2003 Nissan 350z complaints

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.

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

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

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

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

I HIT ANOTHER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY(REAR ENDED) MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ,BUT MY SIDE (DRIVER) DID NOT DEPLOY .*AK

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

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMENT WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

3RD GEAR GRINDS AND TRANSMISSION NOISES. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OVER 200 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REFUSES TO WARRANTY PROBLEM DUE TO AFTERMARKET PARTS.*AK

TRANSMISSION GRIND WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. *AK

FRONT TIRE "FEATHERING." THERE IS A COMMON FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE FIRST YEAR NISSAN 350Z'S RELEASED THAT CAUSES THE FRONT TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND PREMATURELY FAIL. IT CAN FIRST BECOME NOTICEABLE AT SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THE FRONT TIRES MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE UNDER BRAKING AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, A FIX IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRES AT 4000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE NOISE, THEN DISCOVERED AT A CHAT ROOM THAT MANY OTHER 350Z OWNERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ONCE REMOVED, AN INSPECTION SHOWED UNEVEN WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE THAT I WAS PREVIOUSLY UNAWARE OF. NISSAN HAS AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF ONE REPLACEMENT SET OF TIRES, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS UNLESS FIXED. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT AM CONVINCED THAT A MECHANICAL DEFECT EXISTS, NISSAN IS AWARE OF IT AND A MAJORITY OF EARLY ISSUE CARS ARE EFFECTED. *JB

PURCHASED 2003 NISSAN 350Z JANUARY 2003. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM A CHRONIC TIRE CUPPING PROBLEM. TIRES WERE REPLACED BY NISSAN AT ~5,000 MILES. THIS WAS ONLY DONE AT MY INSISTENCE. NISSAN'S PUBLISHED (SEE THEIR TSB) APPROACH IS TO DISMOUNT TIRES AND ROTATE SIDE TO SIDE. NOW AT ~6,000 MILES AND NEW TIRES ARE CUPPING. VEHICLE ALSO SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE PURPOSING (BOUNCE) PROBLEM THAT PARTICULARLY MANIFESTS ITSELF ON CONCRETE ROADWAYS. AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS BECOMING AIRBORNE. NISSAN HAS NOT, OF YET, ADDRESSED EITHER OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH A PERMANENT FIX. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

GAS DOOR INOPERABLE, STUCK WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE REMOTE BROKEN PART. *JB

GAS DOOR INOPERABLE STUCK, WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE REMOTE BROKEN PART. *JB

THE INSIDE TREAD GROOVES WERE HIGHER THAN THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE OWNER DESCRIBED THE LOCATION OF FAILURE AS THE FRONT AND BACK PORTION OF THE TIRE. *JB

TIRE ARE WEARING OUT UNEVENLY ON BOTH FRONT TIRES, THE INSIDE OF TIRES (BRIDGESTONE RE040) ARE DEVELOPING CUPPING SYMPTOMS. *NLM

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY NISSAN 350Z SUSPENSION/TIRES. I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF BULLETIN BOARD ENTRIES ON WWW.MY350Z.COM AND WWW.ZCAR.COM ABOUT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE DEC. OF 2002. I ALSO VISITED THE NISSAN WEBSITE AND SEE THAT THERE IS A TECH BULLETIN POSTED ABOUT THE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION SET UP ON THE 350Z THAT IS RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES OR FEATHERING. THERE ARE A LOT OF PICTURES ON THE WWW.MY350Z.COM WEBSITE OF ACTUAL TIRES. THE FEATHERING SEEMS TO BEGIN ANYWHERE FROM 5000 TO 10000 MILES.*JB

MY NEW NISSAN 2003 350Z WAS DELIVERED OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS HAS CAUSED MY TIRE TO BE SEVERELY WORN ON THE IN SIDE EDGE OF TIRE (BOTH FRONT TIRES). NISSAN'S SOLUTION IS TO ROTATE FRONT TIRES SO THAT THE WORN/CUPPED PORTION OF THE TIRE IS ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF TIRE. WHAT KIND OF SOLUTION IS THIS? THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF MY TIRE HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED AND HAS JEOPARDIZED MY SAFETY!

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 6000 MILES. HAVE HAD 3 TIRE INSPECTIONS BY DIFFERENT TIRE MANUFACTURER'S, ALL POINT TOWARD SUSPENSION DEFECT. TRACTION IS WAY LESS THEN 100%. *NLM

THE CAR HAS TERRIBLE FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT TIRES. PROBLEM STARTED AFTER 7,500 MILES. CONTACT PATCHES ON THE INSIDE TIRE TREAD ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. I HAD THE CAR ALIGNED BY NISSAN ON 2-21-03 AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS REALLY SCARES ME AND COULD LEAD TO UNSAFE DRIVING DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND UNEVEN TREAD ON THE TIRES. THE CAR IS A NISSAN 350Z. RECEIVED IN AUGUST 2002. *JB

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 8000 MILES. HAVE HAD 3 TIRE INSPECTIONS BY DIFFERENT TIRE MANUFACTURER'S, ALL POINT TOWARD SUSPENSION DEFECT. TRACTION IS LESS THEN 100% *JB

THE FRONT AND REAR TIRE TREAD HAD STRESS MARKS. *NLM

TIRES FEATHERING VERY BADLY ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *JB

MY COMPLAINT IS ACTUALLY WITH NISSAN OF AMERICA. I JUST PURCHASED A NEW 350Z AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SEAT SHIFTING AND KNOCKING. THE DEALEARSHIP AGREED THERE SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SEAT TRACK BUT THE SAME THING STILL HAPPENS. THEY SAID TO CONTACT NISSAN USA WHICH I DID. NISSAN USA SAID THEY WOULD GET RIGHT BACK TO ME AND STILL HAVE NOT. IT'S BEEN OVER 6 WEEKS NOW AND THEY HAVEN'T BOTHERED TO RETURN ANY OF MY CALLS OR EMAIL. MY FILE NUMBER AT NISSAN USA CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS 4001914. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO FILED A CASE WITH THEIR TECH LINE AND THE INCIDENT NUMBER IS 556922. THE PERSON THAT HANDLED THE CALL IS TIMOTHY AND HIS EMPLOYEE NUMBER IS 3662. IN A NUT SHELL I WOULD SAY MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT NISSANS INABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SEAT. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AND VERY ANNOYING (IT SHIFTS AROUND AND IS NOT SOLID). THEY IN FACT DID TRY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. NOW NISSAN USA IS SAYING THAT IT IS BY DESIGN THE WAY IT IS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER.THANKS, GORDON MCELROY