2004 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

2004 NISSAN 350Z, FRONT TIRES ROAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS WE NEED NEW TIRES AND IT WILL COST $650. I STATED, THIS IS A NEW CAR AND WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO WEAR THE FRONT TIRES OUT. HE SAYS TO CALL NISSAN. NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT (YET). WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BY NEW TIRES EVERY YEAR.*AK

AT ABOUT 13,000 MILES MY FRONT TIRES STARTED MAKING A GROWLING SOUND AT OR BELOW 30 MPH OR WHILE BRAKING. TOOK CAR TO NISSAN TO HAVE FRONT END INSPECTED. BOTH TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. NISSAN REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES AND ALIGNED ALL 4 WHEELS.*AK

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN 350Z. IT CURRENTLY HAS 5800 MILES ON IT AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. THEY ARE FEATHING AND ARE VERY LOUD. *AK

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 NISSAN 350Z AND I'M EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH SEVERE FRONT TIRE FEATHERING. I HAVE MADE NISSAN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH CAUSE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS MY BRAKES BUT AFTER JUST 10K000 MILES REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND REALIZED THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER MY SECOND TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE NO LONGER GOOD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT JUST UNDER 14000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE TIRES AND POSSIBLY A TOEING PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN 350Z'S. I REGISTERED A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN AT 1800-NISSAN-1 AND IT DOESN'T SEEM AS THOUGH THEY WILL RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURED WITH 2003 350Z'S.*AK

THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH WHEATHER THE VEHICLE WAS HOT OR COLD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN. HOWEVER, THE ROAD WAS DRY AND NOT WET. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT IT WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

FIRST NOTICED BY VEHICLE OWNER AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES, DEALER CONFIRMED AT 12000 MILES, MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z TOURING MODEL HAS DEVELOPED ABNORMAL WEAR OF INNER EDGES OF FRONT TIRES--FRONT TIRES FORMING A CUPPING SHAPE. THE RESULT OF THIS ABNORMAL WEAR HAS CREATED UNSTABLE HANDLING AND RIDE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY A SAFETY CONCERN WITH REGARD TO TIRE PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE ADVISORY BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING THIS VERY PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 350Z MODE, BUT NOT FOR THE 2004 MODEL. NISSAN HAS INDICATED THAT THE SUSPENSION IS THE PRIMARY PROBLEM FOR CAUSING THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND HAS AUTHORIZED A PARTIAL FIX TO THE PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL--REQUEST INVESTIGATION FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.*AK

FRONT TIRES WORN ON INSIDE DUE TO FAULTY ALIGNNMENT FROM FACTORY. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2003. DURING SECOND SERVICE ( 7,400 MILES) AT PURCHASING DEALERSHIP TIRES WERE BALANCED AND INSPECTED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID NOTHING WAS ABNORMAL WITH THE TIRES. NOW 5 MONTHS LATER ( 13,000 MILES) PURCHASING DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT AUTO WHEN I TOLD THEM THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END AND THAT TIRES WERE WEARING ON THE INSIDE. I WAS TOLD BY PURCHASING DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CALL NISSAN NORTH AMERICA OR TO CALL BRIDGESTONE TIRE COMPANY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I IN TURN CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND WAS TOLD BY THEM TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. I TOOK THE CAR IN YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES FOR THE FRONT AND THAT THE ALIGNMENT WOULD BE ADJUSTED WHEN THE NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST FOR TIRES AND SERVICE. I AM AFRAID THE BAD ALIGNMENT MAY CAUSE TIRE FAILURE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE. I CHECK MY TIRES WEEKLY TO ENSURE NO CORDS ARE SHOWING ON THE INSIDE AND THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. ALL 2003 350 Z'S HAVE A 2 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY ON THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRE REPLACEMENTS DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEMS, YET NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE 2004 ISSUES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE SAME AS THE 2003. YOU CAN'T EXPECT CONSUMERS TO PURCHASE 2 NEW TIRES ONCE A YEAR BECAUSE NISSAN CAN'T REPAIR AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM ON THEIR FLAGSHIP 350Z.

I OWN A 2004 ENTHUSIAST MODEL 350Z . DURING OUR VACATION THIS YEAR WE NOTICED A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. WE ONLY HAD 6,507 MILES ON THE CAR AT THIS TIME. MY HUSBAND AND I AT FIRST THOUGHT THIS WAS DUE TO THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD WE WERE DRIVING ON. HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 3,000 MILES THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND AT THIS POINT WE WERE ALSO NOTICING A SKIPPING PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO/ CD PLAYER.SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER UPON RETURNING HOME. AT THE DEALERSHIP MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SPORTS CAR AND HAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SUSPENSION AND TIRES , WE COULD EXPECT TO REPLACE THE TIRES VERY OFTEN ON THIS CAR. THE TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY AND FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE TREAD. TO MYSELF , THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE CAR HANLDLING HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS UNEVEN WEAR. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE 2003 350Z HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, THE ONLY THING THEY'VE DONE IS MADE A MINOR ADJUSTMENT IN THE SUSPENSION WHICH ALLOWS US TO DRIVE A LITTLE LONGER ON THESE TIRES. I KNOW THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS AND IS NOT MAKING ANY EFFORT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE TIRES. A CONSUMER HAS A RIGHT TO EXPECT THE THE PRODUCT AND ALL ITS PARTS TO MEET A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. NISSAN HAS NOT ACTED IN GOOD FAITH TO ITS' CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PURCHASE A CAR KNOWING THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT EVERY 3-5,000 MILES. ESPECIALLY NOT AT THE PRICE OF EACH TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS , AT THE LEAST UNETHICAL, AND MAY BECOME CRIMINAL UPON THE DEATH OF A CONSUMER WHO DIES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND REACHING FOR SOMETHING CONSUMER STRUCK HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE SAME METAL WAS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DESIGN FOR THE TOP WAS FLAWED.*AK CUTAWAY OF HINGES ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES AT HEAD LEVEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEFECTED PEICE WOULD PIERCE THE SKULL ON SIDE IMPACT. *TC