Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / 350Z / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001249558 Incident Date: Dec, 10 2001
Consumer's City: CHANHASSEN Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: 350Z Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 11 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 04 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Premature, excessive, asymmetrical front tire wear on 2003 nissan 350z. tire wear is confined to the inside tread block ring only, circumferentially around the tire. indications are a raised heel and lowered toe pattern in the direction of the tread. this occurs on all nissan 350z's, and it's only a matter of time before tire failure results in serious injury or loss of life. see zcar.com for more complaints and details. nissan's tsb solution is to realign the front end, and simply rotate the tire, transferring the abnmormal wear pattern and resultant hazard to the opposite tread block. realignment does not correct the problem. nissan has put a dangerous new model on the road with a design flaw that eats tires at an extraordinary rate (5,000-8,000 miles!!!). unless fixed, the car is likely to become known as the corvair of the 21st century "unsafe at any speed". *ak