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2006 Nissan 350Z problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

53 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

26,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data updated: . 41 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 12 of 53 complaints (22.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting611.3%
Braking behavior59.4%
Electrical and battery issues23.8%
Engine operation11.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
12
Wheels
10
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
8
Engine And Engine Cooling
6
Engine
4
Tires
4
Wheels:Rim
4
Power Train
3
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags12
Wheels10
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine8
Engine And Engine Cooling6
Engine4
Tires4
Wheels:Rim4
Power Train3

Air Bags: 12; Wheels: 10; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 8; Engine And Engine Cooling: 6; Engine: 4; Tires: 4; Wheels:Rim: 4; Power Train: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
19
25,000 to 49,999
12
50,000 to 74,999
4
75,000 to 99,999
4
100,000 to 149,999
2
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00019
25,000 to 49,99912
50,000 to 74,9994
75,000 to 99,9994
100,000 to 149,9992
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 19; 25,000 to 49,999: 12; 50,000 to 74,999: 4; 75,000 to 99,999: 4; 100,000 to 149,999: 2; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (19). 12 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006
3
2007
8
2008
9
2009
4
2010
7
2011
3
2012
1
2013
3
2014
1
2015
3
2016
4
2017
2
2021
2
2022
1
2023
1
2024
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20063
20078
20089
20094
20107
20113
20121
20133
20141
20153
20164
20172
20212
20221
20231
20241

2006: 3; 2007: 8; 2008: 9; 2009: 4; 2010: 7; 2011: 3; 2012: 1; 2013: 3; 2014: 1; 2015: 3; 2016: 4; 2017: 2; 2021: 2; 2022: 1; 2023: 1; 2024: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 6 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10179570 · 2007-01-22 (January 22, 2007)

2006 NISSAN 350Z WITH DEFECTIVE ASSY SYSTEM-CLUTCH PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE MANUAL GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE SHIFTED. AFTER A FEW TRIES THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD THE CONSUMER TRIED VARIES THINGS TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS STUCK UP UNDERNEATH THE CLUTCH PEDAL. ONCE THE DEALER PULLED THE MAT OUT THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. …

Owner-reported narrative. 10,285 miles reported. Look up ODI 10179570 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10213973 · 2008-01-06 (January 6, 2008)

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 IS…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10213973 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10280517 · 2009-08-15 (August 15, 2009)

I BOUGHT A 2006 350Z IN 2007 AND HAVE REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS ONCE ALREADY AND NOT 6 MONTHS LATER HAD TO GET THE ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES TWICE. THE FRONT AND REAR WERE WAY OUT OF ALIGNMENT AS WELL. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT MOVES THE DRIVER SEAT FORWARD AND BACK IS STICKING, NOT ALWAYS ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE. *TR

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Owner report 10332444 · 2010-05-27 (May 27, 2010)

ON MAY 11,2010 I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER ON MAUI. THE WHEELS ON OUR CAR STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE AND BREAK UP CAUSING US TO SWERVE AND STOP ON THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW WHEELS FOR $5550. THE FACTORY REP JOHN HOOKANO, MY WIFE AND I MET AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THE CAR SITTING AT JIM FAULK NISSAN WITH NO FOLLOW UP CALL. HE SHOWED US THAT THE ORIGINAL WHEELS WERE ALUMINUM ALLOY, AND NOT CHROMED AND STATED THEY MUST BE AFTERMARKET OR CHROMED WITHOUT FACTORY …

Owner-reported narrative. 35,788 miles reported. Look up ODI 10332444 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10501005 · 2013-03-02 (March 2, 2013)

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

Owner-reported narrative. 57,852 miles reported. Look up ODI 10501005 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11578686 · 2024-03-21 (March 21, 2024)

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan 350Z. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH the vehicle became hot, started smoking and it stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle was steered to the side of the road where the hood was lifted. The contact stated that she then observed condensation under the engine compartment. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the head gasket and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was …

Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11578686 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

