Infiniti G35 Maintenance and Repair

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  • jjy1jjy1 Member Posts: 26
    My 2003.5 G has much softer brakes than the 2003 that I test drove earlier (still pretty sensitive though compared to most). I think they realized that the brakes were way too sensitive as initially set. Not sure if there is anything u can do to soften the brakes, good luck.
  • dane4dane4 Member Posts: 107
    I'm glad to see (from your experience with your newer 2003.5) that infiniti seems to have addressed the issue of brake sensitivity...

    I'm not certain wether it is me, or if my particular G35 (I purchased in March) is unique in regard to brake power onset, but I have never had a problem with the brakes since after minute 1 of driving it about...

    To add to this, what many have called overly sensitive steering just off center, and a twitchy gas pedal have also given me no troubles whatsoever.

    I will admit that I have to adopt a different driving "personality" when in the G35 as far as the steering, braking and accelerating compared to other cars, but it isn't over the threshold of being dangerous or even "annoying" by any stretch.

    A benefit of driving the more, I like to refer to it as "responsive", controls in the G35 is that when I drive other people's cars, they have actually commented how smooth and gently I drive *laughing*

    On the subject of steering... I find the G35 to be precise, in direct contrast to what others have called "overly sensitive, or twitchy" and that hitting the apex of a corner a few inches from the curb illicits far more of a feeling of accuracy than in many other cars I have driven that have since seemed rather "floaty" and slow in the steering department.

    Accelerator pedal input vs acceleration is admittedly of the three (acceleration, braking, steering) the most significant departure of what seems to be the mainstream behavior of most cars, but again, it prompts a requisite smoothness on the controls that does not cross the threshold of unacceptability, which would be evidenced by people never being able to get used to or adapt to its characteristics... In my particular case, the modulation is perfect with a main tendency to launch with authority, and with only a subconcious adjustment to transition to smooth sedate acceleration. However, this one did take a bit more "thinking" about until it became second nature, but now I instinctively tie it into the car and its invoked right when I sit in the drivers seat.

    I believe that the complaints about the "grabby" brakes stem from an unfamiliarity with the car, and the fact that right off the bat, the brake action is stronger, and thus "different" than most other cars. This is undoubtedly a spinoff of the outrageously good braking performance the G35 enjoys at speed. Each performance gain is typically associated with at least a behavior change in some other part of a car's spectrum, and I'm pretty certain that the grabbiness can be attributed to this... Many have said that other cars can have brakes just as powerful and not be grabby, but since the braking performance of the G35 has been compared to Porshche 911's and Ferrari's I'm guessing that they didn't have the monetary resources to make the brakes perfect in ALL arenas of operation, and chose instead to hit the important aspects of operation and compromise some in other areas. In my read, for the cost of the vehicle overall, I think they hit the mark quite admirably...

    Just my ramblings...

    Have fun All!

    David
  • maxima4maxima4 Member Posts: 74
    Hi dane,

    Thanks for the details on the braking and steering. Seems like you know your "stuff". How has the interior held up so far? Specifically the faux titanium surfaces if your car has it. Just curious as I will be putting an order in for the 6MT Sedan in Jan. '03. Thanks in advance and good luck with your car.
  • toddzobeantoddzobean Member Posts: 1
    My G35 takes longer to start when the engine is warm or cooling down. In other words, I need to hold the key in the start position longer and listen for more cranks before it will start. It starts perfectly when hot or cold though. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
  • besslingbessling Member Posts: 7
    I have the sedan 2003.5 and have gotten on the avg. 15 mpg and that is without much acceleration. Anyone else seeing that? I don't think since I have had it, I have seen over 320 miles with a full tank of gas.
  • cheerioboy26cheerioboy26 Member Posts: 412
    I'm probably heading towards a bad tank this time - about 130 miles so far and I'm about 1/2 empty. City mileage averages 16-17 for me, and with this winter fuel mix, it cuts your MPG by about another 1mpg I think.
  • besslingbessling Member Posts: 7
    I use mid grade now, I wonder if I use the higher one, I will get better.
  • bigorange30bigorange30 Member Posts: 1,091
    Why do people keep referring to it as a 2003.5 model? We are not even into the 2003 calendar year yet. Wouldn't a 2003.5 come out after January 1st or at least after the October introduction of the new model year of whatever vehicle you are talking about. I was guessing that the G35's that came out earlier this year were called 2002.5 or just 2003's. Can someone explain this to me?
  • besslingbessling Member Posts: 7
    2003.5 was told to me at the dealership. They started shipping 2003.5 in Nov I believe and there are some differences. Does your have Xenon lights, does it have Infiniti written across teh back or is it boxed in. Those are some of the differences on the exterior, but on the interior, I would imagine, they fixed the issues deriving from some of the 2003 models. I hope this clears up the minor differences.
  • palmergpalmerg Member Posts: 40
    Have about 1300 miles on my G35 (2003.5). According to the status monitor built into the Nav system I am averaging 19.5. I only use premium fuel (93 octane or better) and drive about half hwy and city. From what I've read it should improve steadily.
  • besslingbessling Member Posts: 7
    Thanks. I heard it should as well. I Am approaching 1900 miles now and have had it for a month now. I keep my A/C on too, so that may drink gas more as well. My windows stay better defrosted in this cold when it is on. I will try using the 93 octane too.
  • nnylecnnylec Member Posts: 6
    I have the 6 CD In Dash Changer. It has recently broken. Whenever I go to the CD player, the display read "CD ERR F0".

