Tire Wear

[bassic]

I have an EX-L with 14,000 miles on the OEM Goodyear Fortera tires, which I haven't rotated yet. All are good except for the front passenger side tire which is significantly more worn down than the other three. I don't corner hard, and I certainly don't turn left more often than I do right, so I'm wondering what could be the cause.

Is this something worth mentioning to the dealer, or is there anything I can check? Was there a ball joint or control arm recall on the 09-11 pilot at some point?

[whizmo]

If you don't rotate, you'll typically wear the fronts more than the rear, but that doesn't explain a side-to-side variance. Have you had to add air to this tire to keep it up to spec more often than the others?

- Mark

[rocky]

What is the wear pattern on that tire?

[2010exl]

Right turns are tighter than left turns.

Is it front wheel drive or 4wd?

Worst case scenario would be front wheel drive and a driver with a heavy foot. The right front tire would tend to lose traction on the right turn and after 14,000 miles, that could account for the extra wear you are seeing.

Take a look at a pick up truck. If the tires are not rotated regularly, You will usually see the right rear tire worn much more than the left rear due to the physics of accelerating from a stop into a right turn.

Bottom line Is that the good year forteras need to be rotated every 6,000 to 8,000 miles. I use the cross rotation pattern and at 22,000 miles there is still just under 1/2 of the tread depth remaining.

[booga2003]

I,m having tire wear issues to all four goodyear fortera r cupping on inside only have 15,000 miles on them all highway miles. Going to b making a call to dealer to get things checked out. I'll let you know how i make out.