53 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

77.4%Usable mileage41 / 53 records
100.0%Valid incident date53 / 53 records
100.0%Valid filing date53 / 53 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates53 / 53 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2003200420052006200720082009
Suspension:Front
7627.6%
ODI 10010937 · 8,696 mi

THE CAR HAS TERRIBLE FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT TIRES. PROBLEM STARTED AFTER 7,500 MILES. CONTACT PATCHES ON THE INSIDE TIRE TREAD ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. I HAD THE CAR ALIGNED BY NISSAN ON 2-21-03 AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS REALLY SCARES ME AND COULD LEAD TO UNSAFE DRIVING DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND UNEVEN TREAD ON THE TIRES. THE CAR IS A NISSAN 350Z. RECEIVED IN AUGUST 2002. *JB

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2114.6%
ODI 10096083 · 13,000 mi

FRONT TIRES WORN ON INSIDE DUE TO FAULTY ALIGNNMENT FROM FACTORY. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2003. DURING SECOND SERVICE ( 7,400 MILES) AT PURCHASING DEALERSHIP TIRES WERE BALANCED AND INSPECTED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID NOTHING WAS ABNORMAL WITH THE TIRES. NOW 5 MONTHS LATER ( 13,000 MILES) PURCHASING DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT AUTO WHEN I TOLD THEM THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END AND THAT TIRES WERE WEARING ON THE INSIDE. I WAS TOLD BY PURCHASING DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CALL NISSAN NORTH AMERICA OR TO CALL BRIDGEST…

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Tires
6122.2%
ODI 10010937 · 8,696 mi

THE CAR HAS TERRIBLE FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT TIRES. PROBLEM STARTED AFTER 7,500 MILES. CONTACT PATCHES ON THE INSIDE TIRE TREAD ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. I HAD THE CAR ALIGNED BY NISSAN ON 2-21-03 AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS REALLY SCARES ME AND COULD LEAD TO UNSAFE DRIVING DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND UNEVEN TREAD ON THE TIRES. THE CAR IS A NISSAN 350Z. RECEIVED IN AUGUST 2002. *JB

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2718.8%
ODI 10100965

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN 350Z. IT CURRENTLY HAS 5800 MILES ON IT AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. THEY ARE FEATHING AND ARE VERY LOUD. *AK

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11.2%
ODI 10107992

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES P225/50WR17(FRONT) AND P235/50WR17 (REAR)ON 2005 NISSAN Z350 TOURING EDITION: DO WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE KILLED BEFORE THIS IS LOOKED INTO! CAR HAS JUST 1,600 MILES, YES NOT EVEN 2,000, ONE MONTH OLD. THESE TIRES WILL NOT DRIVE SAFELY ON THIS CAR. SNOWED HERE IN WASHINGTON DC AREA ON 19JAN05...WIFE COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR FROM A RED LIGHT WITHOUT REAR END FISH-TAILING AT 3 MPH. COULD NOT MOVE...HELP HAD TO HAND PUSH HER TO SIDE OF A ROAD. I MADE IT TO HER AFTER 3 HOURS. POLICE WANTED TO GIVE ME A TICKET FOR NOT HA…

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47.5%
ODI 10205643 · 9,900 mi

SOMETIMES DRIVING, I HEAR LIGHT CRACKLING NOISE COMES AND GOES. FOR 9 MONTHS CHECKUP, I MENTIONED IT TO DEALER. HE SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON SAT EVENING, 8-25, THE FRONT RT SIDE OF RIM CRACKED & CAME OUT BOUNCING OFF FREEWAY! SCARY & DANGEROUS! WE JUST LET THE CAR SLIDE AND SCRAPE ON THREE WHEELS OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ON & SLOWLY GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, IN SHOCK! MONDAY I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE WHEELS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY....BUT MANAGER THERE CAL…

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120.0%
ODI 10327229 · 9,000 mi

NEW 350Z ROADSTER PURCHASED IN JULY 2009 WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 225/45R 18 HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 9000 MILES. AFTER HAVE A FLAT DUE TO A NAIL IN THE TREAD AND BEING PLUGGED. THE TIRE DEVELOPED AN HENS EGG SIZE BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. ( CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN ON FLAT) WHEN I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE WARRANTED BY FIRESTONE. WHEN I CALLED THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE BUBBLE, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD BRUISED THE TIRE BY HITTING A CURB AND THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT H…

