Lets not be so quick to say G owners are freaking out, it's thanks to boards like this that 350z owners realized that they where having problems, people here are just talking and reporting there experience to make sure they don't really have a problem with this... same for trannys etc...

Forum information has been very valuable to me and has saved me counless amount of dollars that with out others experience, mistakes would of been made

forums are the preventive maintenance for the new age

 

I have 25K miles on an '03 and the Pilot Sports are about ready to be replaced and have worn evenly - so no complaint on wear - but I have had really loud tire roar since 15K miles (just like in the 350Z law suit).
This is not normal, I don't care what the Dealer says.
So, why all the noise????

 

I didn't notice it untill you said something, but yes, the steering wheel is at a slight angle. It doesn't bother me however. I have had many cars that were like this, you get used to it.

 

so much for good resale value

 

I can't believe it took this long for this to reach the G community. I'm sure some of you with '03/early '04 experience this as well. I have an early '04 Z. My wear started at around 8500 miles. By 11K, it was so unbearable I bought a new set of tires out of my own pocket. I took it into the Nissan dealership and they performed their TSB or "fix."

I now have aftermarket wheels with about 5K miles on them. So far, I haven't noticed any roar. I'm not holding my breath though. Many of the '03/'04 that went in for the "fix" had the wear come back. Of course, for the '04 owners, NNA is denying there is an issue with "feathering." The late '04 and '05 seem to be fixed.

For those of you with the wear issue, take it to the Infinity dealership. You'll have to fight with them for a bit. If the dealership doesn't respond, call NNA.
Due to NNA's response to this issue, the Z will be the last Nissan I ever buy. I love the Z and I'll drive it into the ground. Like I said, NNA will never have me as a customer again.

 

i've got an '05 coupe with the 18's and michelins with close to 8,000 miles on it. the tires actually look amazingly good considering the driving i expose it too. i honestly have no expectations of them lasting much longer than 20,000 miles. i've been around performance cars for a while now and have seen many a set of high performance tires go in a surprisngly quick period of time.

there is a price to performance... does anyone with the 17" stockers with the RE-92's have tire fethering problems? haven't read about a single case. that's because they're all-season bricks, not performance tires. my dad's BMW feathers tires like crazy... they last about 20~30k before they're toast, and he drives like an old man. camber is the criminal, and the levels of grip that we expect out of these cars require aggressive suspension settings.

btw, i never use my seat but my co-workers do all the time. they say there's quite a bit of leg room.

 

dude, you are not reading my post correctly....

 

hopefully i will, i just wanted to make sure it was not a defect...

 

do you see it now and is this normal, is there a way to change this?

 

is the steering wheel a little left or a little right of the driverseat centered position?

 

left

 

huh?? S2k is way more fun to drive and faster than G

but G is more practical and comfy