2003 NISSAN 350Z Suspensionfront Problems

ACTION NISSAN IN NASHVILLE, TN HAS REPLACED DAMAGED FRONT TIRES AT LEAST TWICE, AND I HAVE NOW REPLACED DAMAGED FRONT TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE EFFECT OF NISSAN'S ALIGNMENT/SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO TIRE DAMAGE. ACTION NISSAN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT MY VEHICLES' ALIGNMENT/SUSPENSION ISSUES, BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES RELATED TO ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND A PULL TO THE RIGHT. NISSAN DID NOT OFFER A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THE ALIGNMENT/SUSPENSION PROBLEMS OF MY AUTOMOBILE, AND I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DAMAGE TO MY FRONT TIRES AND MISALIGNMENT/SUSPENSION EFFECTS. TO PROTECT ANY NEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE, AND TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT NISSAN'S MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE, I HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED WITH 3RD PARTY PARTS, AN EIBACH FRONT ALIGNMENT KIT. THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION OF THE FRONT FACTORY 350Z DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SUCH ADJUSTMENTS, AND THE EIBACH KIT ALLOWS FOR COMMON FRONT ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN EASILY COMPENSATE...

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM SELMA NISSAN IN JULY 2003. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT TIRES REPLACED BY THE DEALER THREE (3) TIMES, AVERAGING 17,000 TO 19,000 PER SET OF TIRES. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS RE-ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND ASSURED ME THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. EACH TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS GONE IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE FRONT TIRE NOISE AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE, ESPECIALLY DURING LOW SPEED AND BRAKING. BOTH FRONT TIRES DISPLAY EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE INNER EDGE OF THE TIRES RENDERING THEM UNSERVICEABLE. TO NISSANS CREDIT, THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE RE-ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND REPLACED THE LAST THREE SETS OF TIRES AT NO COST TO ME. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TODAY (01-12-2007) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER...

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 5/05 WITH 15,000 MILES. TIRES APPEARED NEW WHEN PURCHASED. CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER, I HAD THE "ROARING" NOISE AND VEHICLE SHAKING EFFECT ROUGHLY 5 MONTHS LATER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR ALMOST $400. I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL A RELATIVE DROVE THE CAR IN THE SPRING OF 06 AND THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY BECAUSE I WAS APPARENTLY IGNORING THE ROAR AND SHAKE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEED UNDER 40 MPH. I REPLACED THE REAR TIRES AT THE SUGGESTION OF MY LOCAL GARAGE FOR OVER $500 YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES FOR ANOTHER $500 OR SO AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 32000 MILES. I HAVE READ THE NUMEROUS (HUNDREDS) COMPLAINTS WRITTEN...

BOUGHT 2003 NISSAN 350Z USED IN 2/06. KEYES WOODLAND HILLS NISSAN OF CA SOLD ME THE CAR WITH BOTH FRONT TIRES WORN DOWN TO THE WIRE ON THE INSIDE RIM. THEY STILL HAVE NOT DISCLOSED OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE ALIGNMENT/TIRE FEATHERING PROBLEM. ITS BEEN 12000 MILES & I NEED NEW TIRES. THIS IS VERY COSTLY & I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR KNOWING ABOUT THIS. *NM

350Z TOURING MODEL PRE-MATURE TIRE WEAR. I ORDERED MY CAR ON 01/2003 AND TOOK DELIVERY ON 04/2006. AT WHICH TIME I DISCOVERING THAT NISSAN HAD PUT OUT ITS 1ST TSB BULLETIN DATED 01/23/2003. REFERENCE # NTB03-006. I HAVE 15,434 MILES ON MY CAR. I DRIVE IT VERY LITTLE AND THEREFORE, JUST STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS THAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT. THE LASTEST RECALL NOTICE WAS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2005. AGAIN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THAT APPLIED TO THE RECALL NOTICE WHICH INVOLVED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME AGAIN THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I DECIDED TO GET UP UNDER MY CAR AND...