    Has anyone else seen this?

    I am taking it in for service next week.
  • besslingbessling Member Posts: 7
    Haven't had issues so far. How long have you had yours?
  • cls73cls73 Member Posts: 9
    Has anyone noticed a rattling or squeaky sound coming from the dashboard (or more precisely, where the temperature readout and clock is)? I've noticed it specifically during cold temperatures. It's a very annoying rattling sound. Almost as if something is loose within the dash. I'm taking it in for service (again) tomorrow, but I get the feeling Infiniti is clueless as to what's causing it. And they seem reluctant to roll up their sleeves and figure it out. I'll be writing the general manager about the piss poor service I've rec'd thus far.
  • designguydesignguy Member Posts: 3
    Is anyone else having issues with their Navigation system? For the most part, it's been wonderful to have, allowing me to take last minute trips the scenic way without consulting a map. However, the problem is in the accuracy of where it says the car is at any given moment. While the general direction of the car is good, I've found myself looking at the unit and wondering why it says I'm on a freeway access road when the car is clearly on the highway itself.

    Now I know that you can manually adjust the location of the car. But of course, this will only work when I'm at a complete stop...try doing that on the freeway! Furthermore, I have gone so far as to make the adjustment, position the car correctly at an intersection, then drive around the block. When I come back to the starting point, the nav system indicates I'm about 100 feet back from the intersection.

    Since the system still operates even outside of the range of satellites, I'm wondering if the primary readings are from the spinning of the wheels with only secondary input from the sats? It seems to correctly position the car whenever I start the engine, then loses touch as I drive. If that's the case, is it possible the system was set up for the 16 inch tires and my "sports-package" 17-inchers are throwing it off? Given that it would give me almost 9.5 inches more distance per wheel revolution, that could possibly account for the loss of 100 feet over time, then getting reset when I turn a corner or if the system gets way off course. I'm not looking for military precision here, but I guess I was looking for something better than this.

    I'm going to have Infiniti at it during my next scheduled maintenance, but I was curious to see if anyone else was having this problem and what, if anything, has been done to correct it.

    Thanks!
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    The difference between 16" and 17" wheels shouldn't affect the car. Note that the tires on a 17" wheel will be narrower, while the tires on a 16" wheel will be fatter, and the overall circumference of a 16" wheel + tire vs. a 17" wheel + tire will be very close.
  • dane4dane4 Member Posts: 107
    Although I know the Infiniti NAV system has some outstanding advantages (integration with onboard systems, clean implementation, etc) compared to aftermarket NAV, it is my understanding that the Infiniti unit tracks 6 satellites and not the more typical 12 simultaneously of aftermarket systems.

    I am not certain how much this restriction degrades the positional accuracy (it wouldn't seem like it should have a significant effect the majority of the time) but I could be wrong.

    One thing I have read about Magellan systems is that they include positional accelerometers that continue to predict location when satellite positioning is either lost, or severely degraded (4 satellites or less). Although these can't be as accurate as the Inertial Reference Systems on Civilian and Military aircraft, they certainly must do a much better job than simply tracking your last known course and speed until the signal returns.

