Bat Z

The dealership was Power Nissan in Torrance. I have 3 other cars. A 06 Dodge Charger SRT 8, a 06 Roush Mustang and an 88 Mustang LX...all have superchargers and none burn oil. The Z is the most stock car I have (Nismo Intake and exhaust) and yet this. I have written 3 letters since yesterday. I will keep you posted. I will try another dealership but...I'm kinda thinkin theyre gonna have to stand behind this. They, Nissan or someone. You cant sell a car like this and then hide behind "its normal"

bofa

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Keep on fighting... you will get to the bottom of it.

creationv2

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lol "...the bottom of it"
thats just funny

Bat Z

Ok. The service manager called me yesterday. Apparently these engines have a break in period for 10000 miles that causes them to use oil. Then the motor becomes properly seated. The long break in period is due to the "aluminum block and the chrome sleeve". It takes longer to break in. Particularly if you drive in a "spirited" manner. (RPM over 4500). He finally said if after 10000 miles the car is still burning oil. I would be receiving a new motor. I suppose the thing to do would be to have the oil consumption test done at another dealership after 10000.

He also agreed that the service consultant's statement that 4 quarts low or a quart every 1000 miles wasnt normal!!! Imagine that!

aren21

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sounds like BS to me, but I dont know...it might explain why some cars (mine) are consuming less oil with continued use. We wont know untill nissan comes up with an official cause.

CESAROTORRES

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That manager is a LIER, that does not how come that other people tha have over 20,000 miles still have the problem. Sorry but I am not buying that from that manager.

Cesar

RBlover69

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im so pissed right now. NNA sent my case to a specialist and currently the **** has not called me back after repeated messages . NNA is acting retarted. I filed a report with the BBB and awaiting the packet and im also proceeding with lawyer intervention this is becoming a hassle man seriously im really getting turned off by nissan right now. this is not the treatment i expeted at all.

I1DER

Did you mean lier or liar? The first could be someone that waits in hiding and liar is one that purposely doesn't tell the truth. There couldn't be that many rev-ups out there with over 20,000 miles on them. Given the small proportion that have the oil consumption problem, where did you get your info?

I1DER

Great. If that were true, Nissan should be supplying the wasted oil. I had problems after 10,000 miles, but reduced.
I now have over 20,000 and the consumption has dropped from 1 qt./2000 miles when almost new to 1 qt./5500 miles(last test). This does not mean I am satisfied or convinced it is not a temporary thing. My driving habits have changed due to weather and now we're back to the type when I had high consumption. It looks promising, but I'm not jumping to conclusions.

There have been and are rev-ups out there with mind-boggling oil consumption problems. Most rev-ups are NOT experiencing any problem. Now we know some with the problem fluctuate down. I want to know if some fluctuate up. We deserve a good explanation and it needs to come from NNA, not from some dealer whose explanation has some holes in it.

dbasal

Call Consumer Affairs! This guy is giving you a load of crap. Actually, there is no real break-in for these engines. I pick up my car tomorrow and was asking some questions when they called. Specifically about break-in.

I was told that this is just an old carry-over and is no longer applicable. I was also told by the Nissan tech specialist that you should not burn any oil in the first couple thousand miles of a new engine. This is just an old wives tale.

dbasal

Nissan will **** you off to no end! You have to force their hand. If you have not already done so, file you "Notice of Last Chance to Repair". You will get attention then and that seems to be the only way to get them to at least try to repair the problem.

creationv2

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whats a notice of last chance? and file it where?

dbasal

It's the Final Repair Notice that you can find in the back of your lemon law book that the dealer gave you when you bought the car. It is a triplicate form with one copy going to the manufacturer, one going to the state Attorney General and one for you to keep. You should also be able to get the form from the state's AGs website.

creationv2

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oooooh i see, never knew that...thanks

bofa

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That's the funniest **** I've heard so far. Since you didn't ask him why the rest of the millions of aluminum blocks on the road don't consume this much oil, consider this... if it were true, don't you think NNA would have been able to use that justification in my case and wouldn't have lost?

He's feeding you a bunch of ****. Call NNA... call the news station... call BBB... call a lawyer.. call someone. And find a different dealer. I wouldn't let a ******* like that change my air filter.

zmedic16

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BBB? What does it stand for? is this to register ur car with the oil consumption issue?

bofa

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Better Business Bureau.. they can assist with Lemon Law complaints.

MrOrtega

My one month old, brand new '06 Base MT sucked 2 quarts of oil in 3000 miles! Today I spoke to a Lemon Law attorney. I'm getting ready to start the process of getting my money back, or having the car replaced with an '07. Any thoughts or suggestions?

dbasal

Get the process moving is the best thing you can do. Documentation is the key. I think you'll be just fine since you have a lawyer doing the "fun" parts.

arejohn

MrOrtega, not going to let Nissan have a chance to fix it? Good luck. Don't be surprised if your lawyer instructs you to follow the escalation procedure in your owners package.