Tire warranty from factory/new car?

[bruceb]

Potholes will not cause the tire to wear early. They will cause flats, blowouts, rim damage, sidewall blisters, suspension damage, steering alignment problems. I had one go down on me on RT80 in NJ after a small piece of debris cut down the sidewall. Another time I was on the FDR Drive in NYC and while in the Northbound underpass near the Mayors house, there was something in the road, that I and others could not see. It took out both right side tires. Not a good time at all. Pulled off at next exit to a gas station, put on the spare and had to buy a used, not really correct size tire to use in order to get home. Next day had to get 2 new tires ($125 or so each)

 

[JulesMaximus]

I still blame the driver. While I agree they don't install super high-end tires, 30k is abnormally short for them to wear out. Not like she bought an STI.

She would be lucky to get 15k miles out of the tires they put on the STI.

In general, the higher the performance rating, the lower the tread life.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Nm

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Cool, thanks! So it's still covered by the 3/36k warranty.

No. Even if these wear items were covered by the 'bumper to bumper' warranty that warranty expires 3 years or 36,000 miles which comes first. Unless she bought the car after August 2014 then the b2b warranty is gone.

But if your gf bought the car 'new' as the first registered owner then she should have gotten the tire warranty documentation along with all of the other docs at the time of delivery. This would have been the tire manufacturer documentation, which is exactly what I get every time I buy a brand new vehicle.

 

[mindless1]

bingo. tire manufacturers can quote typical lifetimes all day long, but it really comes down to how you drive.

Not sure where some of you are getting this misinformation (or maybe you are implying factory original tires but not stating it) but most tire companies do offer a fairly clear mileage warranty for retail purchases not factory tires except on mudders (MT), though usually a lower mileage (or sometimes none) on their LT line than (P)assenger rated.

No more Firestones for me.

Many people get good results from Firestone Destination AT for trucks, though it's going off on a tangent depending on the application. No need for an AT if it stays on paved roads.