2004 Nissan 350Z Complaints

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH ON 2004 350Z NISSAN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED FOR NISSAN AIRBAG RECALL. WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD THE AIRBAG WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY PLANET NISSAN (DEALER LAS VEGAS, NV) IN 2004 OR 2005, NOT SURE OF SPECIFIC DATE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.

HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY, FORTUNATELY. WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT STAYED DOWN, AND IN GEAR. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FORCE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. I WAS THEN ABLE TO MANUALLY LIFT THE PEDAL, AND PUMP IT SOFTLY TO MAKE IT STAY UP. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. IT IS A HYDRAULIC CLUTCH' NO LEAKS, AND CLUTCH REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ONLY 55K MILES ON IT. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND VERY UNSAFE IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND CAN'T GET IT OUT OF GEAR.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH CAUSING THE CAR TO PERIODICALLY NOT START. A MECHANIC MADE A PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS BUT SAID THERE WERE NO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD START ALL, REQUIRING DOWNTIME FOR REPAIR. SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT AND SOMETIMES AFTER SEVERAL ERRANDS THE CAR WON'T START BUT NEVER THIS SUDDEN STALL. TODAY, THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT WAS A TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD. CARS WERE ABLE TO GET AROUND ME WITHOUT INCIDENT AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARDS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. WHICH IS MY USUALLY WHAT I DO WHEN IT WON'T START. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AFTER RELEASING THE LOCKED GEAR SHIFT, WITH FOOT ON THE BREAK, STARTED THE CAR. I AM THANKFUL THAT I HADN'T YET MERGED ONTO THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. JCC

ON 2004 NISSAN 350Z THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL STICK IN THE HALF OPEN HALF CLOSED POSITION. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP FIX THIS COSTLY REPAIR $2200-$3000. THE MOTORS THAT CONTROL THE TOP CALLED THE (FIFTH BOW MOTOR) WILL GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. NO WAY TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE TOP. MANY OTHERS ON NISSAN FORUM SITE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE. I PAID NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM COST ME $2800.00. NOW IT IS DOING THE SAME THING LESS THAN 3 YEARS LATER. (I CAN SUPPLY THE PART NUMBER IS NEEDED). *TR