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Air Bags
51.8%
ODI 10030952 · 2,900 mi

I WAS REARENDED AT APROXIMATLY 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE SEATBELT LOCKED. I OBTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY BACK FOR WHICH I AM SEEKING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR RIGHT NOW.*AK

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1510.4%
ODI 10157759 · 15,100 mi

RECENTLY DRIVING MY NISSAN 350Z ALONG A HIGHWAY, THE AIRBAGS FOR NO REASON, DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. IT WAS SHEER LUCK THAT I WASN'T KILLED. YOU WOULD THINK NISSAN WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIRBAGS, BUT NO! NISSAN WON'T FIX THE CAR UNTIL I SIGN A LEGAL RELEASE LETTER SO THEY CAN'T BE SUED. *JB

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2934.9%
ODI 10255218 · 52,300 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, STRUCK A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE FILPPED OVER AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,300.

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1222.6%
ODI 10182925 · 1,800 mi

DRIVING HOME ONLY 1/8 MILE FROM MY HOUSE, I COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A SMALL PICK-UP TRUCK. MY NISSAN 350 CAR SPUN SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT END. FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY GONE. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY GONE, PASSENGER SIDE INTACT. DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY OPEN A FEW INCHES, PASSENGER SIDE-FINE. DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO HOOD BEING PUSHED BACK INTO CAR, PASSENGER SIDE-FINE. MY CONCERN AND MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THAT WHILE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER SI…

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1216.4%
ODI 10605519 · 105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A DEER UNEXPECTEDLY CAME INTO THE VEHICLE PATH AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DEER. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES HAD BEEN SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIRBAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS…

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312.5%
ODI 10465448 · 57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

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Power Train:Manual Transmission
217.6%
ODI 10025521 · 4,400 mi

TRANSMISSION GRIND WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. *AK

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64.2%
ODI 10054242

I HAVE A 2004 350Z COUPE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN SEPT.2003 ASSORTMENT OF PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX: 1. LOUD CLUTCH CHATTER WHILE CAR IS IDLING AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING & DECELERATING IN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. 2. TRANSMISSION CLANK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FEELS LIKE THE TYRANNY IS LOOSE. 3. WHEN CAR IS IDLING THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE MISFIRING AND ENGINE IS KNOCKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND 6000 MILES LATER STILL NOT FIXED. *CB

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56.0%
ODI 10133312 · 5,000 mi

DT: 2005 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GOING OVER 70 MPH,THIS ALSO OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED ALL THE WAY OFF TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS. *AK

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23.8%
ODI 10361141 · 16,184 mi

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…

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1419.2%
ODI 10209782

CLUTCH STICKING TO FLOOR AFTER LONG DRIVES.... *TR

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1041.7%
ODI 10226595

SLAVE CYLINDER IS NOT CREATING ENOUGH PRESSURE AND CAUSING CLUTCH TO SLIP AND BURN. *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling
279.8%
ODI 10063600 · 3,000 mi

THE VEHICLE LOST OIL AND SMOKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC DID A CONSUMPTION TEST. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. *AK

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53.5%
ODI 10115963

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN 350Z TOURING MODEL IN JULY 2004 AND HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON IT SINCE THEN. THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL IN THE FIRST 5,000 MILES. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO ADD, ON AVERAGE, AROUND 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. SEVERAL DEALERS INSIST THAT THIS IS NORMAL. MY LOCAL DEALER FINALLY BEGAN A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND NOTICED THE CAR NEEDED 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL AFTER 2,000 MILES. THE DEALER CALLED NISSAN AND NISSAN SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PCV VALVE. NISSAN ADVISED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE …

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1214.5%
ODI 10125671 · 350 mi

DT: 2005 NISSAN ,XTERRA, CONSUMER DROVE THE CAR LESS THAN 150 MILES, AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOVE 65 MPH. HEARD A PINGING NOISE, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE AND EXHAUST. HOWEVER, DID NOT SEE ANY FIRE, BUT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS AT DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

