Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact was traveling 30 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. As the contact attempted to restart the vehicle, the check engine, traction control and the tire slip warning lights were illuminated. The dealer inspected the vehicle and advised that the crank shaft sensor failed and would need replacing. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) but was advised by the dealer that his VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 80,000.
2003 Nissan 350Z engine complaints
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Engine failure at high speed on highway almost causing a severe accident.
Service engine light came on and vehicle suddenly turned off without warning resulting in near crash. Took vehicle to service station and was informed it was the crank position sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. While driving 5 MPH in a parking lot, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. His vehicle identification number was excluded from recall campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 54,000. The current mileage was 54,022. Updated 12/10/09.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The failure occurred in 2005 while driving 75 MPH the vehicle shut off without any warning. The vehicle restarted on its own in 3 to 5 seconds. The failure recurred 4 times during an 18 hour drive. The nissan dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. Three days after the vehicle was diagnosed, the failure recurred. The dealer later stated that the heat may have caused the vehicle to shut off. While adding fuel to the vehicle and attempting to start the vehicle, it lost all power and the contact was unable to restart it. The contact opened the hood to observed that there were no wires disconnected and was able to restart the vehicle. The contact is aware of the risk and stated that the electrical system may have caused the failure. In december 2007 the dealer confirmed that the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 component: engine and engine cooling, was not related to his VIN. The failure mileage was 2000 and current mileage was 35400.
Hello. My name is [xxx]. I own a 2003 nissan 350z touring edition automotive vehicle. On april 20th 2009, my car started stalling. I was stuck in the middle of cactus and scottsdale rd due to the following defect on the 2003 nissan 350z I own and drive. Also, as I was driving the car, lights in the dash such "service engine soon" and other various lights warned me. I took the car to autozone the next day and they reported code p0340 which means the cam shaft positional sensors were bad. I took the car to the dealer on friday, april 24th 2009, and the dealer would not repair the auto under the 2003 nissan 350z recall bulletin-reference # ntb03-124. I spoke with [xxx] at the service dept. At pinnacle nissan of scottsdale and he said "this car is not in the recall campaign". I was unclear why he reported this especially when I have solid proof that the car's VIN number was in the range of nissan cars that are recalled for this defect. I gave up after tim(the service advisor) could not repair the vehicle under the recall. I had the car towed to my mechanic that day to kelly clark automotive. Kelly clark was also unclear as to why nissan would not repair the car under the recall as well. Frustration continued further when nissan sales were calling me on the 26th and the following days, bribing me to come to the dealer and reimburse me the cost of the repair that I paid to get the problem fixed, given that I buy a new 350z from them. I felt violated and harassed and could not believe a dealer would have the audacity to ask me to buy a vehicle in order for them to pay for my repair on my current vehicle. ([xxx] in the sales department at pinnacle nissan stated this). The charges for repairs out of pocket that I paid were $454.65 to kelly clark to fix the problem related to the recall. I feel I should be reimbursed for these charges. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2003 nissan 350z original owner. While driving around 40 MPH, engine stalled, twice in 2 hours, check engine light came on. Coasted to side of road, waited for maybe 15 minutes and engine restarted both times . I took the car to the dealership, left it with the service manager who drove it home that night to try & recreate the problem. Was told if they could not recreate the problem there was nothing they could do. They could not recreate the problem. About a year later a recall was placed for the engine sensors but my VIN number was not on the list, so no replacement. It has never happened since then. There was less than 20 thousand miles on the car at that time.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was able to be restarted, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for diagnostic testing and it was discovered that the camshaft sensors needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were less than 53,000.
