2014 Jeep Cherokee tires

[rr2254545]

Had mine serviced yesterday , 13,000 miles driven and 5,100 towed so about 18K on the tires and the dealer says the rear tires are in the "Yellow" as to wear.

Seems like that should not be the case ?

[DaCrema]

Go to tire rack dot com and do a search on how to check your tires. In general a car dealership sells cars and thing to put on cars. Any thing they are putting on a car comes at an extra cost if the factory does not build (or sub contract the building) the item. Your much better off buying tires from a tire store or tire rack.
As for your tires if you do not check the tire pressures regularly, I could see them waring out fast. Some of the newer cars have tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). But many of the systems use the ABS sensors to check pressure by comparing the diameter of the tire. If your on board TPMS system does not give you a pressure it is likely the system uses the already in place computer and parts already associated with the antilock brakes.

[Valkyriebush]

rr2254545 wrote:

Valkyriebush wrote:
Well, how do they look to you? Tread wear? I just put four new tires on mine, but didn't need anyone to tell me. Your call.

Not my point, just that seemed to be low miles for there to be already a wear problem. Did they put junk tires on my new car.

My point was, that maybe he just wanted to sell you tires whether you really needed them or not. If you agree with him then perhaps you do have a wear issue or bad tires. I have used GY wranglers and got great wear driving and flat towing. I had issue on front tires on a previous tow vehicle that turned out to be an alignment problem.

[olfarmer]

That doesn't sound right, my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD made over 60k on it's original Goodyear Wranglers (not towing) and now at 93k the Goodyears on it look like they have another 10k in them. I am towing it now but only for about 2k so far.

[mgirardo]

What brand and model tires are they? Are you flat towing or towing on a dolly? Flat towing shouldn't cause excessive wear, but if the vehicle is not properly loaded on the dolly, it could cause excessive wear on the rear tires.

I would measure the tread depth and then look up what the tread depth is new. The tire manufacturer should list at what depth the tires should be replaced. I've never heard of someone using a color scheme to explain when a tire needs to be replaced. They should have told you or at least wrote down what the tread depth was. I'd ask them to redo it and let me watch them measure the tires.

I wouldn't put too much stock into what the dealer tells you. The last time I had my Xterra in the dealership (about 5 years ago to replace bushings) they told me that my Auto transmission fluid was almost burnt and needed to be replaced. I asked about the Power Steering fluid. I was told it was fine. At the time, I had just drained the tranny fluid and replaced it. It only had about 1000 miles on it, it wouldn't have been burnt. The Power Steering gear box had a leak and the fluid was very low when I dropped it off. Yet they said it was fine. That was the last time any vehicle of ours has been to a dealership.

If your tires are properly rotated, there should not be a big difference in wear. If they aren't rotated then the front should wear faster since the front of the vehicle is heavier.

-Michael

[rr2254545]

Valkyriebush wrote:
Well, how do they look to you? Tread wear? I just put four new tires on mine, but didn't need anyone to tell me. Your call.

Not my point, just that seemed to be low miles for there to be already a wear problem. Did they put junk tires on my new car.

[Valkyriebush]

Well, how do they look to you? Tread wear? I just put four new tires on mine, but didn't need anyone to tell me. Your call.