mcv1
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- Jan 7, 2021
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- Location
- Utah/Colorado/Wyoming
- Ram Year
- 2020
- Engine
- 6.7 HO Cummins
OP, my experience with the Transforce tires has been terrible. I am now running them at maximum pressure (80 psi) per Firestone's suggestion in an attempt to counteract the rapidly wearing outside edge (the tread immediately above the whitewall side). Ride quality suffers a bit, but as you will see from the photos, the outside edge is limiting my tire life so we are trying to balloon the tire and eke out a bit more life. For all of their 25,000 miles, they have been inflated above 65 psi, yet still had this crazy uneven wear.
Transforce ATs 275/70R18 were the "upgraded snowplow package" OEM tires for my RAM. I've never used them as such; it has solely been a highway vehicle. However, these tires have worn very irregularly, despite 3 times to the dealer and FIRESTONE shops to confirm the factory alignment is and has always been perfect. Tires always properly inflated. Frequent rotations, usually at 5K, but once at 7k miles. The sidewalls have a visible "cut" or seam all the way around the circumference of the tires. One tire the outer layer has peeled back, revealing the white material all the way around the tire. Looks like crap.
This is a highway truck - it is NOT caused by hitting a curb, or by using "tire shine" like the Firestone representative suggested.
My OEM tires are a bit of a mismatch, some with two date codes 0620, one 0720, and one illegible. I recognize there was a recall on certain dates for this exact tire due to poor wear and buggered compounds. But Firestone says these don't qualify for replacement. Because the tires with the date code 0620 have BOTH sidewall delamination and poor wear immediately above the whitewalls, I think that is pertinent. The tire with the 0720 date code is performing much better. But Firestone doesn't care.
A local tire shop says they are unsafe to drive, but the nearest Firestone dealer (100 miles away) says it is just a cosmetic issue; that sidewalls peeling like shown below is common with Firestone "mold defects". Firestone Warranty says to take it to a Firestone store. The Firestone store says they don't do anything for OEM tires, and I should instead call Corporate Firestone Customer Service. Customer Service says to contact Warranty. They are driving me crazy.
The local tire shop says the are unsafe and DO NOT DRIVE THEM. Firestone says it is just a cosmetic defect. Very disappointed with the tires, and even more disappointed that Firestone Customer Support and Firestone Warranty just give me the runaround. Crap tire, and lack of resolution! It is a shame to have to drive on a tire that I fear is unsafe, especially on a new truck. I look forward to having enough money to replace the set with something that I am comfortable the sidewalls won't disintegrate.
Transforce ATs 275/70R18 were the "upgraded snowplow package" OEM tires for my RAM. I've never used them as such; it has solely been a highway vehicle. However, these tires have worn very irregularly, despite 3 times to the dealer and FIRESTONE shops to confirm the factory alignment is and has always been perfect. Tires always properly inflated. Frequent rotations, usually at 5K, but once at 7k miles. The sidewalls have a visible "cut" or seam all the way around the circumference of the tires. One tire the outer layer has peeled back, revealing the white material all the way around the tire. Looks like crap.
This is a highway truck - it is NOT caused by hitting a curb, or by using "tire shine" like the Firestone representative suggested.
My OEM tires are a bit of a mismatch, some with two date codes 0620, one 0720, and one illegible. I recognize there was a recall on certain dates for this exact tire due to poor wear and buggered compounds. But Firestone says these don't qualify for replacement. Because the tires with the date code 0620 have BOTH sidewall delamination and poor wear immediately above the whitewalls, I think that is pertinent. The tire with the 0720 date code is performing much better. But Firestone doesn't care.
A local tire shop says they are unsafe to drive, but the nearest Firestone dealer (100 miles away) says it is just a cosmetic issue; that sidewalls peeling like shown below is common with Firestone "mold defects". Firestone Warranty says to take it to a Firestone store. The Firestone store says they don't do anything for OEM tires, and I should instead call Corporate Firestone Customer Service. Customer Service says to contact Warranty. They are driving me crazy.
The local tire shop says the are unsafe and DO NOT DRIVE THEM. Firestone says it is just a cosmetic defect. Very disappointed with the tires, and even more disappointed that Firestone Customer Support and Firestone Warranty just give me the runaround. Crap tire, and lack of resolution! It is a shame to have to drive on a tire that I fear is unsafe, especially on a new truck. I look forward to having enough money to replace the set with something that I am comfortable the sidewalls won't disintegrate.
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called a seam or mold defect around tires.jpg218.4 KB · Views: 14
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even the best tire has a ridge or seam, and the raised white letters are floppy and peeling off .jpg271.1 KB · Views: 13
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further sidewall degradation after driving back from Grand Junction.jpg226.1 KB · Views: 14
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seam or crack all around circumference .jpg218.2 KB · Views: 14
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soft spot .jpg208.5 KB · Views: 14
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uneven wear, appearing to show different compound on tread .jpg230.7 KB · Views: 15
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what appears to be a cut around entire circumference of tires.jpg310.5 KB · Views: 14