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611.3%
ODI 10170863 · 2,300 mi

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' …

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11.4%
ODI 10290382 · 49,440 mi

2007 350Z COUPE V6 6SP MN TRANS, AT THE POINT OF 20,000 + CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAIL AND WAS REPLACE 15<00 MILES OR SO DUE TO THIS PREVIOUS PROBLEM A NEW CLUTH AND TRANSMISIONS JOB WAS DONE LUCKLY UNDER WARRANTY BUT A SORPRISE FOR A NEW CAR NOW AT 49,000 MILES ENGINE JUMP TIMMING AND ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE LUCKLY I PURCHASE EXTRA WARRANTY BUT IT WAS NOT USE SINCE NISSAN REPLACE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE THIS TELLS ME THEY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FAILURES ON THEIR CARS NOW MY NEW ENGINE DOES NOT MATCH MY ODOMETER READING IS LIKE A PURCHASE A S…

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120.0%
ODI 10268325 · 3,650 mi

BOUGHT A 2009 NISSAN 370Z AND IT HAS OIL OVERHEATING ISSUES AND THE CAR GOES INTO SHUT DOWN MODE AT HIGH OIL TEMPS THAT COULD BE REAL BAD A HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE THIS IS A 370Z MODEL NOT A 350Z. *TR

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Suspension
3211.6%
ODI 10010964 · 9,000 mi

TIRES FEATHERING VERY BADLY ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *JB

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106.9%
ODI 10086759 · 1,000 mi

MY 2004 ROADSTER HAS BEEN MAKING BRAKE NOISE AFTER THE FIRST 1000 MILES,THE TIP TRONIC SHIFTER DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT ALL THE TIME AND THE DEALER INSISTS THIS IS NORMAL AND REFUSES TO EVEN INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS. I ALSO HEARD ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR FAULTY SUSPENSION AND BRAKES, IS THIS TRUE?*AK

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33.6%
ODI 10111493

DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE AT ANY SPEED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLETO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES AND WHEEL SPECIFICATION NEEDED CHANGING. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, AND HAD NOT BEEN BE RESOLVED. *AK

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11.4%
ODI 10480038 · 1,000 mi

CAR WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW ALSO THERE WAS A CREAKING NOISE FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE FROM DAY 1 NOW THE CAR SKIPS AT 1000 RPMS OF COURSE NISSAN DOES NOT HELP. *TR

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Engine
279.8%
ODI 10464251 · 84,466 mi

MY CAR SHUTOFF AS I WAS DRIVING. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. NISSAN SAYS MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THAT EXPLAINS THE EXACT PROBLEM: RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TUESDAY AND MY CAR SHUTOFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IF I WAS GOING FASTER ON A HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY AREN'T WILLING TO FIX IT UNDER THE ISSUED RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!! *TR

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32.1%
ODI 10648442 · 135,000 mi

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH CAUSING THE CAR TO PERIODICALLY NOT START. A MECHANIC MADE A PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS BUT SAID THERE WERE NO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD START ALL, REQUIRING DOWNTIME FOR REPAIR. SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT AND SOMETIMES AFTER SEVERAL ERRANDS THE CAR WON'T START BUT NEVER THIS SUDDEN STALL. TODAY, THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT WAS A TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD. CARS WERE ABLE TO GET AROUND ME WITHOUT INCIDENT AND I WAS ABLE T…

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33.6%
ODI 10470626 · 54,963 mi

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 SOUT…

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47.5%
ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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22.7%
ODI 10712332 · 41,250 mi

THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE CLUTCH BEING FAULTY. IT LOSES PRESSURE EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND I HAVE TO PICK UP THE CLUTCH WITH MY FOOT MANUALLY OFF THE FLOOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL 2007 AND 2008 350Z'S. NISSAN CHANGED THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER AND MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDERS FROM 2007 TO 2008, HENCE ONLY THESE MODEL YEARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY DID RECALL A CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER BUT EVEN AFTER THEY DID THAT, IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU REPLACE A PART WITH THE S…

