[ramblerdan]

Bummer Torc; thanks for sharing. How many miles on your E? I've replaced one front wheel bearing, and another is beginning to sing.

 

[torc]

Got about 110,000 miles. What burns me is that I bought new Kumho tires with 80,000 mile wear out warranty. Looks like they will be on the E for quite some time, like it or not.

 

[xequar]

Are all you guys sure you are talking about the HTS in the stock size?
If you bought the more aggressive tread it will make more noise then the HTS.
Mine have been whisper quiet for 60,000 miles and I just ordered another set.

Stock size, yes. I don't remember if they're the HTS or some other thing. Either way, they howl like a banshee, make random grunting noises, and put a dent in my mileage.

 

[torc]

xequar, I'd recommend checking your wheel bearings. I assumed the noise was coming from my worn out tires but it was a bad wheel bearing. They are easy to check. Jack the wheel up and slowly spin it. If you feel any roughness or unusual noise as it rotates, then it's probably the wheel bearing. You'll need to do this for each wheel. Start on the left (passenger) side as they usually wear out first. The aftermarket part installed by my independent mechanic I think cost me around $80.

 

[xequar]

xequar, I'd recommend checking your wheel bearings. I assumed the noise was coming from my worn out tires but it was a bad wheel bearing. They are easy to check. Jack the wheel up and slowly spin it. If you feel any roughness or unusual noise as it rotates, then it's probably the wheel bearing. You'll need to do this for each wheel. Start on the left (passenger) side as they usually wear out first. The aftermarket part installed by my independent mechanic I think cost me around $80.

Not a bad idea in any case, since my E's got 104,000 on it now. In my case, though, the noise and reduced mileage were an instantaneous and immediate result of putting on the new tires.

 

[tsfarling]

let me correct myself

I had earlier posted that I have owned the Yokohamas for 30k miles but realized I exaggerated that. I have had them on for 17k miles. Also, I noticed that I am seeing stress cracks near the rim of the tire. I took them in to the tire place I bought them at and they said it's just weathering and not to be alarmed by it. Should I pursue an exchange? Should they be cracking with 17k miles?

 

[FRANKTHETANK]

My wife has them on her CR-V. Alignment is dead on. Road noise is horrible. We've only had them for about 10K.

 

[trumpet725]

Looking for some advice here. I've got approximately 50,000 miles on my Yokohama Geolander HTS tires. I commute 130 miles on straight highway every day, so they've worn pretty well and still have plenty of tread. But the noise coming from these tires is almost unbearable, especially at speeds over 30mph. I've had a lot of cars and never had tires sound like these. Passengers in my back seat especially can't hear a thing. I'm almost to the point of replacing my tires solely due to the noise.

I took my car to Discount Tire where I bought them. The rep took my car out for a spin just around the nearby parking lot. Said it's definitely the tires making the noise. He said there's some noticeable "cupping" on the inner edge of the rear tires that might be caused by bad shocks, but he couldn't be sure (I imagine I would be able to notice bad shocks). He said my Discount Tire certificates that I bought with them won't cover this particular issue, although did offer to sell me new tires and prorate the mileage that's left on my Yokohama's warranty. But he also gave me some contact info for Yokohama to see if they would do anything.

So is there any recourse here? The tires have a 60,000 mile warranty, and I'd like to make the argument to Yokohama that the tires have ultimately become defective within the warranty period. How loud do tires need to get before it's considered a defect and not just "wear and tear"?

I just bought a set of Geolander tires last month on April 8th, 2021. I can't believe how noisy they are, my last alignment was in October of 2020. I called Tire Track from where I bought them from and she told me to take it to a shop to see if it's the truck. Well, I will do so but I've got new tie rods, calipers, brake pads. I will see if it just needs new alignment.

 

[trumpet725]

I regret buying these tires, I just got them last month April 8th, 21. They are noisy !!!!!!! They're good at first. Now they're asking me to take it to a shop to see if's my truck. I have new tie rods, calipers, pads and I had it aligned last October. I will take it to have another alignment but I don't think for one minute that it's my vehicle.

 

[Palmer22]

xequar, I'd recommend checking your wheel bearings. I assumed the noise was coming from my worn out tires but it was a bad wheel bearing. They are easy to check. Jack the wheel up and slowly spin it. If you feel any roughness or unusual noise as it rotates, then it's probably the wheel bearing. You'll need to do this for each wheel. Start on the left (passenger) side as they usually wear out first. The aftermarket part installed by my independent mechanic I think cost me around $80.

FYI: The Left side of car is driver`s side. Passenger side is on the right.

 

[Palmer22]

I regret buying these tires, I just got them last month April 8th, 21. They are noisy !!!!!!! They're good at first. Now they're asking me to take it to a shop to see if's my truck. I have new tie rods, calipers, pads and I had it aligned last October. I will take it to have another alignment but I don't think for one minute that it's my vehicle.

I am about to buy CV go 58. Which geolanders did you buy?