2003 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

350Z TOURING MODEL PRE-MATURE TIRE WEAR. I ORDERED MY CAR ON 01/2003 AND TOOK DELIVERY ON 04/2006. AT WHICH TIME I DISCOVERING THAT NISSAN HAD PUT OUT ITS 1ST TSB BULLETIN DATED 01/23/2003. REFERENCE # NTB03-006. I HAVE 15,434 MILES ON MY CAR. I DRIVE IT VERY LITTLE AND THEREFORE, JUST STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS THAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT. THE LASTEST RECALL NOTICE WAS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2005. AGAIN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THAT APPLIED TO THE RECALL NOTICE WHICH INVOLVED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME AGAIN THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I DECIDED TO GET UP UNDER MY CAR AND DO MY OWN INSPECTION. WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS UNBELIEVABLE, MY TIERS WERE WEARING ON THE INNER TOE TO THE POINT THEY WERE ALMOST BALD AT 12,500 MILES. I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE REP. AND POINTED THIS OUT, HE IMMEDIATELY CHANGED HIS MIND AND ORDERED ME NEW TIRES AT NISSAN EXPENSE. AT 15,434 THE TIRES HAD BEGUN TO WEAR IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WANTED ME TO PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT. I REFUSE TO PUT ANOTHER DIME IN THIS CAR. HE SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT NISSAN. I DID AND NOW NISSAN WILL NOT FIX MY CAR UNTIL I GET A RELEASE FROM ONE OF THOSE LEMON LAW ATTORNEYS THAT I HAD CONTACTED OUT OF DESPERATION. THAT'S ANOTHER STORY AND NOW I'M FIGHTING THEM TOO. I TOLD THE LAWYERS THAT I WANTED MY CAR REPLACED BUT LET THEM PERSUADE ME INTO A 4,500 MONETARY VERBAL AGREEMENT. WHEN I RECEIVED THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT FROM NISSAN I REFUSED TO SIGN IT AND RETURN IT TO THE LAWYER FOR PAYMENT. THE LAW FIRM CONTACTED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT A VERBAL AGREEMENT IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND IS THE SAME AS A BINDING CONTRACT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING LETTERS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL, FEDERAL TRADE, BBB NISSAN AND THOSE SO CALLED LAWYERS WHO CLAIM TO REPRESENT US. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WORE OUT ON THE INSIDE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY ALIGNED FROM THE FACTORY AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN 2004. TWO MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GROWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUR PREMATURELY.

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GRINDING WHEN I SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR(MANUAL) I HAVE ONLY 20K MILES ON MY STOCK CAR NO MAJOR MODIFICATIONS DONE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN AND THEY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND AND WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT I FOUND MY CAR SHIFTING LIKE BUTTER I WAS AMAZED ON HOW SMOOTH IT WAS. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM IS BACK LIKE IT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED OR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT GRADUALLY STARTED GETTING TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD TAKE IT BACK OR AM I STUCK. I HAVE DONE SOME TALKING WITH OTHER "Z" OWNERS ON A WELL KNOWN MESSAGE BOARD AND OVER THE YEARS HUNDREDS HAVE GOT THEIR TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND HUNDREDS HAVEN'T DEPENDING ON DEALERSHIPS. *NM

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ON MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z DOES NOT ROLL UP AND HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER WINDOW BEFORE. I LIVE IN A PLACE OF EXTREME HEAT AND DUST AT TIMES AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN MADE AND FIX THE NUMEROUS WINDOW FAILURES THAT ARE OCCURRING. MAJOR 350Z FORUMS TALK ABOUT THIS AND WILL BE WRITING SOON ALSO. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL #05V555000, CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS RECEIVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COMPLETE THE ENTIRE REMEDY WITHOUT CHARGE AND WANTED A FEE FOR REMOVAL OF AN AFTER MARKET EXHAUST SYSTEM BEFORE COMPLETING THE RECALL. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO PROBLEM BEING EXPERIENCED WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER ON THE ISSUE. *AK

NISSAN 350Z RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL FILLER HOSE AND FUEL VAPOR HOSE BECAUSE OF RISK OF LEAKAGE THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE/EXPLOSION. COWLES NISSAN DEALER IN WOODBRIDGE VIRGINIA REPLACED MY FUEL VAPOR HOSE, IGNORE THE FUEL FILLER HOSE DESPITE OF MY ARGUMENT THAT THOSE 2 PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS PER THE RECALL LETTER. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WHO THEN SUGGESTED ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WHERE ARE THE CUSTOMER'S RIGHT AND SAFETY AWARENESS OF THAT DEALER??? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY HAVING THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, BUT THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED ON MARCH 31, 2006. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS NHTSA RECALL #05V555000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM.

WHEN UP SHIFTING TO 5TH GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL GRIND AT HIGHER RPM'S. ALSO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION "CATCHING" AS SHIFTING IN OTHER GEARS, HAVE TO PRESS HARD TO GET IT INTO GEAR AT TIMES. *JB

THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAINSTORM WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ENDED UP ON THE ROAD WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A PULL OUT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN AWARE DUE TO THE CONDITIONS ON THE ROADWAY. THE RESULT OF THIS IS DUE TO BURNING OF OIL WHICH THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT CAUSES THIS! THEY JUST ORDER A CONSUMPTION TEST AND RARELY DOES WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO! WHICH IS REPLACE THE MOTOR AS THEY DID IN MY CASE BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!I WENT TO THE BBB WHOM ORDERED NISSAN TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ALONG WITH OTHER FIXES FOR SUSPENSION AND WINDOW MOTOR BUT THOSE ARE SEPARATE ISSUES. THEY REPLACED MOTOR BUT IT STILL ENDED UP BREAKING DOWN AGAIN TWICE AFTER AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX! IT BROKE DOWN ABOUT 6 THOUSAND MILES AFTER THE NEW MOTOR. *JB

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A RAINY STORMY NIGHT NORTH BOUND HWY 101 ON JANUARY 10TH 2004 WHEN MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z STOPPED WITH A HUGE CLUNK IN THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND CAME TO A ROLLING STOP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THERE WAS NOT MUCH SHOULDER SPACE AND POOR VISIBILTY THAT NIGHT!APPARENTLY THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL 1QT PR THOUSAND MILES! I DIDNT KNOW THIS FROM GETTING REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT AROUNG THE 3K MARKER! KEPT GETTING OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BUT NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY MANUFACTURER UNTIL I WENT TO THE BBB! THEN NISSAN WAS FORCED TO REPLACE MOTOR, CLUTCH , TIRES WHICH IVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES LONG BEFORE THIS EVER OCCURED ALONG WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS IN WHICH THE WINDOWS KEPT GIVING OUT ALSO! MY VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN SOME 1000 MILES AFTER THE NEW MOTOR! MY CAR KEPT STALLING AT A STOP LIGHT! I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I ALMOST HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE SEVICE REP TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY! ABOUT 3K MILES AFTER THE NEW MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND INSTALLED I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST 3QTS LOW AGAIN! YES THE CAR STILL KEEPS BURNING OIL!NISSAN DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! I KEPT CALLING CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHOM KEPT PASSING MY FILE AROUND TO ONE REP AND ANOTHER. I FINALLY BROKE DOWN 3-4 THOUSAND MILES LATER AND HAVE BEEN FOR OVER A MONTH WITH A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT RUN AND NO ASSURANCE FROM THE DEALER WHO FIXED MY MOTOR LESS THAN 7K MILES AGO. THIS CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST FEW MONTHS IVE HAD IT. *NM