This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
My 24 year old daughter had just came off the on ramp and began merging onto highway 99 northbound when she heard a loud bang and felt her car drop as if she had a flat tire, as she began pulling off the freeway making her way to the shoulder she saw her tire pass her up and continue down the freeway where it continued alone for about 100 yards and by sheer luck ended up along the guard railing and did not cause any accidents or injuries as many have reported happened to them. Her passenger side rear wheel broke off leaving the center of the wheel and 5 lug nuts remaining, the entire center of the wheel remained on the car, all 5 wheel spokes were broken off due to cracking, I inspected her remaining wheels and found them all ready to fail evidencing cracks on most wheel spokes
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan 350Z roadster. The contact stated that the tire pressure monitor warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who performed a diagnostic and determined that the driver's side rear tire pressure monitor sensor had failed. The dealer reset the sensor but the failure recurred twice. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 41,324.
My wife has taken her 350Z into the dealership multiple times for a low tire pressure indicator light. Everytime, they have been unable to determine the cause. This most recent time, however, she took the car in on 3/16/2012. While she waited, the mechanic and service tech inspected the vehicle. Upon completion of inspection, they informed her that three of the four rims had noticeable cracks in them. She was instructed to return with the vehicle on 3/19/2012 and the dealership would determine whether or not Nissan would pay for the replacement as, according to the service technician, is a known issue on these rims. I have called Nissan to learn that they do not have a recall on these rims but through internet searches have found out that this is a common issue. I find it disturbing that Nissan knows about this issue, there have been many complaints and/or accidents caused by these rims and yet nothing is being done to rectify the problem.
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan 350Z. While driving approximately 10 mph the contact heard a grinding noise coming in the front passenger side. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and noticed that the front passenger side wheel between the axle and the tire was broken. The other wheels were also cracked. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 46,800.
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan 350Z. The contact noticed that the rear driver's side tire would excessively vibrate. He also noticed that the vehicle would sporadically drift without warning. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they repaired the hub assembly. Several weeks after the repair, the failure recurred on the front passenger tire. He took the vehicle to a local repair shop and the mechanic stated that the bearing needed to be replaced. The contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was 7,000 and current mileage was 8,000.
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- Sacramento, CA, USA