2004 Nissan 350Z Complaints

THE DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE AFTER WINDOW BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED CAR REPLACED AT NO COST OF COURSE DUE TO IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 2/19/09 AND DEALER INFORMED ME NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY MY COST TO REPLACE DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR $372.58. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 12/09/10 DID NOT BOTHER TO GO TO DEALER MY COST TO REPLACE DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR $269.58. THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW IS AGAIN STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AS OF 7/25/12. CAR HAS 19,831 TOTAL MILES AS OF 7/25/12 HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, IS IN ALMOST PERFECT CONDITION, DRIVEN BY MATURE WOMAN. *TR

THOUSAND OF REPORTED CASES OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FUEL UP THE NISSAN 350Z. THE PROBLEM SOURCE IS THE FILLER NECK SHUTTER VALVE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR YEARS AND HAVE BEEN MAKING CUSTOMER FOOT THE $400-$500 BILL INSTEAD OF TAKING ACTION ON THE FAULTY PART. THE FAULTY SHUTTER VALVE CAUSES FUEL TO SPEW OUT WHILE FILLING THE TANK COVERING THE CAR AND OPERATOR IN FUEL. THE RISKY PART IS PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THE WAY THEY FILL TO TRY TO BYPASS THE ACTION OF THE SHUTTER VALVE BUT ALSO WORKS AGAINST THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE GASOLINE NOZZLE CAUSING IT TO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FUEL REACHES MAX. I PERSONALLY CANT ONLY GET 7 GALLONS IN MY CAR BEFORE IT SPRAYS OUT WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING SINCE I HAVE TO FIGHT TO ADD 7 GALLONS OF FUEL EVERYOTHER DAY. I FOUGHT WITH THIS ISSUE IN MY 2003 350Z AND MY 04. IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. EXAMPLES INCLUDE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO THE POINT OF OVERFLOWING, THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY REPORTS, 3/4, 1/2 1/4 AND SOMETIMES EMPTY. THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY REPORTS DIFFERENT FUEL LEVELS EACH TIME THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE DESCRIBED MATTER ON VARIOUS ONLINE 350Z FORUMS INDICATE THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS FOR MANY OTHER 350Z OWNERS, WHICH INDICATES A PRODUCT DEFECT. THE FORUM THAT FOLLOWS IS ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES: HTTP://MY350Z.COM/FORUM/MAINTENANCE-AND-REPAIR/501507-FIX-FOR-GAS-GAUGE-FLUCTUATIONS-HARD-TO-FILL.HTML. *TR

2003 2004 350Z CAME WITH OUT CAMBER ADJUSTMENT WEARING FRONT TIRES INSIDE WERE YOU DONT SEE CAUSEING BLOW OUTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEY MAKE CAMBER KIT BUT ARE NOT BY NISSAN SO THEY WONT PAY TO GET THIS LIFE SAVING PART PUT ON I HAVE PUT ON 6 PAIRS OF FRONT TIRES IN 3 YEARS WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY DO NOT MAKE A CAMBER KIT. *TT