[speleos]

I bought General Tire Altimax RT43's They ride nice and the only complaint is when driving on grooved pavement they will wander a little but that's it.

Good luck with the Generals. It was a set of OE Ameritechs on a Lumina APV that got >100K miles for me. Wouldn't worry too much about minor wandering if the grooves are a bit wavy - many times they are.

 

[harveyfamily]

I really wish I could find true All Terrain tires for our ‘17 Acadia All Terrain.

 

[speleos]

I really wish I could find true All Terrain tires for our ‘17 Acadia All Terrain.

I bet you could find them if you looked hard enough. Might have to get a bit creative with sizing, though. Why would you want those noisy things on your car any way?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

This thread convinced me to go look at the tires on my '17 Denali, and they looked in pretty decent condition after 13K miles. Half of that mileage is 2 trips from FL to NH, so pretty easy highway miles. The rest is a mix of every kind of road condition you can imagine. They are reading right around 7/32". The Discount Tire site says they come with 9/32", so if I assume replacement at 2/32", that means calling them 30% worn is close enough. That would extrapolate to around 43K miles, and definitely not 60K.

Since I put less than 7K/yr on this particular vehicle, and that combined with my history of trading vehicles means any tire replacement will almost certainly be the next owner's problem. I think the last time I had to buy tires for a car was back in the early 90's. ;D

 

[cbake88]

I have a 2017 Acadia FWD SLT and just had to replace the tires. I called Michelin and they gave me 50% off retail on a set a new tires. Just call there customer service and they will walk you right through it. I ended up going with the Michelin Defender LTX M&S Tire.

 

[dhavi4226]

Question cbake88, how many miles on your tires? What was the tread depth remaining if you know.

 

[harveyfamily]

I’m noticing more than the usual wear on the tires of my wife’s 2017 Acadia SLT as well. It has a little over 10k miles and we bought it 6 months ago as a demo with 3500 miles on it. I really want to get more All Terrain type tires on it since it has the All Terrain package on it. I really like the Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain tires that are on my Colorado. That was an option on the prior gen Acadia as well.

 

[Ivar]

Here is the deal on tires.

Some OE tires are good and are designed for the car. But some are just sold at a cheap price to MFGs to get the vehicle out the door.

A friend of mine used to be in charge of OE tire sales to the automakers for one of the large tire makers. He told me in some applications the auto makers are willing to pay more for a specific tire like on the Corvette or the. Lot due to specific needs.

On the other hand tires like the Hankooks on my Terrain and someof the other models they will only use older or cheaper tires.

Like on my HHR SS it came with Pilots but they were an older style GM could get cheaper. They were horrible in the rain even as listed as all season.

The other factor that hurts OE tires are things like tire noise. MFGs have drive by noise standards and that can compromise design in some applications. Same on grip but many of today’s compounds are much improved and still can provide better wear.

The bottom line is most of the best tires out there are not OE.

In this case it appears Michelin messed up on the compounding.

I plan to up grade to another brand anyway. It just may be sooner than I had expected.

Note when we went from the OE Handkooks to the Goodyear’s I put on the Terrsin went from being a handful in snow to a real snow and rain machine. The Handkooks were really not a great tire. They were a great example of saving a buck.

Note all tire MFGs have older and cheaper tires the offer OE. I am not going to single just one out. They all do it.

 

[speleos]

Car buyers are not bound to accept a car with 'factory' rubber on it. They have an option to negotiate the tire of their choice into the purchase of the car. The same thing applies to custom wheels. Only thing the customer must be concerned about is warranty implications for 'dealer-installed' options.

 

[acadiawfm]

The facts: My Michelin Premiere LTX on 2017 Acadia All Terrain. 11,765 miles. Rears 4/32, RF 5/32, LF 7/32. Measured at 8/32 with 5 miles when vehicle purchased. LF had nail removed and replaced at 5k, nail on corner of tread. LF measured 9/32 new. RR had screw removed from center of tread and patched at 8k. LR had screw removed from Center of tread, no penetration - got lucky.
My opinion: Factory tires way way way softer than replacement tire. I will replace all 4 in the Spring - with another tire. I guarantee the replacement tire will get double the mileage easy of the factory tires.
Performance: wet and dry, handling and braking are superb. Ice and snow - OMG, put snow tires on the vehicle. I would not call this an All Season TIre. This is a Summer tire.

 

[dhavi4226]

Happy New Year to all. And specially to Speleos, you keep us informed and frequently entertained. Thanks?

 

[Chop-chop21]

Data point: '15 Denali with 255/55-20s. Original tires lasted 37k, so bought Michelin Defender LTX M/S2, a 70k mile tire. Just had them replaced yesterday at 34,800 miles, wore dead even with rotations every 5 - 8k miles. Michelin picking up tab for 1/2 of new tires. Nuisance to have to change them so often, but at least they stood behind them. The are excellent on the road, touch of noise but not bad, and snow/ice traction is quite good (know what real snows are like too, I use dedicated Nokian snows on kids' MKX and Sumitomo Ice Edge on my LS460; Nokians are best).

 

[acadiawfm]

You folks getting 60 or 90k miles out of a set of tires, move to Pgh and drive over cobblestones, potholes, bridges, up and down hills etc. Tell me if you ever get 30k in Pittsburgh. I just replaced my 2017 Acadia OEMs - Michelin Premier LTX’s, thank you for 3 flats, 11k miles and worn to 3.5 32nds in 1.5 years. I noticed the Jeep SUVs running with Firestone Destination LEs. We’ll see how they run. They look like a Pittsburgh tire. 8/32nds at Brand New on the Premiers, those are slicks.

 

[speleos]

... move to Pgh and drive over cobblestones, potholes, bridges, up and down hills etc. ...

