2005 Nissan 350Z

I HAVE HAD 3 RECENT NISSAN VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD SERIOUS MECHANICAL ISSUES, 1ST 2006 NISSAN MURANO (ONLY OWNER) 2ND 2004 NISSAN 350Z 3RD 2005 NISSAN 350Z WHICH EACH OF THESE VEHICLES ARE OVER $30,000 AND TOP MODELS OF MANUFACTURER. THE MURANO WHICH I HAD TO SELL JULY 2011 DUE TO BUYING A HOME AND COULD NOT DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT IT WAS HAVING ON A REGULAR BASIS....THE 2004 350Z I BOUGHT OFF A PRIVATE SELLER, IT LOOKED GOOD AND BOY WAS I WRONG THE STEREO, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, SEATS, OVERHEATING, HORRIBLE ROAR FROM THE REAR END, TIRES, WINDOWS FAILING, NEED I SAY MORE!!!!! NOW TO THE CAR I AM CURRENTLY NOT USING DUE TO IT BEING IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST 3+WEEKS, AND FINALLY HAVING TO DRIVE WITH THE TECH TO LET HIM WITNESS THE DEFECT AS I DROVE.....THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE HEADACHE TO GO THROUGH THIS WITH 3 NEW VEHICLES FROM 1 MANUFACTURER, AND THEM NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THEY ADVISED THAT MY CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T THINK SO THE CAR HAS APPROX 74000 MILES I BOUGHT WITH 47198. IN MARCH 2011 AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS AND CALLS TO DEALERSHIP THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER AT MY REQUEST BECAUSE I RESEARCHED TO FIND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME COMPONENTS AND TROUBLES . I COULD GO ON BUT I AM JUST [XXX] SICK OF THIS CRAP FROM NISSAN AND I AM READY TO BLOW MY TOP!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN 350Z WITH 39,800 MILES ON IT. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 2007. I HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF FOUR CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURES WHICH CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE REPAIR FACILITIES TWICE, AND TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN THE SAME. THIS MEANS THAT THE SENSOR HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. I HAVE READ THAT NISSAN ALTIMAS HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN 2003. SINCE MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2004, I FEEL THAT NISSAN DID NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS NOW MANIFESTED ITSELF IN MY 350Z. *TR

ONE MONTH PAST MY WARRANTY EXPIRATION DATE MY 350Z STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSTICS DISCOVERED A CRANK POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE RAN SMOOTHLY FOR ANOTHER MONTH OR SO. I AM AGAIN EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION. BOTH MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-70 MPH. THE MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, AS I WAS FORCED TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ THAT NISSAN HAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VEHICLES DUE TO THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION. *TR

I OWN A ANNIVERSARY M/T EDITION 2005' NISSAN 350Z. I AM HAVING A OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE W/ THE VEHICLE. I RAN THE CAR FOR 3,000 MILES AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS DOWN TO ONLY, 1/2 OF A QUART OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION OF THE OIL BEING LOW IN THE COCKPIT. THE MOTOR DID START MAKING NOISE SO I STOPPED RUNNING IT AND BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME OF THE 1/2 QUART OF OIL ONLY IN THE ENGINE. I STARTED A REPORT W/ TORRANCE, CA NISSAN. THEY STARTED A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I LOST 3/4 OF A QUART WITHIN THE FIRST 1000 MILES. I HAVE TO GO BACK AGAIN AFTER THE NEXT 1,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT MORAL. THEY HAVE A BAD PRODUCT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW. AT 13K MILES, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION WENT OUT AND THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE REAREND. THE DEALER FIXED BOTH PROBLEMS. BUT NOW AT 26K MILES, THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING HARD AND IT TURNED OUT MY ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. BTW, THE RATTLE IN THE REAREND IS BACK AGAIN. I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF $32,000 AND I DON'T DESERVE TO MAKE A FEW TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ALREADY WHEN I'VE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 3 YEARS WITH UNDER 30K MILES ONLY! *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN 350Z ANNIVERSARY EDITION. IT IS BURNING OIL AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 1 QUART PER THOUSAND MILES. NISSAN INTERNALLY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WON'T FIX MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THEIR PROTOCOL AND HAVING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST CONDUCTED, HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, CLASSIC NISSAN IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, TO CONTINUE THE TEST, THEY SABOTAGED THE RESULTS AND LIED ABOUT THE FINDINGS. SINCE THE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE, I HAVE DRIVEN 2,440 MILES. THE CAR WAS VIRTUALLY OUT OF OIL - I BASE THIS ON CHECKING THE DIPSTICK AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 10 HOURS, AND OIL HARDLY REGISTERING. PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I ADDED 1 QUART OF OIL SO THE ENGINE WOULDN'T SEIZE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DRAINED THE OIL AND TOOK OVER 5 QUARTS OF OIL OUT OF THE CAR. DRAINING THE OIL IS NOT PART OF NISSAN'S PROTOCOL FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED VERBALLY THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD. EVERYTIME I TAKE THE CAR IN, THEY WRITE ON MY RECEIPT THAT THE CAR IS OPERATING WITHIN ACCEPTED STANDARDS. I HAVE REQUESTED THE TEST BE STARTED AGAIN. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT FROM NOW ON, THEY WILL CONDUCT THE TEST IN MY PRESENCE TO I CAN VERIFY THE RESULTS AND WHEN THE DIPSTICK SHOWS VIRTUALLY NO OIL, THEY WILL DRAIN WHAT IS LEFT IN MY PRESENCE. THERE ARE MANY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN HASN'T ISSUED A TSB, BUT ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON THE ALTIMA AND SENTRA. THE ALTIMA'S WERE RECALLED, ACCORDING TO THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

ENGINE QUITE ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH ON A DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN ROAD (HIGHWAY 17 IN CALIFORNIA). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER, SANTA CRUZ NISSAN DODGE (STATE REG. # AJ-35673-N) TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY CRANK POSITION SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 4/3/06 (REPAIR ORDER NO. 157547). A PROBLEM WITH FAILED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS CAUSED A RECALL FOR 2003 350Z WITH VIN'S IN THE RANGE JN1AZ*4**3T 000001-100167. THE ENGINE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER ON 4/5/06 AT AN ODOMETER MILEAGE OF 8,513, AGAIN CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS, AGAIN NEARLY LEADING TO A CRASH ON A FREEWAY. THIS TIME THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBED AS ENGINE CODE PO420, PO430 -LOW CATALYST EFFICIENCY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (REPAIR ORDER NO. 157686). SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD FOUR ADDITIONAL ENGINE FAILURES DURING FREEWAY DRIVING WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THERE WAS NO CODE INDICATING A FAILURE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT 12,679 MILES ON 11/22/06. THE DEALER DID NOT SERVICE THE CAR AT THIS TIME (REPAIR ORDER NO. 165910). *JB

THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 350 DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND IT JUST STOPS RUNNING I CAN PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAD IT TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. NO BIG DEAL RIGHT? WELL ABOUT 2000 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN SAME EXACT THING. ON MY WAY TO WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE CAR JUST STOPPED AGAIN, AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. AFTER SITTING IN THE FAST LANE FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AGAIN AND I GOT OUT OF THE WAY AND THEY TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE CALL CAME THAT FOR THE SECOND TIME THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD, IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND THE CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. THIS TIME I SMELLED SMOKE LIKE SOMETHING WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE CALL CAME THE NEXT DAY SAYING THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WENT OUT AGAIN AND THAT THIS CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BRAKE AND THE BEADS WERE SUCKED UP INTO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *JB