2004 Nissan 350z complaints

I CAN'T FILL UP NO MORE THEN 5 GALLONS WHEN THE GAS GAUGE IS READING EMPTY. THE GAS TANK WILL REFUSE FUEL AND OVERFLOW OUT OF THE FILLER CAUSING IT TO GET ALL OVER THE BODY. I HATE TO MAKE FREQUENT STOPS FOR GAS AGAIN AND AGAIN.. I SEARCHED ON MULTIPLE FORUMS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE CARS AND EVEN THE NEWER MODELS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK THIS TECHNICAL ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE EN THE SPEEDOOMETER DOES NOT TELL THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE CAR. IT SAYS THERE IS FUEL WHEN THE CARE IS ACTUALLY EMPTY CAUSING ME TO GET OUT OF GAS FOR SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY TO REPARE IT IS TO CHANGE THE WHOLE SPEEDOMETER, AND THAT THE COST OF IT IS ALMOST A $1,000.00. THIS IS A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO FILL UP THE CAR EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS SO THE CAR DOESN,T LEAVE ME WITH OUT FUEL. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 350Z CAR FROM ANTIOCH (CALIFORNIA) NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2004 WITH CHROMED ALLOY WHEELS. IN ADDITION, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON THE BELOW DATE A VACAVILLE NISSAN MECHANIC WAS TEST DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED AROUND THE LUG NUTS AND FELL OFF IN THEIR PARKING LOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE RIM. NISSAN CORPORATION HAS ISSUED BULLETINS TO THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO CHROME ALLOY WHEELS FOR SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE REASONS. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS STATUS...ONLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID THE VACAVILLE SERVICE MANAGER GIVE ME A COPY OF THEIR BULLETIN DATED 9/07. IT STATED MY WARRANTY IS VOID AS A RESULT OF THE DEALERSHIP CHROMING THE ALLOY WHEELS AS VERIFIED BY THE CORPORATE WARRANTY OFFICE . I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR CORPORATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE TO NO AVAIL. HOW MANY OTHER CARS WERE SOLD WITH UNSAFE CHROMED ALLOYED WHEELS? HOW DO I RETRIEVE MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES OF CAR REPAIRS, CAR RENTAL, AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE WHEELS? *TR

FRONT END MIS-ALIGNED AT FACTORY CAUSING SEVERE CUPPING OF FRONT TIRES AT 13,000 MILES. FRIEND HAD SAME PROBLEM. I HAD CAR INTO DEALER 2 WEEKS BEFORE. DEALER DID NOT SAY ANYTHING IN SPITE OF SAFETY CHECK. MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A BLOWOUT. AFTER I FOUND THE PROBLEM, DEALER ALIGNED FRONT END AND PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT TIRES. I WROTE A LETTER TO NISSAN. CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS NO RECALL PLANNED. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM. CANNOT FILLED FUEL TANK COMPLETELY. REPLACED FILLER NECK PER RECALL AND FUEL TANK SENSOR. WORKED FOR A SHORT TERM AND NOW THE TANK WILL NOT FILL COMPLETELY. AVERAGES 4-6 GALLON SHORT. *TR

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY COMES ON. AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. DEALER (BARON NISSAN, GREENVALE, NY) HAS ATTEMPTED 3 REPAIRS, WITH NO SUCCESS. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT REMEDY UNDER WARRANTY.*CN

TIRE FEATHERING PROBLEM WHICH NISSAN IS AWARE OF BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT ONLY A BAND-AIR. THEY SAY HAVE THE CAR REALIGNED TO THERE SPECS WHICH I DID AT 17,0000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER 500 MILES. I 'M NOW TOLD THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN OUT. NISSAN OR DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE IN SERVICE DATE OF MY CAR AS TO WHEN THE SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT. IT WAS 36 MONTHS I WAS TOLD IT WAS UP IN SEPT. NISSAN HAS GOT TO TELL THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE FEATHERING IT IS MORE THEN JUST AND ALIGNMENT IT'S MECHANICAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A NEAR CRASH WAS AVOIDED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE OLD BRAKE LINE IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,100.

