Engine stops while driving car. Engine service light comes on. Take car to garage - engine sensors are bad - had replaced. Nissan states that this vehicle VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 03v455000 - but problem was the same - bad engine sensors. Nissan national complaint # 19620726 - nissan says they don't have any responsibility and what is worse, don't seem to care that this is a dangerous condition. Went to google and found dozens of other citations about this problem.
2003 Nissan 350Z engine complaints
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In 2005, I bought a 2003 nissan 350z. In early november of 2011, I started having these problems. The engine would die suddenly while driving, the check engine and tcs lights would come on, and the car would run very rough once it did decide to start. I took the car into a nissan service center on 11/08/2011. The mileage according to the service invoice was 83,906. Along with the problems noted above, the service technician added diag p0340 and c1130 stored, loss of engine signal. Replaced camshaft and crankshaft sensors. My cost for the repair: $618.61. My car had not one, but every symptom of a recalled car. The camshaft and crankshaft sensor (very specific repairs) were needed to correct the problem; same as a recalled vehicle. After bringing this to nissan's attention, I was contacted by a regional manager who stated my car was not on the recall list and she could not help me.I hope no other vehicles engines shut off while on the interstate.
I was driving and I braked to make a right turn and the car cut off .the second time I was braking to make a turn and it cut off this time I had to wait a few minutes. The third time I was at a red traffic light and it shut off and the fourth time I was at a traffic light it shut off and all four times the service engine light came on but for some reason on the forth time the service engine light did not go off
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the engine stalled and the warning indicator lluminated. The problem recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the crank shaft sensor was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
Engine temperature gauge rises when driving up hill and when coming to a complete stop.
My service engine light came on after the car had trouble starting. It finally started, and as I was driving to work, my car shut off while driving on the freeway. This was tremendously dangerous considering I was driving on a busy freeway. I have contacted nissan, and even though my VIN number falls within the cam shaft sensor report range, I was told my specific VIN number is being refused. The check engine code was indeed for a cam shaft sensor. The recall campaign is r3022.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, there was a sudden loss of engine power as the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure was occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was approximately 99,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. While driving at an unknown speed, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled suddenly. The vehicle was unable to be restarted. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling), even though it experienced the same defect listed in the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the traction control and check engine lights. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the cam shaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 188,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where it was able to be restarted after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the cam position sensor had failed. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) but was not covered under the recall and no reason was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 8/12/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camshaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 53,313. *tr updated 7/15/13 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle stalled several times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was advised that the cam shaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine and vdc warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle began hesitate while accelerating and then suddenly stalled. The contact stopped the vehicle on the shoulder and was able to restart the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) but was advised by t he manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the crankshaft position sensor needed to be replaced, but the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 111,000.
I just bought a pre-owned nissan 2003 350z in august.. Oct 5 I had car stall on me twice. I drive a truck for a living so after that I went on the road.. When I came back I drove car and it stalled again at about 35 and then it didn't want to start. I got it started and the "service engine light" came on. It stalled 2 more times in motion after that and I brought it to nissan.. They wanted to charge me $689. I then took it to my personal mechanics shop who charged me $375 for the same thing with nissan parts.. I go home and find out that there was a recall #r2022 on the 2003 350z nissan.. It shows under the federal safety agency that this was a safety issue and could result in crash.. When I called nissan on this they told me my VIN doesn't fall under the recall. If this was a safety issued recall then all the 2003 nissan 350z should be under it. I checked online and found lots of other people that had same issues so its a hazard for sure yet nissan is only backing up some of the vins under this safety issued recall... Plz help and tell me what I can do to get my $375 back...
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated the vehicle had a problem starting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was told that crank position sensor needed to be replaced. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling for the crank position sensor) but that the vehicle was not included. The failure and current mileage was 95,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that as the vehicle was started, the RPM reading increased excessively. Also, the vehicle exhibited a loud noise as the engine stalled. The engine was restarted however, the service engine soon warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and after the diagnostic test was completed, the contact was advised that the circuit board for the crank position sensor or cam position sensor failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified who stated that there was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) but the contact's VIN was not included. They offered no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that he had to engage the brakes and was able to restart the vehicle immediately after. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 83,000.