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14.2%
ODI 10508810 · 57,000 mi

CLUTCH STUCK TO FLOOR FROM SLAVE CYLINDER GOING OUT. *TR

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00.0%

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Power Train
62.2%
ODI 10228981 · 80,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSES SPEED WHENEVER HE SHIFTS GEARS TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE REVS, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS SENSORS, THE ENGINE COMPUTER, AND EVEN THE WATER PUMP OF THE VEHICLE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, NISSAN STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INC…

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42.8%
ODI 10054242

I HAVE A 2004 350Z COUPE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN SEPT.2003 ASSORTMENT OF PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX: 1. LOUD CLUTCH CHATTER WHILE CAR IS IDLING AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING & DECELERATING IN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. 2. TRANSMISSION CLANK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FEELS LIKE THE TYRANNY IS LOOSE. 3. WHEN CAR IS IDLING THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE MISFIRING AND ENGINE IS KNOCKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND 6000 MILES LATER STILL NOT FIXED. *CB

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22.4%
ODI 10478513 · 78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN 350Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS AS THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO HESITATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH AND THE PRESSURE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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35.7%
ODI 10265068 · 22,500 mi

OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE A 2006 350Z WITH 22K MILES ON AND AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE I NOTICED ABOUT 1.5 QUART OIL CONSUMPTION IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I TRIED REGULAR AND SYNTHETIC OIL AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. ENGINE IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE ALWAYS. NOISE IS LIKE LIFTER -TYPE SOUND. IT GOES OFF AFTER 4000 RPMS AND GET WORST WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. *TR

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1216.4%
ODI 10259217 · 5,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN 350Z THAT IS DEVELOPING CLUTCH ISSUES, POOR ENGAGEMENT, SLIPPING, AND SOME RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. I HAVE CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED NISSAN ABOUT IT BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND THEY QUOTE IT AS NORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN STICK ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER EXPERIENCE SUCH ISSUES. *TR

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1145.8%
ODI 10248526 · 400 mi

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. DEALER SAYS THE FLYWHEEL IS BROKEN AND CAR NEEDS A NEW CLUTCH. THE CAR HAS 3700 MILES ON IT AND NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE CAR HAD 400 MILES ON IT. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Air Bags34,500–51,692 mi45,000 mi7
ODI 10182925 · 1,800 mi

DRIVING HOME ONLY 1/8 MILE FROM MY HOUSE, I COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A SMALL PICK-UP TRUCK. MY NISSAN 350 CAR SPUN SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT END. FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY GONE. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY GONE, PASSENGER SIDE INTACT. DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY OPEN A FEW INCHES, PASSENGER SIDE-FINE. DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO HOOD BEING PUSHED BACK INTO CAR, PASSENGER SIDE-FINE. MY CONCERN AND MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THAT WHILE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER SI…

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ODI 10335333 · 45,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN 350Z ROADSTER. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON BLINKING NONE STOP. THE SYMPTOM IS SIMILAR TO THE NISSAN 2007 AND 2008 MODEL DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE RECALL CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OLDER MODELS? *TR

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ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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Wheels13,000–35,788 mi19,576 mi9
ODI 10164822 · 3,877 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CHROME WHEEL CENTER WAS OBSERVED TO BE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BASE WITH THE FIVE NUTS. WHEN THE OTHER WHEELS WERE INSPECTED, CRACKS APPEARED IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THE CRACKS FROM THE WHEELS WERE DUE TO THE CHROMING PROCESS. UPDATED 08/29/06

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ODI 10205643 · 9,900 mi

SOMETIMES DRIVING, I HEAR LIGHT CRACKLING NOISE COMES AND GOES. FOR 9 MONTHS CHECKUP, I MENTIONED IT TO DEALER. HE SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON SAT EVENING, 8-25, THE FRONT RT SIDE OF RIM CRACKED & CAME OUT BOUNCING OFF FREEWAY! SCARY & DANGEROUS! WE JUST LET THE CAR SLIDE AND SCRAPE ON THREE WHEELS OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ON & SLOWLY GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, IN SHOCK! MONDAY I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE WHEELS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY....BUT MANAGER THERE CAL…