2003 nissan 350z had a cam sensor replaced. Consumer wants to know if there is a possible recall for this problem. *nj the consumer stated the engine would shut off suddenly while driving.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact had to perform a hard start after attempting to restart it several times. Also, the check engine light illuminated and remained lit at that time. He pulled the vehicle to the side of the road. The dealer currently has the vehicle. The contact was informed that his VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle loses speed whenever he shifts gears to accelerate. The engine revs, but the vehicle does not accelerate. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer numerous times, but they were unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. They have changed numerous sensors, the engine computer, and even the water pump of the vehicle. Through online research, he discovered the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling); however, nissan stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. He has been unable to drive the vehicle due to the lack of acceleration. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was approximately 81,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle completely lost power and would not restart until ten minutes later. The failure occurred without warning. Soon after, the check engine light illuminated. An auto zone employee stated that the camshaft sensor and crankshaft malfunctioned. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 74,000. Updated 4/2/08 *cn the dealer stated that a fuel hose recall has been performed on the vehicle and emergency brake is not performing properly. Updated 04/02/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. The contact attempted to start the vehicle for fifteen minutes, but it failed to start. The failure occurred 5 to 6 times on june 22,23 2007. The service engine light soon, vdc light, and slip light remained illuminated. The diagnostic test indicated that # p0340, the cam shaft position sensor circuit, malfunctioned and caused the engine to fail. The contact stated that the vehicle is performing at 80% and the failure is similar to that noted in recall # 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer and manufacturer stated that his VIN is not related to the recall. He was issued case # 5757949. The current and failure mileages were 60,000.
Engine shutdown while car is running.. Loss of engine power and cell. Nm
The vehicle turned off in the middle of a rainstorm when I was driving on the highway and ended up on the road where I didn't have much of a pull out which could have been disastrous if another vehicle had not been aware due to the conditions on the roadway. The result of this is due to burning of oil which the manufacturer has no idea of what causes this! They just order a consumption test and rarely does what they are supposed to! Which is replace the motor as they did in my case but not without a fight!I went to the bbb whom ordered nissan to replace the motor along with other fixes for suspension and window motor but those are separate issues. They replaced motor but it still ended up breaking down again twice after and they don't want to fix! It broke down about 6 thousand miles after the new motor.
I was driving the car in a rainy stormy night north bound hwy 101 on january 10th 2004 when my 2003 nissan 350z stopped with a huge clunk in the motor compartment and came to a rolling stop to the side of the road where there was not much shoulder space and poor visibilty that night!apparently this vehicle has been burning oil 1qt pr thousand miles! I didnt know this from getting regular oil changes at aroung the 3k marker! Kept getting oil consumption test but no corrective action was taken by manufacturer until I went to the bbb! Then nissan was forced to replace motor, clutch , tires which ive been having issues long before this ever occured along with the window motors in which the windows kept giving out also! My vehicle broke down again some 1000 miles after the new motor! My car kept stalling at a stop light! I had the vehicle taken to the nissan dealer where I almost had to fight with the sevice rep to get it taken care of under warranty! About 3k miles after the new motor was replaced and installed I had the vehicle taken to get an oil change and the car was almost 3qts low again! Yes the car still keeps burning oil!nissan did not want to do anything about it! I kept calling consumer affairs whom kept passing my file around to one rep and another. I finally broke down 3-4 thousand miles later and have been for over a month with a vehicle that does not run and no assurance from the dealer who fixed my motor less than 7k miles ago. This car has been giving me problems since the first few months ive had it.
Dt: consumer owned a nissan 350z track version 2003. He took vehicle to dealer for recall repair about a year ago. Consumer stated it was a recall, however, could not find recall on the federal safety agency web site. Ntb03-046 was the number identifying the recall that consumer had. Repair work was done on 6-11-04. Then, on july 19, 2005 consumer took vehicle to gardena nissan in california, and they told him that the problem involved front tires wearing out on the inside during repair work they replaced the right front compression rod. Consumer contacted nissan, and they told him that after recall and warranty repair work was only good for 10,000 miles. Consumer believed that recall repairs did not fix problem, per gardena nissan. Six months after consumer bought vehicle when shifting up or down at any speed periodically it will not go into gear. Nissan was aware of the situation, and they did not want to do anything about it.
2003 nissan 350z brought in to showcase nissan in bourne, ma with oil light on and no oil pressure. Technician put car on lift and drained "less than a pint of oil" from vehical. Inside of tail pipes were oily and black. Milage at the time was 14,100. Nissan's solution was to do consumption tests at 500 mile intervals which resulted in oil usage of 1/4 to 1/2 quart per 500 miles which nissan claims is "normal".
Engine sensor malfunctioned. As a result, engine failed while driving. A recall was issued, but consumer was never notified.
The vehicle lost oil and smoked. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the mechanic did a consumption test. There was no evidence of a leak.
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