2004 Nissan 350Z
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I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY A MOTORCYCLE AHEAD OF ME APPLIED HIS BRAKES I FOLLOWED SUIT. THE 350Z ROADSTER BEGAN TO SWERVE AND SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY AND STOPPED AFTER I HIT THE SID RAIL RESULTING IN MOTORCYCLIST AND MYSELF GOING TO HOSPITAL THE ISSUES WITH THE TIRES ON THE 350Z ARE WELL KNOWN BY CONSUMERS, NISSAN, AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS BUT THE TIRE DEFECT AND HANDLING REMAIN. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE SINCE THEY HAVE TRIED TO UNSUCCESFULLY FIX THE ISSUE ON OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE
HELLO, I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN BARELY MOVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN GOING OFF IN MY CAR. BEFORE I COULD GRASP MY NEXT THOUGHT MY CAR FLIPPED COMPLETELY OVER ON ITS SIDE NO TIRES TOUCHING THE GROUND! I HAD TO CRAWL OUT PASSENGER WINDOW . UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE THIS IS WHAT WAS FOUND.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A NEAR FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT, WHICH NISSAN DIDN'T REPORT TO THE DEATH AND INJURY REPORTS DONE EVERY QUARTER PER ANNUAL YEAR. THE ACCIDENT ALMOST LEFT ME PARALYZED AND I BROKE OVER 6 BONES IN VARIOUS BODY PART LOCATIONS DUE TO THE CAR NOT LIVING UP TO THE "SAFETY" FEATURES THE MAKER BOASTED TO HAVE WHICH FALSELY LEAD ME TO BUY THE CAR AND NEARLY KILLED ME DURING AN ACCIDENT, AT NO FAULT OF MINE. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON 1-18-2006, THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS, AND OCCURRED IN ARIZONA ON INTERSTATE 51 IN PHOENIX AZ. I WAS REAR ENDED, WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC PILE-UP DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ESTIMATED TO BE DRIVING UPON IMPACT AT 43 MPH. I HAD MY SEALTBELT ON, WHICH BROKE MY COLLARBONE, AND A RIB. I ALSO RUPTURED A SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT FROM THE FORCE OF THE CAR INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, THE LEG AND FEET COMPARTMENT FOR THE DRIVER AREA CAUSED ONE FOOT I HAD ON THE BRAKE, TO BREAK THE SESSAMOID BONE; THE RT KNEE WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING COLUMN AND I BROKE MY PATELLA AND TORE MY MENISCUS. BOTH REQUIRED SURGERY, BOTH ON OPPOSITE LEGS. I REQUIRED SURGERY FOR THE RUPTURED IMPLANT. MY NECK WAS FRACTURED AND THE BLOW AND WHIPLASH FROM THE INADEQUATE HEAD RESTRAINT CAUSED VERTIGO FOR NEARLY 3 MONTHS. I SUFFERED BRAIN BRUISING AND SWELLING FROM HITTING MY HEAD AGAINST THE HEADREST AFTER BEING THRUST FORWARD WITHOUT AN AIRBAG TO CUSHION THE JOLTING OF THE NECK AND SPINE. MY THORACIC SPINE WAS FRACTURED, AND REMAINS THAT WAY SINCE I'VE OPTED NOT TO HAVE SURGERY. THE LUMBAR SPINE HAS A RUPTURED DISK AND DEVELOPED A MASS FROM THE IMPACT BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA THAT DEVELOPED FROM THE OTHER DRIVERS CAR HITTING MY REAR END OF THE CAR AND THE SEAT THRUSTING ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE VEHICLES STRUCTURE INTO THE SEAT BEHIND WHERE I SAT. I HAD SURGERY ON THE REMOVAL OF THE MASS AND THE LUMBAR SPINE REPAIR 3 TIMES. MY LIFE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE FALSE MISLEADING CLAIMS THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CLAIMED. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE A/B DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT TENSIONER IS TAUGHT AND APPEARS TO HAVE WORKED. DRIVER SIDE A/B DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEATBELT TENSIONER IS NOT TAUGHT AND APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. MVA INVOLVED A HEAD ON ACCIDENT TO THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE 350 Z CONVERTIBLE. IMPACT WAS AT 40MPH. SRS LIGHTS ARE NOT INDICATING THAT THE A/B DEPLOYED. *TR
