2003 Nissan 350Z: pulls to one side

Filed Apr 11, 2008 · Suspension, Tires · 12,000 miles · TN

Action nissan in nashville, tn has replaced damaged front tires at least twice, and I have now replaced damaged front tires at my own expense. The effect of nissan's alignment/suspension problem is not isolated to tire damage. Action nissan attempted to correct my vehicles' alignment/suspension issues, but my car continued to experience issues related to abnormal tire wear and a pull to the right. Nissan did not offer a permanent solution for the alignment/suspension problems of my automobile, and I continued to experience damage to my front tires and misalignment/suspension effects. To protect any new tires on my vehicle, and to permanently correct nissan's manufacturer defect on my vehicle, I had repairs performed with 3rd party parts, an eibach front alignment kit. The original configuration of the front factory 350z does not allow for such adjustments, and the eibach kit allows for common front alignment adjustments that can easily compensate for the alignment/suspension problems. The installed parts, along with new tires, balancing, and alignment/suspension has total cost of $1087.04. I am including documentation of all itemized costs below: tires'''''. $288.00 front align kit' $394.87 parts total''... $682.87 2x tire mount'. $10.00 2x tire balance... $30.00 align kit install.. $270.00 front alignment.. $59.95 subtotal'''' $369.95 labor [email protected]% $34.22 labor total''. $404.17 grand total''. $1,087.04 the proposed nissan class action settlement covers only a fraction of the costs to permanently correct the alignment/suspension problem experienced by countless nissan 350z owners. My objection is that nissan should offer a permanent solution to correct the manufacturer defect in the alignment/suspension of 2003/2004 350zs, which causes tire damage and other misalignment/suspension side-effects resulting from the inability to properly align select 350z vehicles. I duly swear to all facts presented in this document.

Filed Dec 8, 2006 · Steering, Tires · CA

Feathering on front tires at low speed and breaking to stop. I had the service done at 8k to correct the feather at a nissan dealer and after a month the feather occurs at 75 MPH speed due to shaking on steering wheel but at low speed when braking steering also tends to shake and pulls to the right. Went to the dealer to investigate if recall has been updated or correcting the recall and no reply, at 22k nissan dealer recommended to replace the front tires due to uneven wear. This I believe can lead to driving damage and injures if tire is puncture due to tire flare action from the rims to the tires, this would cause the tire to flare off the rim and cause the car to loose control and other injury to cars and drivers due to tire flare off and become a projectile. *am

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 May 5, 2005 · Tires · 20,000 miles · FM

Front tires are wearing excessively on the inside. The car is very hard to drive as it pulls to the right once the tires start to wear. I feel this is a safety issue. It rains almost daily, and the car is even worse on slippery roads. I have already replaced front tires twice and rear tires once. I have also had to replace the breaks twice. The brakes still squeal and squeak but the dealer says the brakes are fine. Once it was aligned the squeaking stopped for a few days, then started again.

Filed Apr 12, 2004 · Suspension, Tires · MA · crash

Nissan 350z. Lost control of car just changing lanes at 45 MPH. Car spun sideway and when I tried to recover, steering was almost impossible as tires seemed to be just gliding wherever they wanted to go. I am just now connecting this incident to the just became aware of tire and front end problem that nissan seems to be having with this vehicle. I only wish somebody had told me my front end was not aligned and tracking correctly and that my tires were worn away on the inner edges. The failure to notify me placed me in a circumstance that allowed me to think the vehicle I was driving was safe and would respond when I needed it to. My initial thinking of a slick road, which really wasn't present, is now apparent to me to be a front end which can wander and cause abrupt alterations in tracking due to tire wear and improper alignment. Fortunately, the only bruised item was the car. I hope it doesn't lead to a human. *ak *nm the consumers vehicle failed the massachusetts safety inspection because of bad tires.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Brakes, Suspension · 7,279 miles · AZ

The suspension problem is reoccurring, and mis-diagnosed a. Roar from front suspension under 40 MPH. First attempted repair @ 7,279 miles. Changed brake pads and turned rotors. Attempt failed, roar remained. B. Roar & pulls to the right at highway speed. Second attempted repair @ 7,720 miles. Changed right side compression rod. Pull to right corrected, roar remained. C. Roar severe,visual damage{feathering} on inside edge of front tires. Third attempted repair @ 11,077 miles. Rotated front tires side to side, off rims {directional tires} also did four wheel alignment. Roars less, but still very noisy. At 12,000 miles noise increasing, new feathering now appearing on inside of front tires. This suspension problem not corrected

Filed Dec 8, 2003 · Suspension · 200 miles · GA

My 2003 350z displays most of the common complaints of other owners...tire feathering, pulling to the right, excessive tire and brake noise, A/C buzz, bose sound system that can't be heard above road noise. Some of the above are annoyances, others, such as tire wear and handling are definate safety issues. Nissan has changed the front suspension on the 2004 350z for the reason that the 2003 suspension is flawed. There should be a recall!

Filed Nov 14, 2003 · Suspension · FL

Purchased 2003 nissan 350z in aug 02 and it had a suspension problem from day one, it would pull hard to the right. At 2500 miles nissan realigned the front end to get it to run straight, but now at 11,000 miles the edges of the front tires are cupping. My nissan dealer has noted the tire wear issue, but did not or could not do any thing to correct or suggest new tires or a suspension fix. I am very concerned.

Filed Nov 13, 2003 · Tires · MO

Tires have started feathering at 4000 miles. Right suspension repaired once and vehicle is pulling to the right again and tire feathering is getting worse.

Filed Nov 9, 2003 · Suspension · 6,000 miles · DE

Front tires on my vehicle are feathering due to suspension problems. Manufacturer will not fix the mechanical problem. It is a nissan 350z 2003 under warranty with 7800 miles. I have had numerous tire inspections by different tire manufacturer's, all point toward suspension defect. Traction is less then 100%. Nissan is willing to replace tires but will not fix the actual problem caused by a suspension defect with this vehicle. Tires need to be replaced every 6000-8000 miles due to extensive wear. Car pulls to right excessively. Car is loud when driving and braking. Car is not safe to drive.

Filed Oct 17, 2003 · Suspension · 610 miles · FL

2003 nissan 350z has a defective suspension that causes the tires to wear unevenly (tire feathering) and also causes the vehicle to pull to the right which also causes the tires to wear unevenly. Nissan dealership has had the vehicle in 6 times with no success. Hundreds of other 350z owners have this same trouble, but may not know how to deal with it.

Filed Oct 16, 2003 · Tires · 9,000 miles · FL

Tire feathering issue. Tires wearing unevenly. Pulling to the right. Tire roar.