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 350Z INTO THE IRVINE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT THE FRONT TIRE NOISE MAKING GROWLING SOUNDS. THE WORK REPORT ONLY LISTS THAT THERE IS TIRE WARE, BUT NO MENTION OF MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TIRES. DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGE, TIRE WEAR, AND SUGGEST ALLIGNMENT (BUT WOULD CHARGE ME FOR IT). TOOK THE CAR IN A SECOND TIME, AND DESCRIBBED THE ISSUE AGAIN. THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TIRES AS AN ISSUE ON 2004 VEHICLES, AND STATED ON THE VEHICLE WORK ORDER ORDER THAT THEY ADVISED ME ABOUT THE TSB FOR 2003, AND THE CONDITION DOES NOT EXIST ON 2004. ARGUED WITH THE MANAGER WHO SAYS THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE TO TEST THE NOISE, BUT WOULD STILL NOT DO ANYTHING. MANAGER HUNG UP ON ME. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125311June 14, 2005
TIRES
AT THE 15K SERVICE THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE NOTED SOME FRONT TIRE WEAR, AND SAID THAT AT THE NEXT SERVICE 18K, THAT I WOULD NEED A FRONT END ALIGNEMENT. AT THE 18K SERVICE THE SERVICE ASSOCIATED SAIT THAT THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER SERVICABLE AND THAT I WOULD NEED $600 OF TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS ADMITTED TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE 2003 MODELS, AND THAT THEY ARE REPLACING TIRES AND EXTENDING THE WARRENTY TO THREE YEARS. NISSAN HAS NOT OFFICIALLY DONE THIS FOR THE 2004 MODELS. I TOLD THIS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY TRIED TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND ONE TIRE. I SETTLED FOR THIS, BUT I HOPE NISSAN RESOGNIZES THIS DEFECT AND MAKES IT RIGHT BY ISSUING A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRENTY ON THE 2004 MODELS AS WELL AS THE CURRENT EXTENSIONS ON THE 2003'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123757June 1, 2005
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DT: THE FRONT END AND TIRE DEFECTS. AT 7438 MILES, CAR WAS RUMBLING AT STOP SPEED. DEALER PUT NEW FRONT TIRES AND ALIGNED FRONT END. AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES DEALER INSTALLED NEW FRONT BRAKES. AT 12, 493 MILES THE CAR WAS RUMBLING AT STOP SPEED. DEALER PUT NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ALIGNED FRONT END AGAIN. BOTH TIMES TIRES HAD CUPPED, AND THREAD SEPARATED. IF IT DID NOT GET FIXED IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. ( A BLOW OUT ). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123774June 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VARIOUS GAUGE FAILURES, USUALLY INVOLVING THE FUEL GAUGE AND/OR THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND CORRESPONDING LOW PRESSURE WARNING LAMP. VEHICLE RENDERED NON-DRIVABLE DUE TO INABILITY TO MONITOR ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. 3 GAUGE CLUSTERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, 1 UNIFIED METER COMPUTER, 1 FUEL PUMP/LEVEL SENSOR ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM CONTINUALLY RE-OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123780June 1, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE WAS NOTICED, TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES HAD WORN AWAY. DEALER RE-ALIGNED SUSPENSION AND REPLACED FRONT TIRES. LATER, TIRE NOISE WAS NOTICED AGAIN ALONG WITH PULLING TO RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER AND INSIDE EDGE OF FRONT TIRES HAD WORN AWAY AGAIN, TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AND SUSPENSION RE-ALIGNED AGAIN. RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION "COMPRESSION ROD" REPLACED DUE TO PULL. TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ALONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGES. TIRES WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. ONCE TIRE NOISE BECOMES SEVERE, STRAIGHT-LINE STABILITY IS AFFECTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES COULD FAIL DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR IF VEHICLE OWNER DOES NOT INSPECT TIRES FOR INSIDE EDGE WEAR AT ABNORMALLY FREQUENT INTERVALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122062May 24, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1. PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN 350Z MARCH 2004. BY SEPTEMBER 2004 AND WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES, THE CAR WAS EXPERIENCING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM CAUSING THE TIRES TO CUP OR FEATHER AND WEAR PREMATURELY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THE 2003 MODEL 350Z HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN REMEDIED. OBVIOUSLY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED PROPERLY AS THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUES WITH THE 2004 MODEL. MY CAR NOW HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES WITH ONLY 9,000 OF THOSE MILES ON MY NEW FRONT TIRES, AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NISSAN'S 800 NUMBER SAYS MY CAR IS BEYOND THE 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. WHAT SHOULD MY NEXT STEP BE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121109May 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z IN AUGUST OF 2003. AFTER ABOUT 24000 MILES I COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE COMMING FOR THE TIRES. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT TIRE WERE CUPPING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGED IT ON THEIR 2003 MODEL BUT CONTINUES TO IGNORE IT ON THEIR 2004 MODEL CLAINING THAT IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT CLEAR ON HOW THEY ADDRESSED IT. I FEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IF NOT ADDRESSED BY NISSAN WILL RESULT IN AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS SUPRISING TO ME THAT AUTO MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE THESE KIND OF KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALERS ARE NOTIFIED BUT NOT THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE BOUGHT THEIR PRODUCTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119895May 5, 2005