MY 2003 NISSAN 350 Z CONTINUES TO "EAT" FRONT TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES 4 TIMES AND ALIGNED ONCE IN UNDER 12 MONTHS. MY LAST SET LASTED A WHOPPING 2 MONTHS AND TWO DAYS! I NOTIFIED NISSAN OF THE PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY-05, JULY-05 AND TWICE IN SEPTEMBER-05 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RETURN CALL AS PROMISED. NISSAN SAID THEY HAD "NO" RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS OF FRONT TIRE ISSUES DURING THE FIRST TWO CALLS. IN AUGUST-05, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN STATING THEY WERE GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND POSSIBLE REPLACING THE TIRES FOR 03 & 04 350'S. BUT AS I WAS TOLD IN TWO EARLIER PHONE CONVERSATION, THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST THEY DECIDED TO CHECK INTO THE COMPLAINTS SINCE THEY KNEW OF NONE EARLIER...RIGHT! THE LETTER STATES "NISSAN IS TRULY DEDICATED TO YOUR SATISFACTION"! NISSAN...

NISSAN 2003 350Z - TIRE CUPPING, ROARING AND VIBRATION. NISSAN ISSUED A BULLITAN TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE FRONT TIRES AND COMPLETE AN ALIGNMENT WITH 7000M DUE TO A FACTORY SUSPENSION/ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE BRIDGESTONE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAVE 9000M AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURING - TIRE CUPPING, ROARING AND VIBRATION. THE CAR IS UNSTABLE ON CURVES AND BRAKING. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES A SECOND TIME AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE SUSPENSION. THIS DEFECT IS NOTED TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON THE 2004 350Z. NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS RECOMMENDING A FULL TIRE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION ON THEIR PART OR CORRECTION TO THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM TO SEE IF THE FOUR TIRE REPLACEMENT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (WHY WOULD THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED AT 7000 TIRE MILEAGE AND AGAIN AT 9000 TIRE MILEAGE) I AM PURSUING EVERY AVENUE TO AN EQUITABLE...

DT: THE FRONT END AND TIRE DEFECTS. AT 7438 MILES, CAR WAS RUMBLING AT STOP SPEED. DEALER PUT NEW FRONT TIRES AND ALIGNED FRONT END. AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES DEALER INSTALLED NEW FRONT BRAKES. AT 12, 493 MILES THE CAR WAS RUMBLING AT STOP SPEED. DEALER PUT NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ALIGNED FRONT END AGAIN. BOTH TIMES TIRES HAD CUPPED, AND THREAD SEPARATED. IF IT DID NOT GET FIXED IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. ( A BLOW OUT ). *AK

EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE WAS NOTICED, TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES HAD WORN AWAY. DEALER RE-ALIGNED SUSPENSION AND REPLACED FRONT TIRES. LATER, TIRE NOISE WAS NOTICED AGAIN ALONG WITH PULLING TO RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER AND INSIDE EDGE OF FRONT TIRES HAD WORN AWAY AGAIN, TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AND SUSPENSION RE-ALIGNED AGAIN. RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION "COMPRESSION ROD" REPLACED DUE TO PULL. TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ALONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGES. TIRES WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. ONCE TIRE NOISE BECOMES SEVERE, STRAIGHT-LINE STABILITY IS AFFECTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES COULD FAIL DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR IF VEHICLE OWNER DOES NOT INSPECT TIRES FOR INSIDE EDGE WEAR AT ABNORMALLY FREQUENT INTERVALS.

