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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035924 | Incident Date: Aug, 12 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SANTEE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: 350Z | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 25 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The 2nd time the crank sensor went out i was traveling down the freeway at about 75-mph when the car just died - i mean no power and no warning. i had to make my way across all lanes to the right shoulder with only a prayer! *jb i've contacted nissan direct on several occasions where i've been advised ridiculous things from the "specialist" like they put my car on the scope and there was no reading of a bad part (see other complaint about the transmission replacement) - question is how do you scope a shifting problem with a manual transmission??? and "why was i so upset when the crank sensor was only a cosmetic thing" - a what?? if you call having your car shut down driving down the freeway a "cosmetic thing" i think the so-called "specialists" are a farce and stall tactic, nothing else. after the 2nd time the crank sensor went out i was told by nissan (not the dealership but nissan corp) that the "master tech drove the car at 80 mph and couldn't get the crank sensor to go out again" - that's funny, the 1st time it went out i was in a parking lot doing about 15 mph so why have they acted as if the situation only happens at a certain mph??? makes you wonder if they know a lot more than they're saying! there was a recall for the crank sensors for the 2003 & 2004 cars, which they say my vin number does not meet the criteria. well what does then?? i understand on an overall basis from the reports i've read the 350z is a good car - what i'm the most disappointed with is nissan's extremely poor customer service attitude and lack of acceptance when there are legitimate problems. at this point i will never purchase another nissan product - they are not the only game in town. i pay a healthy price for the privilege of driving a new sports car - i expect to get what i pay for even if nissan has to bite the big one on this particular vehicle. *jb |