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ODI 10233389 · 13,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN 350Z CONVERTIBLE. I HAD THE 06 WHEELS AFTERMARKET POWERCOATED IN MAY 2007. ROUGHLY A MONTH LATER, I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE WHEELS HAD CRACKED. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT WHEEL, HAD THE WHEEL POWERCOATED TO MATCH THE OTHER THREE. ROUGHLY 4 MONTHS LATER, I DISCOVERED TWO MORE WHEELS HAD CRACKED. RESEARCHING THE CAUSE OF THE CRACKS LED ME TO THE COMPLAINTS FILED EARLIER ON THE SAME WHEEL BEING AFFECTED BY THE CHROMING PROCESS. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS AS WE ALTER THE WHEELS, WE ARE IN ESSENCE AGING THE WHEEL AND DISCOVERING IT TO BE OF S…

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine19,342–30,496 mi25,000 mi7
ODI 10214511 · 30,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN 350Z. ONE MORNING AFTER ABOUT 4,000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING, I HEARD A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THAT SOUNDED LIKE VALVE TAPPING. IT GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER AS THE ENGINE GOT WARMER. I RECOGNIZED THE SOUND FROM AN OLD WORK VAN THAT I USED TO HAVE BEFORE THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO IT HAVING NO OIL. SURE ENOUGH, THE CRANKCASE WAS EMPTY. THERE WAS NO OIL AND THE ENGINE TOOK A FULL 5 QUARTS OF OIL. THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS ON THE ENGINE. I FOUND OUT THAT THE NISSAN "REVUP" ENGINES IN THE 2006 350Z …

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ODI 10214556 · 25,000 mi

MY 2006 NISSAN 350Z WAS PURCHASED WITH 21,000 MILES IN AUG OF 2007 AND I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING ALOT OF OIL. I TOOK IT INTO NISSAN OF DOWNTOWN LA AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT MY YEAR AND MODEL HAS THIS ISSUE AND ORDERED A NEW ENGINE. IN NOV OF 2007 I CALLED NISSAN TO COMPLAIN THAT I HAD NOT GOT A NEW ENGINE AS YET AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT A REP WOULD CONTACT ME. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REP (RIKKI) I GOT MY NEW ENGINE WITHIN A WEEK AND IT WAS INSTALLED. BUT THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND WAS VERY SLUGGISH. AFTER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALE…

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ODI 10230541 · 30,991 mi

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 …

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Engine And Engine Cooling5,000–15,421 mi7,000 mi5
ODI 10170863 · 2,300 mi

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' …

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ODI 10209651 · 15,421 mi

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…

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ODI 10209844 · 21,000 mi

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…

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EngineToo few reports for a range83,500 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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ODI 10905783 · 121,000 mi

ISSUE WITH CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. REPLACED BANK 2 AND NOW BANK 1. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING. THIS WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR 2003 MODELS, BUT NOT FOR 2006 MODELS. CAR HAS 121,000 MILES AND RUNS SMOOTH, EXCEPT FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILURES. IT IS BECOMING DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT IS KILLING THE ENGINE WHEN IT TRIPS AND HAVING THAT HAPPEN AT 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IS A CONCERN FOR INJURY.

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ODI 11438578 · 95,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan 350Z. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the accelerator and brake pedals became unresponsive while depressed. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle and the vehicle regained functionality. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

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TiresToo few reports for a range9,900 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10205643 · 9,900 mi

SOMETIMES DRIVING, I HEAR LIGHT CRACKLING NOISE COMES AND GOES. FOR 9 MONTHS CHECKUP, I MENTIONED IT TO DEALER. HE SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON SAT EVENING, 8-25, THE FRONT RT SIDE OF RIM CRACKED & CAME OUT BOUNCING OFF FREEWAY! SCARY & DANGEROUS! WE JUST LET THE CAR SLIDE AND SCRAPE ON THREE WHEELS OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ON & SLOWLY GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, IN SHOCK! MONDAY I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE WHEELS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY....BUT MANAGER THERE CAL…