ONGOING ALIGNMENT / TIRE FEATHERING ISSUES WITH NISSAN 350Z I HAVE HAD MY TIRES SWAPPED SIDE TO SIDE SEVERAL TIME + REPLACEMENT TIRES AND MANY ALIGNMENTS. THE 350Z WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT AND EATS FRONT TIRES EVERY 7000-12000 MILES. IT WEARS THE INSIDES OF THE TIRES TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT WITH OVER 80% TREAD ON THE REST OF THE TIRE. THEY ARE NOW NOT PERFORMING ALIGNMENTS ON MY CAR EVEN THOUGH THEIR TSBS STATE THAT THEY WILL AND WILL REPLACE TIRES UP TO 30,000 MILES. THEY STOPPED DOING ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE ROTATIONS/REPLACEMENT BEFORE 20K MILES IN MY SITUATION. THE STOCK TIRES ARE UP TO $400 A PIECE, SO THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE DEALERS WANT $80 FOR AN ALIGNMENT EVERY 4-6 MONTHS + TIRE PURCHASE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A REAL RECALL, EVEN THOUGH EVERY 03 350Z HAS THIS ISSUE. IT WAS BLAMED...

MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z SPORTS CAR HAS A FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT CAUSES EXTREME INNER TREAD TIRE WEAR IN VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, IE, LESS THAN 5000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE IN ALL 03 MODELS AS INDICATED ON THE VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT ROOMS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS PROVIDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND LEFT TO RIGHT/RIGHT TO LEFT TIRE ROTATION AND/OR TIRE REPLACEMENT - NEITHER OF WHICH CURE THE PROBLEM (INDICATIVE OF AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEM). THE EXTREME TIRE WEAR IS EVIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 4-5000 MILES. NISSAN APPEARS TO NOT HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. REPLACING THE FRONT TIRES AT UNREASONABLE 5000 MILE INTERVALS IS REQUIRED TO PREVENT AN EXTREME ROAD HAZARD. *AK

MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS A PROBLEM KEEPING ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR ON THE TIRES AND THE ADDITIONAL COST OF ALIGNMENT. THIS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY (2003 AT 6,000 MILES). BOTH TIRES AND THE ALIGNMENT WERE REPLACED AND REPAIRED. HOWEVER THE CAR CONTINUES TO LOSE ALIGNMENT. A BIGGER ISSUE IS CAUSED IN THE WINTER ON SLICK ROADS. THE CAR WILL SWERVE UNEXPECTEDLY - TOTALLY LOSE CONTROL AND CROSS OVER INTO ON COMING LANES. I FEEL THESE CARS REPRESENT A HAZARD NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER BUT OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THE ONLY SAFE REMEDIAL ACTION WOULD BE A RECALL AND PERMANENT REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. *JB

MY 2003 350Z'S TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 16,000 MILES. I RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM RIGHT BEFORE THE RECALL. NOW AT 27,000 MILES I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BACK TIRES/ALIGNMENT. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE CONTRACTED TIRE DEALER WHICH MY NISSAN DEALER SENDS IT'S WORK TO THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ALIGNMENT ON THE 2003 MODEL AND THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED ON THE 2004 MODEL. I'M TOLD THAT TO AVOID THE IMPROPER WEAR ON THE TIRES (CUPPING) THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED EVERY 3-6 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER THAN THE TIRE NOISE(WHICH WHEN NOTICEABLE MEANS SERIOUS IMPROPER WEAR), ANOTHER WAY TO TELL THAT THIS CUPPING IS HAPPENING IS TO PUT THE CAR UP ON THE RACK. ALSO, THE CAR STARTS TO HAVE TRACTION/HANDLING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE SEEN IN A VISUAL CHECK WHEN THE CAR IS ON THE GROUND....

MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS EXPERIENCED TIRE/FEATHERING ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. NISSAN REPLACED BOTH @ 17,000 MILES AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THEN @ 12,000 MILES ON 2ND SET, SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. NISSAN SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE, BUT THE DEALER SAYS TIRES ARE ON BACK-ORDER TILL APRIL 2005. THEY OFFERED NO "BUY BACK", OR LOANER. I COULD NOT WAIT TILL APRIL 2005, SO I TRADED THE 350Z. I TRADED BECAUSE AFTER MY WARRANTY PERIOD WAS TO EXPIRE @ 36,000 MILES, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $600.00 PER SET TO REPLACE AT 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES. THE FEATHERING OF THE TIRES MADE FOR VERY LITTLE TRACTION, ESPECIALLY DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. I ALSO TOOK QUITE A HIT (TRADE-IN WAS $6,000 LESS THAN KELLY BLUE BOOK). NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING ME A LEMON>*AK

