Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 34500 | ||
| I have a 2005 nissan 350z, the struts holding the heavy rear hatch have failed to keep the hatch open gradually deteriorating and had hit both my wife and i in the head very badly causing bloody gashes in our heads. i contacted nissan and they first said they would repair it free, then changed their mind. it started as an intermittent problem that lead up to a total failure. when i brought the car to nissan, i showed the service advisor my bloody gash and the reason plus the loose mechanism for manual release. he sent the car to the shop, a tech there said that there was no problem with the struts holding the hatchaback and the loose assembly would be a few hundred dollars to tighten. this is in spite of the hatch not opening because the struts do not have enough power to pull up the trunk (hatch) and the entire manual mechanism is loose which is above the rear plate mount and light. i have spoke to other 350z owners as well as the parts stores and nissan parts department. i asked about the failure rate, the response was inevitable, including the window motors. the problem began at 34,500 miles while under warranty and progressed. this gradual degradation fooled me into believing the nissan dealer. i now know that if nissan fixed my struts free and admitted the problem, they would have to recall all of them, costing nissan millions. i finally brought the car back in jan. of 2010 when the car was again brought to nissan and i was using a vise-grip to hold the hatch open. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 1 | 03/09/2005 | |
| When widow is rolled down approximately a couple of inches, it rattles when driving over bumps on roads or any street surface. this cause a fear for the window to shatter when driving over pot holes or big bumps on road. *jb | |||
| 01/20/2006 | 18000 | 2 | 02/15/2005 |
| On two occasions my 2005 nissan 350z car doors were opened by clockwise rotation brushes in a car wash. the first occasion the brushes grabbed the passengers door handle and the door flew open , hitting the car wash machine, doing $800. damage to the vehicle. also, spraying the interior of the vehicle with soapy water. the second the brushes grabbed the driver's door and it opened. i was able to catch the door before damage occurred. i contacted nissan of north america and they basically said it was not their problem. i feel that this is a safety issue. had there been a small child in the vehicle at the time they could have been injured or fallen out of the vehicle. the handles are a poor design.*ak | |||