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Wheels:RimToo few reports for a range25,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10164822 · 3,877 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CHROME WHEEL CENTER WAS OBSERVED TO BE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BASE WITH THE FIVE NUTS. WHEN THE OTHER WHEELS WERE INSPECTED, CRACKS APPEARED IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THE CRACKS FROM THE WHEELS WERE DUE TO THE CHROMING PROCESS. UPDATED 08/29/06

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ODI 10206910 · 24,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN 350Z WITH CHROME WHEELS. THREE OF THE WHEELS ARE CRACKED AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET NISSAN TO REPLACE THE WHEELS, I LEARNED THAT THE WHEELS ON THE CAR ARE AFTER-MARKET RE-CHROMED WHEELS. NISSAN IS NOT BEING HELPFUL IN GETTING THE PROBLEM RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE WHEELS. I AM REFERENCING NHTSA DEFECT ACTION NUMBER PE06050 AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA07005. *TR

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ODI 10285275 · 31,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN 350Z. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD FALLEN ON THE GROUND AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECTIVE RIM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEA…

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Power TrainToo few reports for a range40,176 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10265068 · 22,500 mi

OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE A 2006 350Z WITH 22K MILES ON AND AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE I NOTICED ABOUT 1.5 QUART OIL CONSUMPTION IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I TRIED REGULAR AND SYNTHETIC OIL AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. ENGINE IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE ALWAYS. NOISE IS LIKE LIFTER -TYPE SOUND. IT GOES OFF AFTER 4000 RPMS AND GET WORST WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. *TR

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ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 210 reports

2008: 10 complaints · 2009: 3 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20085910
2009233
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20082202
2009500

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir BagsWheelsEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineEngine And Engine CoolingEngineTiresWheels:RimPower Train
Air Bags—
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ODI 10651941

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE AT NORFOLK MOTORSPORTS IN NORFOLK VA. THEY HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THRU INSPECTION AND IT DID NOT PASS IT, ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER, IT WAS MISSING THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER AND THEY WAS GOING TO BUY THE WHOLE COMPONENT FOR IT INSTEAD. I HAD A MEETING WITH THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY ALONG WITH THE MANAGER, SALESPERSON; THE OWNER HAD STATED TO ME AND MY FIANC AT THE TIME THAT HE COULD HAVE EASILY CLIPPED THE WIRE TO THE SEAT AND IT WOULD PASS INSPECTION. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I FINALLY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE A…

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1
ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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1
ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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Wheels
1
ODI 10651941

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE AT NORFOLK MOTORSPORTS IN NORFOLK VA. THEY HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THRU INSPECTION AND IT DID NOT PASS IT, ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER, IT WAS MISSING THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER AND THEY WAS GOING TO BUY THE WHOLE COMPONENT FOR IT INSTEAD. I HAD A MEETING WITH THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY ALONG WITH THE MANAGER, SALESPERSON; THE OWNER HAD STATED TO ME AND MY FIANC AT THE TIME THAT HE COULD HAVE EASILY CLIPPED THE WIRE TO THE SEAT AND IT WOULD PASS INSPECTION. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I FINALLY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE A…

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ODI 10205643 · 9,900 mi

SOMETIMES DRIVING, I HEAR LIGHT CRACKLING NOISE COMES AND GOES. FOR 9 MONTHS CHECKUP, I MENTIONED IT TO DEALER. HE SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON SAT EVENING, 8-25, THE FRONT RT SIDE OF RIM CRACKED & CAME OUT BOUNCING OFF FREEWAY! SCARY & DANGEROUS! WE JUST LET THE CAR SLIDE AND SCRAPE ON THREE WHEELS OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ON & SLOWLY GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, IN SHOCK! MONDAY I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE WHEELS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY....BUT MANAGER THERE CAL…

