350Z

• 3,000 miles

Called Nissan dealership wanted a sport car.
Bought a 2003 - 305 Z tour car. The car only had 2500 miles it was used as a show car for dealerships.
The second day I drove the car I noticed that the transmission made a grinding noise when shifting from 4th to 5th gear. The grinding noise did not happen every time you shifted the gears so I drove the car a couple more weeks and the grinding became more frequent. Called the nearest Nissan dealership. They said bring it on over they would look at that day. The service manager said they had to replace the transmission in another Z because it was making a grinding noise between shifts. I did not like the sound of this. So I ask if it was a recall or defect in the transmission. He then implied that the car had been driven to HARD. "These transmission are not made to power shift" I responded that this was a sports car. That it was designed to be driven to the limitation of the vehicle's specification. I did not pay all that money to drive a car that has 160 MPH on speed odometer and the car not perform 160 MPH.
The dealership I took the car to did not look at the car for 2 days then they called and said I needed a new transmission, clutch petal, and clutch plate. Covered under warranty. They could not do the work till the next week. I ask about a loaner car and they said I could not have one. I picked up the Z and called the dealership I bought the car from and they said come on over but as it turned out the dealership I went to close to my home had opened the case on my car and I could not use the dealership I bought the car from. The work is being done today. I will be driving the car back to the dealership I bought it from and filing a formal complaint with Nissan Corporation.
If there are other people out there with 350 Z transmission grinding please contact me.