I HAVE AN 2004 350Z TOURING. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 16,,000 MILES ON IT. NOW, IT HAS 30000 MILES ON IT. IN THE 14000 MILE RANGE THE TIRES ON THE FRONT FEATHERED COMPLETELY DUE TO SEVER NEGATIVE CAMBER. TOOK VEHICLE TO VICTORY NISSAN OF RICHMOND SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY ONLY ALIGNED THE CAR AND CHARGE ME FOR IT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 6/20/2007 TO GO TO DEALER AND WILL DEMAND NEW TIRES AS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *AK

CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR WHEN TAKING OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT - HALF A SECOND LATER, IT POPS OUT. CLUTCH, SLAVE CYLINDER, AND FLYWHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. CLUTCH WORN OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR IN FRONT, LEADING TO REPEATED UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS UNNOTICED BY DRIVER BECAUSE IT IS INSIDE FRONT TIRES. NISSAN ADMITTED PROBLEM, PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND NOW WILL NO LONGER RETURN MY CALLS. *JB

UNABLE TO FILL THE FUEL TANK. APPARENTLY, THE FUEL NOZZLE SENSOR DETECTS THE TANK AS FILLED WHEN IT IS NOT. TANK FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 3/4 FILLED WHEN NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED A YEAR AGO AND DEALER REPLACED TANK AND FUEL SENSOR WHICH MADE PROBLEM GO AWAY FOR A YEAR. NOW IT IS BACK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER GETTING A CARWASH, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A DIMPLE HAD FORMED ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE DIMPLE WORSENED THROUGH TIME AND THE DASHBOARD EVENTUALLY CAVED IN. ON 10/13/06, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE AIRBAGS AND DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.

FRONT SUSPENSION, I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN 350Z AND WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD RUMBLE. I PULLED THE FRONT TIRES AND FOUND THAT BOTH TIRES HAVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN 350Z WHICH HAS HAD REPEATED "FEATHERING" OF THE FRONT TIRES. I HAVE RESPONDED TO THE APRIL 2004 TBA NOW THREE (3) TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, NISSAN CLAIMED TO HAVE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. THE LAST TIME (WHICH WAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO), NISSAN AGAIN CLAIMED TO HAVE ALIGNED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW RETURNED. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE FOR THIS INCIDENT SINCE, EVIDENTLY, IT IS OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY. *JB

RECENTLY DRIVING MY NISSAN 350Z ALONG A HIGHWAY, THE AIRBAGS FOR NO REASON, DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. IT WAS SHEER LUCK THAT I WASN'T KILLED. YOU WOULD THINK NISSAN WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIRBAGS, BUT NO! NISSAN WON'T FIX THE CAR UNTIL I SIGN A LEGAL RELEASE LETTER SO THEY CAN'T BE SUED. *JB

I'VE HAD MY CAR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE REAR TIRES FIVE WEEKS AGO (NOT THE FRONTS, WHICH TREAD DEPTH WAS FINE), WITH THE SAME SIZE TIRES AS THE STOCK RUBBER. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED LOCKING AND RELEASING, LOCKING AND RELEASING, BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN ON FREEWAY RAMPS, ON AN INCLINE OR DECLINE, AND IN A CURVE. IT MAKES WHAT I DESCRIBE AS A GROANING SOUND, WHICH I ASSOCIATE WITH THE BRAKE PADS CLAMPING DOWN, CAUSING A REVERBERATION IN THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THE "SLIP" LIGHT IN THE DASH COMES ON WHEN IT OCCURS. AT FIRST IT ONLY SEEMED TO BE THE RIGHT, FRONT, BUT IT JUST STARTED DOING IT ON THE LEFT, FRONT AS WELL. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO SNOW IS NOT AN ISSUE. IT'S DONE IT ON WET AND DRY ROADS, ALTHOUGH MY HEART POUNDS MORE WHEN IT'S ON A WET ROAD AND THE FRONT END SLIDES IN A CURVE. I'VE ONLY APPLIED MODERATE BRAKE PRESSURE, NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO ACT. THE DEALER EVALUATED THE CAR TODAY AND STATED NO "CODES" CAME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC, AND THEY STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND BRAKES GENERALLY WERE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. SO, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CHANGE THE PROBLEM. MY THEORY IS THAT THE VDC (VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL) SYSTEM IS FLAWED, AND ACTUALLY CAUSES THE BRAKES TO LOCK, CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE/SKID THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE BRAKES LOCK ONLY FOR MAYBE A SECOND WITH EACH LOCK, RELEASE, THEN LOCK, AND RELEASE. HOWEVER, A FULL SECOND OF LOCKED BRAKES IS A LONG TIME IN TRAFFIC, I