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ODI 10164822 · 3,877 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CHROME WHEEL CENTER WAS OBSERVED TO BE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BASE WITH THE FIVE NUTS. WHEN THE OTHER WHEELS WERE INSPECTED, CRACKS APPEARED IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THE CRACKS FROM THE WHEELS WERE DUE TO THE CHROMING PROCESS. UPDATED 08/29/06

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine00—0000
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ODI 10265068 · 22,500 mi

OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE A 2006 350Z WITH 22K MILES ON AND AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE I NOTICED ABOUT 1.5 QUART OIL CONSUMPTION IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I TRIED REGULAR AND SYNTHETIC OIL AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. ENGINE IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE ALWAYS. NOISE IS LIKE LIFTER -TYPE SOUND. IT GOES OFF AFTER 4000 RPMS AND GET WORST WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. *TR

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Engine
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ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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ODI 10205643 · 9,900 mi

SOMETIMES DRIVING, I HEAR LIGHT CRACKLING NOISE COMES AND GOES. FOR 9 MONTHS CHECKUP, I MENTIONED IT TO DEALER. HE SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON SAT EVENING, 8-25, THE FRONT RT SIDE OF RIM CRACKED & CAME OUT BOUNCING OFF FREEWAY! SCARY & DANGEROUS! WE JUST LET THE CAR SLIDE AND SCRAPE ON THREE WHEELS OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ON & SLOWLY GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, IN SHOCK! MONDAY I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE WHEELS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY....BUT MANAGER THERE CAL…

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Wheels:Rim0
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ODI 10164822 · 3,877 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CHROME WHEEL CENTER WAS OBSERVED TO BE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BASE WITH THE FIVE NUTS. WHEN THE OTHER WHEELS WERE INSPECTED, CRACKS APPEARED IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THE CRACKS FROM THE WHEELS WERE DUE TO THE CHROMING PROCESS. UPDATED 08/29/06

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Power Train
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ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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ODI 10265068 · 22,500 mi

OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE A 2006 350Z WITH 22K MILES ON AND AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE I NOTICED ABOUT 1.5 QUART OIL CONSUMPTION IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I TRIED REGULAR AND SYNTHETIC OIL AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. ENGINE IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE ALWAYS. NOISE IS LIKE LIFTER -TYPE SOUND. IT GOES OFF AFTER 4000 RPMS AND GET WORST WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. *TR

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ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

3 patterns with matching reports.

Oil consumption or dilution

11 mentions · 20.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 16,184 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10170863 · 2,300 mi

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' …

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ODI 10191446

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 350Z IN MAY 2006, AND HAD SINCE THEN MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE CONSUMING OIL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS FOR REPAIR AND NO SOLUTION WE SOUGHT THE ADVISE OF A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY. SINCE THIS TIME WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED ISSUES WITH THE ATTORNEY MAKING CONTACT WITH NISSAN'S ATTORNEY THERE SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE RETURNING PHONE CALLS, AND NOTHING GOT RESOLVED . DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK

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ODI 10209651 · 15,421 mi

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…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

5 mentions · 9.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10170863 · 2,300 mi

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' …

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ODI 10501005 · 57,852 mi

THE DATE IS WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER 3-CAR WRECK. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY, TOOK IT BACK THEY DID NO REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CAR WASN'T DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING. SO WITH THE CAR DOING THE SPIN CYCLE AND SHOOTING OUT FAST, IT STARTED MAKING THIS THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER…

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ODI 10716456 · 83,300 mi

ON MAY 8TH BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE LOCAL COLONIAL NISSAN OF MEDFORD, MA AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH A FUEL ISSUE, WHICH DID COST ME $1,200 THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK AS THEY HAD FORGOTTEN TO TIGHTEN UP A FEW THINGS. WENT BACK AND LEFT THE CAR THERE FOR A FEW HOURS. THE NEXT DAY MAY 11TH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED DUE TO A WIDESPREAD DEFECT WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN TH…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11578686 · 72,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan 350Z. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH the vehicle became hot, started smoking and it stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle was steered to the side of the road where the hood was lifted. The contact stated that she then observed condensation under the engine compartment. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the head gasket and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was …

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b