My Z has Problems!
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My Z has Problems!
After taking delivery I started to notice that the car is drifting/pulling to the right. I want it to be perfect so I brought it in to the dealer.
The dealer (Mossy Nissan) does not have the ability to align an 18" tire so they sent me across the street to an alignment specialty shop (on their dime of course).
Well the specialty shop says the front "knuckle arm" the place where the tire bolts on to the arm underneath was bent, probably during shipping. The wheel was well out of alignment and the tire was also damaged as well. The "knuckle arm" is made of aluminum so it cannot be fixed, it has to be removed and replaced.
The dealer has already ordered me the new part, will be installing a new tire and will also re-align the car after the new parts are installed.
Does anyone else have any pulling/drifting problems with their Z?
It seems that they chain the cars down when on the ship coming over and if the boat tosses and turns (like the s.s. minnow) the car can pull on the chains and low and behold a bent "knuckle arm" is the result.
It could take weeks but they assured me they will fix it.
(I also told them about the crappy bose stereo and they called NNA. NNA told them they would have the fix sent to the dealers "sometime" in November!)
The dealer (Mossy Nissan) does not have the ability to align an 18" tire so they sent me across the street to an alignment specialty shop (on their dime of course).
Well the specialty shop says the front "knuckle arm" the place where the tire bolts on to the arm underneath was bent, probably during shipping. The wheel was well out of alignment and the tire was also damaged as well. The "knuckle arm" is made of aluminum so it cannot be fixed, it has to be removed and replaced.
The dealer has already ordered me the new part, will be installing a new tire and will also re-align the car after the new parts are installed.
Does anyone else have any pulling/drifting problems with their Z?
It seems that they chain the cars down when on the ship coming over and if the boat tosses and turns (like the s.s. minnow) the car can pull on the chains and low and behold a bent "knuckle arm" is the result.
It could take weeks but they assured me they will fix it.
(I also told them about the crappy bose stereo and they called NNA. NNA told them they would have the fix sent to the dealers "sometime" in November!)
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Re: My Z has Problems!
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After taking delivery I started to notice that the car is drifting/pulling to the right. I want it to be perfect so I brought it in to the dealer.
The dealer (Mossy Nissan) does not have the ability to align an 18" tire so they sent me across the street to an alignment specialty shop (on their dime of course).
Well the specialty shop says the front "knuckle arm" the place where the tire bolts on to the arm underneath was bent, probably during shipping. The wheel was well out of alignment and the tire was also damaged as well. The "knuckle arm" is made of aluminum so it cannot be fixed, it has to be removed and replaced.
The dealer has already ordered me the new part, will be installing a new tire and will also re-align the car after the new parts are installed.
Does anyone else have any pulling/drifting problems with their Z?
It seems that they chain the cars down when on the ship coming over and if the boat tosses and turns (like the s.s. minnow) the car can pull on the chains and low and behold a bent "knuckle arm" is the result.
It could take weeks but they assured me they will fix it.
(I also told them about the crappy bose stereo and they called NNA. NNA told them they would have the fix sent to the dealers "sometime" in November!)
After taking delivery I started to notice that the car is drifting/pulling to the right. I want it to be perfect so I brought it in to the dealer.
The dealer (Mossy Nissan) does not have the ability to align an 18" tire so they sent me across the street to an alignment specialty shop (on their dime of course).
Well the specialty shop says the front "knuckle arm" the place where the tire bolts on to the arm underneath was bent, probably during shipping. The wheel was well out of alignment and the tire was also damaged as well. The "knuckle arm" is made of aluminum so it cannot be fixed, it has to be removed and replaced.
The dealer has already ordered me the new part, will be installing a new tire and will also re-align the car after the new parts are installed.
Does anyone else have any pulling/drifting problems with their Z?
It seems that they chain the cars down when on the ship coming over and if the boat tosses and turns (like the s.s. minnow) the car can pull on the chains and low and behold a bent "knuckle arm" is the result.
It could take weeks but they assured me they will fix it.
(I also told them about the crappy bose stereo and they called NNA. NNA told them they would have the fix sent to the dealers "sometime" in November!)
If this is the case with your car you should be able to tell by driving in the left had lane. If your car starts pulling to the left then you will know you have no problem.
You will also notice wierd little pulls if you hit a bump of hole when stopping at a light or sign.
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My Z is not the only one to have this problem. Check out this link with all the others with the same problem.
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....&threadid=9211
NNA admitted to my dealer that there is a problem and think it is with the tires! I am getting new front tires and a four wheel alignment. I hope this helps!
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....&threadid=9211
NNA admitted to my dealer that there is a problem and think it is with the tires! I am getting new front tires and a four wheel alignment. I hope this helps!
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