tires Poor tread wear on OEM Michelin Energy Savers

[Dukemeister]

I just changed over to winter tires on my 2013 SE 1.6 that had factory original Michelin Energy Savers, 235/50R/17. I have only 34000 km on the factory tires but the tire wear indicators show only 1/16" wear left on them which would mean 40000k and they are done.

Is this typical for the OEM tires? The wear on all 4 is pretty even, and they have been rotated front to back.

Edited November 7, 2014 by Dukemeister

[drolds1]

I've been reading some complaints about Michelin tread wear lately. If I'm reading it correctly, Michelin's warranty is for 65K on these. See what Michelin will do for you. I can't remember where I saw it but I think someone here got a very favorable deal from a Michelin dealer on a premature wear complaint.

 

Per the tire warranty that came with your car:

 

 

A tire meeting the conditions for pro rata replacement, which wears
evenly across the tread, down to the treadwear indicators (2/32nds of an
inch (1.6 mm) tread remaining) within 6 years of the date of purchase,
and before delivering the warranted miles of service, will be replaced
with a comparable new Michelin tire based on mileage received. The
participating Michelin tire retailer will determine the charge by
multiplying the percent of mileage received by the current actual selling
price at the adjustment location or the price of the tire in the current
Michelin Base Price List, whichever is lower. This list is based on a
predetermined price intended to fairly represent the actual selling price
of the tire. You pay the cost of the mounting, balancing and any
other dealer services and applicable taxes.

You need new non-winter tires anyway. It's worth a shot.

[Dukemeister]

I just read the markings on the tires and they are the Energy A/S, warrantied to 105,000 km. Something seems amiss with my tires. I bought the vehicle used from local Ford dealer.

[firewire]

I have had problems with premature tire wear on my 2013 Fusion Titanium AWD. The factory Goodyear Eagle LS2's wore out at 29xxx kilometers (20xxxmiles) and had some cupping on the rear. Neither Goodyear nor the Ford dealer would do anything for me, so I bought a set of Pirelli P7 tires from Costco and have been diligent about wheel alignment, but these tires (warrantied for 90,000 km) are almost down to the wear bars at 60xxx km, about a third of expected lifespan. I do drive from Canada to Palm Springs each winter, and have made the trip twice on these tires, but think they would not make a third trip this winter.

Are other owners experiencing this premature tire wear with the 2013 and up Fusions?? I can discuss warranty with Costco but it seems there is a problem in my car rather than the tires.

[akirby]

I've never been able to get more than 20K - 25K out of any set of tires on a Fusion (2006 and 2013). If they do have a 70K mile warranty take it back to Costco for a pro-rated replacement.

 

I think it has more to do with local driving conditions (road, heat, etc.) than anything else.

[indifferent]

^Same boat. Tire wear is a complete crap shoot. Their estimates are absolute best case scenario. So far every time i get pro-rated replacements. Jsut the name of the game. Be a savvy consumer. It's widely known that tread wear ratings are complete crap.

[akirby]

As a matter of fact, the tire mfr doesn't even have to change the tire. They can make the warranty whatever they want and just charge more to cover warranty adjustments - hoping that most owners would not bother to ask for a pro-ration.

 

Not saying that's what Pirelli is doing but it's certainly possible.

[MonsterLove]

I have a 2014 Ford Fusion with 72,000 miles and I am about to purchase my 4th set of tires.  Something is seriously wrong.

[sirtanon]

37 minutes ago, MonsterLove said:

I have a 2014 Ford Fusion with 72,000 miles and I am about to purchase my 4th set of tires.  Something is seriously wrong.

How hard do you drive, accelerate, brake, turn, etc..?

To what pressure (psi) are you inflating your tires?

What driving conditions do you drive in?  Hot, cold, smooth surfaces vs rough, etc..

Is there any noticeable vibration or pulling when you're driving on a flat, straight road?

What tires are you buying/running on that car?

Do you get your tires rotated regularly?

Edited January 9, 2019 by sirtanon

[drolds1]

There is definitely something wrong if you're on your 4th set of tires in 72K.  

 

In addition to the questions posed by sirtanon above :

 

-Has this car ever been in a  collision?

 

-Is the tire wear even across the whole tread or concentrated in one area, i.e, center, inner or outer edges?

[sirtanon]

One other question I did not consider, and drolds did not ask above...

 

- Have you done, or had done, any work/modifications to the car's suspension or braking systems, or are you running any kind of wheels spacers, etc..?

 

 

 

... As Drolds mentions, 4 full sets of tires in 72,000 miles is incredibly excessive.  A good set of tires should easily last 40,000 with normal road conditions and driving behavior.  Heck, the Cooper RS3-A tires on my Fusion are now up to 55,000 miles on the same set, and still have between 4/32 and 5/32" of tread left on all of them.

Edited January 9, 2019 by sirtanon

[bangster]

Unless these are sticky UHP summer tires with a wear rating of 200, I can't think of any way they would wear equally that quickly. YOu think there is some sort of suspension or steering problem causing it, usually those will result in uneven wear.

 

I rarely get the mileage out of tires that they are rated for, and I go with performance ones that sometimes I am lucky to get 18-20k out of, but that is 3 to 4 years on my beat around cars, so okay with me. I finally stopped doing staggered sizes so I could rotate them, which greatly increases the life of them.

 

The Michelin Energy Saver A/S in 235/55/17 on my Escape are at 36,000 miles and have 6/32 all around. They just hit yellow on the inspection sheet from Quick Lane. I expect to replace them in 20k miles at around 55,000 miles, or sooner because I am sure my wife will hound me after the next inspection at 45,000 miles.

 

I have an unknown mileage on my Fusions tires, They are Continental ContiProContact so not OEM Goodyear RSAs, which seem to have horrible wear, and the OEM for 18 inch wheels on my 2015, it will not be getting another set of them.