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WAS VERY SIMILAR TO ONE I HAD 2 YEARS AGO IN THE SAME CAR, ONLY I DO NOT REMEMBER AS MUCH AS I DO FROM THE FIRST ONE. THE FIRST ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY AUGUST OF 2006. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO FISH-TAIL. I WAS ON THE FAST LANE AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER AND SPUN AND HIT IT AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR ANYONE HITTING ME. MY CAR WAS CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE MAINLY NEAR LEFT TIRE AND THE BUMPER, SOME DAMAGE WAS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AS WELL. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AND THE TIRES WERE CHANGED. THE SECOND ACCIDENT I DO NOT REMEMBER AS MUCH BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS STRONGER AND IT KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS AND IT WAS RAINING. THE DAMAGE ON THE CAR WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIRST ACCIDENT ONLY THERE IS ALOT MORE BODY DAMAGE. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THAT I HAD HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER AND SPUN. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND THERE IS A NO REASON THAT A SPORTS CAR SHOULD BE FISH-TAILING OR LOSE TREADING IN THE RAIN. THESE CARS SHOULD BE MADE RESISTANT TO SUCH WEATHER AND SHOULD TIRES SHOULD NOT BE BALDING SO QUICKLY. THE 2003 AND 2004 NISSANS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR PREMATURE FEATHERING/WEATHERING OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES TEND TO START BALDING TOO SOON, THUS CAUSING NOT ENOUGH TRACTION. THIS CLEARLY WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO FISH-TAIL. *TR
RECENTLY DRIVING MY NISSAN 350Z ALONG A HIGHWAY, THE AIRBAGS FOR NO REASON, DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. IT WAS SHEER LUCK THAT I WASN'T KILLED. YOU WOULD THINK NISSAN WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIRBAGS, BUT NO! NISSAN WON'T FIX THE CAR UNTIL I SIGN A LEGAL RELEASE LETTER SO THEY CAN'T BE SUED. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AND REACHING FOR SOMETHING CONSUMER STRUCK HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE SAME METAL WAS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DESIGN FOR THE TOP WAS FLAWED.*AK CUTAWAY OF HINGES ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES AT HEAD LEVEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEFECTED PEICE WOULD PIERCE THE SKULL ON SIDE IMPACT. *TC
TWO CAR ACCIDENT ON 5/29/10 AT 5:12 P.M. ON INTERSTATE I-40 WESTBOUND AT SARA ROAD, CANDIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. DURING HIGHLY CONGESTED TRAFFIC, I REAR-ENDED A 2007 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH MY 2004 NISSAN 350 Z AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
I PURCHASED A NEW 350Z CAR FROM ANTIOCH (CALIFORNIA) NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2004 WITH CHROMED ALLOY WHEELS. IN ADDITION, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON THE BELOW DATE A VACAVILLE NISSAN MECHANIC WAS TEST DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED AROUND THE LUG NUTS AND FELL OFF IN THEIR PARKING LOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE RIM. NISSAN CORPORATION HAS ISSUED BULLETINS TO THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO CHROME ALLOY WHEELS FOR SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE REASONS. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS STATUS...ONLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID THE VACAVILLE SERVICE MANAGER GIVE ME A COPY OF THEIR BULLETIN DATED 9/07. IT STATED MY WARRANTY IS VOID AS A RESULT OF THE DEALERSHIP CHROMING THE ALLOY WHEELS AS VERIFIED BY THE CORPORATE WARRANTY OFFICE . I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR CORPORATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE TO NO AVAIL. HOW MANY OTHER CARS WERE SOLD WITH UNSAFE CHROMED ALLOYED WHEELS? HOW DO I RETRIEVE MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES OF CAR REPAIRS, CAR RENTAL, AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE WHEELS? *TR
My 350Z was overheating so I took it to Sun Devil Auto in Sun City West. Sam Malone inspected it. He said I needed a new radiator, hoses, gaskets for a price of $1400.00+ .I went to the Firestone dealer in Surprise on Meeker, he told me to go put antifreeze in and check ot out. I did and no overheating now? Mr. Malone lied to me and I want him fired.
