2004 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

I WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALER, THAT THE AIRBAGS ON MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z WILL NO LONGER WORK UNLESS I REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT MODULES AND SENSOR AT AN APPROX COST OF $1700. NISSAN IS NO LONGER WILLING TO WARRANTY THE ARIBAGS, SINCE THE CAR HAS 116,000 MILES (PER 2/5/10 CALL FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION). THEIR WTY IS 60 MOS OR 60K MILES; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT WTY IS 120 MOS. OR 120K MILES. THE AIRBAGS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AS SEAT BELTS. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I SUGGESTED NISSAN RECONSIDER THE AIR BAG WTY AND ASSIST ME WITH GETTING THIS ($1700) ISSUE RESOLVED AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO. THEY DECLINED MY OFFER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR IF THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I AM TRYING TO PROACTIVELY AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR A FATALITY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *CN

WHEELS ON NISSAN 350Z THAT I PURCHASED ARE CRACKING AT ALL THE SPOKES , NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE CHROMING PROCESS. DEALER SOLD ME CAR WITHOUT TELLING ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AND MY WARRANTY WONT COVER IT THEY SAID GO TO THE DEALER. POWER NIACIN OF CHANDLER ARIZONA IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE . MY QUESTION IS .... IF A DEALER HAS A VEHICLE THAT THEY ARE SELLING AND IT HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT ABOUT THE WHEELS , SHOULDN'T THEY REPLACE THE WHEELS BEFORE SELLING THE CAR TO SOMEONE ? , WHEN MY LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM ALL THE SPOKES I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON THE I-10 AROUND BUCKEYE AZ, THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75 MPH THERE. IF I DID NOT CATCH THIS RIGHT AWAY I WOULD HAVE LOST THAT RIM AND THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY COST ME MY LIFE. *TR

2004 350Z HAD TO HAVE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP REPLACED IN 2008. TOP STARTED TO SHOW STRESS AT FOLDS AND A LARGE RIP IN TOP NEXT TO BACK WINDOW. TOP WILL SOMETIMES STICK WHEN PUTTING DOWN AND WILL HAVE TO RAISE AND LOWER TO GET IT TO WORK. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS STARTED TO STICK IT WILL RELEASE AFTER A WHILE. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A NEAR FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT, WHICH NISSAN DIDN'T REPORT TO THE DEATH AND INJURY REPORTS DONE EVERY QUARTER PER ANNUAL YEAR. THE ACCIDENT ALMOST LEFT ME PARALYZED AND I BROKE OVER 6 BONES IN VARIOUS BODY PART LOCATIONS DUE TO THE CAR NOT LIVING UP TO THE "SAFETY" FEATURES THE MAKER BOASTED TO HAVE WHICH FALSELY LEAD ME TO BUY THE CAR AND NEARLY KILLED ME DURING AN ACCIDENT, AT NO FAULT OF MINE. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON 1-18-2006, THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS, AND OCCURRED IN ARIZONA ON INTERSTATE 51 IN PHOENIX AZ. I WAS REAR ENDED, WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC PILE-UP DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ESTIMATED TO BE DRIVING UPON IMPACT AT 43 MPH. I HAD MY SEALTBELT ON, WHICH BROKE MY COLLARBONE, AND A RIB. I ALSO RUPTURED A SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT FROM THE FORCE OF THE CAR INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, THE LEG AND FEET COMPARTMENT FOR THE DRIVER AREA CAUSED ONE FOOT I HAD ON THE BRAKE, TO BREAK THE SESSAMOID BONE; THE RT KNEE WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING COLUMN AND I BROKE MY PATELLA AND TORE MY MENISCUS. BOTH REQUIRED SURGERY, BOTH ON OPPOSITE LEGS. I REQUIRED SURGERY FOR THE RUPTURED IMPLANT. MY NECK WAS FRACTURED AND THE BLOW AND WHIPLASH FROM THE INADEQUATE HEAD RESTRAINT CAUSED VERTIGO FOR NEARLY 3 MONTHS. I SUFFERED BRAIN BRUISING AND SWELLING FROM HITTING MY HEAD AGAINST THE HEADREST AFTER BEING THRUST FORWARD WITHOUT AN AIRBAG TO CUSHION THE JOLTING OF THE NECK AND SPINE. MY THORACIC SPINE WAS FRACTURED, AND REMAINS THAT WAY SINCE I'VE OPTED NOT TO HAVE SURGERY. THE LUMBAR SPINE HAS A RUPTURED DISK AND DEVELOPED A MASS FROM THE IMPACT BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA THAT DEVELOPED FROM THE OTHER DRIVERS CAR HITTING MY REAR END OF THE CAR AND THE SEAT THRUSTING ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE VEHICLES STRUCTURE INTO THE SEAT BEHIND WHERE I SAT. I HAD SURGERY ON THE REMOVAL OF THE MASS AND THE LUMBAR SPINE REPAIR 3 TIMES. MY LIFE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE FALSE MISLEADING CLAIMS THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CLAIMED. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z WITH 36,000 MILES USES ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. MY FACTORY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED JANUARY 31, 2009 (34 DAYS AGO). NISSAN IS NOT ILLING TO 'GOODWILL' MY COMPLAINT EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS 14,000 MILES BELOW THE FACTORY MILEAGE WARRANTY OF 50,000 MILES AND THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUES BEGAN MONTHS BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2008. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A WINDING STRETCH OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY MY 350Z WENT INTO AN UNEXPECTED 360 DEGREE SPIN. IT WAS A LITTLE MISTY OUTSIDE. THE ROAD WAS DAMP, BUT NOT WET. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW 40'S DEG F. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE. I HAD JUST BARELY STARTED INTO AN AVERAGE LEFT TURN (I.E., NOT A TIGHT TURN) WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SPIN. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT DID NOT BRAKE. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL OPPOSITE OF THE DIRECTION OF THE SPIN, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT. WHEN IT APPEARED I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO THE SIDE OF MOUNTAIN HEAD ON, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SPIN, WHICH, AS EXPECTED, CAUSED IT TO SPIN A LITTLE FASTER. THE CAR ENDED UP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE OPPOSITE LANE. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. I CHECKED THE TIRES AFTERWARD AND THEY APPEARED NORMAL. I WENT BACK OVER THE SECTION OF ROAD, BUT SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. I HAVEN'T NOTICED ANYTHING SINCE THEN, BUT I HAVEN'T PUSHED IT EITHER. TO ME IT SEEMS THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND THAT EVEN IF IT DID, THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE STRAIGHTENED THE CAR OUT. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS. FROM MY EXPERIENCE UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EASILY HAVE NEGOTIATED THIS TURN AT LEAST 15 MPH FASTER THAN I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS A ROAD THAT I TRAVEL OFTEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND GAVE THEM COPIES OF SIMILAR NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR THIS CAR. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF A GENERIC PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WILL CHECK WITH THE NISSAN REP AND GET BACK TO ME. *TR

