2006 NISSAN 350Z — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 49 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (16 complaints · 32.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 6
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 4
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 16 of 49 owner complaints (32.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 16 complaints, 32.7% of reports ENGINE 16 · 32.7% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports WHEELS: 13 complaints, 26.5% of reports WHEELS 13 · 26.5% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 12 complaints, 24.5% of reports AIR BAGS 12 · 24.5% · 4 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 4 complaints, 8.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 4 · 8.2% · 1 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 2.0% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 1 · 2.0% VISIBILITY: 1 complaints, 2.0% of reports VISIBILITY 1 · 2.0% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 11 complaints, 22.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11 · 22.5% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 16 32.7% 1 crashes · 1 fires
WHEELS 13 26.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 12 24.5% 4 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 4 8.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 1 2.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 1 2.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11 22.5% 2 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2006; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 2011. 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2006 Jan 2024 Recall campaign 11E024000 ◆ Recall campaign 11E024000 Investigation PE06050 ● Investigation PE06050 Investigation EA07005 ● Investigation EA07005
  • Campaign 11E024000 was reported 802 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 5
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 3
2010-Q4 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 2
2021-Q4 Owner reports 2
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 11E024000
Defect investigation 1 PE06050
Defect investigation 1 EA07005
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 11E024000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    AN OVERSIZED CLUTCH DISC COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY ON THE INITIAL START-UP, IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND FAILS TO USE THE SERVICE BRAKES WHILE THE HAND BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR POSSIBLE INJURY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.
    Remedy:
    ZF SERVICE NOTIFY WHOLESALERS TO RETURN ANY AFFECTED CLUTCH KIT ASSEMBLIES STILL IN INVENTORY FOR FREE REPLACEMENT KITS. THIS CONDITION WILL CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE FIRST START-UP AND USAGE OF THE CLUTCH KIT. HOWEVER, IF AN OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH ITS PERFORMANCE, ZF SERVICES WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH KIT AND A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR ITS INSTALLATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZF SERVICES AT 1-800-321-0784 EXT. 6748.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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