2003 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

HORRIBLE ROAD NOISE, TIRE WEAR UNEVEN "FEATHERING" OR SCALLOPING ON THE INSIDES OF THE FRONT TIRES. CAR HAS BEEN PLACED IN SHOP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR FIVE TIMES AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. CAR IS GOING BACK NEXT WEEK FOR A SIXTH ATTEMPT. *LA

I HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FEATHERING OF THE FRONT TIRES AND NOW THE REAR TIRES ARE CUPPED AS WELL. FIRST PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AT 7,000 MILES AND NISSAN REPLACED THE TIRES AND REALIGNED THE SUSPENSION AT AROUND 12,000 MILES. I NOTICED A LOT OF ROAD NOISED AND NOTICED FEATHERING OF THE FRONT TIRES AT 19,500 MILES AND WAS CONFIRMED ALL FOUR TIRES CUPPED BY MY NISSAN DEALER. CLAIM WAS FILED WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS NOTIFIED TODAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. *LA

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN 350Z WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES TO DATE. I WAS RECENTLY IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE THE RESULT OF THE CRASH WAS IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I WAS TRAVELING 30-35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. *AK THANKFULLY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BECAUSE MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THIS CAR. IF I WAS NOT WEARING MY SEATBELT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC IF THE ACCIDENT WAS AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF SEVERITY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY(DRIVER'S SIDE) AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY!

I OWN A NEW NISSAN 350Z, PURCHASED IN APRIL/MAY 2003. THE CAR CAME IN MISALIGNED AND WAS ALIGNED AT 1700 MILES. NOW AT 9400 MILES, THE ALIGNMENT IS OUT AGAIN AND THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING. DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ADMITS THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD WITH THE 350 AND THERE IS NO FIX. SOMETHING WITHIN THE SUSPENSION/FRONT END IS FAULTY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL. *LA

EXTREME IRREGULAR FRONT TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) CAUSING LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN FIRST NOTICED. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 5000 MILES AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT CHECKED (ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD). VEHICLE NOW HAS 9000 MILES AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE SHOWING IRREGULAR WEAR AGAIN. MANUFACTURER HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *LA

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z THAT HAS EXHIBITED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CUPPING/FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD AND INCREASED ROAD NOISE/ROAR. THE NOISE APPEARED AT 5,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WORSENED. I TOOK MY CAR TO STAR NISSAN IN NILES, IL, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE ILL-EQUIPPED TO PERFORM NISSAN TSB #NTB03-006 (TIRE ROAD NOISE WHEN BRAKING). I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND I WILL TRY ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. WHEN I ASKED IF TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED IF THE TSB DID NOT SOLVE THE ABNORMAL WEAR, THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT I'D HAVE TO CALL THEM BACK IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *LA

A DEFECT EXIST IN THE 2003 NISSAN 350Z WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE 'CUPPING' OR 'FEATHERING' TO OCCUR TO THE TIRES OF THE VEHICLE. *LA

2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS A DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION THAT CAUSES THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY (TIRE FEATHERING) AND ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHICH ALSO CAUSES THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN 6 TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. HUNDREDS OF OTHER 350Z OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME TROUBLE, BUT MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. *LA

TIRES ARE CUPPING/FEATHERING AND WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I BELIEVE THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR A SITUATION THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS. THE SOLUTION PROVIDED BY NISSAN IS TO HAVE THE TIRES TAKEN OFF THE RIM AND ROTATED, AS WELL AS PERFORMING AN ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST EVEN AFTER THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE TIRES ARE BRIGESTONE RE04'S - FEATHERED AT 5,000 MILES. *LA

TIRE FEATHERING ISSUE. TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY. PULLING TO THE RIGHT. TIRE ROAR. *LA