Premature tire wear

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baum

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Hello,

Has anyone had success in getting gm to cover tires? I have a 2021 suburban with 27k miles on it. I’m the original owner had it for 1.5 years. Rotated every 7-8k miles at oil changes at the dealership. They are down to 3/32 and the dealer wouldn’t rotate this time due to so low.

Anyone ever get gm to warranty tires? I know if I go and buy the same tires from a tire shop they would be with the tire warranty.

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Tires do not fall under GM’s warranty. They are covered by separate tire warranty by the manufacturer. You will have zero success trying to warrantee them out… put on Michelin defenders and carry on, you’ll be happier…..
 

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I can tell you that I'm not impressed with my tires on my '21 Tahoe which has 11k miles on it. It's got the 22" wheels.

I was looking at the tread wear the other day and had the dealer perform an alignment at about 800 miles. Seems like they're wearing more on the outside edges than the rest of the tire.

Then again two of my tires have been replaced. First one the tire came apart or something cut into it at 411 miles and the other had a nail in the sidewall that couldn't be repaired at 10k miles.

From what I can tell there's no treadwear warranty on the tires which I think is crazy. That's the first time I've heard of that.

There's a option from Pirelli on Tire Rack which I might consider next if mine become as bad as yours which they seem to be on track to do.

I'd still check with the dealer to see if anything can be done as that's ridiculous needing tires so quickly. Curious what you find out or if others have had any luck.
 

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I can tell you that I'm not impressed with my tires on my '21 Tahoe which has 11k miles on it. It's got the 22" wheels.

I was looking at the tread wear the other day and had the dealer perform an alignment at about 800 miles. Seems like they're wearing more on the outside edges than the rest of the tire.

Then again two of my tires have been replaced. First one the tire came apart or something cut into it at 411 miles and the other had a nail in the sidewall that couldn't be repaired at 10k miles.

From what I can tell there's no treadwear warranty on the tires which I think is crazy. That's the first time I've heard of that.

There's a option from Pirelli on Tire Rack which I might consider next if mine become as bad as yours which they seem to be on track to do.

I'd still check with the dealer to see if anything can be done as that's ridiculous needing tires so quickly. Curious what you find out or if others have had any luck.
Do you have the air ride suspension?

I have read that at the higher setting it makes the tires wear on the outside.
 

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I'd still check with the dealer to see if anything can be done as that's ridiculous needing tires so quickly.
27K is not "So Quickly".... If you can get over 25K on OEM tires, you have basically got your money's worth. Remember these are the cheapest mass sourced tires they could buy in huge volume for like 50.00 a piece. GM could care less how long they last. I too feel they are thin carcassed, Slippery in rain, and generally untrustworthy. I do 3-4 road trips a year and the #1 side of the road breakdown is TIRES. NEVER skimp on them. I'm going to run these OEM's till 20K just because I want to get SOME good out of them, then it's on to Defenders.
 

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I can tell you that I'm not impressed with my tires on my '21 Tahoe which has 11k miles on it. It's got the 22" wheels.

I was looking at the tread wear the other day and had the dealer perform an alignment at about 800 miles. Seems like they're wearing more on the outside edges than the rest of the tire.

Then again two of my tires have been replaced. First one the tire came apart or something cut into it at 411 miles and the other had a nail in the sidewall that couldn't be repaired at 10k miles.

From what I can tell there's no treadwear warranty on the tires which I think is crazy. That's the first time I've heard of that.

There's a option from Pirelli on Tire Rack which I might consider next if mine become as bad as yours which they seem to be on track to do.

I'd still check with the dealer to see if anything can be done as that's ridiculous needing tires so quickly. Curious what you find out or if others have had any luck.

I actually switched to the Pirelli's at 2,000 miles. I was able to sell the factory tires for a little more than what discount offered me. I have put 19,700 miles on those Pirelli's and they're already down to 5/32. I am going to put the Defenders on in a couple months.
 

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I actually switched to the Pirelli's at 2,000 miles. I was able to sell the factory tires for a little more than what discount offered me. I have put 19,700 miles on those Pirelli's and they're already down to 5/32. I am going to put the Defenders on in a couple months.
Thanks for the info...Will keep that in mind for when I'm ready.
 

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