Problems with 2003 Nissan 350Z TIRES

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 for the alignment/suspension problems. the installed parts, along with new tires, balancing, and alignment/suspension has total cost of $1087.04. i am including documentation of all itemized costs below: tires'''''. $288.00 front align kit' $394.87 parts total''... $682.87 ...

The 3rd gear was grinding then second started to grind too therefore i had the transmission rebuilt at my expense and other transmission problems persist and also have the tire feathering/tire growl issue which i've took the car varies times to the alignment shop. *tr

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 do my own inspection. what i discovered was unbelievable, my tiers were wearing on the inner toe to the point they were almost bald at 12,500 miles. i returned to the service rep. and pointed this out, he immediately changed his mind and ordered me new tires ...

Feathering on front tires at low speed and breaking to stop. i had the service done at 8k to correct the feather at a nissan dealer and after a month the feather occurs at 75 mph speed due to shaking on steering wheel but at low speed when braking steering also tends to shake and pulls to the right. went to the dealer to investigate if recall has been updated or correcting the recall and no reply, at 22k nissan dealer recommended to replace the front tires due to uneven wear. this i believe can lead to driving damage and injures if tire is puncture due to tire flare action from the rims to the tires, this would cause the tire to flare off the rim and cause the car to loose control and other injury to cars and drivers due to tire flare off and become a projectile. *am *nm

Dt*: the contact stated the passenger and driver's side tires wore out on the inside. the dealership informed the contact the front end of the vehicle was improperly aligned from the factory and that was the cause of the problem. the two tires were replaced by the manufacturer in 2004. two months ago, the contact noticed a growling noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. the dealership informed the contact the tread was separating causing the tires to wear our prematurely.

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 about this problem and this is just ridiculous. why should nissan's shoddy engineering be my responsibility to fix? go to www.nissantireproblems.com and register for the class action suit......*jb

Tire replacement... all 4 tires had to be replace because of wear. car has 41000 miles on it . was told tires only good for 25000 miles. nothing in owners manual or tech bulletin about life of tire or life 2500 miles. only received 8-29-05 bulletin /tires so worn it was life threatening!!! because wear was 2.? no re coverage from your company. my point no pulling, no wear to see , all was inside under the car. tires so worn metal shows. called dealership to be told. tires only good for 25000 miles.. how am i to know this??? i brought in to goodyear because what i believe to be a nail or something that made my f.d. side have a slow leak... bill to replace tire and do an alignment over $1000.00. please help i truly believe i was at no fault. what ever tires on the car .was what ever type nissan put on bultin states 17 inch p225/50r17&p235/50r17 rear.

Dt: consumer owned a nissan 350z track version 2003. he took vehicle to dealer for recall repair about a year ago. consumer stated it was a recall, however, could not find recall on nhtsa web site. ntb03-046 was the number identifying the recall that consumer had. repair work was done on 6-11-04. then, on july 19, 2005 consumer took vehicle to gardena nissan in california, and they told him that the problem involved front tires wearing out on the inside during repair work they replaced the right front compression rod. consumer contacted nissan, and they told him that after recall and warranty repair work was only good for 10,000 miles. consumer believed that recall repairs did not fix problem, per gardena nissan. six months after consumer bought vehicle when shifting up or down at any speed periodically it will not go into gear. nissan was aware of the situation, and they did not want to do anything about it.*ak

I own a 2003 350z. i got a flat tire on my car yesterday. i took it in to be repaired. when they jacked it up they noticed that all four of my tires are bald on the inside. they told me that my car has been recalled. they said they have had many 350z's come in with the same problem i am having. they also stated that they are able to fix the problem. so that's when i looked it up on your website but didn't see it anywhere. i have talked to many other tires places as well and they said they have had many people come in with the same problem. have you heard this complaint from anyone else? *nm

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

Tires are feathering badly. dealership service center tried fixing it. nissan tried avoiding recall on it, but told service centers to change tires at no cost. ridiculous and unsafe. was told to be an alignment problem. everyone except the company seems to notice. 2003 350z. nissan made its warranty on the tires to 24,000 and our service is till about 36000 miles. they are just waiting it out until it becomes the peoples problem. is anybody listening?*ak

Jan 03 the brakes would squeal loudly when braking in cold weather. the two front tires continually lost air and needed to be refilled every 3-4 weeks. upon dealer inspection, nothing was found wrong. upon recall notice of the growling of the tires (around april 04) the vehicle was brought into the dealership and the two front tires were replaced. the vehicle had to be brought back twice due to the alignment being done incorrectly (steering wheel was crooked and slip & vdc off lights were illuminated).since the tire replacement, the two new front tires still lose air and need to be filled up every 2-3 weeks now. the tires occasionally squeal loudly when braking. dec 04 the dashboard was lit up with the following warning lights:1. brakes 2. vdc off 3. slip upon towing the vehicle into nissan (because the front passenger tire went mysteriously flat again), nissan dealer has advised that the front brake pads are worn through to less than 10% and need to be replaced. they also reported the front tires had no holes and the tire beading was fine. they suggested the tires ...

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. i called the nissan headquarters and filed a complaint, but was told there was nothing they could do. at 27,000 miles i got the rear aligned and had to purchase two new rear tires. there is so obviously ...

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