I OWN A NISSAN 350Z 2004 ROADSTER TOURING EDITION AND THE TIRES ON THE FRONT HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 16,000+ BECAUSE THE INSIDE TREAD BECAME EXTREMELY WORN. WHILE IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME ABOUT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WAS REVIEWING. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, FREE OF CHARGE, BUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I'M NOW AT 31,115 AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FRONT AND BACK TIRES LOOK NEW FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT ON THE INSIDE TREAD THE TIRES WERE SHOWING SEVERE SIGNS OF WEAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS ALIGNMENT ISSUE...IF I WOULD NOT HAVE FISH TAIL MY CAR I MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT. A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS CAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOES NOT GO UP AND DOWN PROPERLY, THIS CAUSES THE DEFROSTER TO DISENGAGE FROM THE REAR WINDOW. ALSO, THE METAL IN THE FRAME DAMAGES THE TOP AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.

FAX FM (OK) RE NISSAN NOT INFORMING THE OWNERS OF THE 350 Z THAT THE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH SUMMER TIRES. *TS *JB

2004 350Z CLUTCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. THE FLYWHEEL ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 NISSAN 350Z ON DECEMBER 20TH, 2004. THE CAR HAD 12 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. ANYWAY I JUST WANT TO REPORT A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT OR DEAL WITH. BASICALLY I STARTED HAVING IDLE ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN THE SPRING OF 2005 WITH ROUGHLY 3000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD START TO DEVELOP A ROUGH IDLE WITH THE AC OFF. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED THE NISSAN, THEY TRIED TO TELL ME ITS NORMAL AS THE 350Z IS THEIR "SPORTS CAR". NOT BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY SAID, I STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER 350Z AND OTHER NISSAN THAT USE THE SAME ENGINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT TURNS OUT I COULDN'T FIND ANY WITH THE PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH THE "SPORTS CAR" NOT IDLING PROBLEM SINCE THEN. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT IT TIME AFTER TIME, THEY EVENTUALLY BLACKLISTED ME AND NOT RETURN ANY OF MY PHONE CALL. A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB WAS NO HELP NEITHER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL NOVEMBER 16TH WHEN THE CAR STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER THE ROUGH IDLE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND WAS SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ROUGH IDLING, THE ENGINE JUST GAVE OUT AND DIED ON THE SPOT. IT REFIRED RIGHT AFTER, BUT IT WAS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN RIGHT WHEN IT STALLED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE CRUSH BY THE CARS BEHIND ME ON THAT INSTANCE. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM POP UP FROM TIME TO TIME, I WOULD SAY A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES IN THE PAST THREE MON

MY 2004 350Z ROADSTER'S CONVERTIBLE TOP RETRACTS INTO HOLDER WHEN DOWN, BUT THE COVER OF THAT AREA WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE CONSISTENTLY. APPROXIMATELY, 80% OF THE TIME, THE COVER STOPS TWO TO THREE INCHES BEFORE IT SHOULD AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OPEN LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON. AFTER TWO-FIVE TRIES, THE COVER WILL EVENTUALLY CLOSE. MY DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY WITH SERVICE TAKING ONE TO THREE DAYS. *JB

I LIVE IN ALASKA AND NISSAN 350Z DOES NOT START AND/OR WANT TO START IN ANY WEATHER UNDER 10 DEGREES. THE CAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE, AND GAS CAP DOES NOT WANT TO OPEN. THE CAR HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR WINTER.*AK

