2005 Nissan 350Z

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,120.

APPROXIMATELY 3/1/08, MY 2005 350Z AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 3/8/10 WHERE I PURCHASED IT. TECH VERIFIED FAILURE CODE B1129 RH SIDE MODULE. REPLACED WITH YHEHM-CD000 MODULE ASSY-SIDE. LIGHT WAS CLEARED. THEN APPROXIMATELY 10/1/10, AGAIN THAT SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. I TOOK IT INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY NEW CAR ON 10/6/10 (7 MONTHS LATER). TECH DIAGNOSED FAILURE CODE B1134 LH SIDE AIR BAG MODULE FAILURE. REPLACED WITH YHEHA-CD000. LIGHT WAS CLEARED. ON NOV 20, 2010, I HYDROPLANED IN THE RAIN, HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON, DID A 1080 (360 DEGREES X 3) THEN HIT A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND AFTER THE POINT OF IMPACT, THAT SAME SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASH. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS (1800 NISSAN1) OPTION 7 THEN OPTION 3. THEY HAD A TECHNICIAN/ENGINEER COME OUT TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION, AFTER ABOUT 4 WEEKS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THEM (I CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ASKING ABOUT AN UPDATE) I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY [XXX]STATING THAT THE TECHNICIAN FOUND EVERYTHING IN WORKING ORDER. I THINK THAT THE TECH SHOULD HAVE FOUND AN ERROR CODE BECAUSE OF THE FLASHING SENSOR LIGHT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND I HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES BUT STILL THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON BECAUSE ITS SAFETY RELATED AND WAS "FIXED" TWICE AND STILL DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN I REALLY NEEDED IT TO. I DID NOT HAVE MY CELL UNTIL MY WIFE DROVE OUT TO MY LOCATION THEN I RECORDED THE DASH WITH THE SENSOR LIGHT FLASHING. BYSTANDARDS CALLED POLICE BUT ONLY PARAMEDICS CAME OUT, WHEN CALLED DISPATCH, THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ME SO THEREFORE NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN 350Z, THE STRUTS HOLDING THE HEAVY REAR HATCH HAVE FAILED TO KEEP THE HATCH OPEN GRADUALLY DETERIORATING AND HAD HIT BOTH MY WIFE AND I IN THE HEAD VERY BADLY CAUSING BLOODY GASHES IN OUR HEADS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY FIRST SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FREE, THEN CHANGED THEIR MIND. IT STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT LEAD UP TO A TOTAL FAILURE. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO NISSAN, I SHOWED THE SERVICE ADVISOR MY BLOODY GASH AND THE REASON PLUS THE LOOSE MECHANISM FOR MANUAL RELEASE. HE SENT THE CAR TO THE SHOP, A TECH THERE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STRUTS HOLDING THE HATCHBACK AND THE LOOSE ASSEMBLY WOULD BE A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO TIGHTEN. THIS IS IN SPITE OF THE HATCH NOT OPENING BECAUSE THE STRUTS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO PULL UP THE TRUNK (HATCH) AND THE ENTIRE MANUAL MECHANISM IS LOOSE WHICH IS ABOVE THE REAR PLATE MOUNT AND LIGHT. I HAVE SPOKE TO OTHER 350Z OWNERS AS WELL AS THE PARTS STORES AND NISSAN PARTS DEPARTMENT. I ASKED ABOUT THE FAILURE RATE, THE RESPONSE WAS "INEVITABLE, INCLUDING THE WINDOW MOTORS." THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT 34,500 MILES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND PROGRESSED. THIS GRADUAL DEGRADATION FOOLED ME INTO BELIEVING THE NISSAN DEALER. I NOW KNOW THAT IF NISSAN FIXED MY STRUTS FREE AND ADMITTED THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO RECALL ALL OF THEM, COSTING NISSAN MILLIONS. I FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN JAN. OF 2010 WHEN THE CAR WAS AGAIN BROUGHT TO NISSAN AND I WAS USING A VISE-GRIP TO HOLD THE HATCH OPEN. *TR

2005 NISSAN 350Z RIGHT REAR WHEEL HAS A CRACK IN ONE OF THE SPOKES WHICH I NOTICED ON SEPTEMBER 19 2010. CONSULTED MILLER NISSAN IN VAN NUYS CALIFORNIA ON SEPTEMBER 20 2010. SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMED ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER A REPLACEMENT. I EXPLAINED HOW IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A WHEEL SHOULD NOT CRACK WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED 8 CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS THIS. HE SIMPLY WALKED AWAY AND DID NOT CONSULT ME AS TO THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT. I ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND I AM WAITING FOR A CALLBACK FROM ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. *TR

1. CLICKING NOISE HEARD FROM THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL OF CAR WHEN BRAKING TWO DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT 2. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT OUTER PORTION OF THE WHEEL BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE CENTER PORTION OF THE WHEEL ATTACHED WHERE THE LUG NUTS ATTACH THE WHEEL TO THE CAR. ALL THE SPOKES OF THE WHEEL BROKE APART. THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WHEEL WITH THE TIRE ATTACHED WENT BOUNCING ACROSS THE ROAD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP SLIDING ON THE GROUND LEAVING SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A STOCK NISSAN WHEEL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN COMING OFF A FREEWAY OFF RAMP. 3. TOWED THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THE WHEELS ARE ONLY WARRANTED 3 YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE WHEELS. NISSAN REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN 350Z BUT THE INCIDENT WAS NOT WITH MY CAR BUT A MY FRIEND'S CAR. HE HAS THE SAME YEAR MODEL NISSAN 350Z AS MINE HE'S AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A 1 YEAR OF OWNING HE'S CAR. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HE'S AIRBAG MODULE HAD GONE BAD. NOW HE MADE A CHOICE NOT TO HAVE IT REPLACE BECAUSE THE PART WAS $750 DOLLAR. HE DROVE THE CAR LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT A 6 MONTHS WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AND HE'S AIR BAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE MODULE ISSUE AND WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. NOW ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE IS THE ISSUE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED,AGAIN THE COST TO REPLACE IS $750 DOLLARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PART THAT NISSAN IS USING ON THERE VEHICLE'S. I FEAR THAT IF I DON'T HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AND HAVE A ACCIDENT THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEN TO MY FRIEND WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON NEWER MODEL 350Z, 2007 MODEL HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND NISSAN KNOW THIS SO THEY HAVE RECALLED THE MODULE. THIS IS A ISSUE ON 2005 MODEL TOO. NISSAN SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER FOR 2007:NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 AND THE AIRBAG MODULE PART NUMBER IS 28556CD00. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD DOES NOT TURN OFF AFTER CAR STARTED, AND REMAINS ON AND BLINKING. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT, OR HIT ANYTHING. NISSAN DEALER REPAIR TECHNICIAN FOUND ERROR CODE B1134 FOR LEFT HAND SIDE AIRBAG (DRIVERS SEAT). TECHNICIAN RESET LIGHT. AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR SEVERAL MILES, AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AGAIN, AND WILL NOT STOP. NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP SAYS ENTIRE LEFT HAND SIDE AIRBAG (DRIVERS SEAT) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, STRUCK A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE FILPPED OVER AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,300.