MY FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED ON MY NISSAN 350Z AFTER ONLY AFTER 18000 MILES, WITH A REALIGNMENT AFTER NISSAN RECOMMENDED IN THE BULLETIN RELEASE RELEASED THIS YEAR. NOW AFTER 33000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ONCE AGAIN THE FRONT TIRES ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO IMPROPER WEAR ON THE TIRES, THE SAME AS WHAT HAPPENED AT THE 18000 MILE REPLACEMENT TIME. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH 350Z FRONT ALIGNMENT. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR DEFECT OF THE FRONT ALIGNMENT, AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO, AND HOW TO I GO ABOUT JOINING THE LAWSUIT?*AK

MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PATTERN OF TIRE WEAR. THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES WEARS RAPIDLY - BY 6000 MILES IT IS NEARLY SMOOTH. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, RESULTING IN MANY NEAR-ACCIDENTS. VISITED DEALER WHO SWAPPED TIRES FROM SIDE TO SIDE BUT ISSUE RECURRED. FIRST NOTICED AT 4000 MILES AND RECURRED AT 6000 MILES. VERY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE AND AM FRUSTRATED BY NISSAN'S DILLY-DALLYING TACTICS EXTENDED TOWARDS THE 80% OF Z DRIVERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."I HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. THE TIRES WORE OUT WITHIN 7 MONTHS. I TOOK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. I ENDED UP REPLACING TWO TIRES. THAT WAS IN JUNE. SEPTEMBER I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. LESS THAN A YEAR, MY CAR HAS HAD 5 ALIGNMENTS AND TWO SETS OF TIRES. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR SPECIALIST, NO ONE WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE A MANUFACTURED DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL CAR HAS BEEN REPORTED. I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE I AM SCARED THE TIRES MIGHT BLOW UP. *JB

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN 350Z WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE CARS TIRES BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE, WHICH I NOTICED AROUND 2500-3000 MILES. THE NOISE WAS GRADUALLY INCREASING IN VOLUME AS I ADDED MILES TO THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT APPROXIMATELY 6500 MILES WHEN THE NOISE BECAME UNBEARABLE. THE DEALER RE-ALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS AND REPLACED THE TIRES TO ADDRESS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" WITH ALIGNMENT FOR WHICH NISSAN HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN. I NOW HAVE JUST UNDER 14,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE JUST DELIVERED THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN AS THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED BY THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO ALIGN OR REPLACE THE TIRES AND CLAIMED THE WARRANTY FIX WAS A ONE TIME FIX. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND NOW I WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN...

EXPERIENCING AN UNRESOLVED TIRE WEAR PROBLEM WITH 2003 350Z THAT I PURCHASE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2003. THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE TIRES ARE EXAMINED, THEY HAVE AN IRREGULAR WEAR PATTERN ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE TREAD. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HAS ISSUED TSB NTB04-043 ON 4/12/2004 AND EXTENDED THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY TO TWO YEAR / 30K MILES, I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS A LONG TERM SOLUTION THAT WILL RESULT IN FRONT TIRES LASTING SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN THE CURRENT UNACCEPTABLE 10K TO 12K MILES. I VIEW THIS ISSUE AS REDUCING THE SERVICEABILITY / RELIABILITY OF MY 350Z AND IT MAY ALSO POSE A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNRESOLVED. *JB *SC

2003 NISSAN 350Z BROUGHT IN TO SHOWCASE NISSAN IN BOURNE, MA WITH OIL LIGHT ON AND NO OIL PRESSURE. TECHNICIAN PUT CAR ON LIFT AND DRAINED "LESS THAN A PINT OF OIL" FROM VEHICAL. INSIDE OF TAIL PIPES WERE OILY AND BLACK. MILAGE AT THE TIME WAS 14,100. NISSAN'S SOLUTION WAS TO DO CONSUMPTION TESTS AT 500 MILE INTERVALS WHICH RESULTED IN OIL USAGE OF 1/4 TO 1/2 QUART PER 500 MILES WHICH NISSAN CLAIMS IS "NORMAL".*AK

