antzrus
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'06 M35xxx/Obsidian/Bourbon Rosewood/Premium/XM/Tint ClearBra/SteelSkidPlate ContiExtremeContacts
Wenatchee WA
2-19-2008
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 9:36 PM 5/14/2008 |
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" Noise coming from my rear."You got gas... sorry couldn't  resist!
Jim
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Grantbo
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2006 M45 Sport
mundelein IL
5-12-2008
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 8:41 AM 5/15/2008 |
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Could be a worn tire. Trying rotating the tire's and see if the noise is still there. On another note, it could just be normal road noise that sounds odd to you because it's your first time in the back seat.Grant
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RonNJ829
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2007 M-35
East Brunswick NJ
4-7-2007
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 7:33 PM 5/16/2008 |
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The Dr said it's my medication (couldn't resist either) 
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peter_rabbit
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2003 m45 white pearl, '99 mustang gt vert
st.louis mo
8-30-2007
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 7:35 PM 5/16/2008 |
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After going crazy trying to figure it out, the next door neighbors kid said hey, maybe it's your tire. I laughed and told him to go watch the Telitubby's or something. Well folks i took the tire off and low and behold it has flat spots, all on the inner tread. I guess i need to watch telitubbies.
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maxnix
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1995 Q45, 1995 Q45t, 2000 Q45
Austin TX
7-22-2002
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 10:27 PM 5/16/2008 |
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Cupping? Seldom happens on just one side unless something on that side is bent.Make, model, size of tire and miles?
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DELUNASC
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03 M45
St. Louis MO
8-10-2007
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (maxnix) | 10:34 AM 5/17/2008 |
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I used to experience cupping on every set of tires that I used on my Cadillac STS. I never figured out why it was so hard on tires. Traded it on on the M.CD
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antzrus
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'06 M35xxx/Obsidian/Bourbon Rosewood/Premium/XM/Tint ClearBra/SteelSkidPlate ContiExtremeContacts
Wenatchee WA
2-19-2008
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 11:03 AM 5/17/2008 |
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| Quote, originally posted by peter_rabbit » | | After going crazy trying to figure it out, the next door neighbors kid said hey, maybe it's your tire. I laughed and told him to go watch the Telitubby's or something. Well folks i took the tire off and low and behold it has flat spots, all on the inner tread. I guess i need to watch telitubbies. |
I guess it's OK if you watch the Telitubbies w/him. Just don't let him see you're getting more of a kick out of it than he; make him think you're an  adult...
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peter_rabbit
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2003 m45 white pearl, '99 mustang gt vert
st.louis mo
8-30-2007
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (maxnix) | 10:19 PM 5/17/2008 |
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| Quote, originally posted by maxnix » | | Cupping? Seldom happens on just one side unless something on that side is bent. Make, model, size of tire and miles? |
Nothing is bent. I had the dealer look at it last Tuesday. It's a Goodyear RS-A. It was on the car when i bought it last August. I've put about 10k miles on the car since then. Im pretty sure the tire was brand new, it still has around 6/32nds on it.
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szhosain
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2003 M45. Brilliant Silver.
San Jose CA
7-23-2002
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 11:27 PM 5/17/2008 |
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| Quote, originally posted by peter_rabbit » | | It's a Goodyear RS-A. |
Ahha! That there is the problem, IMHO. Change this tire out when you can. The RS-A a fundamentally mediocre tire. Yes, it is relatively quiet and yes, it has long tread wear, but just about everything else on this tire is pretty pathetic. Handling is poor - dry or wet - and the braking is poor. Prone to tramlining as well. Of course, Goodyear makes another tire that is far superior - my current favorite - the Eagle F1 GS-D3. In a 245/45-18 100W size, it is the right tire for a 2003/4 M45 - in non-winter conditions. It is really sad that Infiniti (along with a number of other car manufacturers) insists on using the RS-A as an OEM brand.  Z
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Grantbo
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2006 M45 Sport
mundelein IL
5-12-2008
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (peter_rabbit) | 10:36 PM 5/20/2008 |
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| Quote, originally posted by peter_rabbit » | | After going crazy trying to figure it out, the next door neighbors kid said hey, maybe it's your tire. I laughed and told him to go watch the Telitubby's or something. Well folks i took the tire off and low and behold it has flat spots, all on the inner tread. I guess i need to watch telitubbies. |
Ding, ding, ding...see post #3.
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1990 Q45 323,000 miles 19.5 years ownership
Marietta , Georgia
4-30-2002
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (Grantbo) | 5:57 AM 5/21/2008 |
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Unfortunately RSA is a generic Goodyear name. Each RSA tire in each size is a different design, even their wonderful police tire is an RSA.
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mjlyn
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2006 M35 Black
Clanton Alabama
4-17-2009
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (szhosain) | 9:54 AM 5/8/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by szhosain » | The RS-A a fundamentally mediocre tire. Yes, it is relatively quiet and yes, it has long tread wear, but
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How may miles are you guys getting out of the RSA...assuming you keep them till they are worn.. I bought a 06 M35 with 51K miles.....has the RSA's with decent tread left. I am assuming that this is the second set on the car. They are lousy but i hate to spend $1K+ on new tires with so much tread left on the RSA. Please tell me that this has to be the second set and that they wont last forever.
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InfinitiMe
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06 M35x Blue/Wheat
potomac md
8-22-2007
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (mjlyn) | 12:29 PM 5/8/2009 |
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Sounds like the Teletubbies is a useful program for auto maintenance tips. I'll be recording the next show.<P>
Maybe it'll provide some insight into the steering rack issue the 06m35x seems to have.
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M45Caliber
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2003 M45, 34K original miles, Pearl White, Chromes, Borla and 2008 EX35 Journey, Pearl White & Stone
Tempe AZ
6-3-2008
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| « Re: Noise coming from my rear. (szhosain) | 10:00 PM 5/10/2009 |
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To your original post header -- I have the same problem after a visit to TacoBell... but seriously, dump the RSA's.... look at the F1's but ALSO look at the Yoko's --- I installed Yokohama Avid W4S 245/45/18's on my Y34 (2003). They now have a little over 20K on them and still have nearly 1/2 of the tread left. These tires are amazing in wet and dry - check out the TireRack's review on these. They also manage a treadwear number of 400 or 420. A VERY quiet tire too; I will most likely be replacing these with the SAME tire when the time comes (assuming it's still available...) - and I WAS a diehard Michelin guy.
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. Not sure what it could be. Going to the dealer Tuesday for an oil consumption test(AGAIN) but don't really want to pay the $100 for the diagnostic. Would anyone know what it could possibly be..? Thanks in advance.