Tire Problems

[font=Comic Sans MS:c626f456fc]Moderators, why is this thread showing up on the calendar?

Moby, the Goodyear Integrity tires that came with your Prius were very much mid-line. Now you can get Goodyear ComforTreds, in the same size as the original tires, and get a quiter ride, better handling, and longer tread life.

Did you rotate your tires regularly?[/font:c626f456fc]

 

Well, I don't know, but it came up in the correct forum for me, so either another mod has already fixed it, or ya weren't where ya thhought ya was.

 

It is in the right forum, the question was, why it also appears in the calendar for today???

 

Whaley,
No, I only have about 22,000 miles on my original tires and they show very little wear. The first generation Prius had some tire problems but this is the first that I have heard of excessive wear on the 2004 or later.

 

[font=Comic Sans MS:2bf0ca6f51]Dear Moby,

I wasn't complaining about your post showing up in the calendar, just asking the moderators to take it off. The calendar mostly shows birthdays and some events like the Symphony Prius Raffle which ended yeaterday. If you put your message on the calendar by accident, the moderators or Danny needs to make it a bit more difficult to put items on the calendar.

I can understand why you would be irritated if the Toyota dealership rotated your tires and didn't mention the wear. That is not right. With that much wear and the tires rotated frequently, I'd imagine you have an alignment problem. This is something the dealer should have noticed and offered to fix on your new car.

I'd suggest two things: Try to get your dealer to pick up part of the cost of new tires, since they should have noticed and told you and fixed the alignment, and then find a new dealer.[/font:2bf0ca6f51]

 

My '04 is around 40k as well. I rotate every 10k miles.
I'd estimate that I'll get 60k from my stock tires.

 

MY OEM tires weren't worn out, but I junked them when a drive to Connecticut generated enough reimbursement money to pay for a new set.

With the Goodyear TripleTreds I have on now, I can accelerate as I please with no traction control issues. My MPGs are down 10% (hopefully to recoup some later as the tires wear), but the car is more fun to drive...

 

Moby, you can make one reply and we will all see it. Bit unnerving to see an inch for each personal reply.

Think of a forum as a group conversation. If someone asks a question, we all see it, and any one of us replies, and we all see the reply. Now if you do a PM (Personal Message), then only that person will see your message in their inbox. Personally, I don't like people asking questions via PM unless it is personal as others can't benefit from it.

Another way to think of a forum is an open letter to the editor, except it is an open post/reply to the group for all to see.

 

i've had the same problem with my tires. i didn't rotate properly though.

 

i dont have the mileage that you have yet but at 13,500 miles, my tires have worn about one mm. i have a depth gauge on my tire pressure gauge and i have been at about 5-6 mm now. when new the tires were at 6-7 mm.

so if i have 3-4 mm of wear left, that would leave me at 54,000-67,000 miles total. i do my own rotations at 5,000 mile intervals. run 40/38 psi in winter, 42/40 summer

 

I have just over 10k on my 05 Prius already- in 3 months- I live in the mtns, and my 2 front tires are worn really really bad! I am hoping to get them rotated this weekend and hope to save them! I am very dissappointed with these tires.

Speaking of 10k miles, I just got an oil change today- it's getting old real fast- that nobody even knows how to turn on this crazy little car! I am tired of having people work on my car that don't know anything about it- and my nearest TOY dealer is an hour away- guess I am going to have to take off work from now on.

 

As the original post mentioned tires going bald in spots, I think that the front end alignment ought to be confirmed. If there is 'edge wear', consider higher than Toyota-recommended inflation pressures.

 

[font=Comic Sans MS:bf6ed689eb]Did you get a little pad of "valet" instructions? It at least tells them how to drive the car. I think I also saw Spanish and Italian versions as PDFs someplace here on PriusChat.

Other than driving the car onto the lift, an oil/filter/tire rotation is standard.[/font:bf6ed689eb]