TIRES
FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY ON THE INSIDE. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE AS IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT ONCE THE TIRES START TO WEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT RAINS ALMOST DAILY, AND THE CAR IS EVEN WORSE ON SLIPPERY ROADS. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED FRONT TIRES TWICE AND REAR TIRES ONCE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS TWICE. THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAL AND SQUEAK BUT THE DEALER SAYS THE BRAKES ARE FINE. ONCE IT WAS ALIGNED THE SQUEAKING STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN STARTED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118764May 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN REFUELING WITH TANK LESS THAN HALF FULL THE AUTOMATIC STOP MECHANISM OF THE NOZZLE IS TRIGGERED. I MUST WAIT 20-30 SECONDS, THEN I CAN COMPLETE REFUELING PROCESS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118288April 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE FRONT END IS UNABLE TO BE ALIGNED DESPITE FOUR ATTEMPTS BY NISSAN. APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION CAUSING TIRES TO GO BALD AT 6K MILES. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED TODAY. CAR WAS PICKED UP AND DIED FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING PICKED UP. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO NISSAN AGAIN.. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118289April 22, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT OPEN USING DEALER SUPPLIED REMOTE OPENER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118061April 18, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DRIVER'S SEAT COVERED IN LEATHER STARTED SHOWING FATIGUE VERY EARLY ON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. MATTER WAS TAKEN UP WITH NISSAN DEALER, CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM. EVENTUALLY A HOLE WORE THROUGH THE LEATHER ON THE BOLSTER OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. NISSAN TO DATE HAS NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO COVER DEFECTIVE UPHOLSTERY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116340April 4, 2005
TIRES
SEVERE TIRE FEATHERING. TWO SETS OF FRONT TIRES IN UNDER 12,000 MILES. SERVICE BY DEALER DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115963March 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z TOURING MODEL IN JULY 2004 AND HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON IT SINCE THEN. THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL IN THE FIRST 5,000 MILES. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO ADD, ON AVERAGE, AROUND 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. SEVERAL DEALERS INSIST THAT THIS IS NORMAL. MY LOCAL DEALER FINALLY BEGAN A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND NOTICED THE CAR NEEDED 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL AFTER 2,000 MILES. THE DEALER CALLED NISSAN AND NISSAN SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PCV VALVE. NISSAN ADVISED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE VALVE GASKETS. I AM CONCERNED THAT PERMANENT DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114622March 24, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT TIRES ON MY 04 NISSAN 350Z ARE CUPPING EVERY 3,000 MILES NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED ONE SET OF FRONT TIRES AFTER 8,000 MILES. AT 13,000 MILES THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF AN "ADJUSTMENT" PERIOD OF 12,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO BE REQUIRED TO HONOR THERE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS REPLACE MY FRONT TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115800March 24, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT TIRE WEAR: CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT AT 6500 THE FIRST TIME. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS 8000 MILES ON IT, AND THE TIRES HAVE WORN OUT AGAIN. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HEARD A SEARING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. BRAND NAME TIRES BRIDGESTONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115698March 23, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT BRIDGESTONE TIRE WEAR: CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WORE OUT AT 7000 MILES. HE HAD THEM REPLACED. THEN AGAIN AT 10,000. CURRENTLY, AT 21,000 MILES THEY HAVE WORN OUT AGAIN. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WAS BROUGHT AGAINST NISSAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115645March 15, 2005
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT AN AIR BAGS ON/OFF SWITCH BE INSTALLED IN HER 2003 NISSAN 350Z. *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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