    Does the infiniti System include this Magellan type of IRS system? If so, it might explain how your location gets so far off (the spot you were mentioning might be a bad reception angle/area and it reverts to IRS positioning each time you are there), or it might even be a simple situation that all the satellites that are visible to your antenna are all located in the same general area of the sky (the biggest advantage to being able to track as many satellites as possible) and since we know that the mobile street GPS systems "snap" your location to the nearest valid road in the database, in the case of yours telling you you were on a frontage road next to the freeway, the amount of error might only have been so much that you were "closer" to the frontage road than to the freeway, and so it bumped you over there... I have had this happen to me even with a 12 satellite tracking unit receiving solid signals from 10 satellites with good dispersal. with less than 15ft accuracy the only thing I could attribute it to was innacuracy in the map database and not positioning. Subsequent tests confirmed this when I drove the same stretch of highway and stayed in the fast lane farthest away from the frontage road and for the one short section, it kept me on the freeway instead of wondering why I was blasting down a dirt road next to the freeway at 80mph :)

    An innacuracy in the database of street positions in the Infiniti system for that specific location you were describing (at the intersection) would be a plausible explanation as the system is probably trying to calculate a "best snap" position for your Lat and Lon to keep from placing your position on the screen in the middle of a building or an embankment. The fact that this repeats for you each time would seem to confirm that. The system is saying to itself, "He can't really be inside that building so I will put him..... HERE!

    Try going to that same spot at a very different time of day when the satellites are in much different positions in the sky, see then if it puts you in the same spot 100 feet from the intersection. If it doesn't, then it is most likly an error in the Source map and not completely positioning accuracy. Does the Infiniti system have a page that shows you where in the sky the satellites are? The more satellites you can get "surrounding" your position, the better the accuracy will be.

    As long as it doesn't happen constantly, I would think it is a small price to pay for such a clean and well integrated install as the OEM system.

    If it is intrusive in its error maybe an update to the NAVtech Sourcemap (Infiniti uses NAVTech don't they?) that might solve the problem.

    Oh, just as an aside, I thought it was a rather nifty feature that since you can track so many satellites with a 12 sat system, your Z position can also be calculated with some impressive accuracy... Didn't you ever wonder how the NAV system knew you were on the skyway right above the street that ran directly below it and not down on the street level :)

    Good luck to you!

    Faenor/Dane4
  • palmergpalmerg Member Posts: 40
    Civilian band GPS is calibrated to be accurate within 100ft. Dane is correct, the more Navstars you read telemetry from the more accurate your positioning will be, however the GPS systems was designed for up to 6 Navstars to be seen nearly 100% of the time from anywhere on earth (discounting elevations). Getting 12 sats would be a real trick although I suppose it's possible. The 24 operational Navstars are configured in 6 bands of 4 sats each and all orbit the earth once every 12 hours.

    With that said two other items come to mind. 1) Mine often exhibits offsets. Especially in circumstances where my DVD map info is insufficient such as really new construction that rides next to adjacent roads. It may still place me on the old roads it "knows" about if they are withing about 100ft of the new construction. This is not unusual even with a maximum # of Navstars it will try to associate your vehical with a known road. It won't try to route you through a marsh just because it has an accurate lat long and elev. 2) Most Auto Navs tie into the computer to get VSS (Speed sensor) info to refine position based on accurate speed in order to make up for comm latency (no matter how many Navstars you see - there is an uplink penalty). If you have modified the wheels so as to effect the VSS info then that will effect the positioning of the vehical, although in a forward direction not (I think ) parallel to the direction you are headed.

    I would contact Infiniti to get a reading on how the modifications to the VSS might effect the Nav output.

    Gary
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    Since the Clinton Administration disabled Selective Availability, Civilian GPS is capable of 10-15ft accuracy. I think you only need 4 or 5 satellites to achieve that accuracy.

    As far as speculation to the system snapping you onto a road goes, I haven't seen that happen. I live in a townhome complex, and my unit is buried in the middle between the streets. When I turn into my driveway (which is not on the map), the system correctly shows my position in between the streets.
  • vkrasnykhvkrasnykh Member Posts: 1
    cls73, I have the exact same problem with my dashboard. Have not been to the dealer yet. Please let us know if your dealer is able to identify/fix the problem. Thanks.
  • chip1lawchip1law Member Posts: 1
    cls73, I have 9500 miles on my G and I also experienced the dash "squeak" or "rattle" in the center of the dash by the clock/temp readout in cold weather. My dealer (in Mo) stated they placed some type of rubber bushing b/t the dash and window. Seems to have taken care of the problem.

