Considering the constraints of the lepton flavor violating (LFV) processes μ → 3e and τ → 3μ on the LFV couplings Z i j , in the contexts of the E 6 models, the left-right (LR) models, the "alternative" left-right (ALR) models and the 331 models, we investigate the contributions of the extra gauge boson Z to the decay rates of the processes i → j ν ν , τ → μP and P → μe with P = π 0 , η and η . Our numerical results show that the maximal values of the branching ratios for these processes are not dependent on the Z mass M Z at leader order. The extra gauge boson Z X predicted by the E 6 models can make the maximum value of the branching ratio Br(τ → μν ν ) reach 1.1 × 10 −7 . All Z models considered in this paper can produce significant contributions to the process τ → μP . However, the value of Br(P → μe) is far below its corresponding experimental upper bound.