Tire Problems of Nissan 350Z - part 2

Consumer complained about front end noise. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and was told that it was a tire defect. Front tires feathered from the inside relating to irregular tire wear. Dealer stated that they were replacing so many tires that the ones needed were back ordered. This started on September 18, 2004. The consumer stated that the problem lies with the suspension not the tire. The back tire of the vehicle is starting to feather.

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I own a 2003 Nissan 350z my two front tires have been on order since 7-2-04 its a recall I haven't heard anything from Nissan as of yet.

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Nissan 2003 350z - tire cupping, roaring and vibration. Nissan issued a bullitan to replace the original bridgestone front tires and complete an alignment with 7000m due to a factory suspension/alignment problem. The bridgestone replacement tires have 9000m and the problem is reoccuring - tire cupping, roaring and vibration. The car is unstable on curves and braking. Nissan will not replace the front tires a second time and refuses to acknowledge there is a factory defect with the suspension. This defect is noted to have been corrected on the 2004 350z. Nissan dealership is recommending a full tire replacement without any compensation on their part or correction to the suspension problem to see if the four tire replacement will correct the problem. (why would this correct the problem when the problem occured at 7000 tire mileage and again at 9000 tire mileage) I am pursuing every avenue to an equitable resolution to this Nissan factory defect. Preferring a permanent fix. .

The inside of both front tires wore out. Dealership repaired the problem twice, but did not resolve the problem.

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 are wearing excessively on the inside. The car is very hard to drive as it pulls to the right once the tires start to wear. I feel this is a safety issue. It rains almost daily, and the car is even worse on slippery roads. I have already replaced front tires twice and rear tires once. I have also had to replace the breaks twice. The brakes still squeal and squeak but the dealer says the brakes are fine. Once it was aligned the squeaking stopped for a few days, then started again.

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.

Nissan refuses to let customers know of the tire feathering problem on the 2003-2004 Nissan 350z. This is getting out of hand.

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.

With less that 1" inch of snow on the ground, my car completed a 360 degree spin on route 48 by taylorville, IL while going 45 miles an hour. I was the slowest car on the road. My car is a 2004 Nissan 350z with bridgestone potenza re040 tires. This is the second "spin" on those tires. The other spin was 180 degrees while going less than 25 mph. It has taken me 3 minutes to get my car in the garage when there is any snow on the driveway. Please note that the distance from the street to my garage is probably less than 60 feet.

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!.

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.

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.

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.

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!.

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.

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.

Nissan 350 z owners have a severe problem with the suspension of there new car. Nissan is not repairing this problem. They have addressed the issue with a TSB. This repair is just enough to get the owners passed there 12,500 mile warranty. The problem is that there is no adjustment for caster or camber on the 350z. The cars left the factory with an alignment problem, and there is really no repair available. This has left all 350z owners, replacing tires almost every 6 months.

Various things gone wrong with this car: -rack and pinion / steering pump failed at 4000 miles. Car refused to steer when at idle. Very dangerous. Replaced under warranty after 2 weeks. -two transmission replacements. Second transmission replacement requires new flywheel, clutch disc, and pressure plate. Both under warranty. -uneven tire wear. Dealer told me that I'm a "young speed racer" and that I need to "slow down". Denied my appeal for new tires, I bought new, wider rims and tires, alignment, and problem went away. Tire sizes are 245/40/18 and 275/40/18. Bridgestone potenza s03. No feathering after 11000 miles. Unfortunately, this car is not very safe. . . And Nissan service / customer service is very uncourteous and rude in their approach to the situation at hand.

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 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.

I have a 2003 Nissan 350z that has exhibited abnormal tire wear on the front tires. The symptoms include cupping/feathering on the inside of the tread and increased road noise/roar. The noise appeared at 5,000 miles on the odometer and worsened. I took my car to star Nissan in niles, IL, and they told me they were ill-equipped to perform Nissan TSB #ntb03-006 (tire road noise when braking). I called Nissan consumer affairs and informed them of the problem and I will try another local dealer. When I asked if tires would be replaced if the TSB did not solve the abnormal wear, the Nissan representative told me that I'd have to call them back if the problem persists.

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.

Front tires (bridgestone) are extremely feathered on the inside of tire causing road noise, drifting to the right and a dangerous driving condition.

2003 Nissan 350 z tires are wearing out bad, cupping and going bald.

Tires are cupping/feathering and will not be acknowledged by Nissan north America. I believe this will provide for a situation that can be hazardous. The solution provided by Nissan is to have the tires taken off the rim and rotated, as well as perform an alignment. The problem continues to persist even after this action was taken.

My 350z had a terrible growl noise and vibrations coming from the front when braking. Tires were very feathered on the inside of the front two tires. Filed a complaint with nna and they had the dealer take the tires off the rims and swap the front tires. I don't think they fixed the issue just delayed the inevitable.

Front tire wear, due to bad design, seems non correctable.

Experiencing an unresolved tire wear problem with 2003 350z that I purchase new in February 2003. The front tires have been replaced and alignment performed twice on the vehicle. When the tires are examined, they have an irregular wear pattern on the outside edges of the tread. Although Nissan has issued TSB ntb04-043 on 4/12/2004 and extended the original warranty to two year / 30k miles, I do not believe there is a long term solution that will result in front tires lasting significantly longer than the current unacceptable 10k to 12k miles. I view this issue as reducing the serviceability / reliability of my 350z and it may also pose a safety concern if the problem remains unresolved.

Nissan 350z-2003 with 7,500 miles. Experiencing tire feathering/cupping on front tires due to vehicle alignment being improperly set at factory. Excessive tire roar and shake.

Tire feathering on my 2003 350z after 10,000 miles. Brought in to be fixed by dealership at 13,000 miles. Still have problem and trying to get 2 new front tires with little luck at 18,000 miles. Inside of tires are feathering again and I'm think this will cause a major loss of traction, especially in rainy conditions.

I have owned a 2003 issan 350z for almost 1 year and in that time I have had several problems with the car that Nissan denied until pressed. The tire feathering problem is well known but had been denied knowledge of the problem when speaking to Nissan. The radio in the car is also a well known problem which they also denied any knowledge of. They replaced the front tires but mamy people have stated this problem will return. I deserve a guarantee that if this problem persists that Nissan will replace the tires as needed.

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.

Tire feathering issue. Tires wearing unevenly. Pulling to the right. Tire roar.

Tires feathering very badly on all four tires.