WHILE MAKING A NORMAL LEFT TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION MY CAR BEGAN TO SPIN. AFTER A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE SPIN AND SMACK INTO A CURB, THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR EXTERIOR WHEEL WELL. THIS ALIGNMENT ISSUE AND PREMATURE TIRE WEAR PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS TO DO A COMPLETE 360 SPIN OUT IS RIDICULOUS. I AM LUCKY NO ONE SMACKED INTO ME AFTER I STOPPED. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES REPLACED TWICE ON THE RIGHT REAR AND ONCE ON THE LEFT REAR BECAUSE OF THE INNER TIRE WEAR. I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE ALSO. ALL THIS WAS PRIOR TO MY SPIN OUT. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS CAR. ANY ANSWERS, SOLUTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. ARE YOU EVEN DOING ANYTHING WITH THESE COMPLAINTS? FROM WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS WRITTEN, NO ONE HAS DONE A THING. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR ANYTHING FOR THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE WINDS UP GETTING HURT FROM THIS. OBVIOUSLY THE DEALERSHIP WONT DO A THING IT WILL BE WAY TOO COSTLY FOR THEM. BUT FOR MINE AND THE REST OF THE DRIVERS ON THE ROADS SAFETY, MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. GIVE US A RECALL TO FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. ITS BEEN ALMOST 6 YEARS AND STILL NO SOLUTION. COME ON GUYS, I KNOW YOUR BETTER THAN THAT. OUR SAFETY IS NOW IN YOUR HANDS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE A/B DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT TENSIONER IS TAUGHT AND APPEARS TO HAVE WORKED. DRIVER SIDE A/B DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEATBELT TENSIONER IS NOT TAUGHT AND APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. MVA INVOLVED A HEAD ON ACCIDENT TO THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE 350 Z CONVERTIBLE. IMPACT WAS AT 40MPH. SRS LIGHTS ARE NOT INDICATING THAT THE A/B DEPLOYED. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WAS VERY SIMILAR TO ONE I HAD 2 YEARS AGO IN THE SAME CAR, ONLY I DO NOT REMEMBER AS MUCH AS I DO FROM THE FIRST ONE. THE FIRST ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY AUGUST OF 2006. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO FISH-TAIL. I WAS ON THE FAST LANE AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER AND SPUN AND HIT IT AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR ANYONE HITTING ME. MY CAR WAS CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE MAINLY NEAR LEFT TIRE AND THE BUMPER, SOME DAMAGE WAS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AS WELL. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AND THE TIRES WERE CHANGED. THE SECOND ACCIDENT I DO NOT REMEMBER AS MUCH BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS STRONGER AND IT KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS AND IT WAS RAINING. THE DAMAGE ON THE CAR WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIRST ACCIDENT ONLY THERE IS ALOT MORE BODY DAMAGE. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THAT I HAD HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER AND SPUN. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND THERE IS A NO REASON THAT A SPORTS CAR SHOULD BE FISH-TAILING OR LOSE TREADING IN THE RAIN. THESE CARS SHOULD BE MADE RESISTANT TO SUCH WEATHER AND SHOULD TIRES SHOULD NOT BE BALDING SO QUICKLY. THE 2003 AND 2004 NISSANS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR PREMATURE FEATHERING/WEATHERING OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES TEND TO START BALDING TOO SOON, THUS CAUSING NOT ENOUGH TRACTION. THIS CLEARLY WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO FISH-TAIL. *TR

I CAN'T FILL UP NO MORE THEN 5 GALLONS WHEN THE GAS GAUGE IS READING EMPTY. THE GAS TANK WILL REFUSE FUEL AND OVERFLOW OUT OF THE FILLER CAUSING IT TO GET ALL OVER THE BODY. I HATE TO MAKE FREQUENT STOPS FOR GAS AGAIN AND AGAIN.. I SEARCHED ON MULTIPLE FORUMS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE CARS AND EVEN THE NEWER MODELS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK THIS TECHNICAL ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED. *TR