Reliability data above from 350Z owners. Compiled by Consumer Reports.

 

Ouch for my poor 03. Glad I've never had one problem with my car and don't want to sell it cuz that sucks!

 

suspension makes sense w/ all the feathering issues

 

12,000 miles on my '05 and still not a single problem. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

I was going to rant about their slow 0-60 time, then noticed it was the roadster. Thanks for the data Davidv, that's encouraging for someone looking at buying the Z.

 

the z can only get better and better.

 

nice~ good info

 

suspension and transmission is dead on, its sucks!!!! but the 03 handles better than the 05 so oh well.

 

whoa you're gonna get a few comments bout that one.... heres the first one. Maybe cause it comes factory with negative camber, which causes feathering.

 

I don't understand, comments about what? I agree that the 03 has tire and tranny problems, or are you talking about my 03 handling better than the 05 comment?

 

I’m going to hold-off on judgment about the 2005 because it has been on the road so few miles. For 2004, transmission has improved from “poor” to “average.” The surprise (for me) is suspension and power equipment. My guess is that poor suspension means “feathering,” and poor power equipment means that the windows are either stuck up or down.

 

I agree completely. Nissan set-up the suspension for superior slalom times (negative camber) and not extended tire life. I’m going to take a wild guess and say that many 350Z drivers are first time sports car owners. When the front tires have to be replaced at 25,00 miles, they cry to Nissan about “faulty suspension.”

 

Since i have the 2005 ZR that they tested this is great news The Z is improving each year. Nothing but great things to come!

 

Read the racing forum about front camber set-up. Some racers are recommending negative 3 degrees. Great for racing, but a bit tough on the street for 80 mph straight line stability. On the street, negative 1 degree is about right.

 

good news for my 05 resale value w00t w00t!

 

Woohoo Go 05's!!! j/k

 

Did I miss something? Where's the report?

 

in the first post, look again.