The incident first occurred during highway driving where the engine suddenly lost power completely. Since the manual transmission was in gear, the engine "push started" itself with a violent surge motion and regained power. This happened about three times on this trip. When I got off the freeway, this happened as I slowed for a stoplight and the engine stalled completely since I was not in gear. This problem seems to be very dangerous since all engine power is lost at high speeds and the jolt that results from the "push starting" can cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle very easily. This problem happened intermittently but did not cause a check engine light until last week. It is showing code p 0340 and I have found that nissan is aware of this issue, but does not recognize it as a being associated with my VIN number- this is hard to believe since my car was produced about a year before the recall notice (recall id #03v455000) was issued. I was informed by nissan representatives that the only way to appeal my VIN#'s applicability to this recall is through the federal safety agency. My case # with nissan is[xxx]. Thanks for your help! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My car shutoff as I was driving. The mechanic said it was the cam sensor and there was a recall on it. Nissan says my car isn't covered under the recall that explains the exact problem: recall campaign number: 03v455000 my check engine light came on tuesday and my car shutoff while I was driving causing a very dangerous condition if I was going faster on a highway. The car wouldn't start and I had to have it towed to the dealer where they aren't willing to fix it under the issued recall for the exact same problem!!
Camshaft position sensor failure causing the engine to stall during operation. Vehicle is hard to restart after failure. This may cause a potentially serious accident because of sudden engine failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the engine stalled without prior warning. The vehicle restarted moments later and resumed as normal. The same failure occurred on three different occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the camshaft position sensor and the crank position sensor would need to be replaced. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,600. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350 z. The contact stated that the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact stated that he self-diagnosed that the cam shaft sensors were defective. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 29,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the engine stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 83,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. While driving approximately 30 MPH the vehicle suddenly stalled. The service engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stopped the vehicle on the shoulder of the road and within a few minutes he was able to restart it. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated the cam shaft and the crank position sensor had to be replaced. The federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
While driving on the freeway my car died out and tcs slip lights came on. There was a loss of power and I had to pull over to the side. While doing so I almost got into an accident because several cars almost hit me and the area that I had to pull over had a very small median. I restarted the car and every thing was fine. The next week the car died out many times while going up a hill on the way to the nissan service dealer. They changed 2 cam position sensors, and 1 crankshaft sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the vehicle began to lose power and stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and the dealer noticed a faulty cam shaft positioning sensor, which he recommended replacing. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign I.d. Number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) but the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 80,000.
2003 nissan 350z shuts down in traffic without warning. The federal safety agency has this car listed on their recall list but the manufacturer says there is no recall on my particular vehicle. I contacted nissan, they told me there was nothing they could do until I had it diagnosed by a dealership. I went to my local nissan dealership and had my car diagnosed and they said it was the cam position sensor which would cause the car to shut down without warning, the service engine light goes on, the tcs light, and slip light, light up after restarting and it takes a few cranks to restart. So after spending $88.00 to have this diagnosis done they still say sorry we can't help you. This is the vehicle that my son drives back and forth to college and as of right now he is walking because we are afraid to let him drive it until it is repaired. Do I feel this is a safety issue most definitely! Driving 70 MPH on the interstate and then all of a sudden shut down with cars behind you I feel is an accident waiting to happen! The car can not be driven like this, every time the car is used it happens more then once. These are the same exact symptoms that the recall lists. This has been happening since 3/25/11 till the present.
I own a 2003 nissan 350z, while driving at approximately 30mph, there was a sudden loss of power, and the check engine, vdc ,and slip lights all came on. Engine now runs sluggishly. The error code is p0340, which is crank sensor failure. I feel this is related to the ntsa recall campaign 03v455000, but that campaign only allows for a very small VIN range of 2003 350zs. I have read many instances of this failure and situation online. The recall should be expanded to all 2003 350zs.
I own a 2003 nissan 350z, while driving at approximately 30mph, there was a sudden loss of power, and the check engine, vdc ,and slip lights all came on. Engine now runs sluggishly. I fell this is related to the federal safety agency recall campaign 03v455000, but that campaign only allows for a very small VIN range of 2003 350zs. I have read many instances of this failure and situation online.
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