350z...a lemon?
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JoeSchmoe said:
That's what I'm wondering as well. Either way, this is catastrophic news for Nissan AND the owners
So my understanding is there is a problem with the Front end alignment spec? Thats cazy, at least they are fixing the cars with the problem(s), after thousands of complaints. Instead of making it a TSB like Acura/Honda has done in the past. I'm sure if there were thousands more earlier NSX's produced they would have recalled our cars for Snap ring failure. Lucky for me I didn't have the problem, and I hope it doesn't arise. Too bad some of us only put on like 5000miles a year, and only 14 years later the problem would arise. Which from the sounds of things is every 350Z made in those years? Don't want to start a flame here, but I feel sorry for anyone caught in that situation.
95NSXT said:
This thread has been going on for awhile, quite comical actually:
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66548&page=10
Some quotes:
"I got my Z back from the dealer on Friday. I had to replace two bent rims from hitting the curb. The rythmic droning noise above 50 mph that developed after the incident was much better after putting on the new rims and getting the alignment redone."
"If you have less than 20,000 miles on you car, Nissan will replace and realign your front tires at no charge. Once you go past 20K, I was told you will have to pay a pro-rated rate for new tires. If you your car has excessive road noise, get it into the dealer before the 20K mark."
"I am ditching my Z at 14500miles. Tired of Nissan BS. I will never buy a Nissan again and will buy either an S2000 or a mustang GT."
"For those of you who have not read my past posts, I took my car every 3750 miles to my Nissan dealership and at 14729 miles they told me that my front tires were worn to the belt and that I needed an alignment which is 2229 miles past the point were the warranty would cover my issue."
"i have the same tire wear on my Z and have noticed the tires last somewhere around 10 to 12k miles in florida, i currently have just a klick over 30 k on my z i have had my tires replaced by nissan and will have them replaced again. i spent nearly 2 hours on the phone with a NNA rep that informed me nissan and bridgestone changed the compunding of the tires to make the inner section a bit harder, and therefore more resistant to wear, and will solve the problem of the tires feathering, i dont buy it but we will see as i get my new tires this week sometime."
Uggh.. Such drama, I can't imagine the horror these poor 350Z owners are facing.. imagine having to actually deal with tire noise, replace tires, and get an alignment. Wow. Might want to just give those things away. Who knows what's could be next with a lemon like that, brake pads? :biggrin:
Hopefully, between these exclusive news investigations and a respectable, knowledgable class action attorney like Mike Edison with proven automotive engineering experience from the Firestone case, everyone will come out ahead.
Although, alignment specs aside... you know it is interesting to me that I've yet to find myself behind the average vehicle on the highway in awhile where the rear tires were not clearly looking something like this, but maybe my experience is unique.
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