Follow-up Post.
I guess I was off on my estimate of having another 3-4months of tire wear left. Took wife’s Esky in for inspection and the front tires were slightly misaligned so there was excess wear on inside edges I never noticed. Hence inspection fail. Didn’t want to do multiple trips so went with Mich Premier LTX as that’s what Caddy dealer recommended.
Then decided if wife’s was due should get my Yukon done and not push it. I was able to put Mich Defender LTX on my Yukon the same day.
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Hi,
I just signed up after years of lurking; just to speak to you about your Premier LTXs.
I have a 2015 Yukon Denali and a 2014 Lincoln Navigator L. Both take the same size tire. I did a TON of reading and asking about tires when I had to replace them. It was October 2016 when the Nav needed its first set of tires at 50k miles. After a lot of reading and talking with other SUV enthusiasts, I chose the Mich Premier LTX. They had only been on the market a short while at the time.
My wife loved them; handled well and were quieter than the OEM (Pirelli). 6 weeks later I put them on my Denali.
Then winter came (Michigan)…….. Not so good. They do not provide the control in snow and ice that the OEMs provided (talking about BOTH vehicles), to the point where we would alter our plans based on road conditions.
Then..... at about 28k miles on both trucks, the tires were EVENLY, down to 3/32. Talk about disappointing!
I went back to where we purchased and had them installed (Michelin Dealer). After being doubtful of what I was being told, I went to two other Mich dealers locally. I was told by all three that these tires just do not hold up under the weight of my vehicles.
I had discussions with the installer about the Michelin warranty. Although they would make it work, it would be very little prorated value. I went back a couple of days later, and spoke to someone else. Their answer was not as good as the first which started to erode my trust in the dealer (tire store, not auto dealer).
It basically comes down to the warranty fine print. Since I did not register my tires, and I did not have them rotated every 6k miles at a certified Michelin dealer, there was no warranty. I suspect the place where I bought them was just offering a deal on replacing them, and they would not even submit them to Michelin.
In all cases (the three tire stores); they said they do not install the Premier LTX on anything larger than a Jeep Grand Cherokee / Ford Explorer anymore.
So, since you haven't had them very long, get them rotated at the place you had them installed, and be prepare to replace them before the 60k warranty.
I am in the process of determining what tire to replace them with, I am considering the Defender LTX ( a little louder, I hear) or something from Firestone.
I wish you well with them, and please register and rotate them just in case you need to fall back on the warranty.
Jason