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan 350Z. The contact stated while refueling the vehicle, after stepping away from the vehicle, the contact was alerted by his passenger that there was a fuel leak underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the passenger was alerted by the odor of gasoline. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump filler neck needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.
The airbag light came on for no reason, has never come on before. No accidents, fender bender, no bumps. Shop read an error code of B1129. Checked right passenger SRS seat connections as code suggests and reset the light. Light came back on in two days. Shop says airbag may not deploy and can not determine the exact cause. could easily cost over a $1000 to fix depending on issue. Airbags should not have issues like this. Nissan already has a service campaign for the same issue on later model 350Z. Please encourage Nissan to include the 2004 model as well. From all my research into resolving this issue, I can see there are a lot of other 350Z owners affected as well. Please help us. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact's girlfriend owns a 2004 Nissan 350Z. The contact stated that upon refueling the gas tank, a large amount of gasoline began to leak out from the gas tank and underneath the vehicle. The contact also stated that upon entering the vehicle, a strong fuel odor began to emit from the vehicle. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to his home. The contact called the dealer and they informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V555000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
I PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FOR MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z, THEY ARE THE FALKEN PRO G5 SPORT A/S TIRES P225/45R18 ON THE FRONT. 245/45/R18 ON THE REAR ON 2/06/19 THE MILEAGE IN WAS 16,292. ON 1/15/20 I TOOK THE CAR OUT AND THE CAR WAS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD, I TOOK IT BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRES IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA ON THAT SAME DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN TRIED TO BALANCE THE TIRES HE SAID THEY ARE OFF BY OVER 1 OUNCE. ANOTHER TECH CAME AND TRIED TO BALANCE THE TIRES AND FOUND A BULGE ON ALL 4 TIRES AND OPTED TO REPLACE THEM ALL,I ONLY HAD 69 MILES ON THE TIRES! I HAVE TO SAY IN ALL MY YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRES DEVELOP BULGES LIKE THESE AND ALL 4 NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITH ONLY 69 MILES ON THEM! I AM VERY NERVOUS WITH THESE TIRES BEING THAT THEY ARE INSTALLED ON A NISSAN 350Z WITH THE POWER THE VEHICLE HAS.
I BOUGHT A 2004 Z350 AND I BOUGHT IT ON MOTHER'S DAY LAST MONTH AND I GOT THE CAR IN THE ABARAT WAS ALREADY ON THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS ALREADY ON WHEN I PURCHASED A CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW TO SELL A CAR WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON.
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.
ZF SERVICE IS RECALL CERTAIN CLUTCH KIT ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBER SX: K70358-01, SHIPPED TO WHOLESALERS AS SERVICE PARTS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2010, AND MARCH 8, 2011. THESE SERVICE PARTS ARE INTENDED FOR USE ON MODEL YEAR 2003-2006 NISSAN 350Z AND INFINITI G35 VEHICLES. THE SX: K70358-01 CLUTCH KIT CONTAINS AN OVERSIZED CLUTCH DISC.
Remedy: ZF SERVICE NOTIFY WHOLESALERS TO RETURN ANY AFFECTED CLUTCH KIT ASSEMBLIES STILL IN INVENTORY FOR FREE REPLACEMENT KITS. THIS CONDITION WILL CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE FIRST START-UP AND USAGE OF THE CLUTCH KIT. HOWEVER, IF AN OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH ITS PERFORMANCE, ZF SERVICES WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH KIT AND A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR ITS INSTALLATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZF SERVICES AT 1-800-321-0784 EXT. 6748.
CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FUEL FILLER HOSE MAY CRACK AND RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE HOSE WHILE REFUELING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER HOSE. RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006, FOR NISSAN OWNERS, AND ON MARCH 13, 2006, FOR INFINITI OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
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