2003 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

MY CAR SHUTOFF AS I WAS DRIVING. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. NISSAN SAYS MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THAT EXPLAINS THE EXACT PROBLEM: RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TUESDAY AND MY CAR SHUTOFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IF I WAS GOING FASTER ON A HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY AREN'T WILLING TO FIX IT UNDER THE ISSUED RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!! *TR

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING OPERATION. VEHICLE IS HARD TO RESTART AFTER FAILURE. THIS MAY CAUSE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED MOMENTS LATER AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350 Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SELF-DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING WHEN CHANGING TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CAM SHAFT AND THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR DIED OUT AND TCS SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. WHILE DOING SO I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT ME AND THE AREA THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER HAD A VERY SMALL MEDIAN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERY THING WAS FINE. THE NEXT WEEK THE CAR DIED OUT MANY TIMES WHILE GOING UP A HILL ON THE WAY TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEALER. THEY CHANGED 2 CAM POSITION SENSORS, AND 1 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTICED A FAULTY CAM SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR, WHICH HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2003 NISSAN 350Z SHUTS DOWN IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. NHTSA HAS THIS CAR LISTED ON THEIR RECALL LIST BUT THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALERSHIP. I WENT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON, THE TCS LIGHT, AND SLIP LIGHT, LIGHT UP AFTER RESTARTING AND IT TAKES A FEW CRANKS TO RESTART. SO AFTER SPENDING $88.00 TO HAVE THIS DIAGNOSIS DONE THEY STILL SAY SORRY WE CAN'T HELP YOU. THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT MY SON DRIVES BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE AND AS OF RIGHT NOW HE IS WALKING BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID TO LET HIM DRIVE IT UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. DO I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE MOST DEFINITELY! DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT DOWN WITH CARS BEHIND YOU I FEEL IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN LIKE THIS, EVERY TIME THE CAR IS USED IT HAPPENS MORE THEN ONCE. THESE ARE THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT THE RECALL LISTS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 3/25/11 TILL THE PRESENT. *TR