2004 NISSAN 350Z CLUTCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FLYWHEEL. *JB

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN 350Z AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR FRONT TIRE ROAR WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL DAMAGE THE TIRES AND MISALIGN THE FRONT END. THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO OCT 30 2005 AND I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON OCT 28TH. AFTER THE CAR WAS CHECKED THE TIRES WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD ORDER NEW TIRES. AFTER TWO WEEKS HAD PASSED AND I DID NOT HERE FROM THE DEALER, I CALLED TO INQUIRE. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE PARTS WERE NEVER ORDERED AND THEY WOULD ORDER THEM AND CALL ME WHEN THEY WERE IN. FINALLY ON NOV 21ST I HAD THE CAR SERVICED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME AT THIS TIME THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TIRES. THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO ME BECAUSE NOTHING WAS SAID TO ME AT THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SERVICE. I AGREED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE MIS-HANDLING OF THE CAR AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS FOR MY CAR A FEE OF $449.00 WAS PAID. DO TO THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, I FEEL THAT I AM DO A REFUND BY NISSAN. I HAVE ALL PERTINENT DOCUMENTATION FOR YOUR REVIEW. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2004 350Z CONVERTIBLE IN SEPTEMBER, 2004 FROM MARION DINWIDDIE AT HUDIBURG OKLAHOMA CITY. I HAVE ANOTHER CAR WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WHICH I DROVE WHEN THE ROADS WERE BAD RECENTLY I GOT A LETTER STATING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALIGNMENT. I STARTING CHECKING ON THE TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES, BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE040. ARE SUMMER TIRES AND ARE NOT TO BE DRIVEN ON SNOW AND ICE. I GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM TIRERACK.COM, WHICH GIVES RATINGS ON ALL THE TIRES AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES IN CUSTOMER REVIEWS. WHEN I BOUGHT THE NISSAN I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THESE WERE SUMMER ONLY TIRES. I CONSIDER THIS CRIMINAL! BY NOT TELLING PEOPLE THIS INFORMATION I AM SURE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF WRECKS AND POSSIBLY FATALITIES DUE TO SOMEONE DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS. IF I HAD KNOWN THE NISSAN HAD SUMMER TIRES ON IT I WOULD HAVE INSISTED THEY REPLACE THEM WITH ALL SEASON PERFORMANCE TIRES. BY NOT TELLING THE CONSUMER ABOUT THIS IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK AND IF I HAD NOT OWNED ANOTHER CAR, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK OR BEEN KILLED MYSELF AND OTHERS! THIS IS AN OUTRIGHT CRIMINAL ACT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED ERIC AT THE MAIN NISSAN OFFICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE DEALER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER DENIES THIS. I AM NOT GOING TO PLAY GAMES AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS DRIVING THESE CARS . FROM ALL THE REVIEWS I READ, THESE

MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT END CAUSE THE TIRES TO HAVE RECURRING PREMATURE UNEVEN WEAR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX CORRECTLY. IN EACH OCCURRENCE THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTS CHANGING THE TIRES AND REALIGNING THE FRONT END INSTEAD OF FIXING THE REAL UNDERLYING MECHANICAL DEFECT. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z ROADSTER. THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OFF ENGINE. I TOOK TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. THAT WAS AT 6500 MILES. AT THE 15000 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE I REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. SAME RESPONSE NORMAL. THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT IT. I AM WORRIED THAT WHEN THE WARRANTY IS UP IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT BE NORMAL AND I WILL BE STUCK WITH THE COST. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NO NISSAN RESPONSE. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS AND ASSISTANCE. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER NOW AT 27000 AND LETTING THEM HEAR HOW WORSE IT HAS GOTTEN ALSO TO HAVE THEM REPAIR THE SOFT TOP THAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CORNER IS JUST COMING LOOSE AT THE SEEMS. *JB

