2003 Nissan 350z complaints

THE CLUTCH FAILED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVERABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CLUTCH BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY NOTICED THAT IT DISINTEGRATED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN MONTHS. *AK *NM

THE TIRES BEGAN TO FEATHER AND WEAR UNEVENLY WITHIN THE FIRST 5000 MILES OF OWNING THE CAR. THE TIRES BEGAN TO CUP. THE CAR NOW HAS EXTREMELY LOUD ROAD NOISE. IT IS LOADER THAN ANY NORMAL SPORTS CAR SHOULD BE AND IS HORRIBLE TO DRIVE. IT IS VERY NERVE RACKING. THE TIRE WEAR COULD BE DANGEROUS AND RESULT IN A FLAT OR BLOW OUT. THE TIRE WEAR IS PROBABLY DUE TO A SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH THE CAR. NISSAN HAS SERVICE RECORDS ISSUED. NISSAN TOLD THE DEALER TO SWAP MY TWO FRONT WHEELS, BUT THIS DID NOTHING.*AK

THE VEHICLE LOST OIL AND SMOKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC DID A CONSUMPTION TEST. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. *AK

AT 8,000 MILES MY FONT TIRES ARE WORN DUE TO THE FACTORY SETTING THE TOE-IN TO AGGRESSIVELY. NISSAN DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THE CAR IS JUST OVER 12 MONTHS OLD. SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT 8,000 MILES UNTIL I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES AGAIN. I LOVE THE Z BUT NISSAN SHOULD KNOW THEY JUST LOST A CUSTOMER HERE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE THIRD TO THE SECOND GEAR. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS NOT TO DUPLICATE BUT NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER BEGAN TO NOTICE INABILITY TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR FROM 4TH, AND 3RD GEAR TO 2ND REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT SOMETIMES TAKE CONSUMER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY. *LA

FRONT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE) ARE EXTREMELY FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE CAUSING ROAD NOISE, DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. THIS STARTED AROUND 8,000 MILES.*AK

BROUGHT MY CAR IN TWICE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A LOUD GROWLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT 6000 MILES. I TOLD HIM THAT THE NOISE IS REALLY BAD WHEN I BRAKE AT SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH. ERIN FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT NISSAN DOES HAVE A BULLETIN OUT AND THEIR QUICK FIX IS: TO ROTATE MY TIRES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND DO A FRONT ALIGNMENT. HE TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AGAIN TO COMPLAIN THAT THE NOISE GOT WORSE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT MAY TAKE 1000-2000 MILES FOR THE NOISE TO GO AWAY. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS CRAZY. ERIC TOLD ME JUST TO TURN MY RADIO UP AND I WOULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT NISSAN WILL ONLY ROTATE THE TIRES ONCE AND THEN AFTER THAT I WILL NEED TO DO IT MORE OFFEN. HE TOLD ME THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY TIRES SOON. I TOLD HIM IT JUST HAS 6000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO HAD MY CAR BACK FOR THE LOUD BREAK NOISE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. AFTER FINDING THIS WEBSITE I REALIZED I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS THIS COMPLAINT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SEVERE PROBLEM THAT COULD BECOME DANGEOUS FOR DRIVING WHEN THE TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY.*AK

350Z TRACK MODEL DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN TURNING. MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE AND YOU FEEL THE SEAT SHIFT. HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY HILL NISSAN, BUT THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR IT, AND THAT REPLACING THE SEAT WITH A SIMILAR ONE WOULD LEAVE ME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID IF A FIX BECAME AVAILABLE, THEY WOULD INFORM ME. I AM WORRIED THAT THE SEAT IS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. DATE GIVEN FOR OCCURRENCE IS A GUESS AT FIRST NOTICE OF IT. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY.

