2003 Nissan 350Z Tires Problems
Owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA about tires problems on the 2003 Nissan 350Z, 26% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 8,348 miles. The words owners use most often: “front tires” (48% of reports).
- 71tires complaints
- 8,348median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 40%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Front tires: mentioned in 34 of 71 complaints (48%)
- Tire feathering: mentioned in 14 of 71 complaints (20%)
- Road noise: mentioned in 8 of 71 complaints (11%)
- Feathered inside: mentioned in 5 of 71 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do tires problems happen?
Based on 50 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 71 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
Nissan 350Z tires complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists tires for the 2003 Nissan 350Z. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The 3rd gear was grinding then second started to grind too therefore i had the transmission rebuilt at my expense and other transmission problems persist and also have the tire feathering/tire growl issue which i've took the car varies times to the alignment shop. *tr
Action nissan in nashville, tn has replaced damaged front tires at least twice, and i have now replaced damaged front tires at my own expense. The effect of nissan's alignment/suspension problem is not isolated to tire damage. Action nissan attempted to correct my vehicles' alignment/suspension…
Feathering on front tires at low speed and breaking to stop. I had the service done at 8k to correct the feather at a nissan dealer and after a month the feather occurs at 75 mph speed due to shaking on steering wheel but at low speed when braking steering also tends to shake and pulls to the…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2003 Nissan 350Zs have tires problems?
No. NHTSA has 71 owner complaints about tires for the 2003 Nissan 350Z (26% of the 275 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Nissan 350Z tires?
No recall currently lists tires for this vehicle.
At what mileage do tires problems start?
The median reported mileage is 8,348 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about tires problems on the 2003 Nissan 350Z?
The most frequent phrase is “front tires”, in 34 of 71 complaints, followed by “tire feathering” (14).
Other 2003 Nissan 350Z problems
- Suspension problems (110)
See all 2003 Nissan 350Z problems or tires problems across all 350Z years.