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Re: Front Tire Cupping? [hotrudderedbum]
by scout171
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Dec 13, 2008 (8:13 am)
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Replying to: hotrudderedbum (Oct 22, 2008 3:14 pm)
Be careful here. I have a 2007 Veracruz. I had a horrible problem with front end/tires.
After 12,000 miles, my tires roared so loudly that I could not hear the radio. I had Michellin check the tires and they said they had never seen tires worn this unevenly.
The tires were trashed due to the front end being so badly out of alignment the day I drove the car off the lot!
Per Wal-Mart (believe it or not) they reccomended trying to re-mount the tires on the rims in the opposite direction as a last attemp before I spend $1100.00 on new tires.
It worked like a charm. I now have 59,700 miles on the Michellin Latitudes though I will be replacing them in the next month. The roar went completely away and the tire wear issue evened out over a month. I did have to have the car aligned a the dealership though.
I am hearing from others that this Model Hyundai is difficult to keep aligned!
Good Luck
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Re: Rear suspension noticable thumping? [whenindowt]
by hiestand
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May 04, 2009 (1:26 pm)
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Replying to: whenindowt (Sep 27, 2007 3:50 pm)
About the "squeak" in the rear of the vehicle. My 2008 Veracruz LTD AWD has 24,000 mi and has had the squeak since the beginning. I was told my rear tire had cupping, my service rep, said it was because I probably had driven over something like a curb. But I also hear a thumping syncopated noise from the rear tire area. Probably from the cupping defect. Last Sat. as I pulled into a parking lot off a busy street, the entire spare tire fell out of the bottom of the storage area all over the street. I looked for the "bolt" that holds it into place but it was nowhere to be found. No bolt, just a cable mechanism. Today when I took it in to be put back up into the storage area, I was told the cable holding the spare in place had frayed and broken. Anyone else lose their spare when the cable frayed & broke?
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- #35 of 51
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Re: Front Tire Cupping? [hotrudderedbum]
by jmaulsby
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Jun 23, 2009 (12:24 pm)
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Replying to: hotrudderedbum (Oct 22, 2008 3:14 pm)
At around 30,000 miles, my 2007 SE started making noise due to all four tires being cupped out. The Hyundai dealer has rotated them every 7,500 miles and I keep 32 to 35 psi in the tires. The dealer told me that they did not find anything wrong with the tires! Two separate tire service company reps told me that they were cupped; one man said it was alignment issue and the other man said it was weak shocks or struts or both. Since alignment is not covered by warranty, I paid $115 and the alignment was only slightly out of spec.; a few hundredths of a degree. Struts and shocks were not leaking. Michelin tires do not cup by themselves; not even the OEM tires. Tires still had 7/32" tread. Michelin offered to give me 50% off on a new set of tires for a walk out the door price of $400. I am worried that the shocks/struts will ruin this set of tires as well. IF this was a big issue, more people would be complaining and apparently they are not.
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08 VC, vibration at 70 Mph. Any thought?
by ls1993
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Jun 24, 2009 (2:53 pm)
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My 08 VC Limited (3300 miles on it) vibrates when it reaches 70 Mph. It usually last for 5 to 10 seconds then the car comes back to its normal, smooth self. The annoying thing is most of the time when it accelarates to 70 Mph, the vibration returns.
My first thought was the wheel alignment and balance, got both of them taken care of but the problem persists. Any thought??
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Re: Front Tire Cupping? [jmaulsby]
by laweagle
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Jul 06, 2009 (7:06 pm)
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Replying to: jmaulsby (Jun 23, 2009 12:24 pm)
I have a 2008 Veracruz. At about 22,000. miles, I started getting terrible noise vibration from the Michelin tires. I have taken it into the dealership 3 times. The second time, they said the tires had worn improperly and there was cupping on the outer edges due to bad alignment. They realigned the tires 3 months ago. Problem is still as bad if not worse. Looking at these posts, it looks like others have had the same tire problems with the Veracruz. Has anyone determined the cause and if so, is there a fix for the problem?
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Re: Front Tire Cupping? [laweagle]
by jmaulsby
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Jul 07, 2009 (8:35 am)
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Replying to: laweagle (Jul 06, 2009 7:06 pm)
Once the tires are cupped, there is little that can be done to make them ride quiet again. They will only get louder. There is a tire store in Dallas, TX that for $100 will shave off each tire until they are round again. Very few tire stores have this capability anymore.
How much was the alignment off? Did they provide you with a copy of the printout? If the struts and shocks are not leaking, I am not sure how to prove that they are weak and the cause of the tire cupping. Discount Tire will now be watching my new tires for signs of improper wear as I don't trust the Hyundai dealership to catch it in time.
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Re: Front Tire Cupping? [hotrudderedbum]
by mltgjg
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Jul 11, 2009 (8:35 am)
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Replying to: hotrudderedbum (Oct 22, 2008 3:14 pm)
Hello, I am having the same problem with my 2008 VC. I took my vehicle to the dealer, and was informed that a alignment was necessary due to the feathering/cupping on my tires. I have 28,500 miles on my tires, and I have been consistent with maintenance on the vehicle. I have the dealer change the oil and rotate/balance the tires on a regular basis.
My wife drives the vehicle to and from work ( highway miles) , and the repair tech suggested that pot holes or bumpy roads would cause the misalignment...
Needless to say, all of this occurred prior to reading this forum. I did pay for the alignment. Now, I'm feeling a sense of being taken advantage of. Furthermore, I am concerned that this will continue to be a costly process. Especially, the wear and tear on tires and having to replace them often.
If you don't mind me asking, what was your outcome and what recourse have you considered?
Thanks
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Re: Front Tire Cupping? [mltgjg]
by laweagle
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Jul 13, 2009 (11:40 am)
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Replying to: mltgjg (Jul 11, 2009 8:35 am)
Fortunately, at the urging of the Hyundai Service Manager, I contacted Michelin and Michelin agreed to replace the tires with a generous concession even though there were 31,000. miles on the tires. The tires would have been warranted for 65,000. miles if they had been purchased from a Michelin dealer instead of being original equipment tires. Now, I will watch the tread wear closely on the new tires and perhaps routinely get a wheel alignment check. It sounds like this Veracruz model may have difficulty in keeping the wheel alignment correct. I will update this post as the facts develop.
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Re: Front Tire Cupping? [laweagle]
by jmaulsby
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Jul 15, 2009 (8:26 am)
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Replying to: laweagle (Jul 13, 2009 11:40 am)
Did your Hyundai dealership provide you with a copy of the wheel alignment printout so that you could look at it and ask questions? Unless the alignment numbers were several degrees off the recommend specs, that is not the problem. My alignment numbers were off the Hyundai recommended specs by a few tenths of a degree and my tires were cupped. There is still a good possibility that sets of weak struts and/or shocks were installed and they are not holding the wheels to the road firmly enough to prevent cupping. How much did Michelin agree to discount the new set of tires? They gave me 50% off of a new set; as I had 31,000 miles on my tires.
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