Some things never change. LOL Trolley tracks in the roads always made things interesting, too. (South Hills born and raised. )

 

[Mad at Michelin]

I have a 2017 Acadia that I bought new 10 months ago. Had the oil changed three times, the tires rotated twice, and the last time my tread depth was shown at 3's and 4's, relatively even, but very close to worn out and likely won't pass my one year inspection- and I've driven 16k miles with no hard driving at all. Local dealer says they can't help, dealer I bought it from says they can't help but to call Michelin, GM's new vehicle tire warranty group said they issued a 'Bulletin' making dealers aware of the premature wear and tear problem with Michelins on '17 and '18 Acadias, but with no required action. Tried calling Michelin for two days now, but their 800 # lists a recording that they're having technical difficulties and to call back. Called GMC customer service and they said it's not their problem, despite the bulletin which they acknowledge.

Anyone else having a similar problem? Were you able to resolve this effectively?

There must be others if they issued such a bulletin. Every contact I've had with GMC to date has been great, except for this. But everyone I talk to at GMC is pointing me to someone else.

Same issue here. Tires are toast at 30k miles. I am very disappointed. I contacted Michelin but they just want me to jump through a bunch of hoops. I have to prove my tires were rotated on schedule. I actually missed a tire rotation because I made an appointment at GMC for an oil change and tire rotatation. When I picked up my 2017 Acadia, I did not see the rotation on the paperwork. I asked them about it and they said it didn't need it and they would do it next time. Unfortunately, that was the last oil change I was getting from the GMC near me because I had the prepurchased oil changes and had to do that through a Lithia dealership. Long story short... I think that missed rotation will give Michelin the out they are looking for to honor the warranty.

I have reached out to Beaverton GMC, twice and have still not received a call back. But I have a feeling, based on what others are saying, that won't be worthwhile anyway. So frustrating! Michelin should do the right thing and replace these tires for folks who are only getting half the life they should. It seems apparent that there is a defect. That is their responsibility regardless of how many tire rotations I have had.

 

[teetertotter]

My only question is, these people never say if they check their tire pressures, during summer, fall, winter, and spring seasons on a monthly bases, lets say. Just that they rotate. Various months will vary. If asked the tire psi question, I am sure they would say, "SURE." May I suggest 38-40psi year round, NOT what the door jam states. Monitor the PSI on a regular basis, when you know the outside temps will drop or increase by 10F avg. for a months+ period of time. Perhaps they will receive longer tire life??? I also rotate every 10,000.

Sorry, but I received an Acadia notification, and thought I would reply a 2nd time. Firestone, several years back, admitted a tire defect after Ford complained, if I recall. Firestone tried to say, Ford had a front end issue. How do you drive and maintain tire pressure???

 

[divotdug]

Same issue here. Tires are toast at 30k miles. I am very disappointed. I contacted Michelin but they just want me to jump through a bunch of hoops. I have to prove my tires were rotated on schedule. I actually missed a tire rotation because I made an appointment at GMC for an oil change and tire rotatation. When I picked up my 2017 Acadia, I did not see the rotation on the paperwork. I asked them about it and they said it didn't need it and they would do it next time. Unfortunately, that was the last oil change I was getting from the GMC near me because I had the prepurchased oil changes and had to do that through a Lithia dealership. Long story short... I think that missed rotation will give Michelin the out they are looking for to honor the warranty.

I have reached out to Beaverton GMC, twice and have still not received a call back. But I have a feeling, based on what others are saying, that won't be worthwhile anyway. So frustrating! Michelin should do the right thing and replace these tires for folks who are only getting half the life they should. It seems apparent that there is a defect. That is their responsibility regardless of how many tire rotations I have had.

So what exactly are you wanting GMC to do for you? The tires are warranted by Michelin. Any warranty claim is with them.

The tread wear warranty is very specific. The owner needs to prove the tires were rotated every 6000-8000 miles. Failure to do so voids the warranty.

By your own admission you missed a rotation, thus voiding your warranty. Why is this anyone's fault but your own?

 

[harveyfamily]

We may be replacing the OEM tires within the next few months. They now have 25.7k miles which is nearly 15k miles this year, nearly 4k of those being our summer road trip cross country. One tire has a plug from a bolt that lodged itself in it. Unfortunately this tire when on the front wheel will cause it to pull slightly to the right which goes away once I get them rotated. It also won’t hold pressure much past 30 psi no matter how often I add air to it. It drops to about 30 and holds. The last oil change 2k miles ago showed good tread all around but I’m about ready to have some Goodyears installed. Tires are also a little over 3 years old since the Acadia went into service Sept 2016 as a loaner.

 

[JayTee2019]

I'll be interested to see how the OEM Continental tires fare on our 2019 SLT. Tires . .. . always trade offs it seems in about any of them. Cost, wear, traction, handling, and any number of other aspects.
I had a set of Continental tires on a car some 18 years ago, but tires changed and many are better than that far back. Not fond of the experience I've had with General tires on a '95 Chevrolet we had. Good wearing but poor traction on wet roads and in snow they were the worst ever for stopping. Even driving very gingerly at 8 MPH if you had to stop they would slide. And at that speed ABS back then was non operational. And, yes, they were always properly inflated.
Just really hard rubber formula apparently which wore well, but the trade off was traction. Much like the Hannkook Optima tires on our 2017 Sonic. Our daughter nearly skid into curbs in town on just a few inches of snow every time she had to go around a corner and very, very slow speed. They were good for dry summer driving, but not in the snow belt.
So lots of variables for tires

 

[JPelectrical3825]

I know from my experience with my Canyon. The tires that come with the vehicle are cheaper versions of the tire you buy from a tire shop. They were junk on my Sierra and they were junk on my Canyon. So let them wear out then buy some real tires.