AFTER 14,000 MI, CAR STARTED TO GROWL FROM THE FRONT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE ALIGNMENT AND ADVISED US TO DRIVE SOME MORE MILES. AT 24,000 THE NOISE GOT LOUDER, WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT FRONT TIRES WERE WORN OUT AND WE HAD TO PAY PRO-RATE ON THE TIRES. AT 35,000, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN SAYING ABOUT TIRES PROBLEM: EARLY WEAR AND TEAR. WE CAME BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE FRONT TIRES AND DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG THEY WOULD BE SHIPPED AND WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR PRO-RATE ON THE TIRES. SHOULD WE PAY PRO-RATE FOR THE TIRES AS THE DEALER SAID? WE WOULD NOT BUY THIS CAR IF WE KNEW WHEEL ALIGNMENT WOULD BE THE PROBLEM. SHOULD NISSAN COVER ALL EXPENSES FOR US? WE DON'T LIKE THE DEALER ANYWAY. THEY HAVE VERY BAD SERVICE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. PAUL MILLER NISSAN 930 KINGS HWY E FAIRFIELD, CT 06825 TEL. (203) 367-5050 FAX (203) 337-1296. *JB

FRONT TIRES NEED REPLACING TOO QUICKLY. FRONT END DESIGN PROBLEM. *NM

I BOUGHT 2004 350Z ROADSTER IN OCT 2003. AT 12,000 MILES A RUBBING NOISE FROM FRONT TIRES BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. TOOK CAR INTO METRO NISSAN, MONTCLAIR CA AND WAS TOLD NOISE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BUT THAT MY BRAKES WERE GLAZED AND ROTERS WARPED. THEY REPLACED BRAKES AND SHAVED ROTERS. CAR STILL MADE SAME RUBBING NOISE TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER 3 MORE TIMES AND UNTIL THE 5TH TIME AND 18,000 MILES ON MY CAR WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED NEW TIRES BECAUSE I HAD FAILED TO HAVE THEM ROTATED!! TIRES CAN'T BE ROTATED BECAUSE THEY ARE DIRECTIONALS AND DIFFERENT SIZES!! I WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR! MY TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD FROM THE INSIDE THEY ARE CUPPING AND CAR HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WHEN HANDLING CURVES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE OUTSIDE OF TIRE THREAD IS PERFECTLY NEW AND SHOWS NO WEAR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THE SAME BS AS EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS FILED A COMPLAINT...THE WEAR OF THE TIRES ON THE INSIDE IS NOT NORMAL. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM . WHAT IS THE POINT OF REPLACING TIRES EVERY 8 TO 12,000 MILES IF THE SAME PROBLEM IS GOING TO REPEAT ITSELF. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR LONG DISTANCES OR IN FWY IN FEAR OF A BLOW OUT.

CAR BEGAN SHIFTING FUNNY, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL WERE BAD. CAR ONLY HAS 10000 MILES ON IT AND OWNED LESS THAN A YEAR. CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, AFTER MANY ARGUMENTS WITH NISSAN. *NM

2004 NISSAN 350Z TIRES IN FRONT ON INSIDE CUPPING. DEALER TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX, WANTS ME TO BUY NEW TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED EVERYONE AT NISSAN WITH NO HELP. PLAN TO PARK CAR AT DEALER WITH SIGN "DON'T BUT A NISSAN ASK ME WHY" WITH MY MANE AND PHONE NUMBER. *NM

2004 NISSAN 350Z DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR TWO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION EXPERTS STATED IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT A BURNED CLUTCH AND GROOVED FLYWHEEL WAS DUE TO OWNER ABUSE AS THE DEALER HAD STATED. WHEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK IT HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FEEL, THE CLUTCH WAS MUCH EASIER TO PUSH THAN BEFORE AND THE CLUTCH ENGAGED MORE QUICKLY. THE OWNER OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOP DROVE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE BEFORE AND AFTER, AND HE ALSO STATED THE CHANGE WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE ADJUSTMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF THE HYDRAULIC MECHANISM ON THE CLUTCH. *JB

THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM DOOR STICKS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 OR 6 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DOOR, THE MOTOR AND THE ENTIRE UNIT AND IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. *NM

SEVERE TIRE NOISE/CUPPING FROM FRONT TIRES. THERE IS FEATHERING ALSO. THE FRONT TIRES STARTED MAKING NOISE AROUND 13,000 MILES. THERE IS NOW 20,000 AND IS ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE NOISE HAPPENS LOUDEST WHEN THE CAR IS BRAKING.