    Also, I experienced serious rattling in each of the front doors w/ bumpy road conditions and/or when the radio was on (rattles w/ the base). The dealer "resecured" some component in the doors that has to do w/ the auto windows. That fixed what I would describe as the "radio rattle." However, there is still rattles in ea. of the front doors that stops when you apply pressure against the door from the inside. I intend to have the dealer address this problem at the next visit.

    I absolutely love the car. For the price, it drives incredible. My only complaint to date is the rattles in the interior. A friend of mine has a Maxima w/ 40,000 miles on it w/o any interior rattles. I expect the same.

    As a side note, I've driven it in 2 significant snow storms and it handles like a dream. I have to keep reminding myself the roads are in bad shape so as to not push the speed too much.
  • frozefroze Member Posts: 40
    I too have the dashboard rattle plus a more annoying rattle comming from the left front(drivers side) area of the car. Sounds similar to a strut noise I had on my 97 Camry which my local dealer never did get fixed.
    I'm about ready for my first oil change but am not sure exactly how to get the cover off. Theres a fastener of some sort in the middle of the cover which the manual doesn't explain how to get out. My guess is that you pop the center out with a screwdriver. Can anyone tell me if that's correct?
  • charlesg35charlesg35 Member Posts: 3
    I've got a rattle coming from the glove box. Anyone else come across this and possible know of a fix? I've cleared everything out and rode in the passenger seat to determine the sound's location and checked all the screws I have access to.

    CH
  • jlasseig2jlasseig2 Member Posts: 1
    My G has 10,000 miles on it. My wife and I love the car, but we are seriously considering trading it and losing money because of the constant rattles. We have brought the car in over 13 times since we purchased it (not all for rattles) and the service department seems unable/unwilling to fix it or devote the time to fix it. There are four current rattles. They are

    1)The passenger side door/window rattles. It stops if you put pressure on the inside of the door. (same complaint as above)
    2)The dash board rattles, but we can't pinpoint where exactly.
    3)When you rest your arm on the armrest it rattles (there may be a connection here with number 2 above).
    4)Where the driver side vent and door meet rattles.

    Does anyone have these problems or know a fix for any of them? WE NEED HELP!!

    We also had the seat belt clicking problem and it took the dealership 4 tries to fix it.
  • g35baseg35base Member Posts: 1
    Well, I purchased my Base G35 in April and everything was great until I noticed that the A/C started to scream. I just let it go for a couple of months back then being that I did not use A/c that much and now it appears to have just gone away. I have read all the other postings on this thread but do not see a definite complete solution. I have 15,000 miles on the car and my breaks squeak often when the breaks are gently deployed at stop and go speeds. I drive very conservatively. About a month ago, my G35 started to lunge unexpectedly on the highway and I noticed that the tach was showing the Rev's were jumping all over the place. I pulled over and shut the car down. Started it up and then it happened 3 more times that day. Dealer looked at it and said that they needed to replace a sensor. The car has no way of opening the trunk unless it is done manually from the outside or the key is fully out of the ignition and you depress the trunk button on the remote. I asked the dealer and they stated that the early models did not come with an interior trunk latch. Lastly, the interior coating is coming up. I bought it as a fun commuter car as I have other cars that I drive on the weekend. I hope that I do not have any other issues with the car. Handles great but quality control is very disappointing.
  • g35_blueg35_blue Member Posts: 5
    My new G35 sedan has only 600 miles on it. The problem is it seems something wrong when it accelerates and rpm is about 1700-1900. The engine feels under power and the car fees a little shaking and lauder noise. I suspect it maybe the engine knocking.

    Is it all right or something wrong with it.

    Thanks,
  • rocketgirlrocketgirl Member Posts: 11
    I am new to G35 ownership having bought my car on Dec 13th (a birthday present to me!). I love it!! I appreciate all the comments you guys have made because I made a list of the troubles you all mentioned and made sure my car didn't have them.

    I have a Brilliant Silver with sport package/winter sport package/OEM aero package with just over 600 miles on it.

    The one question I have is about the windshield wipers. I believe that they are supposed to speed up and slow down with the speed of the car. I have yet to see this. Do the wipers need to be placed on a certain setting for this to engage? Our Acura does this if the wiper are on the fastest intermittent setting. When I did this on the G35, I didn't notice a change, even at 55 mph.

