Faulty Tires....?

[89VERT]

I noticed a slight vibration through the steering wheel of my MM recently.It's really noticeable at about 60 .I took it in the tire shop that provides service to all the muscle car and Rodders in town to have the fronts checked , thinking that they were slightly out of balance.

First tire up checked out okay .The second tire could not be balanced to eliminate the vibration due to an obvious out of round condition .

My MM has less than 10,000 miles on it and the tires are showing no appreciable wear or flat spots on the tread.

Should I really go after Ford on this? It seems reasonable to me that this is a warranty issue.

[01True BlueGT]

I noticed a slight vibration through the steering wheel of my MM recently.It's really noticeable at about 60 .I took it in the tire shop that provides service to all the muscle car and Rodders in town to have the fronts checked , thinking that they were slightly out of balance.

First tire up checked out okay .The second tire could not be balanced to eliminate the vibration due to an obvious out of round condition .

My MM has less than 10,000 miles on it and the tires are showing no appreciable wear or flat spots on the tread.

Should I really go after Ford on this? It seems reasonable to me that this is a warranty issue.

I would definitley go to get it warrantied. The will do a road veriance and verify the problem and replace it. I have seen tires replaced with more miles.

[jgc61sr2002]

I agree. A trip to the dealer is in order.^^^^

[CRUZTAKER]

I agree as well. A 'road force balance', (typically not available at the dealer), will show internal imperfections. Usually a copy of this report is all that's needed to void the tire.

What's wierd to me is that you just noticed it, and the dealership may find it unusual as well.

[Donny Carlson]

Should I really go after Ford on this? It seems reasonable to me that this is a warranty issue.
Hmm, unless I'm mistaken, your Mercury dealer will point out that the tires have a separate warrantee, and point you towards the nearest BF Goodrich dealer.
Unless, of course, THEY are a BF Goodrich dealer.

Back in the mid ages, my father was a Goodyear tire dealer. Our store often handled claims for new car tires, usually out of round conditions like you have. The answer was to replace the tire... less a pro rated amount for wear that you have used. If there was no measurable wear, the tire was free.

My guess is that you'll be sent off to a Goodrich dealer, or, at best, the Mercury dealer who is itself a BFG dealer will do the adjustment, but will knock off 10,000 miles wear against the new tire.

[woaface]

You haven't hit a dog or something lately have you? Squirrels seem to be a popular catch too.
Saw an IS300 at the shop I go to, guy hit a dog...yeah he was havin some troubles like that (not his main concern, but part)

Anyways, get them tires checked out!

[carfixer]

Ford, Lincoln/Mercury dealers have been set up to warranty all tires on their products (except Firestone) throughout the warranty period for a few years now. They finally figured out it wasn't a good idea to send their customers to the competition for tire warranties. :shake:

Although we haven't warrantied any on an MM yet, excessive road force variation is the most common reason we warranty tires. The equiptment (Hunter GSP9700) used to measure this is a must and most larger dealer should have one. We've had one for around 4 years now. It takes a lot of the guess work out of diagnosing vibration concern.