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I bought a set of tracker 2's at 74000 miles for my 2002 chev silverado. They advertise "50000 mile guarentee". Now, I am not holding them to the total advertised milage, but I have 94000 miles on my truck, I bought them at 74000, and they are worn across to where they won't pass inspection. The wear is straight across, with the exception of the outer rib on each side.  I have NO alignment or shock problems and heve kept them inflated to goodyear's specs.  I went back to wal mart, and they said since I didnt buy their "tire protection package" at 10 dollars a tire, they won't do a thing. 20 thousand miles from a 50 thousand mile advertised rating? They threw me a number for goodyear (which turns out to be a number for STORES to call(you need a store number to get ANYWHERE on it) and gave me the brush off, acting like I was going to start a fight. (they had three people all standing face to face with me and acting like they were trying to intimidate me) What recourse can I have? I told them I COULD have bought the protection package (which they have taken the lifetime balancing OFF of) and road hazzarded the crap out of them, but I was trying to be honest. I guess thats what honesty gets you now. HELP what can I do?  

Sorry, but you DO have an alignment issue and the fact that the outer rib is worn differently is the proof.  There are combinations of camber vs toe that will not produce a pull - the usual way folks determine if there is an alignment problem.  Excessive toe will wear the tires much more rapidly - it's the equivalent of dragging the tires sideways.

So first get an alignment.  My experience says that factory alignment tolerances are too wide to ensure good tire wear.  So find yourself an alignment tech who agrees that the alignment needs to be within the inner half of the factory tolerance and is willing to what is necessary to get there.  This might be expensive, but it's the right thing to do.  

What I meant is the outer rib on either side is slightly better tread than through the middle, but not as much as to call it from overinflation, and i have kept them inflated to manufact specs.  Its not worn down on the edges, I am sorry; I didnt paint a good picture of the problem, My bad.  By the way, I called goodyear and they say it IS walmart's problem to replace them, tracker 2's are made exclusivly for walmart. It would go back on the factory after all is said and done but wally world HAS to replace them per goodyear consumer helpline. SO...I get to waltz back into there and get the last laugh anyway. The goodyear rep kept me on hold as he called my local wal mart and talked to a lady I am supposed to get ahold of when I go back. Jusice may prevail afterall.  Like I said, I could have been like another guy I knew that used to get the road hazzard protection, and right before his tires were worn to a point that they would not be traded with no "pro rata" used against them, he would road hazzard the crap outta them. Bingo- 4 new tires without a cent being spent! I am not that way, I guess thats why I am so very adamate that when I do something right and honest that they go by the book too..Honesty may prevail after all.  

your problem was inflating them to the pressure on the tire.....you're supposed to inflate it to the pressure indicated by the manufacturer of your vehicle. the tires can withstand alot of pressure but without the weight to keep the tire flat you're going to cause the center to bulge and wear out quicker.  

I had a similar problem with a set of Douglas Tires.  I had failed to follow the rotation requirements which off set the toe wear.  It appeared to look like a worn shock problem.  Wal-Mart suggested that I have a professional alignment, and shocks checked. (125K miles)  I had a worn inner and outer bearing on driver front and needed two front shocks.  Over a period of 20K miles this problem ruined the tires.
Even after the front-end work the truck drove smoothly but on turns it felt like the left front tire was flat.
It is true what they say. Check your tire pressure frequently, have your tires rotated at every oil change.
I put the back tires on the front and 2 new Goodyear Tracker 2's on the back and the suspension is like a brand new truck.
$10 is a small price to pay for tire hazard insurance.

One more thing.  NEVER wait to brake on Railroad tracks, slow down first and gently roll over the tracks without hitting the brakes.  This will screw up your tires and anti-lock break system.

Ranger-man  

I have had the same issue with my Tracker 2 tires.  I drive a F-150 and have put about 35K on my tires and the tread wore from the center out.  I do a lot of driving and inflate my tires to factory specs. for my truck. The vehicle goes in regularly to Ford for check-ups and mileage maintenance.  I do not have alignment issues according to Ford, but if you ask Wal-Mart I do.
These tires are made specifically for Wal-Mart and I am afraid like many of their other products they just don't meet the quality, which is why they can sell them for cheaper than their competitors.  
The funny thing is I bought the road protection and all that jazz and had them rotated by Wal-Mart and they still won't honor the 50K warranty...that's fine the Attorney General's Consumer Protection office will be getting the complaint.

I forgot to add that this set replaced four other Tracker 2 tires that were completely defective.  All four began to bulge out on the sidewall after running them for a little less than 1K miles!