pinkertonfloyd
Veteran Member
So, I bought mine a few weeks ago, when I got it, I noticed that there was a slight vibration, I figured it was from it being cold, and sitting (flat spotting), but it didn't get better. So I took it to the dealer, and asked them to look at it, told them it was vibrating at about 40-50mph, and that it needs to be rebalanced.
They responded that they "test drove vehicle unable to duplicate"...
Problem is still there, and I made another appointment to get a rattle fixed (a second time), but I figured I'd get a 2nd opinion, so I took my car down to Americas Tires, and PAID for a Road Force Matched Balance, and took them up on getting certs on the tires. (If your car is new, they basically offer this, which is a great deal if you are like me and get a lot of nails in tires =-). Anyhow, they put it on their Hunter 9700 "Road Force" machine, and ALL FOUR TIRES came up as "Out of Round", in fact so much out of round that they can't balance the tires or correct it with their machines (.20, .22, .24, and .46in is what they told me). Basically, they're going to call Continental on Monday and get some replacement tires.
Anyhow, wondering if anyone else is having an issue. The Manager at the store said he's never seen all four tires be off like that... usually it's just one. It's as if there's a bad lot of tires at the factory.
On monday I'm taking the car to the dealer for my wiper (it hits the fender and cowl), and rattles (Passenger door and cluster, and rear), I'm going to tell them what America's Tires told me, I'm also going to hit them up for the $71 labor fee to have America's Tires do it, and the cost for the Road Force Match balance ($30/tire).
Personally, I feel I gave the dealer a chance to fix it, and well, they didn't bother, and IMHO tires are a SAFETY issue you don't screw with.
They responded that they "test drove vehicle unable to duplicate"...
Problem is still there, and I made another appointment to get a rattle fixed (a second time), but I figured I'd get a 2nd opinion, so I took my car down to Americas Tires, and PAID for a Road Force Matched Balance, and took them up on getting certs on the tires. (If your car is new, they basically offer this, which is a great deal if you are like me and get a lot of nails in tires =-). Anyhow, they put it on their Hunter 9700 "Road Force" machine, and ALL FOUR TIRES came up as "Out of Round", in fact so much out of round that they can't balance the tires or correct it with their machines (.20, .22, .24, and .46in is what they told me). Basically, they're going to call Continental on Monday and get some replacement tires.
Anyhow, wondering if anyone else is having an issue. The Manager at the store said he's never seen all four tires be off like that... usually it's just one. It's as if there's a bad lot of tires at the factory.
On monday I'm taking the car to the dealer for my wiper (it hits the fender and cowl), and rattles (Passenger door and cluster, and rear), I'm going to tell them what America's Tires told me, I'm also going to hit them up for the $71 labor fee to have America's Tires do it, and the cost for the Road Force Match balance ($30/tire).
Personally, I feel I gave the dealer a chance to fix it, and well, they didn't bother, and IMHO tires are a SAFETY issue you don't screw with.