My story with the tire feathering is the same as all of yours.
And like most of you, I am sick of it.

I conclude that I have a choice to either sell my car, or put up with the hassle of a car’s lifetime of failing tire tread.

The Z is a superior automobile. It makes me quite sad that I have experienced so much dishonesty and BS with NNA and the local dealerships.

To date of this posting, there have been 1,129 posts and 45,323 views of the thread titled “Tire FEATHERING: FYI” Instead of arguing, complaining, and Lurking. Why don’t we do something about it? I suggest that if you have this problem, file a complaint with NHTSA and ODI.

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Office Of Defects Investigation (ODI)

To date there have only been 5 complaints filed with NHTSA/ODI regarding the Tire Feathering problem. I think that the users of this group may be posting in the wrong place if they expect their efforts to produce results. We must file consumer complaints with ODI if we wish to leverage a government investigation and a forced recall of the faultily engineered component that causes the irregular tire wear.

It is reasonable to assume that 5 complaints will have no effect of whether or not the Feds set their engineers on the Z and demand a recall.

I think that more effective pressure could be exerted by a number somewhere between 1,129 and 45,323.

Please join me in filing complaints with the Office of Defects Investigation. http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/

Thank you.

 

I'm not sure I agree with you. The number of tires Nissan is replacing should alert them to a major problem, and an expensive one if they do not fix it soon.

 

Inner tire feathering is from excessive toe-out (consequently, outer tire feathering is from excessive toe-in). The solution is as simple as an alignment, however, Nissan's alignment specs may be incorrect.

Rear wheel drive vehicles will toe-out under acceleration and at speed (toe will also change under suspension travel, however, that is not as important). Therefore, Nissan's alignment specs for toe-in may not be adequate enough to compensate.

My suggestion: have the Nissan dealer perform an alignment w/ the maximum specificatin of toe-in on the front. If the problem occurs xxx miles later, then have the dealer perform an alignment w/ even more toe-in. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Search is your friend, but Google is your best friend:

1- http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...toe+feathering
2- http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...-8&q=bumpsteer

Michael.