2003 Nissan 350Z

THE TIRES BEGAN TO FEATHER AND WEAR UNEVENLY WITHIN THE FIRST 5000 MILES OF OWNING THE CAR. THE TIRES BEGAN TO CUP. THE CAR NOW HAS EXTREMELY LOUD ROAD NOISE. IT IS LOADER THAN ANY NORMAL SPORTS CAR SHOULD BE AND IS HORRIBLE TO DRIVE. IT IS VERY NERVE RACKING. THE TIRE WEAR COULD BE DANGEROUS AND RESULT IN A FLAT OR BLOW OUT. THE TIRE WEAR IS PROBABLY DUE TO A SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH THE CAR. NISSAN HAS SERVICE RECORDS ISSUED. NISSAN TOLD THE DEALER TO SWAP MY TWO FRONT WHEELS, BUT THIS DID NOTHING.*AK

AT 8,000 MILES MY FONT TIRES ARE WORN DUE TO THE FACTORY SETTING THE TOE-IN TO AGGRESSIVELY. NISSAN DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THE CAR IS JUST OVER 12 MONTHS OLD. SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT 8,000 MILES UNTIL I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES AGAIN. I LOVE THE Z BUT NISSAN SHOULD KNOW THEY JUST LOST A CUSTOMER HERE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE THIRD TO THE SECOND GEAR. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS NOT TO DUPLICATE BUT NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER BEGAN TO NOTICE INABILITY TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR FROM 4TH, AND 3RD GEAR TO 2ND REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT SOMETIMES TAKE CONSUMER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY. *LA

BROUGHT MY CAR IN TWICE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A LOUD GROWLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT 6000 MILES. I TOLD HIM THAT THE NOISE IS REALLY BAD WHEN I BRAKE AT SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH. ERIN FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT NISSAN DOES HAVE A BULLETIN OUT AND THEIR QUICK FIX IS: TO ROTATE MY TIRES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND DO A FRONT ALIGNMENT. HE TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AGAIN TO COMPLAIN THAT THE NOISE GOT WORSE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT MAY TAKE 1000-2000 MILES FOR THE NOISE TO GO AWAY. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS CRAZY. ERIC TOLD ME JUST TO TURN MY RADIO UP AND I WOULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT NISSAN WILL ONLY ROTATE THE TIRES ONCE AND THEN AFTER THAT I WILL NEED TO DO IT MORE OFFEN. HE TOLD ME THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY TIRES SOON. I TOLD HIM IT JUST HAS 6000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO HAD MY CAR BACK FOR THE LOUD BREAK NOISE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. AFTER FINDING THIS WEBSITE I REALIZED I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS THIS COMPLAINT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SEVERE PROBLEM THAT COULD BECOME DANGEOUS FOR DRIVING WHEN THE TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY.*AK

350Z TRACK MODEL DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN TURNING. MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE AND YOU FEEL THE SEAT SHIFT. HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY HILL NISSAN, BUT THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR IT, AND THAT REPLACING THE SEAT WITH A SIMILAR ONE WOULD LEAVE ME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID IF A FIX BECAME AVAILABLE, THEY WOULD INFORM ME. I AM WORRIED THAT THE SEAT IS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. DATE GIVEN FOR OCCURRENCE IS A GUESS AT FIRST NOTICE OF IT. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY.

NISSAN 350Z CLUTCH FAILURE, 2ND TIME IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. AFTER MUCH HAGGLING, NISSAN REPLACED THE CLUTCH AT 6000 MILES AND IT HAS JUST FAILED AGAIN AT 13,000 MILES. THIS IS MY THIRD NISSAN, LOYAL CUSTOMER. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR 14 YEARS AND NEVER REPLACED A CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS RELUCTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.*AK