NISSAN 350Z CLUTCH FAILURE, 2ND TIME IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. AFTER MUCH HAGGLING, NISSAN REPLACED THE CLUTCH AT 6000 MILES AND IT HAS JUST FAILED AGAIN AT 13,000 MILES. THIS IS MY THIRD NISSAN, LOYAL CUSTOMER. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR 14 YEARS AND NEVER REPLACED A CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS RELUCTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.*AK

TIRE CUPPING AND FEATHERING DUE TO FAULTY SUSPENSION ON 2003 NISSAN 350Z CAUSING CAR TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.*AK

PREMATURE BUCKLING ON TWO FRONT BRIDGESTONE POTENTZA TIRES ON MY NISSAN 350Z. THE MANUFACTURERE OF THE CAR DEFLECTS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURER FAILS TO PRORATE OR WARRANT THE TIRES. *AK

I HAVE A FEATHERING PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT TIRES DUE TO A FRONT END SUSPENSION DEFECT. MY EFFORTS WITH NISSAN CORPORATION AND THE DEALER (ED NAPLETON NISSAN IN NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA) HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREATENED TO NOT SERVICE MY CAR WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE LEMON LAW. THE DEALER THEN ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM (ONCE I PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT OTHERS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM) AND SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES. THEN THE DEALER THEN ONLY OFFERED TIRES AT DEALER COST (WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DID INSTALL REPLACEMENTS). NISSAN CORPORATION (YANIQUE, CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON) IN CALIFORNIA WAS BOTH CONDESCENDING AND ARGUMENTATIVE WITH ME. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT TIRE REIMBURSEMENT IS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MILES COMMUTING TO WORK. THUS, MY VEHICLE FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MY 15K MILES SERVICE. THE DEALER SWITCHED THE FRONT END TIRES AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD, I COULD HEAR THE NOISE RELATING TO THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER NISSAN 350Z OWNER THAT HE EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, IT DIDN'T REGISTER WITH ME UNTIL THE TIRES WERE SWITCHED AT 15K THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE DEALER WAS BUYING TIME KNOWING THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO PLACE SIGNIFICANT MILES ON THIS CAR AND DIDN'T REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE TIRES BASED ON THE SAME REASONING. THE DEALER STAT

2003 NISSAN 350Z TIRE FEATHERING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. MY 2003 350Z HAS 6,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND MY FRONT TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INNNER EDGE DUE TO FACTORY ALIGNMENT/WEIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS.. A TSB WAS PERFORMED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY BY SWITCHING THE TIRES. MY PRIMARY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRACTION ON THE OUTER EDGE OF MY TIRES ARE GONE. I HAVE CONCERNS GOING INTO CORNERS, EVEN AT THE RECOMMENDED SPEED LIMIT. NISSAN HAS YET TO CREATE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM, I KNOW, HAS IMPACTED MANY 2003 350Z OWNERS. THERE IS NO REASON ONE SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A NEW OR AT LEAST RELATIVELY NEW CAR WHEN TAKING TURNS AT THE RECOMMENDED SPEED LIMIT. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU! *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS IS CAUSING FRONT TIRES TO WEAR IMPROPERLY(FEATHERING) ONLY AFTER 4000 MILES!*AK

MY FROUNT TIRES HAVE FEATHERING AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 9,000 MILES, NOTICED IT AT 3000, TOLD DEALER THEY ALIGHNTED CAR, FEATHERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE. CAR IS A NISSAN 2003 350Z.*AK

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND FEATHERING ON FRONT TIRES RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE NOISE, REDUCED TRACTION, AND REQUIRING PREMATURE REPLACEMENT. *CB

TIRE FEATHERING, ON FRONT END SEEMS TO BE NON-CORRECTABLE RESULTING IN REPETITIVE PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MGN. THAT CASTER ADJUSTMENT IS AT FULL, AND CAN NOT CORRECT FOR THE TOWIN CAUSING THE TIRE WEAR.

THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING, AND MIS-DIAGNOSED A. ROAR FROM FRONT SUSPENSION UNDER 40 MPH. FIRST ATTEMPTED REPAIR @ 7,279 MILES. CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND TURNED ROTORS. ATTEMPT FAILED, ROAR REMAINED. B. ROAR & PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SECOND ATTEMPTED REPAIR @ 7,720 MILES. CHANGED RIGHT SIDE COMPRESSION ROD. PULL TO RIGHT CORRECTED, ROAR REMAINED. C. ROAR SEVERE,VISUAL DAMAGE{FEATHERING} ON INSIDE EDGE OF FRONT TIRES. THIRD ATTEMPTED REPAIR @ 11,077 MILES. ROTATED FRONT TIRES SIDE TO SIDE, OFF RIMS {DIRECTIONAL TIRES} ALSO DID FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. ROARS LESS, BUT STILL VERY NOISY. AT 12,000 MILES NOISE INCREASING, NEW FEATHERING NOW APPEARING ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES. THIS SUSPENSION PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED

NOICED GROWL AND RUMBLING NOISE AROUND FRONT END OF 2003 NISSAN 350Z. DEALER PERFORMED NO DIAGNOSTICS, NOR CHECKED SERVICE BULLETINS. CLAIMED COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIRD TRIP IN, DEALER ADMITTED TO HEARING THE NOW LOUD NOISE. MILLAGE AT 7500 - 10,200. DIAGNOSED FEATHERING (CUPPING) FRONT TIRES. *AK

EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE, GROWL WITH CAR.

WHILE DRIVING TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FRONT INSIDE TIRES. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIPS WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. SIZE 2255518 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER. *AK

DUE TO FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

I RECENTLY (9-13-03) PURCHASE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z TRACK EDITION WITH 2500 MILES. I PURCHASED IT AT DOBBS NISSAN IN MEMPHIS, TN 38115. IN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICE A LITTLE ROAD NOISE THAT I THOUGH WAS NORMAL COMING FROM A CAR WITH 18" WHEELS. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A PROBLEM AT FIRST. AFTER MY FIRST SERVICE VISIT AT DOBBS NISSAN I NOTICE THE NOISE GETTING LOUDER, I ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH TJ (SERVICE ADVISOR AT JIM KERAS NISSAN 2110 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) ALONG WITH A LIST OF OTHER PROBLEMS. TJ DIAGNOSE THE NOISE AND SUGGESTED THAT I ROTATE THE TIRES, HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE TIRES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE ROTATED AT OR AROUND 5,000 MILES. MY RESPONSE WAS THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING THE NOISE WHEN I FIRST PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT PROGRESSIVLY GOT WORSE. AFTER COMING TO A DEAD END AT JIM KERAS NISSAN ABOUT REPLACING THE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY I PURSUED TO CONTACTING NISSAN USA REFERING TO THE ENTIRE SERVICE TICKET, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE TIRES. I WAS REFERED TO FIRESTONE IN WHICH REFERED ME TO A LOCAL DEALER (FIRESTONE 4035 AUSTIN-PEAY HWY, MEMPHIS, TN 38128). I WAS SCHEDULED TO BRING MY CAR IN THAT EVENING. I MEET WITH JESSE ( STORE MANAGER), HE EVALUATED ALL FOUR TIRES AND INFORM ME THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE BUT HAD UNEVEN WEAR, POSSIBLY DUE TO MISALINGMENT OR WORN SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. JESSE ALSO INFORM ME THAT HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THE TIRES BUT, HE WAS WILLING TO ABSORD 50% OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRES PER FIRESTONE'S APPROVAL. HE MA

PREMATURE, EXCESSIVE, ASYMMETRICAL FRONT TIRE WEAR ON 2003 NISSAN 350Z. TIRE WEAR IS CONFINED TO THE INSIDE TREAD BLOCK RING ONLY, CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND THE TIRE. INDICATIONS ARE A RAISED HEEL AND LOWERED TOE PATTERN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TREAD. THIS OCCURS ON ALL NISSAN 350Z'S, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE TIRE FAILURE RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. SEE ZCAR.COM FOR MORE COMPLAINTS AND DETAILS. NISSAN'S TSB SOLUTION IS TO REALIGN THE FRONT END, AND SIMPLY ROTATE THE TIRE, TRANSFERRING THE ABNMORMAL WEAR PATTERN AND RESULTANT HAZARD TO THE OPPOSITE TREAD BLOCK. REALIGNMENT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS PUT A DANGEROUS NEW MODEL ON THE ROAD WITH A DESIGN FLAW THAT EATS TIRES AT AN EXTRAORDINARY RATE (5,000-8,000 MILES!!!). UNLESS FIXED, THE CAR IS LIKELY TO BECOME KNOWN AS THE CORVAIR OF THE 21ST CENTURY "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED". *AK

