Engine Burning Oil Problems of Nissan 350Z

On 10/6/2010 I took my vehicle in for an oil change and evaluation of problem in shifting manual transmission. The transmission had problem with 1-2 and 4-3 shifts with grinding and difficulty shifting. The car was found to have a faulty transmission. The vehicle was also found to have, as stated by the tech, no visible oil in the engine. This indicates a consumption of 5+ quarts within 6500 miles. A TSB by Nissan: ntb07-088 dates back to 2007 of high oil consumption. The newest TSB (ntb07-088d) only replaces the short-block of the engine as was done by the dealer. This has not addressed the damage of the engine due to oil starvation, as the TSB covers only partial oil consumption, not near total as in this case. As of the repair, the engine has a rougher idle and the new transmission is still difficult to shift from now 1-2 and 5-6.

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My 2005 350z has been having oil consumption issues. This all started after several thousand miles after I had the original engine replaced for the same issue. While driving, after only 3000 miles after a oil change the engine began to knock very loudly. The noise so bad I had to pull over and stop the car and have it towed to my mechanic. Not a Nissan dealer. Es technical sports looked into it and notified me that there was no oil in the engine. They place two quarts of oil into the engine and I was able to drive over to gardena Nissan in southern CA. From that day I have been dealing with them on this issue. This started in 2010 and I have been doing oil consumption tests since. The variation of the amount of oil used is normal to the point that the engine needs to use the Nissan synthetic oil to the point of I have to use tradition motor oil. All the same the car would not last over 3000 mile without the engine knocking because of the lack of oil. The synthetic oil change I was told that I needed to return the car at 7,500 miles for the next oil change. Well I was back at 3,500 without any oil in the engine. The last set of consumption test reveled that after 1000 miles the oils was down 19 mm. The next consumption test after 1000 miles showed the oil was down 29mm. The engine after another 35,000 miles is consuming so much oil that I can not drive it. This is exactly what happened in the first 36,000 miles before I had to have Nissan replace the engine. Now I have been waiting for 3 weeks without a car for Nissan to inform gardena Nissan on what to do with my car. I can't sit and sit with a engine that will blow up if I drive it. I have been searching on the web and this is a issue with the Nissan vehicles. The infinity g35 has the same oil consumption issue.

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I bought my car new. At 13k miles, the crankshaft position went out and there was a rattle in the rearend. The dealer fixed both problems. But now at 26k miles, the engine is knocking hard and it turned out my engine is burning oil. Btw, the rattle in the rearend is back again. I bought my car for a total of $32,000 and I don't deserve to make a few trips to the dealership for repairs already when I've only had my car for 3 years with under 30k miles only!.

I own a anniversary m/t edition 2005' Nissan 350z. I am having a oil consumption issue w/ the vehicle. I ran the car for 3,000 miles and when I brought it in for the next oil change after I bought the car it was down to only, 1/2 of a quart of oil in the engine. There was never any indication of the oil being low in the cockpit. The motor did start making noise so I stopped running it and brought it straight to the shop where they informed me of the 1/2 quart of oil only in the engine. I started a report w/ torrance, CA Nissan. They started a oil consumption test. I lost 3/4 of a quart within the first 1000 miles. I have to go back again after the next 1,000 miles. This is not moral. They have a bad product.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Purchased a new Nissan 350z 2006 model year with the rev-up enginein June 2006. At 2300 miles, August 2006-check engine light came on and dealer had to replace over 2quarts of oil. Asked to return at 500 mile intervals for checks, fist 500miles oil indicates less than half on the high to low mark on the dipstick. 1000 miles, more than 1quart added to engine. 1500 miles, less than 1/2 on the dipstick. 2000 miles, added over 1quart of oil and now started 'consumption' test. Filed for repurchase-and received response from Nissan that 'some' oil consumption was normal. Filed for state lemon law and now awaiting arbitration.

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.

Nissan 350z burns about a quart of oil every 1,000 miles.

I own a 2005 Nissan 350z anniversary edition. It is burning oil at the rate of about 1 quart per thousand miles. Nissan internally is aware of the problem, but won't fix my car. I have been following their protocol and having an oil consumption test conducted, however, the last time I took the car to the dealership, classic Nissan in orlando, florida, to continue the test, they sabotaged the results and lied about the findings. Since the previous oil change, I have driven 2,440 miles. The car was virtually out of oil - I base this on checking the dipstick after the car had been sitting for over 10 hours, and oil hardly registering. Prior to taking the car to the dealership, I added 1 quart of oil so the engine wouldn't seize. The dealership said they drained the oil and took over 5 quarts of oil out of the car. Draining the oil is not part of Nissan's protocol for an oil consumption test. The dealership acknowledged verbally that the engine is bad. Everytime I take the car in, they write on my receipt that the car is operating within accepted standards. I have requested the test be started again. I told the dealership that from now on, they will conduct the test in my presence to I can verify the results and when the dipstick shows virtually no oil, they will drain what is left in my presence. There are many postings on the internet about this problem. Nissan hasn't issued a TSB, but are aware of the problem. The problem exists on the altima and sentra. The altima's were recalled, according to the tech at the dealership.

The vehicle turned off in the middle of a rainstorm when I was driving on the highway and ended up on the road where I didn't have much of a pull out which could have been disastrous if another vehicle had not been aware due to the conditions on the roadway. The result of this is due to burning of oil which the manufacturer has no idea of what causes this! they just order a consumption test and rarely does what they are supposed to! which is replace the motor as they did in my case but not without a fight!I went to the bbb whom ordered Nissan to replace the motor along with other fixes for suspension and window motor but those are separate issues. They replaced motor but it still ended up breaking down again twice after and they don't want to fix! it broke down about 6 thousand miles after the new motor.

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I was driving the car in a rainy stormy night north bound hwy 101 on January 10th 2004 when my 2003 Nissan 350z stopped with a huge clunk in the motor compartment and came to a rolling stop to the side of the road where there was not much shoulder space and poor visibilty that night!apparently this vehicle has been burning oil 1qt pr thousand miles! I didnt know this from getting regular oil changes at aroung the 3k marker! kept getting oil consumption test but no corrective action was taken by manufacturer until I went to the bbb! then Nissan was forced to replace motor, clutch , tires which ive been having issues long before this ever occured along with the window motors in which the windows kept giving out also! my vehicle broke down again some 1000 miles after the new motor! my car kept stalling at a stop light! I had the vehicle taken to the Nissan dealer where I almost had to fight with the sevice rep to get it taken care of under warranty! about 3k miles after the new motor was replaced and installed I had the vehicle taken to get an oil change and the car was almost 3qts low again! yes the car still keeps burning oil!Nissan did not want to do anything about it! I kept calling consumer affairs whom kept passing my file around to one rep and another. I finally broke down 3-4 thousand miles later and have been for over a month with a vehicle that does not run and no assurance from the dealer who fixed my motor less than 7k miles ago. This car has been giving me problems since the first few months ive had it.