Living in the motor city is hard on the suspension parts, the roads suck bad... I don't understand the tires coming apart though, that's not good.

 

Yeah - how do tires come apart? Like truck tire retreads?

 

The roads in Michigan are crap, but my commute is all new highway, so the road abuse is not a factor, but this isnt a sensitive Indy Car either..

As described to me by a clerk in the service bay...
There is an underlayment in the Mich Pilots that can create flat spots if the tire wasnt molded correctly. This flat spot makes for some vibration (which I was feeling and was there to remedy) which means the belts in the tires begin to seperate over time. The problem is called Radial Force Variation...

RFV can best be explained by example. Assume a perfectly uniform tire mounted on a perfectly round wheel loaded with a constant force against a perfectly round test wheel. As the wheel turns, it turns the tire, and the tire carcass undergoes repeated deformation and recovery as it enters and exits the contact area. If we measure the radial force between the tire and the wheel we will see zero change as the tire turns. If we now test a typical production tire we will see the radial force vary as the tire turns. This variation will be induced by two primary mechanisms, variation in the thickness of the tire, and variation in the elastomeric properties of the tire.

It's VERY irritating for sure and it's still not right. Winter driving (slower speeds) it's not terrible so I'll live with it until spring and replace them @ the dealer again. OR if they get crappy with me it's getting a set of Toyo Proxes 4's on my dime.

 

I just busted 20,000 yesterday on the way home from a sprint car race. I bought the car just over a year ago. It's a great little car.

 

Im just past the 18,500+......Bought 1/15/08 only been to the dealer for two cell throws, and a slight tire leak... It has the expected nics, sm dings, and two scratches(both by my doing, argh!) I will however caution about placing a child seat in the back--the memory foam seats don't bounce back from these! really f'd the back seat up bad!

 

I am jealous that you are watching racing where you live. The only thing I could watch here is snowmobile racing.

 

I just tripped 20,000 today on the way home.Took delivery end of March last year.The only problem I've had was a bad cam position sensor.

 

I will pass 12,000 miles on the way home today. Still haven't had it back to the dealer.

 

Mine will turn over 10,000 in the next couple of days.....

 

I know this isn't quite the same...but you think that isn't driving much...my mom bought her 2007 G6 in May of '07, and it only has 9900 miles on it!!!