2003 Nissan 350z problems, complaints & recalls

2026-01-15 · Service Brakes

“it’s the abs module not for sure what exactly is wrong with it but it does not function like it should. also if you look at other vehicles of the same model just different year why was it changed like a different design entirely. what it does is i don’t get full brake power or pressure like half at this point you stop but it’s a slow rolling stop …”

2025-11-02 · Engine

“vehicle shut off automatically going down interstate coming home from mississippi. the car stoped running and would not crank back. radiator fluid spuing all over the ground running hot but did not show overheating temp on dash never showed no over heating temp on gauges or nothing. motor cranked up days later and was knocking due to knocking. did …”

2024-09-15 · Wheels

“brembo aluminum calipers were used with steel bolts causing the breaks to get himot & seize the steel bolt in the calipers. 1 out of 2 brake jobs end up costing thousands & hours of work to get the seized bolts out, i have had a caliper fall off going 65 & got caught in between my tire & rear wheel arc.…”

2021-03-06 · Unknown Or Other · 139,000 mi

“my car for the last year will drive 5-7 miles and stall in regular traffic. we replaced the fuel pump. i finally have enough $ to take to nissan. they came back with it needs all 2 cam shaft sensors and crank shaft sensor replaced. when i go on line and search my 2003 350z touring edition recall, there was a recall for this problem as it appears …”

2019-03-20 · Power Train · 64,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. while driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power and took numerous attempts to restart. in addition, the traction control, flip, and check engine warning indicators illuminated. the failure occurred intermittently. numerous unknown dealers and independent mechanics were notified, but the vehicle was not …”

2019-01-21 · Engine · 111,863 mi

“my 2003 nissan 350z was exhibiting the exact symptoms of a nhsta recall number 03v455000 ( nissan number r2202) recall. i contacted nissan dealers and nissan consumer affairs with my vin and was told it didn't fall under the recall. i then took my vehicle to the nissan dealer service department to have it diagnosed and the dealer concluded that bot…”

2018-03-18 · Vehicle Speed Control · 64,651 mi

“my wife was driving the 350z on the highway and slowing down with traffic ahead. the engine stalled all of a sudden. the cars behind could have smashed into her and kill her. luckily that did not happen. i searched the internet, it looked like there were many cases of 350zs stalling. internet told me that it was caused by faulty camshaft posi…”

2018-01-27 · Power Train · 99,943 mi

“while driving i heard a loud pop and felt a slight tremor on the clutch pedal which became very soft then stopped working making my car immobile after getting it home i pulled out the transmission and noticed that the pivot bolt for the clutch had broken off at the threads destroying the clutch and flywheel and after some online research i found ou…”

2017-12-14 · Power Train:clutch Assembly · 45,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan 350z. while the vehicle was idling at a stop light, the clutch was depressed and the contact heard a squeaky noise. the vehicle stalled and took three attempts before it would restart. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ign…”

2017-12-09 · Unknown Or Other

“purchased four (4) michelin tires from america's tire depot and received warranty of 45,000 miles on wear. have had a difficult time getting prorated amount having received less than 20k miles and chunking of tires as a result.. difficulty resides in atd/michelin: not wanting to replace tires without me spending another $500-$700 to have them mount…”