    The other question I have is on the audio system. What is SCV (I think those are the right initials)? The manual doesn't describe it. Right now I have it on the OFF position.

    Thanks.
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    SCV is the speed-sensitive radio volume control. At highway speeds, it raises the volume a bit.

    I've only had my sedan for a week now, and it hasn't rained in that time. I haven't played with the wipers yet.
  • cheerioboy26cheerioboy26 Member Posts: 412
    wipers don't need to be set at any special setting. for instance, at the slowest speed i think the interval might be 15 sec when stopped but only 7 or so when on the highway, but i've never timed it :)

    scv as noted above adjusts the audio volume for your speed. i have mine set to "mid" and i don't notice it - but I think that's good since i hardly ever adjust the volume down when i stop or back up when moving and outside noise increases. i had it on 'high' but i thought it was too noticeable.
  • neptungrllneptungrll Member Posts: 48
    Hi all. My SCV definitely works. I noticed it after about a month of driving and thought "cool" but realized I should have been told or read about it myself. A great surprise.
    I have about 9,500 miles on my G and I have the driver side door rattle, off and on. I am going to have them look at it at the next service. It really does bug me when it starts. I just can't forget about it.

    The only other problem I had was the roof inside separating from the sun roof on the back part. I let the dealer guys fix it as I was not sure if it was going to be a problem. They popped it back in and it has been fine since, but I am wondering why it came loose to begin with. Hopefully I will not have any more problems. Pat
  • bsnyder030174bsnyder030174 Member Posts: 18
    That a well known issue with our radios. It happened to me a month ago, and I just got a new one yesterday as the dealer had to order a new one, the first one they ordered was the wrong type of radio, the second one they ordered took 2 weeks to get in, then it took a week to schedule the repair so that id get a rental....

    Youll have to replace yours too.
  • 30all30all Member Posts: 4
    just got my 2003.5 sedan yesterday,when I got out off my car in my garage, I smelled some kind of burning rubber smell, not the leather interior smell inside. Last night I drove it out, the 'service soon' warnning green light came on, my odomter only has 100 mile, manual says it has something to do emission control system.
    worse yet, when I started engine this morning, the engine vibrates and noise a lot during warming up, I can feel the car vibrates at 1200 rpm during warmup. on the road at traffic light, the idle at 500 rpm and engine does not feel stable. I have been driving many Japaniese cars, none of them has unstable and noisier idle speed like my new G35.
    did anybody has or know these problems? please someone calm me down? should I give it more time before checking with dealer's sevice?
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    As for the smell, most of us experience that. I thought it was more like a burnt clutch, which I thought odd considering I have an A/T. The Service Manager assured me that they all smell like that for a few hundred miles.. some sort of coating on the pistons or exhaust system that burns off.

    However, since you mention vibration and a service light, I'd call the service manager right away. My G35 has over 250 miles on it, the engine runs smooth as silk at idle or at speed, and I haven't seen a service light. And the burning smell is starting to fade.
  • neaudineaudi Member Posts: 21
    I would not wait 1 more second before calling Infiniti service. In fact, your salesperson should get a call from you too. This should be his headache as well. I picked up my G 2 weeks ago and have ZERO vibration and only 1 smell - new car smell.

    IMO, your G needs to be looked at sooner than later. It could be just a minor adjustment, and I would rather err on the safe side.

