2003 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

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

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

SUSPENSION OF CAR CAUSES TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO WEAR UNEVENLY. TIRE TREAD FEATHERS AND A LOUD ROARING SOUND IS VERY NOTICABLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BACK IN THE SPRING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS NOW RETURNED.*AK

FRONT PAIR OF TIRES CUPPING/FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE OF TIRES, CAUSING A LOUD GROWL WHEN BRAKING. *AK

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. I PURCHASED THE CAR ON JULY 3RD, 2003. SINCE THAT PURCHASE, THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN "FEATHERING" AND ALL NISSAN WILL DO IS PULL THE TIRES OFF AND ROTATE THE PROBLEM AREA TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. NOW THE INSIDE WILL START TO "FEATHER" THUS CREATING THE RIDE EVEN ROUGHER AND MORE UNSTABLE. NOT ONLY IS THIS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRES, BUT ONCE ROTATED, IT HAS INCREASED THE CHANCE FOR A BLOWOUT EVEN FURTHER. NISSAN CONTINUES TO DODGE MY REQUEST FOR A SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT, AS THIS IS APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM, BY SAYING THAT IT IS NOT THE SUSPENSION OR THE ALIGNMENT, BUT THE TIRES THEMSELVES (WHICH IS JUST NOT TRUE. *AK

SUSPENSION DESIGN FLAW ON MY NISSAN 350Z TRACK IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND A POSSIBLY DANGEROUS CONDITION.*AK

MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I HAD TIRE FEATHERING ON THE FRONT TWO TIRES AND THEY WERE REPLACED BY NISSAN AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS REDONE. NOW THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE FIRST PRODUCTION CARS. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL OF THE CARS SO THAT THE SUSPENSION CAN BE FIXED. I DO WANT TO HAVE TO REPLACE TIRES AT 6-10K MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NISSAN 350, PROBLEM WITH SUSPENSION CAUSES TIRES TO "CUP" OR "FEATHER". THIS PREMATURE WEAR COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.*AK

I ALSO OWN A 2003 NISSAN 350 Z AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TIRE CUPPING/FEATHERING. I HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT AT 4970 MILES AND TIRE REPLACEMENT AT 7500 MILES DUE TO THE BACKORDER OF THE TIRES BECAUSE OF SO MANY OTHERS ALSO HAVING THE REALIGNING AND TIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK

2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FRONT SUSPENSION WHICH CAUSES TIRE NOISE, IMPROPER TIRE WEAR, AND PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. NISSAN IS UNABLE TO ALIGN THE CAR OR FIX THE VEHICLE IN ANY WAY THAT AVOIDS THE PROBLEM LONG-TERM. REPLACING OR ROTATING TIRES DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NEITHER DO ALIGNMENTS OR BALANCING. DEALER GIVES THE CUSTOMER DIFFICULTIES WHEN SERVICING THE SUSPENSION UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY, AND IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE WITH THE CONSUMER, SAFETY, OR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MIND.*AK