so its not just my tires... i'm getting new ones, what if these wear really bad inside the tire... like mine have done now... can i take it up with the dealership?

 

You are wrong there is a Federal statute that they must abide by. It's called Magnuson-Moss Act and it is what I am going after Nissan with along with a few others that are on the books.

Please do a little research before you make a baseless statements like that.

 

Are you trying to connect the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act with lemon laws?
Lemon laws are not federal. They are state and documented in your new vehicle owners manual package. I highly recommend you read it for your state. Some states are strong, some states offer very limited protection.


Magnuson Moss Warranty Act
Legally, a vehicle manufacturer cannot void the warranty on a vehicle due to an aftermarket part unless they can prove that the aftermarket part caused or contributed to the failure in the vehicle (per the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act.

 

I recently received a notice that Nissan is extendin ghe warranty also on the 2004 models. If one has the tire feathering problem, hen they recommended that you make an appointment and they will check the front end. I contacted the dealer and they told me that Nissan has a new set of front end alignment specs - probably toe and/or camber. The notice stated that they will also replace the tires, but the cost is prorated. I think they should all be free. It's not our fault Nissan used a set of front end specs that wears tires and/or a cheap tire that has problems.

I found out that others who have different cars - Honda S2000 and soem BMWs also used the Potenza RE040s and have the same problem.

I hear the dealers are now replacing tire with one having a different tread pattern. Doesn't this affect the total handling performance? Shouldn't all 4 tires on a sports casr have the same tread pattern? If yes, then teh dealer should replace all 4 tires!

My car is going into the dealer this week with 10,100 miles. The tires now have the loud roaring sound, especially when breaking. I began to notice the sound about 8,500 miles. The sound has been progressively getting louder.

I believe Tirerack.com rates the RE040s 38th out of 39 tires. There are better tires. Even the RE750s are rated much better- I think 2nd or 3rd out of the 39 tires.

I think a $30,000 sports car should come with decent tires.

Well, I'll see what happens this week at the dealer. If you here some loud noises, that may be me!

 

You are wrong. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is the federal law governing warranties on consumer products. It is the law of the land, not just my state, and it applies to vehicles. Just because your state law is weak doesn't preclude you from suing them in Federal court for violations of this act.
Please taken a moment to research this before posting your inaccurate repsonses.

 

I agree with your statement. It also provides the processes to collect on them and the legal system is to be the last resort. Are you taking this to state or federal?

 

after going through what you went - being denied service on my 04 because the problem was 'only' persistant on 03s - they finally changed my front tires today free of charge. i had to pay 30% according to chart describing the wear percentages on the new bulletin, but when i picked it up today he said he was all covered.


big ups to Nissan

 

My lawyer almost filed suit under and federal law. Much better option than florida lemon law, because nissan had to pay lawyers fees.

nissan caved. $4000 dollars, silver extended warranty, lawyers fees, and new designed tires and alignment with a nissan specialist flown in to fix the car.

what a bunch of retards, I would have been happy with a company that offered to fix the problem. instead they told me to go away and still paid in the end.

 

I got the work done on my 04 on Tuesday. They replaced the tires and it was all covered. I hope they really aren't blowing smoke if they are, I hope they'll have a real fix by the time this warranty runs out.

BTW, the RE040s apparently are possible standard equipment on many other cars. See http://www.bridgestonetire.com/tires...productid=1013 .

 

the warranty was extended for the 03 and 04 model do to tire feathering.

 

Nissan sent me a letter a few days ago that extended the alignment warranty for 2003 and 2004 350Z for 36 months and 36,000 miles. It covers alignment and prorated tire wear as appropriate. It looks like a standard letter to all 350Z owners. It also provides a venue to get some form of repayment if you had putchased tires to fix the problem outside of the Nissan network. It looks reasonable if there is not some other fundamental design or assembly problem that causes the problem. I had my tires and alignment replaced and paid for previously at about 14,000 miles under the same goodwill position may others had heard before this was announced.

 

This is ridiculous!

Even after the letter from Nissan, my local dealer (Jim Keras) will still not admit to this problem. They tried to tell me that this issue is caused by me not rotating the tires according to scheduled maintenance!?!? What a bunch of BS. So, after arguing with them for 10 minutes, they tell me they will call Nissan and ask them what to do. Does this letter not mean anything!?

 

I would argue it to the bitter end, and if not them, go to another dealer and complain.

 

I have an 03 and two different tire treads up front. They are new with about 500-1000 miles. The old design roars and the new design does not. This is with the updated alignment. I have ordered a new drivers front with the updated design and the Bridgestone rep at Les Schwab had to have my VIN # because they had limited supplies just for these cars. I don't know if this is because they are only making so many for 03-04 owners or if it is because they are just limited in stock. When I get the tire I will see if the tires roar at all.

 

I might sue my dealership personally for refusing to fix my car under warranty. I haven't decided yet. The other is filed in NJ and I will wait to see what happens with that. Once that's settled I'll see about going after my dealership next.
Service manager actually told me if I wanted my car fixed to go call my lawyer as it wasn't his job anymore. I even have the Warranty Gold package on top of the factory warranty and he refused.

 

I originally offered for them to take the car back, I take the M35x in place of the Z, and I would cut them a check for the difference. Miranda Carter from NNA's response "FU, it ain't happening and we aren't giving you squat".

 

well...I'll have to give it to them. My dealer actually came through today. After some confrontation, they are going to replace my tires and align the car for free (as the letter says for them to do). It should have been easier than this, but I'm glad it worked out. I realize that from a business standpoint, this is costly to them (parts, labor, etc), but if there's a problem with their product...fix it. I shouldn't have to argue with them. Good luck to everyone else.

 

That was the same attitude that I got, except Collette from NNA told me she was the final word and refused to put me thru to her boss. After that treatment I contacted my lawyer. I should call her back now and thank her.

 

She's the reason I chose to sue NNA. Really nasty. I even got her to admit that NNA does repairs on cars at dealerships without telling the owner's of those cars. Said it was a common thing just to replace parts on people's cars with no documentation on work orders.
Makes you want to take pictures of your car when you drop it off to see what you get back.

 

Mine too were replaced at around 10,000 miles and 11,000 miles later the same old feathering and noise. Regional manager refused to do ANYTHING, not even an alignment. Appealed to NNA and got the same answer, NO! With the new letter I am going to try again - the replacements are still on at 27,000 total/17,000 since the new ones and I had them rotated at 22,000 so the feathering is obvious from a mile away. I'm not holding my breath.