TIRES ARE FEATHERING AFTER ABOUT 4000 MILES, ROAD NOISE IS EXTREMELY LOUD, NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, TIRES SHOULD NOT BE RUINED AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES. *AK

MY 2003 350Z DISPLAYS MOST OF THE COMMON COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS...TIRE FEATHERING, PULLING TO THE RIGHT, EXCESSIVE TIRE AND BRAKE NOISE, A/C BUZZ, BOSE SOUND SYSTEM THAT CAN'T BE HEARD ABOVE ROAD NOISE. SOME OF THE ABOVE ARE ANNOYANCES, OTHERS, SUCH AS TIRE WEAR AND HANDLING ARE DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUES. NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE 2004 350Z FOR THE REASON THAT THE 2003 SUSPENSION IS FLAWED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!*AK

2003 NISSAN 350 Z - FRONT TIRES ARE FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE TREAD WITH 4000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

TIRE WEAR CAUSED BY FAULTY SUSPENSION. AFTER 3000 MILES TIRES STARTED TO "ROAR" WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TIRE NOISE WHILE DRIVING BEGINS TO INCREASE. *JB

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT AND IS EXPERIENCING VERY HIGH WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES. *JB

IN MAY OF 2003 I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 350Z. AFTER AROUND 9000 MILES THE TIRES BEGAN TO MAKE AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF ROAD NOISE. UPON INSPECTION THE INTERIOR RADIUS OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WAS WORN IN A VERY UNEVEN PATTERN. THE REAR TIRES ARE FINE... MIND YOU THIS IS A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE CAR. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 3000 MILES THIS NOISE BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER AND AT 12000 MILES IS UNBEARABLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M DRIVING AN EIGHTEEN-WHEELER AS OPPOSED TO A SPORT CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT - PETER'S NISSAN IN NASHUA, NH - THEY SAID THAT MY TIRES WERE "CHOPPED" AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM. OF COURSE THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR IT, CITING A TIRE DEFECT. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ARGUMENT IS THAT MY REAR TIRES ARE FINE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING MY "CHOPPED" FRONTS WITH ANOTHER PAIR OF THE SAME TIRE. IN MY MIND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SUSPENSION GEOMETRY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. AFTER BEING QUOTED $1008.64 FOR TWO TIRES, MOUNTED AND BALANCED, FROM THE NISSAN DEALER I PROCEEDED TO CALL NISSAN NORTH AMERICA'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS LINE. (1-800-NISSAN1) I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD ME THAT ENGINEERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A FIX AND HE BRUSHED ME OFF THE PHONE QUICKLY. I RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION AND AM STILL DRIVING AROUND MY "NEW", UNDER WARRANTY NISSAN PRODUCT WITH AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION. EVIDENTLY NISSAN EXPECTS ME TO SHELL OUT (USING THEIR RIDICULOUS QUOTE) $1008.64 EVERY SIX MONTHS OR 10,000 MILES FOR TWO FRONT TIRES. ASSUMING THE LIF

TIRE FEATHERING AND ACCELERATED WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES. THIS WEAR PATTERN FIRST WAS NOTICED AT AROUND 3K MILES, AND BY 5500 MILES THE PROBLEM WAS BAD. BY 7K MILES, THE TIRES ARE NEARLY UNUSABLE. FOUR ISSUES WITH THIS: 1. SOME VERY SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN THE PROBLEM GETS BAD 2. TERRIBLE NOISE FROM THE TIRES 3. SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO EXTREME ABNORMAL WEAR PATTERN, COULD GET BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BLOWOUT 4. RIDICULOUS OPERATING EXPENSE WILL BE INCURRED WHEN TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5K TO 7K MILES NISSAN DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A FIX FOR THIS, AND SIMPLY KEEPS REPLACING TIRES. CURRENTLY THE OEM TIRES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DEALER SAYS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. *NLM

CUPPING AND FEATHERING OF TIRES- CAUSING ROAD NOISE, POOR TRACTION, & HANDLING. PER OWNER FORUMS, DUE TO SUSPENSION ISSUES WHICH EFFECT ALLIGNMENT. OTHERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS RECOGNIZED AND FIXED. MY DEALER AND NISSAN SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM.*AK

