2004 Nissan 350Z

THE FRONT TIRES ON MY 04 NISSAN 350Z ARE CUPPING EVERY 3,000 MILES NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED ONE SET OF FRONT TIRES AFTER 8,000 MILES. AT 13,000 MILES THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF AN "ADJUSTMENT" PERIOD OF 12,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO BE REQUIRED TO HONOR THERE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS REPLACE MY FRONT TIRES.

THE NISSAN 350Z HAS A HISTORY OF TIRE FAILURE (FEATHERING) DUE TO POOR ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS WITH BOTH THE 2003 AND 2004 PRODUCTION RUN. EVEN AFTER REPEATED TIRE REPLACEMENTS AND ALIGNMENTS, TIRE FEATHERING RETURNS, CREATING A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE OPERATOR. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK

CAR HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, FIRST STARTING HAVING TIRE NOISE AT 10,000 MILES FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE TO DEALER AROUND 14,000 MILE AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS JUST NEEDING AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION, DEALER PERFORMED REPAIR AND THE NOISE WAS A LITTLE BETTER, AFTER 1000 MORE MILES NOISE GOT LOUDER THAN BEFORE AND DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. THERE ARE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM EVERYWHERE YET NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE IT, WHAT AM I ABLE TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED, IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT I BUY A 30,000 DOLLAR CAR AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE TIRES ARE CAUSING THE DASH AND DOOR TO RATTLE NOW.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z IN SEPTMEBER OF 2003. AFTER ABOUT 12000 MILES I COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE COMMING FOR THE TIRES. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT TIRE WERE CUPPING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGED IT ON THEIR 2003 MODEL BUT CONTINUES TO IGNORE IT ON THEIR 2004 MODEL CLAINING THAT IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT CLEAR ON HOW THEY ADDRESSED IT. I FEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IF NOT ADDRESSED BY NISSAN WILL RESULT IN AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS SUPRISING TO ME THAT AUTO MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE THESE KIND OF KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALERS ARE NOTIFIED BUT NOT THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE BOUGHT THEIR PRODUCTS.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT END NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A TIRE DEFECT. FRONT TIRES FEATHERED FROM THE INSIDE RELATING TO IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE REPLACING SO MANY TIRES THAT THE ONES NEEDED WERE BACK ORDERED. THIS STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2004.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE SUSPENSION NOT THE TIRE. THE BACK TIRE OF THE VEHICLE IS STARTING TO FEATHER. *TC

FRONT TIRES EXTREMELY FEATHERED AND CUPPED ON INSIDE OF TIRE. FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEM PRODUCES LOAD ROAR IN CABIN, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES, AND POOR HANDILING. HANDLING IN RAIN EXTREMLY POOR. NISSAN REFUSES TO LISTEN TO THE CUSTOMER OR THIER OWN SERVICE TECHNICIANS ON FIXING THE PROBLEM. FEAR PROBLEM WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED UNTIL FATALITY. *AK

FIRST NOTICED BY VEHICLE OWNER AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES, DEALER CONFIRMED AT 12000 MILES, MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z TOURING MODEL HAS DEVELOPED ABNORMAL WEAR OF INNER EDGES OF FRONT TIRES--FRONT TIRES FORMING A CUPPING SHAPE. THE RESULT OF THIS ABNORMAL WEAR HAS CREATED UNSTABLE HANDLING AND RIDE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY A SAFETY CONCERN WITH REGARD TO TIRE PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE ADVISORY BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING THIS VERY PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 350Z MODE, BUT NOT FOR THE 2004 MODEL. NISSAN HAS INDICATED THAT THE SUSPENSION IS THE PRIMARY PROBLEM FOR CAUSING THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND HAS AUTHORIZED A PARTIAL FIX TO THE PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL--REQUEST INVESTIGATION FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.*AK