NISSAN 350Z. LOST CONTROL OF CAR JUST CHANGING LANES AT 45 MPH. CAR SPUN SIDEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO RECOVER, STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS TIRES SEEMED TO BE JUST GLIDING WHEREVER THEY WANTED TO GO. I AM JUST NOW CONNECTING THIS INCIDENT TO THE JUST BECAME AWARE OF TIRE AND FRONT END PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SEEMS TO BE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. I ONLY WISH SOMEBODY HAD TOLD ME MY FRONT END WAS NOT ALIGNED AND TRACKING CORRECTLY AND THAT MY TIRES WERE WORN AWAY ON THE INNER EDGES. THE FAILURE TO NOTIFY ME PLACED ME IN A CIRCUMSTANCE THAT ALLOWED ME TO THINK THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING WAS SAFE AND WOULD RESPOND WHEN I NEEDED IT TO. MY INITIAL THINKING OF A SLICK ROAD, WHICH REALLY WASN'T PRESENT, IS NOW APPARENT TO ME TO BE A FRONT END WHICH CAN WANDER AND CAUSE ABRUPT ALTERATIONS IN...

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...

TIRE CUPPING AND FEATHERING DUE TO FAULTY SUSPENSION ON 2003 NISSAN 350Z CAUSING CAR TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.*AK

I HAVE A FEATHERING PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT TIRES DUE TO A FRONT END SUSPENSION DEFECT. MY EFFORTS WITH NISSAN CORPORATION AND THE DEALER (ED NAPLETON NISSAN IN NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA) HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREATENED TO NOT SERVICE MY CAR WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE LEMON LAW. THE DEALER THEN ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM (ONCE I PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT OTHERS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM) AND SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES. THEN THE DEALER THEN ONLY OFFERED TIRES AT DEALER COST (WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DID INSTALL REPLACEMENTS). NISSAN CORPORATION (YANIQUE, CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON) IN CALIFORNIA WAS BOTH CONDESCENDING AND ARGUMENTATIVE WITH ME. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT TIRE REIMBURSEMENT IS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MILES COMMUTING TO WORK....

FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS IS CAUSING FRONT TIRES TO WEAR IMPROPERLY(FEATHERING) ONLY AFTER 4000 MILES!*AK

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND FEATHERING ON FRONT TIRES RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE NOISE, REDUCED TRACTION, AND REQUIRING PREMATURE REPLACEMENT. *CB

NOICED GROWL AND RUMBLING NOISE AROUND FRONT END OF 2003 NISSAN 350Z. DEALER PERFORMED NO DIAGNOSTICS, NOR CHECKED SERVICE BULLETINS. CLAIMED COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIRD TRIP IN, DEALER ADMITTED TO HEARING THE NOW LOUD NOISE. MILLAGE AT 7500 - 10,200. DIAGNOSED FEATHERING (CUPPING) FRONT TIRES. *AK

EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE, GROWL WITH CAR.

DUE TO FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

PREMATURE, EXCESSIVE, ASYMMETRICAL FRONT TIRE WEAR ON 2003 NISSAN 350Z. TIRE WEAR IS CONFINED TO THE INSIDE TREAD BLOCK RING ONLY, CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND THE TIRE. INDICATIONS ARE A RAISED HEEL AND LOWERED TOE PATTERN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TREAD. THIS OCCURS ON ALL NISSAN 350Z'S, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE TIRE FAILURE RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. SEE ZCAR.COM FOR MORE COMPLAINTS AND DETAILS. NISSAN'S TSB SOLUTION IS TO REALIGN THE FRONT END, AND SIMPLY ROTATE THE TIRE, TRANSFERRING THE ABNMORMAL WEAR PATTERN AND RESULTANT HAZARD TO THE OPPOSITE TREAD BLOCK. REALIGNMENT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS PUT A DANGEROUS NEW MODEL ON THE ROAD WITH A DESIGN FLAW THAT EATS TIRES AT AN EXTRAORDINARY RATE (5,000-8,000 MILES!!!). UNLESS FIXED, THE CAR IS LIKELY TO BECOME KNOWN AS THE CORVAIR OF THE 21ST CENTURY "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED". *AK

