A&Q about 350Z
Q:
I'm starting to get very annoyed by this vibration, that's coming from the dashboard area, more specific, from the metal face part thats around the dashboard. All i did was press my finger against the metal part and the vibration went away. Anybody has this problem? would the dealer take care of this? any inputs greatly appreciated.
2004 Base 350Z Pikes White 6Sp.
A:
rattles are covered 12 months or 12,000 miles. if you are under that then they should take care of it.
03 350z
95 300zx SCCA ITE track car
94 Pathfinder
www.bbracingusa.com
A:
Cupping front tires can create dash/interrior rattles.
How are your front tires?
How many miles do you have on them?
-Zanioed '03 Le Mans Sunset Touring Coupe w/ Nav.
A:
zpoe,
You are a riot! Just think when the Z was designed in Japan by Japanese we did not have these problems. Now, the Z is designed in California and assembled in Japan we have all these problems. Did I mention that Nissan is owned and run by Renault? Seriously, the dash rattles are just bugs in production where they did not tighten the screws down enough. You could fix it yourself and save the trip to the dealer.
A:
bobbarker,
Just purchase some stock in Bridgestone and you will be ahead of the game. it must be a conspiracy with Bridgestone and Nissan to sell tires. And, yes you are both right on the interior noise when the tires start cupping... Don't give them credit with the feathering comment since that would lead people to think it is an alignment problem. Ask any front end guy and he will tell you there is a vast difference between toe problems and the cupping condition that exists with the 350Z. Major suspension movement is the cause of cupping. Now, on a normal car cupping is either caused by bad shocks, wheels out of balance or some really loose suspension parts. Ours, I believe, is caused by the double lower ball joint design. This allows for some really large movement of the tire allowing for cupping that occurs due to the movement of the lower portion of the spindle. Basically, there is no way, with this design, to maintain adequate control of the assembly in a straight line or when cornering.