PAINT ON BRAND NEW 2003 350Z WAS FAILING DUE TO IMPROPER APPLICATION.*AK

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION OF MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z, NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. *LA

350Z TIRE FEATHERING AND CUPPING. SEVERE FEATHERING DUE TO IMPROPER FACTORY ALIGNMENT SPECS ON EARLY MODEL 350ZS. NOTICED AT 8,000 MILES AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THEY SAY THERE IS A TSB TO CROSS SWAP TIRES, BUT THIS LEAVES THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH FEATHERING ON THE CAR. A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME WHETHER NISSAN WILL OWN UP TO IT OR NOT. AFTER THIS IS SOLVED CUPPING WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE CAMBER AND CASTER BEING UNADJUSTABLE. THE ONLY KNOW 100% FIX TO THIS IS A NISMO S-TUNE SUSPENSION OR POSSIBLE TO REPLACE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH LATER MODEL SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. WHY WOULD NISSAN NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM? THEY SAY IT ISN'T BIG ENOUGH OR ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE DEATH TO FIX THIS PROBLEM LIKE ADDING STOP LIGHTS TO AN INTERSECTION. "WE WILL ONLY RECALL IF 3 PEOPLE DIE FIRST" IS WHAT NISSAN SHOULD BE SAYING! VERY UNHAPPY CONSUMER AND WILL NEVER BY A NISSAN AGAIN! -VIN *LA

350Z MANUAL TRANSMISSION HOWLS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED. THE CAR DISPLAYS THE CONDITION WHEN IT HAS SAT OVERNIGHT AND WHEN IT IDLES OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. *LA

NISSAN 350Z 2003 FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUE - TIRES ARE FEATHERING BECAUSE OF BAD SETUP IN FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS PROBLEM SURFACED AFTER ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THE CAR IN THE FORM OF A LOW RUMBLING NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS NOISE SLOWLY GOT WORSE UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR IN AND NIACIN SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. I WAS GIVEN A NEW SET OF TIRES THAT WERE NOT FEATHERED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL I REACHED ANOTHER 5000 MILES, AT WHICH POINT, THE NOISE RESURFACED. I ONCE AGAIN, TOOK IT INTO NIACIN, WHO WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL ISSUE WAS MOST LIKELY NOT DEFECTIVE TIRES BUT A POOR SETUP OF SOME KIND THAT WAS CAUSING THE FEATHERING. THEY AGREED AND SAID A BULLETIN HAD BEEN SENT OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE SOLUTION, THEY SAID, WAS TO SWITCH THE TIRES, RE-CALIBRATE SOMETHING WITH THE SUSPENSION, AND THE TIRES WOULD EVENTUALLY EVEN OUT. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 3000 MILES SINCE THIS FIX, BUT THE NOISE IS STILL APPARENT, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS STILL AN ISSUE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I FEEL THAT NIACIN HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME ABOUT ADDRESSING ISSUES AS THEY COME UP, BUT IF THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM, I REALLY FEEL THAT NIACIN SHOULD RECALL RHE FRONT SUSPENSION AND ADDRESS THE DEEPER PROBLEM. I CAN'T KEEP REPLACING MY TIRES EVERY 5000 MILES. *LA

FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM CAUSING FRONT INNER EDGE OF TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. POSSIBLE BLOW OUT OF FRONT TIRES, DUE TO ACCELERATED WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE OF FRONT TIRES. *LA

NISSAN 350Z '03 SUSPENSION. *LA

2003 NISSAN 350 Z TIRES ARE WEARING OUT BAD, CUPPING AND GOING BALD. *LA

MY FRONT TIRES ON MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z ARE FEATHERING AFTER ONLY 6,000 MILES CAUSING A VERY LOAD ROAR IN THE VEHICLE CABINET BELOW 30 MPH. NISSAN IS ONLY OFFERING TO ROTATE FRONT TIRES WHICH RESULTS IN THE TIRES ROTATING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS THE TIRE MANUFACTURER SPECIFIES. MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS WITH NISSAN PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO THIS. I CONSIDER THE VEHICLE SAFETY TO BE SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED AS THE TIRES ARE NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY. *LA