    Good luck.
  • mills45mills45 Member Posts: 1
    I have no idea how to discribe this noise. . . but the noise occurs first thing in the morning or after my G35 sits for awhile. It lasts for only a second. It sounds like its coming from under the floor board, and it only happens once - right as I pull away. My dealer says it may be my anti-lock brakes kicking in. Has anyone experienced this? Thanks.
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    I've had my car for two weeks now. Wednesday, with about 300 mi, I hit the button to switch CD's, and the player came back with "CD ERR F0" and won't play any of the discs or give any of them back to me. My service manager has ordered a new radio without even looking at it. Apparently, they don't touch the Bose system at the dealership, they have to ship it to Bose. In fact, Bose will have to extract and return my CD's. I'll let ya'll know how long it takes. Anyone else have this happen? The rest of the radio still works fine.
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    I've noticed that a couple times, too. I think I recall it being mentioned in the owner's manual. It's supposed to be the ABS system doing a self-test.
  • bigorange30bigorange30 Member Posts: 1,091
    I have heard other talk about that on the QX4 board. They say that you cannot use CDR's in the player because they get stuck. I haven't noticed that in my QX4 but am concerned by the fact that some have said that.
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    I'm not using CDR's, all store-bought music CDs. However, the service manager did ask me if I had any burned CDs in the player, and stated that burned CDs will jam it.
  • bigorange30bigorange30 Member Posts: 1,091
    I am considering the G35 as my next car. You guys on here sure are having more problems than I would expect from an Infiniti. I guess the cheap silver plastic on the dash and armrests concerns me the most. Maybe they should put the woodgrain plastic there instead. Have any of you replaced it with aftermarket woodgrain kits?
  • ultrahertzultrahertz Member Posts: 6
    The G35's ABS tests itself when the car first reaches 7 mph for the first time after ignition. It sounds a little like a drumstick bouncing off of a coffee can. Sometimes loudly, sometimes too quiet to notice. You can feel a vibration in the brake pedal too. This is completely normal and is described (but hidden) in the user manual. Because the car has to reach a certain speed before the test fires, it is possible to inch a 1/4 mile through a parking lot and have it fire just when you are pulling onto the road. So unless a person is prewarned about it, it can be mistaken for some other noise.
  • rdb1rdb1 Member Posts: 10
    We own a 2003 G35. From the day we took possession of it, we've had rattling problems in both front doors, the dash, the front air vents, around the top of the widshield, and the rear of the car. It's been in 5 times for repair attempts, and the driver's door area still rattles. We requested that a Factory Specialist drive the car; Infiniti sent a Dealer Technical Specialist. We drove the car together, and he heard the rattles. Our car has been out of service for a total 12 days for repair attmepts. I contacted the BBB and we're supposed to go to arbitration at the end of the month to try and find a finite solution to our rattling problems.
  • qualdevalqualdeval Member Posts: 3
    Ref Message 342. I have had a "Check Engine Soon" light problem since the second day that I took delivery of the car. The Error Code Number is 442. The dealer tried several times to solve the problem but ended up labeling it as a software problem "that Infiniti is aware of". Infiniti issued a technical bulletin Number ITB02-054 but unfortunately that did not resolve the problem. I have been unsuccessful resolving this problem with Infiniti Customer Affairs and a letter to the head of Nissan USA asking for help has gone unanswered. Hope that you have better luck than me ! I'm in California and fortunately we have good "Lemon Law" Legislation that I am pursuing.
  • rdb1rdb1 Member Posts: 10
    Ref Message 353. File a claim with the BBB. Infiniti's Consumer Affairs Department was useless. They couldn't help us resolve our rattle problems. So far, the BBB has been very helpful. They were able to get Infiniti to send a Technical Specialist to look at our G35. We're planning on pursuing the CA Lemon Law as well. We go to arbitration with Infiniti at the end of the month. Good luck!
  • berman2921berman2921 Member Posts: 36
    I have only 350 miles on my new g35 sedan. I got twp questions for the fellow owners;
    1. Has anyone ever averaged more than 16 mpg in the mostly city driving on premium gas?
    2. What tire pressure do you maintain? The book says 30 psi but I got from dealership set at 38. The ride feels very stiff.

    thanks.
  • coolpop36coolpop36 Member Posts: 65
    I keep my tires at 32-33 psi, which gives a comfortable ride and maintains the handling. Of course, I have the Bridgestones, so if you have the Goodyears you'll have a crappy ride at any pressure.

    Have had my G 3 1/2 weeks and am averaging, according to the info in the NAV, 21.4 mpg in mostly city driving.
  • berman2921berman2921 Member Posts: 36
    I do have Goodyears. I don't have the NAV, so I measure the mpg myself.
  • coolpop36coolpop36 Member Posts: 65
    I had the Goodyears on the car when I bought it, and after 3 days I had the dealer swap them for the Bridgestones. Those crap RSAs were about the worst tires I've ever had on any car - harsh, rough and the loudest, noisiest POS tires ever.

    The Bridgestones are not a great tire by any means, but they are much quieter and much smoother.
  • ryokenryoken Member Posts: 291
    The Bridgestone Turanza series are touring tires.. designed more for ride, comfort, and tread life than for performance, though it has better performance than standard tires. Hopefully, by the time these wear out, the other tire makers will start producing some of their better tires in a 215/55R17. I don't feel like deviating from the OEM size, so I'll be sticking with the Turanza EL42's until then.
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