2004 Nissan 350Z

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER GETTING A CARWASH, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A DIMPLE HAD FORMED ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE DIMPLE WORSENED THROUGH TIME AND THE DASHBOARD EVENTUALLY CAVED IN. ON 10/13/06, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE AIRBAGS AND DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN 350Z WHICH HAS HAD REPEATED "FEATHERING" OF THE FRONT TIRES. I HAVE RESPONDED TO THE APRIL 2004 TBA NOW THREE (3) TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, NISSAN CLAIMED TO HAVE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. THE LAST TIME (WHICH WAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO), NISSAN AGAIN CLAIMED TO HAVE ALIGNED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW RETURNED. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE FOR THIS INCIDENT SINCE, EVIDENTLY, IT IS OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY. *JB

I'VE HAD MY CAR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE REAR TIRES FIVE WEEKS AGO (NOT THE FRONTS, WHICH TREAD DEPTH WAS FINE), WITH THE SAME SIZE TIRES AS THE STOCK RUBBER. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED LOCKING AND RELEASING, LOCKING AND RELEASING, BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN ON FREEWAY RAMPS, ON AN INCLINE OR DECLINE, AND IN A CURVE. IT MAKES WHAT I DESCRIBE AS A GROANING SOUND, WHICH I ASSOCIATE WITH THE BRAKE PADS CLAMPING DOWN, CAUSING A REVERBERATION IN THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THE "SLIP" LIGHT IN THE DASH COMES ON WHEN IT OCCURS. AT FIRST IT ONLY SEEMED TO BE THE RIGHT, FRONT, BUT IT JUST STARTED DOING IT ON THE LEFT, FRONT AS WELL. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO SNOW IS NOT AN ISSUE. IT'S DONE IT ON WET AND DRY ROADS, ALTHOUGH MY HEART POUNDS MORE WHEN IT'S ON A WET ROAD AND THE FRONT END SLIDES IN A CURVE. I'VE ONLY APPLIED MODERATE BRAKE PRESSURE, NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO ACT. THE DEALER EVALUATED THE CAR TODAY AND STATED NO "CODES" CAME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC, AND THEY STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND BRAKES GENERALLY WERE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. SO, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CHANGE THE PROBLEM. MY THEORY IS THAT THE VDC (VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL) SYSTEM IS FLAWED, AND ACTUALLY CAUSES THE BRAKES TO LOCK, CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE/SKID THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE BRAKES LOCK ONLY FOR MAYBE A SECOND WITH EACH LOCK, RELEASE, THEN LOCK, AND RELEASE. HOWEVER, A FULL SECOND OF LOCKED BRAKES IS A LONG TIME IN TRAFFIC, IN A CURVE. THERE IS A POSTING AT WWW.350ZMOTORING.COM BY USERNAME GILVALAS FROM 2/10/03, WHICH SOUNDS SIMILAR TO MY COMPLAINT. *NM

I OWN A NISSAN 350Z 2004 ROADSTER TOURING EDITION AND THE TIRES ON THE FRONT HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 16,000+ BECAUSE THE INSIDE TREAD BECAME EXTREMELY WORN. WHILE IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME ABOUT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WAS REVIEWING. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, FREE OF CHARGE, BUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I'M NOW AT 31,115 AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FRONT AND BACK TIRES LOOK NEW FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT ON THE INSIDE TREAD THE TIRES WERE SHOWING SEVERE SIGNS OF WEAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS ALIGNMENT ISSUE...IF I WOULD NOT HAVE FISH TAIL MY CAR I MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT. A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS CAR. *JB