[joecal01]

I have a 2019 EX-L at just about 33k miles.

It has developed a shaky / lumpy feeling from the front end above 60 mph.

Not sure if it’s the tires but I noticed the tread seems kinda low. These tires are warrantied for 65k or 70k miles.

Has anyone had an experience with premature tread wear on the Continental CrossContact LX Sport 245/50R/20s?

 

[JACKDEF]

The Continentals have only a UTQG of 480 A A (they are not the same as the LX25 which are rated at 740 A A). If you get 40K out the tires then you have made full use out the tire based on normal driving conditions and proper rotation of tires.

 

[Ceck]

The Continentals have only a UTQG of 480 A A (they are not the same as the LX25 which are rated at 740 A A). If you get 40K out the tires then you have made full use out the tire based on normal driving conditions and proper rotation of tires.

2019 passport - i thought I needed an alignment. but I found out I should replace all my tires at 37k miles. This is my 3rd new Honda and I usually drive it to death..have never had a tire failure problem at 37k. One tire co. guy said they sb good for 65k and 2nd tire co. guy said 70k ( continental cross contact lxsport 245/50R20. 102H- came with car) the dealer told me it happens all the time, quoted me a price for 4 new tires but refused to give any kind of warranty/ refund. Also refused to give me name/ number of zone mgr. How was I supposed to know this during purchase because it would have mattered to me. Any other clues you might know of that I missed during purchase?..figured my tires were good for at least 60k since I keep up with maint/rotations etc. Do I have any recourse that you know if? I’m gobsmacked! Thank you in advance for any help.

 

[carpayments4life]

Measure the thinnest thread depth, excluding the oem wear indicators.
Tires get louder as they wear down and they displace less water.

The Passport 20" tires are about $340 ea plus installation.
When it's time to replace them you can switch to 17" Pilot rims from 2009 thru 2015 and get a set of Goodyear WeatherReady 235/65/17 tires, for about $209 ea plus installation.
Or get some 18" rims from a MDX from 2007 thru 2013, with the WeatherReady 245/60/18 tires, for about 240 + install.

These WeatherReady tires have Evolving Traction® Grooves, which transition from deep grooves to wide grooves to help displace water on the road and keep noise down as they wear down.
Bridgestone used this technology in the 80s and 90s and had really quite tires. I don't know which Bridgestone tires are using this tech anymore.

 

[n3v3rl8]

The tires that come on cars from the factory are built to different specifications than the same name and model tire you purchase at the tire store with the mileage guarantees. This has been going on for years. I've not yet had this happen on our honda as I only have about 4k miles on it at this point, but on every new BMW I've had and even Jeep, 15-20k mile tires are what the factories put on them. If you replace them with the exact same brand / model tires from say discount tire or another tire shop..you will get the milage out of them. Honda is doing exactly what every car company out there is doing.

 

[fx_chip]

The tires that come on cars from the factory are built to different specifications than the same name and model tire you purchase at the tire store with the mileage guarantees. This has been going on for years.

Can you cite any verifiable reference for this claim?

 

[JLH]

We replaced the OE Continentals on our '16 Pilot @ 60K miles. They still had just under 5/32" left, but we were going into winter so I bought new tires for it. I'm sure we could have gotten another 8-10K out of them otherwise. Time will tell if the Contis that come on the Passport wear as well. I know the road noise is much less than it was in our Pilot.

 

[n3v3rl8]

Can you cite any verifiable reference for this claim?

Absolutely, On BMW vehicles, the tires come with a BMW mark. Mercedes Benz the models come with a star on them. These are tires built to manufacture specs. The will last much less than if you purchase the tires of the same name or model by the same make, often Continental. On Jeeps they use BF Goodrich, The jeep dealer confirmed it when I needed new tires at 15k miles and said it was noted on a code on the tire. Sure enough, replaced them with exact same tires and got 50k on the replacements and still going. Since Honda came with Contintentals, I've not had to check into this yet but I would safely assume, they are contract tires and not retail tires. It's apparently a thing thats been going on for years. Some dealer service managers will take the time to explain it, most do not. Since an enormous amount of people lease cars for no more than 3 years, this typically goes unnoticed but take a look an off lease car...99% of the time they have less than 36k miles and brand new tires.