NHTSA Complaint #10059965 — 2003 NISSAN 350Z

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