hehe just checking

 

only applies to mostly 03'

 

Yes, couldn't remember what info he posted , but that was the exact incident.

My vin is not in the recall range so no notice. Hope no one out there makes the evening news with their Z going up in a ball of flame

 

omfg that makes me scared....

 

Got an '04 and they noyified me Tuesday. I'll be bringing it Friday morning. Could've brought it in sooner but they told me to bring it in with less than a 1/4 tank of gas. So....up and down the freeway at mach speed I went

 

be afraid, be very afraid of the stealership




guess you didn't do a 2nd once over there ^_^

 

i did a once over but at that time there was no leak. i have only puyt on 150 miles since the recall was done. i did not think to check the trans drive shaft area , but i did go over the entire rear end. i still have not herd back for the dealer today.

 

Dream on - last gen M3's had oil consumption problems, core issues with the engine. Dealers tried to tell owners a quart per 500 miles was normal!

Electronics are horror show for recall, too. Build and fit have slipped - my bud's 4.6i X5 has poor trim fit, clear coat drip on the doors, this with a $75k rig. The high dollar BMW's are not immune, either. Only the base 3-series seems to have been pretty stable IMHO.

I had one recall in 12 years with my Nissan '94 Altima, for passenger side air bag issues.

I will admit that the crop of TSB's is a lot longer for the G and the Z, that's for sure. One reason is with so many cars on the same platform and VQ series engine, the recalls hit very V-6 model half the time when it's related to emissions or engine.

 

Well the dealership called, said my car was done..I'll be picking it up after work...I am going to inspect the S**T out of it 1st. I'll let you guys know how it went.

I dropped it off late Wed. and pickin' up today (Fri.)

 

^^ the 01-03(?04?) SMG engines would constantly grenade, hehe, that was funny

 

its a deal if....you don't blame us when you find that something was f'd up on your z during the installation of the new hoses

 

If it took them that long to perform the work I'd inspect every inch of it too. It should only take 3 to 4 hours max.

 

This is comforting as they are the closest Nissan dealer to me.

Yet another reason I won't be getting this done unless or until there is a problem. Even then, I would trust myself far more than Peacock.

I would also not want to be handing over the keys if they knew I was the one who referred them to the NNA.

 

Exactly. See gixracer's post:

That is what I am afraid of.

The operative words in your post is bright enough . That is why I have the work on any of my cars done by a private mechanic. He is the owner / operator of his own garage.

 

Good call...a mechanic like that is hard to come by..that's why I am the only one to work on any of my cars.

It's just that w/ this recall, it seems like such a p.i.t.a and Nissan should own up to it. I also had a TSB issue with the shutter valve that was taken care of at the same time..= no $$$ out of my pocket since Nissan is doing the work.

Also, if you think about it a mechanic at a dealership has all of the tools and information specifically for these vehicles literally at his fingertips. If you work on the same vehicles constantly you have a better understanding of the issues/probs. associate w/ each vehicle. Where as, your private mechanic may only work on one Z...yours. So every time he does something on it, it is "new" to him and would possibly take longer and lead to more mistakes.

 

I just had the gas filler hose replacement work performed on my Z by Fred Beans Nissan of Limerick PA on Rte 422. I could'nt be happier with the service I received. The service area there is spotless. The friendly people in the service department are in my opinion, top notch. They also addressed several Technical Service Bulletins I had printed out and left on the front seat when I dropped off my car. I do believe they even washed my car for me to pick it up. If you are in Pennsylvania and you are concerned about having this work performed by a dealer, dont hesitate to travel to Fred Beans Nissan of Limerick. (I thought I would have to travel miles to find a worthy dealer with a good service department). I am really impressed with all of the people I have dealt with at Fred Beans. I am hoping their sales department is on par with Parts and Service, if so I might have myself a new Frontier sometime in the near future.

 

sounds like a good place, however I wouldn't ever let a dealer wash my car (via an automated car wash or by hand).

 

Holy Sh*t, I can not believe you guys are making such a big deal of this, it's just a f*cking car and this is a safety issue. Even if the dealership screws it up totally, then tell them they just bought your car for what you paid, and you will take that nice 2006 over there, if they do what they are supposed to do and do it right, then you have no worries. But if you don't do it and the car does catch on fire, you are putting your life and possibly other's life's at risk. You can replace the f*cking car, but you can't replace a person's life. Get over it already, it's just a car.

 

well ----- i don't get my car back till wednesday next week. i was told that the seal in the back of my trans was where the leak was coming from
this is direct result of improper repair and a lack of experience repairing drivelines.

i wonder if they are going to be replacing my tranny for me without telling me?
seems like a long time to get a seal installed
i will be doing a drop in inspection each day. if i find it up n the hoist without a tranny i will be conversing with a lawyer reguarding replacement vehicle.
i am sick of this ****

i will side on the fact that this tsb needs to be done and we should not have to worry about getting our cars back in one correct piece. its not worth letting your car burn down. it just sucks that incompetance is overflowing with their mechanics.

at the dealership that i am at the mechanics do not have specialties- my tech was working on a tundra the otherday and was completely stressed out.
i tried to talk to him about the idea of the seal and he said "i caint talk to you about your car right now. i am too busy and dont want to screw sombody elses car up" those were his exact words.

 

Quiet a few of the so called dealership "mechanics" are just dumb kids who couldn't cut it in school, had bad grades and settled for a trade.

I've discovered the same type in the parts department where I literally have to look up a part for them because they are unable to use the parts look up program or microfiche display even when I have the part number and description in hand.

Yeah - I want these guys tearing the rear end completely out of my flawless 12K mile 350Z and then attempting to reassembling the countless bolts and pieces they removed, spec the shaft and other components according to the markings they were supposed to record beforehand.