2006 Nissan 350Z: engine failure

Filed Jan 7, 2010 · Engine · 8,000 miles · FL · fire

Oil consumption, 350z engine blown, in less then a year. While going to work on a complete stop at a red light, engine blows and car gets on fire underneath, lucky there was a gas-station next to me to borrow an extinguisher... Police came to help a little later, and said I couldn't file a report. Called insurance, and said they would not cover it, called nissan and they didn't even cover my rental while they inspected the car for over 3 months... They wanted 6k for new engine, after blaming me, telling me "this car was not build to be pushed, you drive it slow"... This forced me to let the car into voluntary repossesion and damage my credit, until this day they are still charging me for the leftover fees... Later I found out that this was a really common problem and there is a lot of people that still have not gotten this resolved...beware. My 3rd nissan, and what a disappointment, we've had about 10 nissans in the family, but no more nissans for us.

Filed Jun 11, 2008 · Engine · 30,991 miles · AZ

Severe oil consumption 1qt ever 3 to 5 hundred miles. I took the vehicle to the dealer I bought it from in early 2007 with an engine noise. They could not hear it. They took my vehicle on 2 different times and put over 500 miles on it. With no repair. This vehicle has 76,000 miles on it now and is out of warranty. At the time I was told there where no tsb's and if the engine failed they would cover it. I have just found the tsb ntb07-088b regarding this issue. This vehicle was purchased new from brown and brown nissan in mesa az by me. It is a 2006 nissan 350z enthusiast with a 6 spd manual trans.

Filed Jan 11, 2008 · Engine · 30,000 miles · FL

I bought a 2006 nissan 350z. One morning after about 4,000 miles of mostly highway driving, I heard a strange sound coming from under the hood that sounded like valve tapping. It got louder and louder as the engine got warmer. I recognized the sound from an old work van that I used to have before the engine blew due to it having no oil. Sure enough, the crankcase was empty. There was no oil and the engine took a full 5 quarts of oil. There are no external oil leaks on the engine. I found out that the nissan "revup" engines in the 2006 350z have an oil consumption problem. I took the car to a nissan dealership, where, after an oil consumption test, informed me that burning 1 quart of oil per 1,000 miles is normal. Nissan is aware of the problem and has issued a tsb. They need to do a recall, an engine seizing can lead to an accident and kill people. Thanks for listening.

Filed Jan 11, 2008 · Engine · 25,000 miles · CA

My 2006 nissan 350z was purchased with 21,000 miles in aug of 2007 and I noticed the engine was consuming alot of oil. I took it into nissan of downtown la and they advised me that my year and model has this issue and ordered a new engine. In nov of 2007 I called nissan to complain that I had not got a new engine as yet and they advised me that a rep would contact me. After speaking with the rep (rikki) I got my new engine within a week and it was installed. But the car was not running properly and was very sluggish. After 3 visits to the dealership they looked into the matter and advised me that they made an error when they installed it. The nissan rep rikki promised that I would get 2000 for my troubles. Now I get no return calls or anything. This is not safe! Nissan should not be selling cars with engine issues and when they do repair it, it should be done properly!

Filed Jan 6, 2008 · Engine · 7,000 miles · CA

I currently own a 2006 nissan 350z w/ manual transmission, that has a major oil consumption issue. The original engine was losing oil at a rate of 1 quart per 1,000 miles. Nissan corp. Agreed to replace the engine, with what they said was the counter measure fix to the issue. Now, the new replacement engine is experiencing the same issue. I have less than 4k miles on the new engine, and the dealership (john elway nissan in riverside), confirmed the engine is experiencing the same oil loss problem. Nissan corp. Has released a tsb on this issue, however the resolution they provide (replace with counter measure engine), is not a fix. Thousands have been affected by this matter, and nissan corp. Should be held responsible for their deceit. This issue also affects other years and models (I.e. Infinity g35 coupe), with the same engine.

Filed Nov 25, 2007 · Engine · 21,000 miles · KY

I noticed my 2006 350z was using small amounts of oil between oil changes. Around 21,000 miles I saw a dramatic increase in oil usage. More than 1 quart low at only 1900 miles into my oil change. I have been working with dealer to show oil consumption and it has increased as time has gone on. This will result in decreased value of my car as the word gets out to the general public. I will not be able to get a fair trade in value or even sale my auto once the knowledge of oil usage is public. The dealer keeps telling me that they will replace the engine, but has failed to do so or even give me a date for the replacement. I feel they are downplaying my situation in the hopes that I will just go away. Nissan was aware of this issue in mid 2005. I purchased my car in mid 2006. I feel this should have been exposed to me at the time of purchase.

Filed Nov 21, 2007 · Engine · 15,421 miles · CA

I purchased a 2006 nissan 350z manual 6 speed. After several thousand miles, the car started to burn an excessive amount of oil. I was told that this was normal. I stated that this was a new car and new cars do not burn oil. Nissan consumer relations was contacted and after almost a year and with many threats to hire an attorney and sue for consumer fraud, nissan finally agreed to replace the engine. I have 3,000 miles on the new engine, and even though it is not consuming oil as before, it is still burning some, which is not normal. This has created a situation where I need to carry oil with me constantly in case the oil level goes low and I have to replace burned oil. This could result in a dangerous situation if I need to stop on a freeway or in heavy traffic.