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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
Tire feathering, on front end seems to be non-correctable resulting in repetitive premature replacement of tires. I was told by service mgn. That caster adjustment is at full, and can not correct for the towin causing the tire wear.
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. The consumers vehicle failed the Massachusetts safety inspection because of bad tires.
- Saugus, MA, USA
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The tires began to feather and wear unevenly within the first 5000 miles of owning the car. The tires began to cup. The car now has extremely loud road noise. It is loader than any normal sports car should be and is horrible to drive. It is very nerve racking. The tire wear could be dangerous and result in a flat or blow out. The tire wear is probably due to a suspension issue with the car. Nissan has service records issued. Nissan told the dealer to swap my two front wheels, but this did nothing.
At 8,000 miles my font tires are worn due to the factory setting the toe-in to aggressively. Nissan dealer will not do anything since the car is just over 12 months old. So now I have to pay for new tires and wait for the next 8,000 miles until I have to buy new tires again. I love the Z but Nissan should know they just lost a customer here.
Front tires (Bridgestone) are extremely feathered on the inside of tire causing road noise, drifting to the right and a dangerous driving condition. This started around 8,000 miles.
2003 Nissan 350Z tire feathering and excessive wear. My 2003 350Z has 6,000 miles on the odometer and my front tires have experienced excessive wear on the innner edge due to factory alignment/weighting specifications.. a tsb was performed to fix this problem temporarily by switching the tires. My primary complaint is that the traction on the outer edge of my tires are gone. I have concerns going into corners, even at the recommended speed limit. Nissan has yet to create a permanent fix for this issue. This problem, I know, has impacted many 2003 350Z owners. There is no reason one should have to worry about a new or at least relatively new car when taking turns at the recommended speed limit. Nissan needs to fix this issue immediately. Thank you!
Premature buckling on two front Bridgestone potentza tires on my Nissan 350Z. The manufacturere of the car deflects responsibility to the tire manufacturer and the tire manufacturer fails to prorate or warrant the tires.
My frount tires have feathering and the car only has 9,000 miles, noticed it at 3000, told dealer they alighnted car, feathering has gotten worse. Car is a Nissan 2003 350Z.
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!
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.
Tire feathering and accelerated wear on inside of front tires. This wear pattern first was noticed at around 3K miles, and by 5500 miles the problem was bad. By 7K miles, the tires are nearly unusable. Four issues with this: 1. some very slight vibration when the problem gets bad 2. terrible noise from the tires 3. safety issue due to extreme abnormal wear pattern, could get bad enough to cause a blowout 4. ridiculous operating expense will be incurred when tires have to be replaced every 5K to 7K miles Nissan does not appear to have a fix for this, and simply keeps replacing tires. Currently the oem tires are not available, and dealer says they will not do anything.
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.
350Z tire feathering and cupping. Severe feathering due to improper factory alignment specs on early model 350zs. Noticed at 8,000 miles and got progressively worse. They say there is a tsb to cross swap tires, but this leaves the original tires with feathering on the car. A safety issue to me whether Nissan will own up to it or not. After this is solved cupping will occur due to the camber and caster being unadjustable. The only know 100% fix to this is a nismo S-tune suspension or possible to replace front suspension with later model suspension systems. Why would Nissan not fix this problem? they say it isn't big enough or its not a safety issue. Is it going to take death to fix this problem like adding stop lights to an intersection. "we will only recall if 3 people die first" is what Nissan should be saying! very unhappy consumer and will never by a Nissan again! -VIN
My front tires on my 2003 Nissan 350Z are feathering after only 6,000 miles causing a very load roar in the vehicle cabinet below 30 mph. Nissan is only offering to rotate front tires which results in the tires rotating in the opposite direction as the tire manufacturer specifies. Many others with this same problem have had no success with Nissan providing a solution to this. I consider the vehicle safety to be seriously compromised as the tires are not performing properly.
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.
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- South Carver, MA, USA