MY 2003 350Z DISPLAYS MOST OF THE COMMON COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS...TIRE FEATHERING, PULLING TO THE RIGHT, EXCESSIVE TIRE AND BRAKE NOISE, A/C BUZZ, BOSE SOUND SYSTEM THAT CAN'T BE HEARD ABOVE ROAD NOISE. SOME OF THE ABOVE ARE ANNOYANCES, OTHERS, SUCH AS TIRE WEAR AND HANDLING ARE DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUES. NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE 2004 350Z FOR THE REASON THAT THE 2003 SUSPENSION IS FLAWED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!*AK

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT AND IS EXPERIENCING VERY HIGH WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES. *JB

IN MAY OF 2003 I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 350Z. AFTER AROUND 9000 MILES THE TIRES BEGAN TO MAKE AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF ROAD NOISE. UPON INSPECTION THE INTERIOR RADIUS OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WAS WORN IN A VERY UNEVEN PATTERN. THE REAR TIRES ARE FINE... MIND YOU THIS IS A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE CAR. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 3000 MILES THIS NOISE BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER AND AT 12000 MILES IS UNBEARABLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M DRIVING AN EIGHTEEN-WHEELER AS OPPOSED TO A SPORT CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT - PETER'S NISSAN IN NASHUA, NH - THEY SAID THAT MY TIRES WERE "CHOPPED" AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM. OF COURSE THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR IT, CITING A TIRE DEFECT. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ARGUMENT IS THAT MY REAR TIRES ARE FINE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING MY "CHOPPED" FRONTS WITH ANOTHER PAIR...

NISSAN 350Z 2003 FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUE - TIRES ARE FEATHERING BECAUSE OF BAD SETUP IN FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS PROBLEM SURFACED AFTER ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THE CAR IN THE FORM OF A LOW RUMBLING NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS NOISE SLOWLY GOT WORSE UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR IN AND NIACIN SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. I WAS GIVEN A NEW SET OF TIRES THAT WERE NOT FEATHERED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL I REACHED ANOTHER 5000 MILES, AT WHICH POINT, THE NOISE RESURFACED. I ONCE AGAIN, TOOK IT INTO NIACIN, WHO WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL ISSUE WAS MOST LIKELY NOT DEFECTIVE TIRES BUT A POOR SETUP OF SOME KIND THAT WAS CAUSING THE FEATHERING. THEY AGREED AND SAID A BULLETIN HAD BEEN SENT OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE SOLUTION, THEY SAID, WAS TO SWITCH...

FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM CAUSING FRONT INNER EDGE OF TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. POSSIBLE BLOW OUT OF FRONT TIRES, DUE TO ACCELERATED WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE OF FRONT TIRES. *LA

PURCHASED 2003 NISSAN 350Z IN AUG 02 AND IT HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE, IT WOULD PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. AT 2500 MILES NISSAN REALIGNED THE FRONT END TO GET IT TO RUN STRAIGHT, BUT NOW AT 11,000 MILES THE EDGES OF THE FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING. MY NISSAN DEALER HAS NOTED THE TIRE WEAR ISSUE, BUT DID NOT OR COULD NOT DO ANY THING TO CORRECT OR SUGGEST NEW TIRES OR A SUSPENSION FIX. I AM VERY CONCERNED. *LA

I HAVE A NISSAN 2003 350Z. AT 7000 MILES BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE FEATHERED. AT 8000 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ALIGNED THE TIRES AND CENTERED THE STEERING. AFTER THE REPAIR THE HANDLING WAS TERRIBLE. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE OVER 60 MPH FEARING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AT 12,500 MILES NISSAN REPLACED THE BOTH FRONT TIRES. I HAD PUT 8,000 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WHEN I HAD A RECURENCE OF THE TIRE FEATHERING. NISSAN AGAIN REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND CENTERED THE STEERING. I BELIEVE DRIVING ON THE FEATHERED TIRES IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. THE CAR HANDLES TERRIBLE WHEN DRIVING ON THE FEATHERED TIRES. THE BACK TIRES NEVER FEATHERED. I HAD 28,000 ON THE BACK TIRES WHEN I REPLACED THEM AND THE WEAR WAS PERFECT. THE SUSPENSION IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES. I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH MY...

