2004 Nissan 350Z Engine Problems

350Z RECALL. 2004 350Z . ORIGINAL OWNER OF CAR. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING CAR HESITATED, THEN RESUMED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TCS OFF LIGHT AND SLIP LIGHTS ON, AND REMAINED ON. THIS WEEK WHILE DRIVING 40MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR HESITATED BUT ACTUALLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO SOMEWHAT SAFELY PULL TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF MAKING SEVERAL PHONECALLS THE CAR JUST STARTED AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG AND I DROVE IT HOME. TODAY IT STARTED FINE. WHILE ENROUTE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE GARAGE 1 MILE TO GO WHEN AT 70MPH STALLS WHILE IN NEARING FIVE OCLOCK TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY ABLE TO SOMEWHAT SAFELY GET OUT OF DRIVING LANE ONTO SHOULDER WITH STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL INCREASINGLY BECOMING HARDER TO OPERATE, PUT ON FLASHERS AND WAITED. I WAS ABLE TO START AFTER 15 MINUTES WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS AND SHAKILY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

11073753

Incident

Feb 19, 2018

Mileage

153,000 mi

SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. CAR TURNS OF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE OPERATING. CAM SHAFT SENSOR WARNING. CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED OUTSIDE HOME.

NHTSA ID

11010390

Incident

Jul 20, 2017

Mileage

117,000 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 TO COAST BACKWARDS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. WHICH IS MY USUALLY WHAT I DO WHEN IT WON'T START. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AFTER RELEASING THE LOCKED GEAR SHIFT, WITH FOOT ON THE BREAK, STARTED THE CAR. I AM THANKFUL THAT I HADN'T YET MERGED ONTO THE FREEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10648442

Incident

Oct 17, 2014

Mileage

135,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN ORLANDO WHEN HER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SLIP CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN ORLANDO NISSAN DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT A COST OF $815.65. I RECENTLY CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS AS I SAW THERE WAS A NISSAN RECALL (NO. R2022) ON THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. HOWEVER, NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THE RECALL WAS FOR 2003 VEHICLES. THEY STATED THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE SYMPTOM SPECIFIC AS THE SYMPTOMS OF THE VEHICLE IN THIS INCIDENT WERE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10548212

Incident

Feb 20, 2013

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE CAR AT 28,241 NEEDED A DRIVE BELT, NEW CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. KEEP UP WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND KNOW HOW TO DRIVE CARS WITH CLUTCHES (35 YEARS). GEICO SENT REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE CAR AND NOTED THAT IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THIS CAR AND AGREE TO REPAIR IT. THIS WAS AFTER I CALL NISSAN REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE AND THEY OFFER TO DO NOTHING. KRISTEN FOUND OUT THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK CARE THE REPAIRS AND ONLY OFFERED TO SEE THE INVOICE AFTER I SUGGESTED THEY PAID THE DEDUCTIBLES. SO FAR NO ANSWER. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THE PROBLEMS OF LISTED ABOVE. NEXT, AIRBAG WAS LISTED.

NHTSA ID

10420268

Incident

Jul 17, 2011

Mileage

28,341 mi

2004 NISSAN 350Z. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING MOTOR PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN KNOWINGLY HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 350Z ENGINES USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE PISTON RINGS OUT THE EXHAUST THAT IS POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10387148

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

MY 2004 NISSAN 350Z WITH 36,000 MILES USES ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. MY FACTORY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED JANUARY 31, 2009 (34 DAYS AGO). NISSAN IS NOT ILLING TO 'GOODWILL' MY COMPLAINT EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS 14,000 MILES BELOW THE FACTORY MILEAGE WARRANTY OF 50,000 MILES AND THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUES BEGAN MONTHS BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2008. *TR

NHTSA ID

10260662

Incident

Dec 15, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 NISSAN 350Z ON DECEMBER 20TH, 2004. THE CAR HAD 12 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. ANYWAY I JUST WANT TO REPORT A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT OR DEAL WITH. BASICALLY I STARTED HAVING IDLE ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN THE SPRING OF 2005 WITH ROUGHLY 3000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD START TO DEVELOP A ROUGH IDLE WITH THE AC OFF. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED THE NISSAN, THEY TRIED TO TELL ME ITS NORMAL AS THE 350Z IS THEIR "SPORTS CAR". NOT BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY SAID, I STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER 350Z AND OTHER NISSAN THAT USE THE SAME ENGINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT TURNS OUT I COULDN'T FIND ANY WITH THE PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH THE "SPORTS CAR" NOT IDLING PROBLEM SINCE THEN. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT IT TIME AFTER TIME, THEY EVENTUALLY BLACKLISTED ME AND NOT RETURN ANY OF MY PHONE CALL. A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB WAS NO HELP NEITHER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL NOVEMBER 16TH WHEN THE CAR STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER THE ROUGH IDLE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND WAS SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ROUGH IDLING, THE ENGINE JUST GAVE OUT AND DIED ON THE SPOT. IT REFIRED RIGHT AFTER, BUT IT WAS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN RIGHT WHEN IT STALLED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE CRUSH BY THE CARS BEHIND ME ON THAT INSTANCE. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM POP UP FROM TIME TO TIME, I WOULD SAY A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP, THE PROBLEM IS NOT SAFE AS THE CAR COULD JUST DIE ANY SECOND. PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX] IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. (THE CAR DOESN'T STALL ALL THE TIME, BUT THE BAD IDLE IS DEFINITELY THERE). ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE WEAR ON THE TIRES ON MY 2004 350Z. I UNDERSTAND NISSAN "SUPPOSEDLY" FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT MY CAR IS STILL WEARING FRONT TIRES LIKE NO OTHERS. THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING QUICKLY AND DEVELOP VIBRATION ON THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMAT

NHTSA ID

10150387

Incident

Nov 14, 2005

Mileage

13,500 mi

I LIVE IN ALASKA AND NISSAN 350Z DOES NOT START AND/OR WANT TO START IN ANY WEATHER UNDER 10 DEGREES. THE CAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE, AND GAS CAP DOES NOT WANT TO OPEN. THE CAR HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR WINTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10148807

Incident

Jan 26, 2006

VEHICLE FRONT END IS UNABLE TO BE ALIGNED DESPITE FOUR ATTEMPTS BY NISSAN. APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION CAUSING TIRES TO GO BALD AT 6K MILES. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED TODAY. CAR WAS PICKED UP AND DIED FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING PICKED UP. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO NISSAN AGAIN.. *JB

NHTSA ID

10118288

Incident

Apr 22, 2005

Mileage

6,000 mi

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 VALVE GASKETS. I AM CONCERNED THAT PERMANENT DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10115963

Incident

Mar 22, 2005

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

NHTSA ID

10054242

Incident

Sep 20, 2003