PURCHASED 2003 NISSAN 350Z IN AUG 02 AND IT HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE, IT WOULD PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. AT 2500 MILES NISSAN REALIGNED THE FRONT END TO GET IT TO RUN STRAIGHT, BUT NOW AT 11,000 MILES THE EDGES OF THE FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING. MY NISSAN DEALER HAS NOTED THE TIRE WEAR ISSUE, BUT DID NOT OR COULD NOT DO ANY THING TO CORRECT OR SUGGEST NEW TIRES OR A SUSPENSION FIX. I AM VERY CONCERNED. *LA

TIRES HAVE STARTED FEATHERING AT 4000 MILES. RIGHT SUSPENSION REPAIRED ONCE AND VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN AND TIRE FEATHERING IS GETTING WORSE. *LA

I HAVE A NISSAN 2003 350Z. AT 7000 MILES BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE FEATHERED. AT 8000 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ALIGNED THE TIRES AND CENTERED THE STEERING. AFTER THE REPAIR THE HANDLING WAS TERRIBLE. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE OVER 60 MPH FEARING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AT 12,500 MILES NISSAN REPLACED THE BOTH FRONT TIRES. I HAD PUT 8,000 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WHEN I HAD A RECURENCE OF THE TIRE FEATHERING. NISSAN AGAIN REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND CENTERED THE STEERING. I BELIEVE DRIVING ON THE FEATHERED TIRES IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. THE CAR HANDLES TERRIBLE WHEN DRIVING ON THE FEATHERED TIRES. THE BACK TIRES NEVER FEATHERED. I HAD 28,000 ON THE BACK TIRES WHEN I REPLACED THEM AND THE WEAR WAS PERFECT. THE SUSPENSION IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES. I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. MY FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES TOTAL. TWICE BY NISSAN AND ONCE BY ME. I WOULD REALLY LIKE THIS ISSUE FIXED. *LA

A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ALIGNMENT OF THE 2003 350Z CAUSES FRONT TIRE FEATHERING. *LA

FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE DUE TO ISSUE WITH CAR. I HAD THE CAR WITH 7,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH NOISE AND HANDLING. AT 11,000 THE DEAL SAID IT NEED TO BE RE-ALIGNED WHICH THEY DID AND FLIPPED THE TIRES. NOW AT 16,000 MILES I HAVE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, WHICH CAUSES NOISE ISSUES AND HANDLING PROBLEMS. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. *LA

VARIOUS THINGS GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR: -RACK AND PINION / STEERING PUMP FAILED AT 4000 MILES. CAR REFUSED TO STEER WHEN AT IDLE. VERY DANGEROUS. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 2 WEEKS. -TWO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT REQUIRES NEW FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH DISC, AND PRESSURE PLATE. BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. -UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. DEALER TOLD ME THAT I'M A "YOUNG SPEED RACER" AND THAT I NEED TO "SLOW DOWN". DENIED MY APPEAL FOR NEW TIRES, I BOUGHT NEW, WIDER RIMS AND TIRES, ALIGNMENT, AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. TIRE SIZES ARE 245/40/18 AND 275/40/18. BRIDGESTONE POTENZA S03. NO FEATHERING AFTER 11000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAR IS NOT VERY SAFE... AND NISSAN SERVICE / CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY UNCOURTEOUS AND RUDE IN THEIR APPROACH TO THE SITUATION AT HAND. *LA

SUSPENSION ON THE 2003 NISSAN 350Z IS VERY HARSH AND MAKES RIDE NOTICABLY BOUNCY. NEWER MODELS OF THE CAR HAVE THE SUSPENSION FIXED, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO CHANGE OUT SUSPENSION ON MY VEHICLE

03 NISSAN 350Z TRACK EDITION. FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUE CAUSING VERY BAD TIRE WEAR AND VERY LOUD TIRE NOISE IN FRONT OF CAR. CAR HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND STILL CONTINUES TO WEAR TIRES UNEVENLY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 3100 MILES ON IT.

MY FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN CUPPED AND OR FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE. IT MAKES A VERY LOAD ROARING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I DON'T FEEL SAFE ABOUT MY CAR DUE TO ITS HANDLING. THE TIRE WEAR IS VERY UNEVEN. *LA