2004 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

THE DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE AFTER WINDOW BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED CAR REPLACED AT NO COST OF COURSE DUE TO IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 2/19/09 AND DEALER INFORMED ME NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY MY COST TO REPLACE DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR $372.58. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 12/09/10 DID NOT BOTHER TO GO TO DEALER MY COST TO REPLACE DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR $269.58. THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW IS AGAIN STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AS OF 7/25/12. CAR HAS 19,831 TOTAL MILES AS OF 7/25/12 HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, IS IN ALMOST PERFECT CONDITION, DRIVEN BY MATURE WOMAN. *TR

THOUSAND OF REPORTED CASES OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FUEL UP THE NISSAN 350Z. THE PROBLEM SOURCE IS THE FILLER NECK SHUTTER VALVE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR YEARS AND HAVE BEEN MAKING CUSTOMER FOOT THE $400-$500 BILL INSTEAD OF TAKING ACTION ON THE FAULTY PART. THE FAULTY SHUTTER VALVE CAUSES FUEL TO SPEW OUT WHILE FILLING THE TANK COVERING THE CAR AND OPERATOR IN FUEL. THE RISKY PART IS PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THE WAY THEY FILL TO TRY TO BYPASS THE ACTION OF THE SHUTTER VALVE BUT ALSO WORKS AGAINST THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE GASOLINE NOZZLE CAUSING IT TO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FUEL REACHES MAX. I PERSONALLY CANT ONLY GET 7 GALLONS IN MY CAR BEFORE IT SPRAYS OUT WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING SINCE I HAVE TO FIGHT TO ADD 7 GALLONS OF FUEL EVERYOTHER DAY. I FOUGHT WITH THIS ISSUE IN MY 2003 350Z AND MY 04. IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. EXAMPLES INCLUDE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO THE POINT OF OVERFLOWING, THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY REPORTS, 3/4, 1/2 1/4 AND SOMETIMES EMPTY. THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY REPORTS DIFFERENT FUEL LEVELS EACH TIME THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE DESCRIBED MATTER ON VARIOUS ONLINE 350Z FORUMS INDICATE THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS FOR MANY OTHER 350Z OWNERS, WHICH INDICATES A PRODUCT DEFECT. THE FORUM THAT FOLLOWS IS ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES: HTTP://MY350Z.COM/FORUM/MAINTENANCE-AND-REPAIR/501507-FIX-FOR-GAS-GAUGE-FLUCTUATIONS-HARD-TO-FILL.HTML. *TR

2003 2004 350Z CAME WITH OUT CAMBER ADJUSTMENT WEARING FRONT TIRES INSIDE WERE YOU DONT SEE CAUSEING BLOW OUTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEY MAKE CAMBER KIT BUT ARE NOT BY NISSAN SO THEY WONT PAY TO GET THIS LIFE SAVING PART PUT ON I HAVE PUT ON 6 PAIRS OF FRONT TIRES IN 3 YEARS WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY DO NOT MAKE A CAMBER KIT. *TT

MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF 2003-2007 NISSAN'S HAVE ISSUES WITH POWER WINDOWS, EVEN HIGHER PERCENTAGE WITH THE 350Z. STILL NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE DOOR BE JAMMED THE NEXT ESCAPE ROUTE WOULD BE THREW THE WINDOW. IF THE WINDOW IS NOT OPERATING THEN YOU HAVE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. ALSO IN THE CASE THAT THE CAR IS SUBMERGED IN WATER ALL POWER WINDOWS ARE FUNCTIONAL FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS BUT NOT IF THEY ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING STUCK. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z FOR THE SAME REPAIR OF THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HALF A DOZEN TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THEY MADE WAS ADJUSTMENTS AND OPERATED NORMAL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN BACK TO THE SAME ISSUES TIME AND TIME AGAIN. IT'S ABOUT TIME THEY START REPLACING PARTS BY A RECALL PROCESS. I HOPE THIS DOES NOT FALL ON DEAF EARS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2004 350Z NISSAN I BOUGHT USED IN 2007 @ 16K MILES. I'M UNABLE TO FILL THE FUEL TANK COMPLETELY. APPARENTLY THE FUEL NOZZLE SENSOR DETECTS THE TANK AS FILLED WHEN IT IS NOT. BEFORE TANK FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 3/4 FILLED @ 12-13 GALLONS WHEN NOZZLE SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. OTHERWISE I COULD FILL UP NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NOW IT'S ONLY ALLOWING ABOUT 1/2 TANK TO FILL (ABOUT 7 GALLONS) CONSISTENTLY. I'M HAVING TO REFUEL SEVERAL TIMES IN ANY GIVEN WEEK. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE CAR YET, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. *TR

THE CAR AT 28,241 NEEDED A DRIVE BELT, NEW CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. KEEP UP WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND KNOW HOW TO DRIVE CARS WITH CLUTCHES (35 YEARS). GEICO SENT REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE CAR AND NOTED THAT IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THIS CAR AND AGREE TO REPAIR IT. THIS WAS AFTER I CALL NISSAN REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE AND THEY OFFER TO DO NOTHING. KRISTEN FOUND OUT THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK CARE THE REPAIRS AND ONLY OFFERED TO SEE THE INVOICE AFTER I SUGGESTED THEY PAID THE DEDUCTIBLES. SO FAR NO ANSWER. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THE PROBLEMS OF LISTED ABOVE. NEXT, AIRBAG WAS LISTED.

THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN. IT HAPPENS AFTER FUELING, AND UPON DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN SERVICE DEPTS. FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, AND REPLACED IT. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED, BUT WHEN I DROVE IT, THE GAUGE FLUCTUATED AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES COMING FROM THE COMPUTER. SO TOOK MY CAR TO A 2ND NISSAN SERV. DEPT AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE OTHER FUEL SENSOR (SINCE THERE ARE 2), BUT STILL FAULTY. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TANK AT ANYTIME. IT IS MOST DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AND THE FUEL TANK EMPTY WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY COMES ON, AFTER THE GAUGE HAD JUST REFLECTED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUEL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A 2004 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF BEING OF THE WAY FULL. UPON DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTATE UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR