Has anyone experienced uneven tire wear on their 05 coupes? I was dealing with alot more road noise then usual from the right side. So I brought it to the dealer, and they did change out a bearing. However, they said the noise would still be there because of uneven tire wear. I'm really hoping there is some kind of TSB out for this. The tires only have about 15k miles on it. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

Yes, it is a known issue. Do a search for "feathering" and you will get numerous threads talking about the same thing you are experiencing.

 

Yes feathering on the coupes is prevalent in some cars. Mine too. Infiniti has not stepped up to help deal with it.

The partial solution is to have frequent alignments keeping the car well within specs. However once the feathering has started the noise that accompanies it cannot be corrected.

15k miles is pretty good. I have 14k on my rears and they are done. I expect to get another 2k or so out of my fronts.

 

Wow, that's crazy that Infiniti won't budge on this problem. I thought the feathering issue was only prevalent on the earlier model 350z and G35s. Is there anyway I can complain to the dealer and get this fixed?

 

Yes there are things you can do. Firstly you should file a claim to Infiniti Consumer affairs. They are quite aware of the issue as they get many complaints. They will not at this time do anything for you. Next you can go to www.nissantireproblems.com There is a place to file your complaint under G35 owners. There is an ongoing Class A lawsuit in California for 350Z owners with the same feathering issue. Unfortunately at this time Infiniti will not fess up to a front end alignment problem that is definitely there due to some kind of distorted geometry in the front end. Not having Camber and Castor settings does not help either. P.S. This problem is worse for owners of directional tires or tires with very aggressive treads. Regardless, join the club of Coupe owners with feathered front tires. Good luck regardless!

 

^ I've done those things however they fall on deaf ears. I've also recorded it with my service manager who gone to bat but has basically been told to drop it.

 

Yep...mine are wearing uneven also...sucks..and tires are expensive!

 

Until either Infiniti comes out with a TSB which is highly doubtful, or when our cars become old enough that there might be more inexpensive after market camber kits or an actual fix, all we can do is dismount, flip, and swap the front tires to increase the life of them. If you go to a non directional tire you also will not notice the feathering as much.

 

I've sent the Infiniti Consumer Affairs complaints about other things, however nothing has amounted from that. Not to sound naive, but how can Infiniti not respond to this issue, as it directly ties in to the performance, and maintenance of their vehicle. Thanks for the additional information - esp bocatrip.

 

cuz infiniti sucks... they're cheap... they just care about making money and lossing as little of it as possible... announcing a TSB or a recall costs nissan millions of dollars... and if its not something that'll blow up ur car, then they'll just let u shell out the cash to fix it... its times like these i regrett not getting the BMW, but oh well i love my car.

 

Then again, BMW has its own problems and even more expensive to repair and maintain. My bmw is making me coughing blood for every little fixes.

 

BMWs and Porsches are really expensive to maintain after the warranty expires, especially when compared to Japanese cars. 996s have a design flaw which causes the rear main seal to leak. Excellence magazine speculates that as many as 50% of 996s are affected, but Porsche has never issued a TSB to repair the problem. They merely replace the rear main seals which is no big deal if you have a warranty, but will cost you around a $1K if the warranty has expired.

 

i just took off my 2 front tires and i have the same problem, why doest infinti just build adj front camber kits? and just install them for free and solve the problem. well i am in the Marine Corps and there is a saying "it makes to much sence" so we always do it the way that it dont. that sucks if you have tires rated for 30,000 miles but can only get 15,000. i have the sport tuned suspention with the 19" wheels, you have to have some deep pockets for 19" tires.
any legal buff on here lets start are own class action law suit

. can we complain to the BBB

 

As fruitless as it does seem, it is probably helpful to file a complaint with Infiniti Consumer affairs so that you have a paper trail. Now, if you still own your car for a number of years and it is out of warranty, and then out of the blue Infiniti decides on doing something about our horrible front ends, you might have a leg to stand on. Am I dreaming?????

 

Yeah. This topic has been beaten to death, but here's my input.

I really don't think it's the camber of the tires that is the main crux of the problem. It's the caster. If you ever turn your steering wheel full tilt and look at the tire, the tire tips in more. That's the caster of the suspension that causes it. Now, that's great if you're going around a corner fast enough to load the suspension and get the tire to sit flat, but most of us don't drive around the corner fast like that, so everytime we take a slow corner, the inside edge of the tire takes the brunt of the wear. In the end, we get uneven tire wear and some feathering.

To take caster out of a suspension will require some MAJOR retooling. You can't adjust it by loosening some bolts and moving it a bit. Most of the time, it's fixed to the chassis and thus no adjustments can be made.

It is annoying, and I will agree that Nissan should take some of the aggressiveness out of the suspension design, but then again it is a performance car. Stiff suspension with aggressive suspension design will not be gentle on tires.