A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ALIGNMENT OF THE 2003 350Z CAUSES FRONT TIRE FEATHERING. *LA

FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE DUE TO ISSUE WITH CAR. I HAD THE CAR WITH 7,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH NOISE AND HANDLING. AT 11,000 THE DEAL SAID IT NEED TO BE RE-ALIGNED WHICH THEY DID AND FLIPPED THE TIRES. NOW AT 16,000 MILES I HAVE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, WHICH CAUSES NOISE ISSUES AND HANDLING PROBLEMS. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. *LA

03 NISSAN 350Z TRACK EDITION. FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUE CAUSING VERY BAD TIRE WEAR AND VERY LOUD TIRE NOISE IN FRONT OF CAR. CAR HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND STILL CONTINUES TO WEAR TIRES UNEVENLY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 3100 MILES ON IT.

MY FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN CUPPED AND OR FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE. IT MAKES A VERY LOAD ROARING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I DON'T FEEL SAFE ABOUT MY CAR DUE TO ITS HANDLING. THE TIRE WEAR IS VERY UNEVEN. *LA

SUSPENSION DESIGN FLAW ON MY NISSAN 350Z TRACK IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND A POSSIBLY DANGEROUS CONDITION.*AK

FRONT PAIR OF TIRES CUPPING/FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE OF TIRES, CAUSING A LOUD GROWL WHEN BRAKING. *AK

SUSPENSION OF CAR CAUSES TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO WEAR UNEVENLY. TIRE TREAD FEATHERS AND A LOUD ROARING SOUND IS VERY NOTICABLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BACK IN THE SPRING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS NOW RETURNED.*AK

NISSAN 350 Z OWNERS HAVE A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THERE NEW CAR. NISSAN IS NOT REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH A TSB. THIS REPAIR IS JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE OWNERS PASSED THERE 12,500 MILE WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR CASTER OR CAMBER ON THE 350Z. THE CARS LEFT THE FACTORY WITH AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, AND THERE IS REALLY NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THIS HAS LEFT ALL 350Z OWNERS, REPLACING TIRES ALMOST EVERY 6 MONTHS. *AK

NISSAN 350Z TIRE FEATHERING PROBLEM BELIEVE TO BE RELATED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION.*AK

NISSAN 2003 Z FRONT END MISALIGNMENT OR PRODUCTION FLAW CAUSING EXTREME WEAR ON FRONT 2 TIRES. CAUSES TIRES TO WEAR IN 4K-5K MILES. DEALER WILL ONLY ROTATE TIRES AND REALIGN WHICH IS KNOWN NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

SUSPENSION PROBLEM ON MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z PURCHASED 5/15/03. CAUSING TIRE FEATHERING ON FRONT TIRES, WHICH CAUSES LOUD TIRE ROAR FROM 22 MPH DOWN TO 0.*AK

TIRES ARE WEARING OUT INCREDIBLY FAST. HANDLING IS COMPROMISED.*AK

SUSPENSION DESIGN FLAW CREATES UNEVEN TIRE WEAR IN THE FRONT TIRES. TIRES WILL 'CUP' OR 'FEATHER' WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES OF DRIVING. MY CAR IN PARTICLAR RAN OUT OF TREAD ON THE INSIDE PATCH AT 13000 MILES. CHANGING TIRES IS NOT A CURE FOR THIS ISSUE AS IT REOCCURS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLAW AS IT MIGHT CAUSE VEHICLES TO LOSE TRACTION IN WET/SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.*AK