I purchased my 2008 Nissan 350Z brand new on March 19, 2009. Almost immediately the paint started to fade. The left mirror started to crackle after only 7 months. At first, at night under lights is when you could see all of the color variations. The painted metal was dull and the painted plastic (?) was shiny. I told my salesman-Ruben Rodriguez, the service department-Donald Stewart/ Ron Geddings and even the general manager-Hutch Pine at Victoria Nissan about it. Ruben tried to help me but, the manager and the service department have yet to contact me. I filed a complaint with the Nissan corp. consumer affairs. Miguel Montanez from the Nissan Consumer Affairs told me that I needed to get a diagnosis from a Nissan dealership with a bodyshop. I took off a day of work and drove about 120 miles-one way to a Sterling McCall Nissan in Stafford, TX. They were very concerned. They diagnosed it as having no clearcoat applied during manufacturing. I have it in writing. Still they denied me 2 times. Miguel Montanez even admitted to me on the phone that they have many problems with the Z's clearcoats. I have a lawyer retained and we will see what will happen. Has anyone else ever sued Nissan? If so, what was the outcome? I now have just over 23,000 miles on my vehicle. If I would have known that in less than 2 years time that my sportscar would turn pink...I surely would not have bought it. Neither would anyone else. This is a just not right. I have a small business myself and when something breaks too quickly, I replace it. I have 2 RED vehicles outside. A 2005 Pontiac Sunfire with over 100,000 miles on it and the 2008 Nissan Z, that cost 3 times as much and I still owe on it that is PINK. The Pontiac is shiny as can be. Go figure. The Z is a vehicle, not a silk blouse. The paint job should have lasted a long time. Nissan should be VERY ashamed. They should hang their heads down.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
click to see larger images
I purchased my 2008 Nissan 350Z brand new on March 19, 2009. Almost immediately the paint started to fade. The left mirror started to crackle after only 7 months. At first, at night under lights is when you could see all of the color variations. The painted metal was dull and the painted plastic (?) was shiny. I told my salesman-Ruben Rodriguez, the service department-Donald Stewart/ Ron Geddings and even the general manager-Hutch Pine at Victoria Nissan about it. Ruben tried to help me but, the manager and the service department have yet to contact me. I filed a complaint with the Nissan corp. consumer affairs. Miguel Montanez from the Nissan Consumer Affairs told me that I needed to get a diagnosis from a Nissan dealership with a bodyshop. I took off a day of work and drove about 120 miles-one way to a Sterling McCall Nissan in Stafford, TX. They were very concerned. They diagnosed it as having no clearcoat applied during manufacturing. I have it in writing. Still they denied me 2 times. Miguel Montanez even admitted to me on the phone that they have many problems with the Z's clearcoats. I have a lawyer retained and we will see what will happen. Has anyone else ever sued Nissan? If so, what was the outcome? I now have just over 23,000 miles on my vehicle. If I would have known that in less than 2 years time that my sportscar would turn pink...I surely would not have bought it. Neither would anyone else. This is a just not right. I have a small business myself and when something breaks too quickly, I replace it. I have 2 RED vehicles outside. A 2005 Pontiac Sunfire with over 100,000 miles on it and the 2008 Nissan Z, that cost 3 times as much and I still owe on it that is PINK. The Pontiac is shiny as can be. Go figure. The Z is a vehicle, not a silk blouse. The paint job should have lasted a long time. Nissan should be VERY ashamed. They should hang their heads down.
- Tanya Z., Victoria, TX, US