33,500 miles on my 2015 LTZ, 6 oil changes with tire rotations (5 at the dealer, one at the local goodyear) and my Dueler Alenza's are worn to the cords on the inside tread, probably some sort of alignment issue, I am being told. I have not bought tires in a long time, so I need some help:

1. We had a warranty claim to replace the steering column at about 12K due to a manufacturing defect, anyone seen something like that affecting the alignment? (trying to figure out the root cause of the issue...) Since the work it has driven fine, and I had no idea I had an issue until this last oil change/rotation where I was informed.

2. Anyone have luck with a warranty claim in a similar situation? I understand normally alignment/tire wear is not something that is covered, but I feel like with my service history this is certainly abnormal and excessive to be in this situation, any thoughts on if/how I can be successful in making a claim? i have never had tire issues and I really don't understand how the tire warranty and new vehicle warranties work for issues like this?

3. As far as the replacements, I'm thinking Michelin Premiere LTX or the Michelin Defender LTX, does anyone have experience with those on the 2015's or newer? Or any experience with replacements for the 22', in general -- I'm hoping for better wet traction, longer life (after having a 4 wheel alignment), and a quieter ride. Anyone have a better competitor to the Alenza's, or should I stick with OE and just put another set of Alenza's on?

Thanks, any insight or help is appreciated, needless to say, I am not thrilled to be putting on tires with a car less than 2 years old! Thanks

 

IMO, Michelin is THE best tire manufacturer, they make great tires, BUT are way overpriced, which is why I have never bought Michelins. You can buy a less expensive and almost as good tire that are not Michelin. I frequent tirerack.com, and research tires that way. I loved my Alenzas on my 07 Tahoe, they last quite a long time mileage wise I think I got than 80k out of them, and I couldve gotten more if the dealer had done a proper alignment.

If you want a tire that you can get a lot miles out of, then choose a tire with high tread wear rating aka UTQG rating, which appears on the sidewall of the tire. The higher that rating usually the more miles you will get out of the tire assuming you rotate tires regularly and get alignments when needed. I don't have 22's, but have the 20's on my 07 Tahoe, and the highest UTQG on the Alenzas for the 20's (275/55/20), is at 800. Its probably slightly lower for the 22's.

Good luck!

 

What's your objective(s).


You just want a good street/hiway, off the road any, mud, wet traction, ice ?

 

Thanks, yeah, my objective is comfort, quiet, and safety. It's our family ride, usually full of kids and stuff for Soccer or on a family vacation. I booked an appointment Monday to have Michelin Premier LTX's put on at the Goodyear shop I use. I agree, the Michelin's seem to be about the best out there right now for what I want. Crazy expensive, but I guess that's the price of vanity with the 22 inch wheels.


After looking into the warranty situation I am not even going to bother. Even if they would cover it, it's only a 20% coverage per the warranty manual. I just can't see any way they will take ownership of doing 5 tire rotations and services but still having this sort of problem. Plus the dealer's about 45 mins from my house and it's not worth the effort just to get aggravated once they say no. I'd rather just start from scratch with Goodyear and do the 3 year alignment deal so I can have them balanced, rotated, and aligned with each oil change.


Once I drive a while on them I will post a review for anyone else who is shopping for the same thing.

 

Many years ago I got a set of Michelins for my VW Golf GL from the Army PX, and cheap, especially since there was no taxes to be paid. About a week after having them installed, on the highway, and just started to rain in the Fort Hood area, the road started going up hill. I noticed my engine RPMs had gone up. Wondering what was going on, I started pressing the accelerator to the floor, and releasing it. It was by the response I was getting from the vehicle, I realized the tires were not gripping the road.

Never Michelin again.

 

Wow! Thats super weird! I never said Michelin was perfect, lol!

 

"Once I drive a while on them I will post a review for anyone else who is shopping for the same thing."


Are you referring to the tires as "them" ?
If so, what type Goodyear are you considering.
I'd like to comment on their ability to fulfill your requirements you spoke of.

 

Thanks, actually I bought Michelin Premiere LTX, had them installed at my local Goodyear shop that I frequent. Just a couple days so far, but I definitely like them. Certainly a softer and more comfortable tire than the Duelers, and I am expecting them to feel quite a bit better in the rain based on the reviews and ratings online. I did the 3 year alignment deal, so I plan to have them balanced and aligned every oil change which ought to get me far better life than the 33,500K from the Duelers. We'll see.....