Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| NTB05-080A | 04/21/2008 | 10025503 | Airflowmeter service. *pe | 08/14/2008 | |
| NTB07-088 | 04/28/2008 | NTB07-088C | 10024077 | 2005-2006 350z; engine oil level is low. *nj updated 4/8/08. *nj updated 5/6/08. *nj | 03/05/2008 |
| 07002 | 11/27/2007 | 10023399 | 2005-2006 350z - engine oil level is low. *nj | 12/07/2007 | |
| 06009 | 03/31/2006 | 06009A | 10019613 | Mil on with dtc u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit. *tt | 04/05/2006 |
| 06009 | 02/08/2006 | 10019300 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit. *ak | 02/28/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 57852 | ||
| 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 the hood when coming to a stop. this was so frequent i thought the engine was about drop out, so i took it to transmission shop; they found a code for an electrical solenoid and reset it. i was instructed to take it to the dealership if it happens again. a week later it did but all the time. took the car back to the dealership, this time they witness the problem and called the corporation techs; who recommended to replace idle relearn and odometer cluster (miles off). they were replaced but my check engine light came on, insurance company sent a third party inspector out. he found out that the transmission and engine are bad and is not related to the accident. i called nissan corporation received a claim number, a month later they called to say they are not going to pay for the repairs. i asked the dealership to checkout my parking brake because the light for it didn't come on with the old odometer cluster because i drove my car home from their shop and it was engaged but nothing indicating that it was. my airbags did not explode from the wreck either and also the car tires will not maintain the proper air pressure. had to get my oil recheck several times after getting the oil changed. the car is unsafe to drive here in hawaii with all this traffic, still at the dealership. i have the report from the inspector if you want it. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 01/20/2008 | 5000 | 2 | 01/20/2007 |
| Engine consume motor oil. *tr | |||
| 01/06/2008 | 7000 | 2 | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 issue, however the resolution they provide (replace with counter measure engine), is not a fix. thousands have been affected by this matter, and nissan corp. should be held responsible for their deceit. this issue also affects other years and models (i.e. infinity g35 coupe), with the same engine. *tr | |||
| 10/29/2007 | 21000 | 1 | 05/08/2006 |
| 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 the engine, but has failed to do so or even give me a date for the replacement. i feel they are downplaying my situation in the hopes that i will just go away. nissan was aware of this issue in mid 2005. i purchased my car in mid 2006. i feel this should have been exposed to me at the time of purchase. *tr | |||
| 05/09/2007 | 15421 | 1 | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 has created a situation where i need to carry oil with me constantly in case the oil level goes low and i have to replace burned oil. this could result in a dangerous situation if i need to stop on a freeway or in heavy traffic. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 08/18/2006 | 2300 | 06/27/2006 | |
| 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' oil consumption was normal. filed for state lemon law and now awaiting arbitration. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 10/06/2010 | 16184 | ||
| 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 as was done by the dealer. this has not addressed the damage of the engine due to oil starvation, as the tsb covers only partial oil consumption, not near total as in this case. as of the repair, the engine has a rougher idle and the new transmission is still difficult to shift from now 1-2 and 5-6. | |||
| 09/16/2009 | |||
| I purchased a 2006 nissan 350 z in 2009 with a clean title and was excited about the purchase initially however, to my dismay i began noticing the car was consuming oil at an unsual rate. this first symptom i observed was a rattling noise originating from under the hood. i then checked all my fluids and noticed that the motor oil dipstick was not registering oil, i then proceeded to correct the oil level. i noticed that about three (3) months later the rattling noise return and upon checking the car was without oil again. i have noticed that it has became necessary for me to refill the engine with motor oil roughly every three (3) months. i conducted some research online whereby it was discovered that 2006 nissan 350 z's where synonymous with mysteriously consuming oil. i have contacted nissan of north america where i was giving the run around. i am asking nhtsa to assist in whatever way possible to have the oil consumption issue with 2006 nissan 350 z's remedied, thanks. | |||
| 08/15/2006 | 8000 | 1 | |
| Oil consumption, 350z engine blown, in less then a year. while going to work on a complete stop at a red light, engine blows and car gets on fire underneath, lucky there was a gas-station next to me to borrow an extinguisher... police came to help a little later, and said i couldn't file a report. called insurance, and said they would not cover it, called nissan and they didn't even cover my rental while they inspected the car for over 3 months... they wanted 6k for new engine, after blaming me, telling me this car was not build to be pushed, you drive it slow... this forced me to let the car into voluntary repossesion and damage my credit, until this day they are still charging me for the leftover fees... later i found out that this was a really common problem and there is a lot of people that still have not gotten this resolved...beware. my 3rd nissan, and what a disappointment, we've had about 10 nissans in the family, but no more nissans for us. *tr | |||
| 03/20/2009 | 22500 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 09/18/2008 | 34000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2006 nissan 350z coupe that consumes entirely too much oil. i regularly change the oil myself every 3000 miles, yet in between changes the vehicle consumes anywhere from 2 to 4 quarts. it appears that many consumers with this particular vehicle year and model have had the same problem. i wanted to bring this issue to your attention because i'm sure many other consumers have had this issue. *tr | |||
| 01/11/2007 | 30991 | 1 | |
| 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 2006 nissan 350z enthusiast with a 6 spd manual trans. *tr | |||
| 08/16/2007 | 25000 | 15 | 08/02/2007 |
| 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 dealership they looked into the matter and advised me that they made an error when they installed it. the nissan rep rikki promised that i would get 2000 for my troubles. now i get no return calls or anything. this is not safe! nissan should not be selling cars with engine issues and when they do repair it, it should be done properly! *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 30000 | 1 | |
| 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 have an oil consumption problem. i took the car to a nissan dealership, where, after an oil consumption test, informed me that burning 1 quart of oil per 1,000 miles is normal. nissan is aware of the problem and has issued a tsb. they need to do a recall, an engine seizing can lead to an accident and kill people. thanks for listening. *tr | |||