NHTSA Complaint #10134335 — 2005 NISSAN 350Z

THE 2ND TIME THE CRANK SENSOR WENT OUT I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 75-MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED - I MEAN NO POWER AND NO WARNING. I HAD TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS ALL LANES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITH ONLY A PRAYER! *JB I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I'VE BEEN ADVISED RIDICULOUS THINGS FROM THE "SPECIALIST" LIKE THEY PUT MY CAR ON THE SCOPE AND THERE WAS NO READING OF A BAD PART (SEE OTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT) - QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU SCOPE A SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION??? AND "WHY WAS I SO UPSET WHEN THE CRANK SENSOR WAS ONLY A COSMETIC THING" - A WHAT?? IF YOU CALL HAVING YOUR CAR SHUT DOWN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY A "COSMETIC THING" I THINK THE SO-CALLED "SPECIALISTS" ARE A FARCE AND STALL TACTIC, NOTHING ELSE. AFTER THE 2ND TIME THE CRANK SENSOR WENT OUT I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN (NOT THE DEALERSHIP BUT NISSAN CORP) THAT THE "MASTER TECH DROVE THE CAR AT 80 MPH AND COULDN'T GET THE CRANK SENSOR TO GO OUT AGAIN" - THAT'S FUNNY, THE 1ST TIME IT WENT OUT I WAS IN A PARKING LOT DOING ABOUT 15 MPH SO WHY HAVE THEY ACTED AS IF THE SITUATION ONLY HAPPENS AT A CERTAIN MPH??? MAKES YOU WONDER IF THEY KNOW A LOT MORE THAN THEY'RE SAYING! THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CRANK SENSORS FOR THE 2003 & 2004 CARS, WHICH THEY SAY MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA. WELL WHAT DOES THEN?? I UNDERSTAND ON AN OVERALL BASIS FROM THE REPORTS I'VE READ THE 350Z IS A GOOD CAR - WHAT I'M THE MOST DISAPPOINTED WITH IS NISSAN'S EXTREMELY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ATTITUDE AND LACK OF ACCEPTANCE WHEN THERE ARE LEGITIMATE PROBLEMS. AT THIS POINT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT - THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. I PAY A HEALTHY PRICE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF DRIVING A NEW SPORTS CAR - I EXPECT TO GET WHAT I PAY FOR EVEN IF NISSAN HAS TO BITE THE BIG ONE ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *JB