i just emailed the TIRE FEATHERING FYI topic (printable version) to NNA consumer affairs. hopefully i get a response. this is my second complaint

i offered to do my own research on fixing the problem if they back me up on this..

 

Hopefully it was edited for cursing, or its going to make all the complaining members look immature and uninteligent.

 

There's a cursing filter built into the software.

Example:

**** you! Eat ****! etc

 

**** you! Eat ****! Just testing...

 

How about Mother ****er.....excellent!!!

 

Lets see what happens.

 

Maybe we should consider sending the link to Autoweek, Car and Driver, Road and Track, Automobile, and Motortrend.

 

good idea, i say. screw NNA publicly. they don't reserve much respect anymore.

 

****...had to see for myself...sorry, back on topic

 

ok im sending this info to all major car publications today along explaining the problems :P

 

send a copy to www.autospies.com! I know they will publish the story.

 

thanks will do ... i have already gotta a few responses.. one magazine said their long term test z is having this issue and they are preparing an article to reveal this problem... they said to stop bombarding them with emails =-\

 

i still wonder why R&T had the issue (road noise was excessive in their car) and not wrote anything about it. i doubt they lack the knowledge & expertise to not know that this wasn't just a normal tire wear problem.

 

coo... thanks for doing this... any word yet from NNA? report back as soon as u get more info

 

****!

 

THis looks very good, keep us posted!
And thank you for what you did!

 

Hopefully all this exposure won't backfire. I mean as in worst case scenerio of...Nissan let's all the warranties ride out on the '03s, and we get killed on thr resale of a first generation 350Z sice everyone knows of the suspension problems.

 

I had my front tires rotated and alignment done at 6800 miles due to tire feathering. I thought i was in the clear when i broke the 12500 mile mark, aka end of tire warraty, and couldnt find any signs of repeat feathering. But now at 15000k, im getting the problem again. This time, the loud roar of the tires are at around ~35mph, instead of the earlier ~25mph, and the edges of the tire tread where it is cupped is chamfered, or rounded, rather sharply cupped. Today, I paid a visit to my service dept to let them know of the problem. Luckily they said they will see what they can do, even though i am past my warranty, Monday. Im guessing its going to be another alignment. I just hope they will have different specs. Im pretty much at the end of my ropes. This car has been on the roads for over 1 year now. NNA has had more then enough time on this one.

 

Texas has a Lemon Law....I think this problem qualifies.
This is one lemon that will not turn to lemonade.

 

Ive contacted 3 lawfirms, waiting for responses for class action law suit!!!!