Excessive road noise, growl with car.
2003 Nissan 350Z suspension complaints
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Due to front suspension failure tires wore out prematurely.
I recently (9-13-03) purchase a 2003 nissan 350z track edition with 2500 miles. I purchased it at dobbs nissan in memphis, tn 38115. In purchasing the vehicle I notice a little road noise that I though was normal coming from a car with 18" wheels. It did not appear to be a problem at first. After my first service visit at dobbs nissan I notice the noise getting louder, I address this problem with tj (service advisor at jim keras nissan 2110 covington pike, memphis, tn 38128) along with a list of other problems. Tj diagnose the noise and suggested that I rotate the tires, he also indicated that the tires are scheduled to be rotated at or around 5,000 miles. My response was that the car was making the noise when I first purchase the vehicle and that it progressivly got worse. After coming to a dead end at jim keras nissan about replacing the tires under warranty I pursued to contacting nissan USA refering to the entire service ticket, but specifically the tires. I was refered to firestone in which refered me to a local dealer (firestone 4035 austin-peay hwy, memphis, tn 38128). I was scheduled to bring my car in that evening. I meet with jesse ( store manager), he evaluated all four tires and inform me that the front tires were not defective but had uneven wear, possibly due to misalingment or worn suspension components. Jesse also inform me that he didn't think it was the tires but, he was willing to absord 50% of the cost of replacing the tires per firestone's approval. He made a call to nissan USA (rep. Alex morgan) to get them to ok the other 50%. Nissan declined that resolution. They (nissan USA & firestone) are using the consumer to slove issues that should be handled by their companies. I was given the run-around from both nissan and firestone. Giving the nature of all complaints, I wonder when will nissan accept the responsibility of repairing or replacing whats wrong? I hope not when someone is hurt or killed!
Premature, excessive, asymmetrical front tire wear on 2003 nissan 350z. Tire wear is confined to the inside tread block ring only, circumferentially around the tire. Indications are a raised heel and lowered toe pattern in the direction of the tread. This occurs on all nissan 350z's, and it's only a matter of time before tire failure results in serious injury or loss of life. See zcar.com for more complaints and details. Nissan's tsb solution is to realign the front end, and simply rotate the tire, transferring the abnmormal wear pattern and resultant hazard to the opposite tread block. Realignment does not correct the problem. Nissan has put a dangerous new model on the road with a design flaw that eats tires at an extraordinary rate (5,000-8,000 miles!!!). Unless fixed, the car is likely to become known as the corvair of the 21st century "unsafe at any speed".
Tires are feathering after about 4000 miles, road noise is extremely loud, nissan has done nothing to correct the problem, tires should not be ruined after only 4000 miles.
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!
In may of 2003 I purchased a new nissan 350z. After around 9000 miles the tires began to make an increased amount of road noise. Upon inspection the interior radius of both front tires was worn in a very uneven pattern. The rear tires are fine... Mind you this is a rear-wheel drive car. Over the course of the next 3000 miles this noise became increasingly louder and at 12000 miles is unbearable. It sounds like I'm driving an eighteen-wheeler as opposed to a sport car. I brought the car to the dealership where I bought it - peter's nissan in nashua, nh - they said that my tires were "chopped" and recommended replacing them. Of course they wanted me to pay for it, citing a tire defect. The problem with this argument is that my rear tires are fine and they recommended replacing my "chopped" fronts with another pair of the same tire. In my mind there is obviously a suspension geometry issue with this car. After being quoted $1008.64 for two tires, mounted and balanced, from the nissan dealer I proceeded to call nissan north america's consumer affairs line. (1-800-nissan1) I spoke with a representative who told me that engineers are currently working on a fix and he brushed me off the phone quickly. I received no satisfaction and am still driving around my "new", under warranty nissan product with an obviously defective suspension. Evidently nissan expects me to shell out (using their ridiculous quote) $1008.64 every six months or 10,000 miles for two front tires. Assuming the life of this car at a conservative 100,000 miles, that's $10,086.40 in front tires alone. More than a third of the cars value new in just front tires! There is a defect here somewhere that nissan has yet to address. The tires are a bridgestone potenza model. While I find these tires to be a low-quality product to begin with, the sort of wear occurring on my car is not a tire issue. Again, my rears are just fine.
Vehicle drifts to right and is experiencing very high wear on the inside of the front tires.
Tire wear caused by faulty suspension. After 3000 miles tires started to "roar" when coming to a stop and tire noise while driving begins to increase.
Cupping and feathering of tires- causing road noise, poor traction, & handling. Per owner forums, due to suspension issues which effect allignment. Others have had problems recognized and fixed. My dealer and nissan say there is no problem.
