2004 Nissan 350Z

AT THE 15K SERVICE THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE NOTED SOME FRONT TIRE WEAR, AND SAID THAT AT THE NEXT SERVICE 18K, THAT I WOULD NEED A FRONT END ALIGNEMENT. AT THE 18K SERVICE THE SERVICE ASSOCIATED SAIT THAT THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER SERVICABLE AND THAT I WOULD NEED $600 OF TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS ADMITTED TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE 2003 MODELS, AND THAT THEY ARE REPLACING TIRES AND EXTENDING THE WARRENTY TO THREE YEARS. NISSAN HAS NOT OFFICIALLY DONE THIS FOR THE 2004 MODELS. I TOLD THIS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY TRIED TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND ONE TIRE. I SETTLED FOR THIS, BUT I HOPE NISSAN RESOGNIZES THIS DEFECT AND MAKES IT RIGHT BY ISSUING A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRENTY ON THE 2004 MODELS AS WELL AS THE CURRENT EXTENSIONS ON THE 2003'S.

1. PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN 350Z MARCH 2004. BY SEPTEMBER 2004 AND WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES, THE CAR WAS EXPERIENCING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM CAUSING THE TIRES TO CUP OR FEATHER AND WEAR PREMATURELY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THE 2003 MODEL 350Z HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN REMEDIED. OBVIOUSLY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED PROPERLY AS THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUES WITH THE 2004 MODEL. MY CAR NOW HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES WITH ONLY 9,000 OF THOSE MILES ON MY NEW FRONT TIRES, AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NISSAN'S 800 NUMBER SAYS MY CAR IS BEYOND THE 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. WHAT SHOULD MY NEXT STEP BE?

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z IN AUGUST OF 2003. AFTER ABOUT 24000 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

VEHICLE FRONT END IS UNABLE TO BE ALIGNED DESPITE FOUR ATTEMPTS BY NISSAN. APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION CAUSING TIRES TO GO BALD AT 6K MILES. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED TODAY. CAR WAS PICKED UP AND DIED FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING PICKED UP. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO NISSAN AGAIN.. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z TOURING MODEL IN JULY 2004 AND HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON IT SINCE THEN. THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL IN THE FIRST 5,000 MILES. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO ADD, ON AVERAGE, AROUND 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. SEVERAL DEALERS INSIST THAT THIS IS NORMAL. MY LOCAL DEALER FINALLY BEGAN A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND NOTICED THE CAR NEEDED 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL AFTER 2,000 MILES. THE DEALER CALLED NISSAN AND NISSAN SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PCV VALVE. NISSAN ADVISED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE VALVE GASKETS. I AM CONCERNED THAT PERMANENT DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. *JB

FRONT TIRE WEAR: CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT AT 6500 THE FIRST TIME. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS 8000 MILES ON IT, AND THE TIRES HAVE WORN OUT AGAIN. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HEARD A SEARING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. BRAND NAME TIRES BRIDGESTONE. *AK

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.