Humming Tires 2,I Can't Take It!

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by teem, May 31, 2005.

  1. teem

    teem Guest

    I don't see any improvement on the sound,i've pissed around with the
    air pressure,still sounds the same,I didn't hear that set of tires
    (then on the rear), make all that racket before they went up
    front,wonder if the warrenty is still good,this tires suck.I just got
    back from Penna,i live near akron oh.,i can't describe the situation
    while driving an interstate & hearing the hum,in a way,i was hoping
    for a blow out,then.i'd know something was wrong.
     
    teem, May 31, 2005
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  2. Once they start making a racket you're screwed.

    I skimmed through these posts and don't see reference to tire brand/model.

    I had some soft Bridgestones that howled at freeway speeds. The noise
    started at about 8-9k of wear - they were cupped and there was nothing
    to do. Well, maybe I could of had them shaved (have fun finding a shop
    that will do that), but I just put up with them until the were wore
    enough to replace.

    Try doing s search on tire rack and see if other customers have noise
    issues as well. And you can start searching for replacement tires that
    will be potentially quiet through their whole life.
     
    Jonnie Santos, May 31, 2005
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  3. teem

    B. Peg Guest

    I had some tires on the Saturn that also drove me crazy. My tire dealer
    suggested a really softer rubber but the trade off would be less wear and
    more money for them. He put some Goodyear 'something's on it which did last
    about half the mileage of Michelin's but were far more quiet which were a
    harder tire compound.

    Now if I need to go out of town I wear foam earplugs or sometimes some
    in-ear phones and listen to audio books. Gets rid of all the damn road and
    tire noise and I feel a lot less fatigue arriving there.

    B~
     
    B. Peg, May 31, 2005
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  4. I bet they cross rotated the tires ,if thats the case you might try swaping
    front 2 tires, then they should be turning the same direction they were
    before they rotated them!
     
    justastreekin, May 31, 2005
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  5. I can't see in the posts what model/year of Saturn or tire type you have.
    There is a TSB/recall for older L Series vehicles regarding irregular wear
    on the rears due to the rear suspension. The fix required a spacer on the
    rear to allow sufficient alignment and will replace irregularly worn tires.
    Before I had the repair on my 2002 LW300, my tires would howl after rotating
    due to cupping/feathering of the rear tires being put on the front.

    Dana
     
    Dana Rohleder, May 31, 2005
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  6. teem

    teem Guest

    For the record,an ion '02,w/firehawks on all 4s.i'm going to go back
    to that firestone place & asked if they DID cross rotate them,thanks
    for the imput!!.On Mon, 30 May 2005 23:32:54 -0400, "Dana Rohleder"
     
    teem, Jun 1, 2005
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  7. teem

    Chris Guest

    Had a very similar problem with Contis on a Pontiac Vibe -- rears were
    cupped due to poor rear alignment -- sounded like '60s snow tires.

    As earlier suggested, shaving was a possibility, but I decided to toss them
    and replace with better, after having the dealer straighten out the rear
    (though I was told by the tire guy that the basic geometry and bushings were
    poor and this was VERY common on Vibe, Matrix and Corolla (the chassis used
    for the 1st two), as well as several other fwd cars he didn't name)

    Doubt that crossing them over will help, but it's worth a try I suppose
     
    Chris, Jun 2, 2005
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