2004 NISSAN 350Z Complaints

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 NISSAN 350Z ON DECEMBER 20TH, 2004. THE CAR HAD 12 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. ANYWAY I JUST WANT TO REPORT A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT OR DEAL WITH. BASICALLY I STARTED HAVING IDLE ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN THE SPRING OF 2005 WITH ROUGHLY 3000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD START TO DEVELOP A ROUGH IDLE WITH THE AC OFF. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED THE NISSAN, THEY TRIED TO TELL ME ITS NORMAL AS THE 350Z IS THEIR "SPORTS CAR". NOT BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY SAID, I STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER 350Z AND OTHER NISSAN THAT USE THE SAME ENGINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT TURNS OUT I COULDN'T FIND ANY WITH THE PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH THE "SPORTS CAR" NOT IDLING PROBLEM SINCE THEN. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT IT TIME AFTER TIME, THEY EVENTUALLY BLACKLISTED ME AND NOT RETURN ANY OF MY PHONE CALL. A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB WAS NO HELP NEITHER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL NOVEMBER 16TH WHEN THE CAR STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER THE ROUGH IDLE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND WAS SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ROUGH IDLING, THE ENGINE JUST GAVE OUT AND DIED ON THE SPOT. IT REFIRED RIGHT AFTER, BUT IT WAS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN RIGHT WHEN IT STALLED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE CRUSH BY THE CARS BEHIND ME ON THAT INSTANCE. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM POP UP FROM TIME TO TIME, I WOULD SAY A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP, THE PROBLEM IS NOT SAFE AS THE CAR COULD JUST DIE ANY SECOND. PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX] IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. (THE CAR DOESN'T STALL ALL THE TIME, BUT THE BAD IDLE IS DEFINITELY THERE). ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE WEAR ON THE TIRES ON MY 2004 350Z. I UNDERSTAND NISSAN "SUPPOSEDLY" FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT MY CAR IS STILL WEARING FRONT TIRES LIKE NO OTHERS. THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING QUICKLY AND DEVELOP VIBRATION ON THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMAT

MY 2004 350Z ROADSTER'S CONVERTIBLE TOP RETRACTS INTO HOLDER WHEN DOWN, BUT THE COVER OF THAT AREA WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE CONSISTENTLY. APPROXIMATELY, 80% OF THE TIME, THE COVER STOPS TWO TO THREE INCHES BEFORE IT SHOULD AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OPEN LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON. AFTER TWO-FIVE TRIES, THE COVER WILL EVENTUALLY CLOSE. MY DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY WITH SERVICE TAKING ONE TO THREE DAYS. *JB

I LIVE IN ALASKA AND NISSAN 350Z DOES NOT START AND/OR WANT TO START IN ANY WEATHER UNDER 10 DEGREES. THE CAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE, AND GAS CAP DOES NOT WANT TO OPEN. THE CAR HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR WINTER.*AK

2004 NISSAN 350Z CLUTCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FLYWHEEL. *JB

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN 350Z AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR FRONT TIRE ROAR WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL DAMAGE THE TIRES AND MISALIGN THE FRONT END. THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO OCT 30 2005 AND I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON OCT 28TH. AFTER THE CAR WAS CHECKED THE TIRES WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD ORDER NEW TIRES. AFTER TWO WEEKS HAD PASSED AND I DID NOT HERE FROM THE DEALER, I CALLED TO INQUIRE. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE PARTS WERE NEVER ORDERED AND THEY WOULD ORDER THEM AND CALL ME WHEN THEY WERE IN. FINALLY ON NOV 21ST I HAD THE CAR SERVICED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME AT THIS TIME THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TIRES. THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO ME BECAUSE NOTHING WAS SAID TO ME AT THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SERVICE. I AGREED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE MIS-HANDLING OF THE CAR AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS FOR MY CAR A FEE OF $449.00 WAS PAID. DO TO THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, I FEEL THAT I AM DO A REFUND BY NISSAN. I HAVE ALL PERTINENT DOCUMENTATION FOR YOUR REVIEW. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2004 350Z CONVERTIBLE IN SEPTEMBER, 2004 FROM MARION DINWIDDIE AT HUDIBURG OKLAHOMA CITY. I HAVE ANOTHER CAR WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WHICH I DROVE WHEN THE ROADS WERE BAD RECENTLY I GOT A LETTER STATING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALIGNMENT. I STARTING CHECKING ON THE TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES, BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE040. ARE SUMMER TIRES AND ARE NOT TO BE DRIVEN ON SNOW AND ICE. I GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM TIRERACK.COM, WHICH GIVES RATINGS ON ALL THE TIRES AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES IN CUSTOMER REVIEWS. WHEN I BOUGHT THE NISSAN I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THESE WERE SUMMER ONLY TIRES. I CONSIDER THIS CRIMINAL! BY NOT TELLING PEOPLE THIS INFORMATION I AM SURE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF WRECKS AND POSSIBLY FATALITIES DUE TO SOMEONE DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS. IF I HAD KNOWN THE NISSAN HAD SUMMER TIRES ON IT I WOULD HAVE INSISTED THEY REPLACE THEM WITH ALL SEASON PERFORMANCE TIRES. BY NOT TELLING THE CONSUMER ABOUT THIS IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK AND IF I HAD NOT OWNED ANOTHER CAR, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK OR BEEN KILLED MYSELF AND OTHERS! THIS IS AN OUTRIGHT CRIMINAL ACT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED ERIC AT THE MAIN NISSAN OFFICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE DEALER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER DENIES THIS. I AM NOT GOING TO PLAY GAMES AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS DRIVING THESE CARS . FROM ALL THE REVIEWS I READ, THESE TIRES FALL APART AT ABOUT 10-15,000 MILES. WHEN I BUY A $40,000 DOLLAR CAR, I EXPECT HIGH PERFORMANCE ALL SEASON TIRES AND THEY HAD BETTER LAST MORE THAN 15,000 MILES! I FEEL RIPPED OFF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY NISSAN HAS PUT MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN GREAT DANGER. I THINK THEY DESERVE MORE THAT A SLAP ON THE HAND, DON'T YOU AGREE? WINTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND FOR SOME IT HAS ALREADY STARTED! PLEASE DO SOMETHING QUICKLY, LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE! SINCERELY, ME. *NM

MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT END CAUSE THE TIRES TO HAVE RECURRING PREMATURE UNEVEN WEAR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX CORRECTLY. IN EACH OCCURRENCE THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTS CHANGING THE TIRES AND REALIGNING THE FRONT END INSTEAD OF FIXING THE REAL UNDERLYING MECHANICAL DEFECT. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z ROADSTER. THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OFF ENGINE. I TOOK TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. THAT WAS AT 6500 MILES. AT THE 15000 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE I REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. SAME RESPONSE NORMAL. THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT IT. I AM WORRIED THAT WHEN THE WARRANTY IS UP IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT BE NORMAL AND I WILL BE STUCK WITH THE COST. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NO NISSAN RESPONSE. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS AND ASSISTANCE. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER NOW AT 27000 AND LETTING THEM HEAR HOW WORSE IT HAS GOTTEN ALSO TO HAVE THEM REPAIR THE SOFT TOP THAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CORNER IS JUST COMING LOOSE AT THE SEEMS. *JB

AFTER 14,000 MI, CAR STARTED TO GROWL FROM THE FRONT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE ALIGNMENT AND ADVISED US TO DRIVE SOME MORE MILES. AT 24,000 THE NOISE GOT LOUDER, WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT FRONT TIRES WERE WORN OUT AND WE HAD TO PAY PRO-RATE ON THE TIRES. AT 35,000, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN SAYING ABOUT TIRES PROBLEM: EARLY WEAR AND TEAR. WE CAME BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE FRONT TIRES AND DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG THEY WOULD BE SHIPPED AND WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR PRO-RATE ON THE TIRES. SHOULD WE PAY PRO-RATE FOR THE TIRES AS THE DEALER SAID? WE WOULD NOT BUY THIS CAR IF WE KNEW WHEEL ALIGNMENT WOULD BE THE PROBLEM. SHOULD NISSAN COVER ALL EXPENSES FOR US? WE DON'T LIKE THE DEALER ANYWAY. THEY HAVE VERY BAD SERVICE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. PAUL MILLER NISSAN 930 KINGS HWY E FAIRFIELD, CT 06825 TEL. (203) 367-5050 FAX (203) 337-1296. *JB

I BOUGHT 2004 350Z ROADSTER IN OCT 2003. AT 12,000 MILES A RUBBING NOISE FROM FRONT TIRES BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. TOOK CAR INTO METRO NISSAN, MONTCLAIR CA AND WAS TOLD NOISE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BUT THAT MY BRAKES WERE GLAZED AND ROTERS WARPED. THEY REPLACED BRAKES AND SHAVED ROTERS. CAR STILL MADE SAME RUBBING NOISE TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER 3 MORE TIMES AND UNTIL THE 5TH TIME AND 18,000 MILES ON MY CAR WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED NEW TIRES BECAUSE I HAD FAILED TO HAVE THEM ROTATED!! TIRES CAN'T BE ROTATED BECAUSE THEY ARE DIRECTIONALS AND DIFFERENT SIZES!! I WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR! MY TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD FROM THE INSIDE THEY ARE CUPPING AND CAR HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WHEN HANDLING CURVES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE OUTSIDE OF TIRE THREAD IS PERFECTLY NEW AND SHOWS NO WEAR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THE SAME BS AS EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS FILED A COMPLAINT...THE WEAR OF THE TIRES ON THE INSIDE IS NOT NORMAL. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM . WHAT IS THE POINT OF REPLACING TIRES EVERY 8 TO 12,000 MILES IF THE SAME PROBLEM IS GOING TO REPEAT ITSELF. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR LONG DISTANCES OR IN FWY IN FEAR OF A BLOW OUT.