2003 Nissan 350Z: rotors or pads wearing out early

5 of the 275 complaints about the 2003 Nissan 350Z describe rotors or pads wearing out early.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Rotors or pads wearing out early by model year

2004
1
2003
5

What owners say

Filed Jun 1, 2005 · Suspension · 6,000 miles · GA

Excessive tire noise was noticed, took to dealer and found inside of front tires had worn away. Dealer re-aligned suspension and replaced front tires. Later, tire noise was noticed again along with pulling to right. Took to dealer and inside edge of front tires had worn away again, tires were replaced again and suspension re-aligned again. Right front suspension "compression rod" replaced due to pull. Tires continue to wear excessively along both inside and outside edges. Tires wear out in less than 10,000 miles. Once tire noise becomes severe, straight-line stability is affected at highway speeds. Tires could fail due to premature wear if vehicle owner does not inspect tires for inside edge wear at abnormally frequent intervals.

Filed Feb 9, 2005 · Suspension · 4,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Nov 11, 2003 · Suspension · WI

Suspension design flaw on my nissan 350z track is causing premature wear and a possibly dangerous condition.

Filed Nov 10, 2003 · Suspension · 5,900 miles · TX

Nissan 350, problem with suspension causes tires to "cup" or "feather". This premature wear could be potentially dangerous.

Filed Sep 25, 2003 · Suspension · 5,000 miles · FL

I purchased a nissan 350z on 12/30/2002. I started complaining to the dealer about loud growling noise from the front end at about 5000 miles. The dealer stated that it was because of improper front end alignment. At 6000 miles the dealer performed a tsb which stated that the front end needed alignment an the front tires rotated (swapped from side to side). At that time they provided me with print outs of the vehicle alignment reports which shows that the vehicle was out of alignment and remains out of the nissan specifications in regard to the front caster which is causing the dangerous, abnormal and premature wear of the front tires. The dealer states that there is no way to correct this out-of-spec condition. The front tires are now wearing unevenly on the inside again so the re-alignment has not corrected the problem and the dealer says they can not do anything about it.