There is a problem with the suspension of my 2003 nissan 350z, nissan is not addressing or acknowledging the problem.
Nissan 350z 2003 front suspension issue - tires are feathering because of bad setup in front suspension. This problem surfaced after about 5000 miles on the car in the form of a low rumbling noise when slowing down. This noise slowly got worse until I took the car in and niacin said the tires were defective. I was given a new set of tires that were not feathered and the problem went away until I reached another 5000 miles, at which point, the noise resurfaced. I once again, took it into niacin, who was very good about recognizing that there was a problem, and brought up the fact that the original issue was most likely not defective tires but a poor setup of some kind that was causing the feathering. They agreed and said a bulletin had been sent out about this issue. The solution, they said, was to switch the tires, re-calibrate something with the suspension, and the tires would eventually even out. I have only driven 3000 miles since this fix, but the noise is still apparent, and I believe there is still an issue in the front suspension. I feel that niacin has been very good to me about addressing issues as they come up, but if this is a bigger problem, I really feel that niacin should recall rhe front suspension and address the deeper problem. I can't keep replacing my tires every 5000 miles.
Nissan 350z '03 suspension.
Front suspension problem causing front inner edge of tires to wear unevenly. Possible blow out of front tires, due to accelerated wear on inside edge of front tires.
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.
A know problem with the front alignment of the 2003 350z causes front tire feathering.
I have a nissan 2003 350z. At 7000 miles both front tires were feathered. At 8000 miles I took the car to the dealership. They aligned the tires and centered the steering. After the repair the handling was terrible. I was scared to drive over 60 MPH fearing loss of control of the vehicle. At 12,500 miles nissan replaced the both front tires. I had put 8,000 miles on the replacement tires when I had a recurence of the tire feathering. Nissan again replaced the front tires and centered the steering. I believe driving on the feathered tires is a saftey issue. The car handles terrible when driving on the feathered tires. The back tires never feathered. I had 28,000 on the back tires when I replaced them and the wear was perfect. The suspension is causing this problem with the front tires. I still have this issue with my vehicle. My front tires have been replaced 3 times total. Twice by nissan and once by me. I would really like this issue fixed.
My front tires have been cupped and or feathered on the inside. It makes a very load roaring noise when coming to a stop. I don't feel safe about my car due to its handling. The tire wear is very uneven.
03 nissan 350z track edition. Front suspension issue causing very bad tire wear and very loud tire noise in front of car. Car has been aligned and still continues to wear tires unevenly. The car only has 3100 miles on it.
Suspension on the 2003 nissan 350z is very harsh and makes ride noticably bouncy. Newer models of the car have the suspension fixed, but nissan refuses to change out suspension on my vehicle
Front tires are cupping on the inside due to issue with car. I had the car with 7,000 miles on it when I notice problems with noise and handling. At 11,000 the deal said it need to be re-aligned which they did and flipped the tires. Now at 16,000 miles I have cupping on the inside and outside, which causes noise issues and handling problems. I'm taking it back to the dealer I have had enough.
Suspension of car causes tires on the front of the vehicle to wear unevenly. Tire tread feathers and a loud roaring sound is very noticable. I took the car to the dealer back in the spring to correct the problem, but it has now returned.
Front pair of tires cupping/feathering on the inside of tires, causing a loud growl when braking.
I own a 2003 nissan 350z. I purchased the car on july 3rd, 2003. Since that purchase, the front tires have been "feathering" and all nissan will do is pull the tires off and rotate the problem area to the outside of the wheel. Now the inside will start to "feather" thus creating the ride even rougher and more unstable. Not only is this causing excessive wear to the tires, but once rotated, it has increased the chance for a blowout even further. Nissan continues to dodge my request for a suspension adjustment, as this is apparently the problem, by saying that it is not the suspension or the alignment, but the tires themselves (which is just not true.
Suspension design flaw on my nissan 350z track is causing premature wear and a possibly dangerous condition.
I have a suspension problem with my 03 350z. It causes tire feathering.
My 2003 nissan 350z has a suspension problem. I had tire feathering on the front two tires and they were replaced by nissan and the alignment was redone. Now the tires are feathering again. This seems to be a widespread problem with many of the first production cars. I would like nissan to address the problem and issue a recall of the cars so that the suspension can be fixed. I do want to have to replace tires at 6-10k miles because of this problem.
Nissan 350, problem with suspension causes tires to "cup" or "feather". This premature wear could be potentially dangerous.
I also own a 2003 nissan 350 z and have experienced the tire cupping/feathering. I have had the alignment at 4970 miles and tire replacement at 7500 miles due to the backorder of the tires because of so many others also having the realigning and tire replacement.
Suspension problem causing improper tire wear.
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