DT: CONTACT STATES FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS THE FRONT END BECAME VERY LOUD. IT HAS A ROARING NOISE IN THE FRONT TIRE AREA. HE TALKED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED, AND HE NEEDED 2 NEW FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS WORN OUT. THERE WERE 11, 961 MILES ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES. CONTACT FOUND A TSB ON 4-04 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HE DID NOT CONSULT THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER ANY IDEA WHY HE WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS A 2004 350Z CONVERTIBLE NISSAN.*AK

FAST TIRE WEAR ON A 350 Z. NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE.

I HAVE BEEN HEARING THIS RATTLE FOR A WHILE ALREADY AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY IS NORMAL I DON'T THINK THIS IS TRUE. I HAVE A 350Z NISSAN I FIRST BOUGHT IT, IT DIDN'T DO THIS NOISE. THE THING THAT WORRIES ME ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT IS A LOT LOUDER. I FIND THAT WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF YOU CAN HEAR THE RATTLE LOUDER AND CLEARER. IT LOOK TO ME THAT IS THE THROW-OUT BEARING BUT I DONT THINK THEY EANT TO DO THE JOB AND THE CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I ALREADY CALL NISSAN BUT THEY DONT DO ANYTHING.

IN APRIL 2005 I PURCHASED A NISSAN 350ZX FROM DAVID MCDAVID NISSAN IN HOUSTON TEXAS. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THE FACT THAT THE PRE OWNED VEHICLE I PURCHASE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN A WRECK. I WOULDN'T OF KNOWN OF THIS SITUATION. I NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE DURING MEMORIAL WEEKEND, REASON BEING THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS MAKING POP NOISE IT SEEMS IT COMES FROM MOTOR MOUNTS OR JOINTS, CRACKING NOISE IN THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND THE BACK RIGHT BRAKE ALSO SQUEAKS. HAD DAN ALDRICH OF THE YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOT MENTION THE CAR WAS IN A WRECK I WOULD OF NEVER KNOWN. I TOLD HIM HOW COULD THAT BE IF I JUST PURCHASE THE CAR BACK IN APRIL. I COULD NOT BELIEVE DAVID MCDAVID COULD SELL PRE OWNED VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I HAVE SENT THE DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE EMAIL WITH NO REPLY

NISSAN 350Z HAS A PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO PREMATURE WEAR ON TIRES. I HAVE A 2004 350Z AND IT IS EXHIBITING SAME FAILURE AS 2003. TIRES ARE MAKING A NOISE THAT HAS TO LEAD TO ULTIMATELY A COMPROMISE OF THE TIRE INTERGRITY. NISSAN ANSWER SO FAR , SPEND $700 EVERY 6 MONTHS, BY CHANGING TIRES AND REALIGN ALL WHEELS....AT MY EXPENSE!!! THIS IS A CONSUMER PRODUCT FAILURE , POTENTIALY A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND NISSAN IS NOT APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2003 350Z AND ALL I CAN SAY , SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2004 MODEL YEAR CAR. NEED HELP ..NISSAN IS NOT PROVIDING A SOLUTION>

2004 350Z HAS 11600 MILES AND TIRE ROAR HAS BECOME VERY LOUD. ROAR BEGAN NEAR 10,000 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AT 10,000 MILES IN HOPES OF EASING THE SITUATION - NO RELIEF. NOTIFIED BY DISCOUNT TIRE MECHANIC THAT THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING CONSIDERABLE WEAR. CALLED LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND TALKED WITH MAINTENANCE & SERVICE DEPT. WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $90 + TAX FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND $28 + TAX TO FLIP THE FRONT TIRES. ALSO NOTIFIED THAT I WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO REPEAT THIS EVERY 10,000 MILES AND BUY NEW TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR FLAW WITH THE 2004 350Z AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED FROM THE 2003 MODEL.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY A MOTORCYCLE AHEAD OF ME APPLIED HIS BRAKES I FOLLOWED SUIT. THE 350Z ROADSTER BEGAN TO SWERVE AND SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY AND STOPPED AFTER I HIT THE SID RAIL RESULTING IN MOTORCYCLIST AND MYSELF GOING TO HOSPITAL THE ISSUES WITH THE TIRES ON THE 350Z ARE WELL KNOWN BY CONSUMERS, NISSAN, AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS BUT THE TIRE DEFECT AND HANDLING REMAIN. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE SINCE THEY HAVE TRIED TO UNSUCCESFULLY FIX THE ISSUE ON OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE

OEM TIRES (BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE040) ON MY NISSAN 350Z STARTED FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES AROUND 6000 MILES. NOTICED THE SOUND HAD GOTTEN MORE NOTICABLE AROUND 11000 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN AT 12548 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END ON THE 2003 MODEL, BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN CORRECTED. HEARD FROM ANOTHER SOURCE THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL 2004 350Z CARS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2004 350Z ROADSTER WITH THE FEATHERING PROBLEM. AT FIRST, IT APPEARS TO BE A BREAK PROBLEM. THE NISSAN DEALER DID NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRENTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS COVERED UNTIL 12,000 MILES. THE STATED THAT. " THE RIGHT FRONT MAY BE DAMAGED AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP AND HAVE THE FRAME BENT". I TOOK IT TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. MY FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE AT 11,000 MILES. ONLY SIX MONTHS LATER AT 16,500 THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERERENT NISSAN DEALER AND THEY STATED THE ALIGNMENT WAS WAYYYY OFF. THEY DID A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS AGAIN CHARGED $70.00. I CALLED NISSAN NORTHAMERICA AND ALTHOUGHT THEY WERE RESPONSIVE AND TALKED TO THE DEALER...... THEY ( NISSAN ) CALM THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004. I TOOK THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER STATING THAT IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE ( THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ). THE DEALER SAID IT WAS DO THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE. HMM THEY JUST HAD IT IN LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK THE TIRES ARE ALREADY LOW? THE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND STATED IT WAS OK. THE CAR DRIVES OK... BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE ESPECIALLY AT 20 TO 30 WHEN BREAKING. ONLY TIME WILL TELL BUT I AM NOT SATISFIED NISSAN IS DOING WHAT IS NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. TIRES DON'T WEAR OUT WITH 11,000 MILES.

AT APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES, THE CAR STARTED GROWLING AND VIBRATING DURING BREAKING. THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT HAD NOT BEEN SET CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY. THE ALIGNMENT WAS SET CORRECTLY AND I WAS GIVEN 4 NEW TIRES SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN AS ISSUE WITH THE 2003 350Z AS WELL. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES FOR THE 2003 MODELS. AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES THE CAR ONCE AGAIN STARTED TO GROWL AND VIBRATE DURING BREAKING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO NISSAN FOR SERVICE. THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE STARTING TO CUP. THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND IT IS STILL SET CORRECTLY. THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT SHE HAD CALLED NISSAN AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO SINCE THE CAR WAS PAST THE 12,000 WARRANTY RESTRICTION - EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD REALIGNED THE CAR AND REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AT 8,000 MILES. THE ONLY ACTION THAT COULD BE TAKEN TO SLOW DOWN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRES, SINCE THE FRONT TIRES ARE A DIFFERENT SIZE THAN THE BACK TIRES, IS TO SWITCH POSITION OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES AS WELL AS THE TWO BACK TIRES. PLEASE NOTE THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM - IT ONLY DELAYS THE PROBLEM.

NISSAN 350Z VIN [XXX] AT APPROX. 7700 MILES CAR DISPLAYED ROARING NOISE WHEN BRAKED. NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND CONSISTENT AT LOW SPEED AS MILEAGE INCREASED. DEALER (TROY NISSAN IN TROT, AL.) SHOWED ME CUPPING/UNEVEN WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES. AS PREVIOUS OWNER OF 2003 NISSAN 350Z, I RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM. REPEATED CALLS TO NISSAN CORPORATE MET WITH RESPONSE THAT NISSAN DOES NOT ADMIT PROBLEM EXISTS IN 2004 MODEL AND REFUSES TO REPLACE TIRES AS THE WAS THE PRACTICE WITH 2003 MODEL. BELIEVE THIS WILL CONSTITUTE SAFETY HAZARD AS THESE CARS GET OLDER AND THAT NISSAN MUST STEP UP TO THE PROBLEM. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

FRONT TIRES ARE FREATHERING AND HAS A ROWLING NOISE

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.