How would a tire warranty work when person uses snow tires?
02-19-19, 01:24 PM
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How would a tire warranty work when person uses snow tires?
I figure now, even confirmed by the forum, tires can and will wear out prior to the mileage warranty expiring. I think this is good for the mfg. because they prorata the customer into another set.
But let's say a person does 5-10k/winter on another set of tires, how would a warranty on the summer tires be handled? It would imply the tires did not wear out prematurely...seems they go by odometer....
But let's say a person does 5-10k/winter on another set of tires, how would a warranty on the summer tires be handled? It would imply the tires did not wear out prematurely...seems they go by odometer....
02-19-19, 02:58 PM
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Tire warranty is supposed to cover whatever tires are on the car - at least this is what I get with BMW. On my wife's car she had a rear summer tire punctured - and they replaced it, and then she had a rear winter tire punctured - and they actually replaced both rear winter tires to have even thread wear.
02-20-19, 05:10 AM
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Well what I mean is say the tires like a Premier has a 60k warranty, but the owner also runs snow tires. So 4 years later the odometer shows 60k, but actually, 20k of that 60k was on the snows, not the Premiers. When they look at the Premiers being shot, then look at the warranty, they say warranty has expired based on the odometer having a 60k delta....
02-20-19, 06:48 AM
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Well what I mean is say the tires like a Premier has a 60k warranty, but the owner also runs snow tires. So 4 years later the odometer shows 60k, but actually, 20k of that 60k was on the snows, not the Premiers. When they look at the Premiers being shot, then look at the warranty, they say warranty has expired based on the odometer having a 60k delta....
The warranty claim would probably be honoured if you could provide shop receipts/invoices of tire changeovers. Receipts/invoices usually detail the mileage on the car at the time of service. Without documentation, I think a warranty claim would be easily denied.
02-20-19, 06:53 AM
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Makes sense, kind of if you do everything at one place/shop, they have all the records....might not work with us DIY'ers.....
02-20-19, 07:05 AM
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Definitely won't work with DIY changeovers, but some places offer free changeovers if the tires were purchased from them. I think Costco might do it, and I know some local tire shops also do it (probably as an incentive to sell more tires vs. losing sales to online purchases).
02-20-19, 07:58 AM
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Definitely won't work with DIY changeovers, but some places offer free changeovers if the tires were purchased from them. I think Costco might do it, and I know some local tire shops also do it (probably as an incentive to sell more tires vs. losing sales to online purchases).
As far as the thread title is confirmed, that's one thing I'm definitely not worried about with Costco. They go above and beyond with their tire warranties. Last year I got a flat (pinhole slow leak in the sidewall) in a bad part of town at night. So rather than wait for a tow, I drove on the flat probably 2.5 miles (at very low speed) to find a gas station to fill it up with enough air to get home (TPMS warning came back on as I turned onto my street). Costco replaced the tire at no charge, even though A) driving on the sidewall put wear right over the pinhole, thus no way to prove the hole happened first, and B) the warranty is supposed to be pro-rated based on mileage, and I was 10k into a 25k warranty.
Given that experience, should I ever need to make a warranty claim in the future and the car itself is say, 10k miles past the warranty period based on when one set was installed, I have no doubt I could just point to the fact that I run winters from Thanksgiving until April, and they'd replace it without issue. I haven't tested this, and hope I won't have to, but I'm 99% certain they'd take care of me.
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02-20-19, 08:30 AM
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Costco does not. They charge $20 for an 8-tire/8-wheel swap, when you have a fully dedicated set of winter wheels/tires; or $40 for an 8-tire/4-wheel swap, where they have to peel one set of tires and remount/rebalance the other. This is true even if you bought both sets from them. I used to take it to them anyway, but lately have just found it easier to do it myself.
As far as the thread title is confirmed, that's one thing I'm definitely not worried about with Costco. They go above and beyond with their tire warranties. Last year I got a flat (pinhole slow leak in the sidewall) in a bad part of town at night. So rather than wait for a tow, I drove on the flat probably 2.5 miles (at very low speed) to find a gas station to fill it up with enough air to get home (TPMS warning came back on as I turned onto my street). Costco replaced the tire at no charge, even though A) driving on the sidewall put wear right over the pinhole, thus no way to prove the hole happened first, and B) the warranty is supposed to be pro-rated based on mileage, and I was 10k into a 25k warranty.
Given that experience, should I ever need to make a warranty claim in the future and the car itself is say, 10k miles past the warranty period based on when one set was installed, I have no doubt I could just point to the fact that I run winters from Thanksgiving until April, and they'd replace it without issue. I haven't tested this, and hope I won't have to, but I'm 99% certain they'd take care of me.
As far as the thread title is confirmed, that's one thing I'm definitely not worried about with Costco. They go above and beyond with their tire warranties. Last year I got a flat (pinhole slow leak in the sidewall) in a bad part of town at night. So rather than wait for a tow, I drove on the flat probably 2.5 miles (at very low speed) to find a gas station to fill it up with enough air to get home (TPMS warning came back on as I turned onto my street). Costco replaced the tire at no charge, even though A) driving on the sidewall put wear right over the pinhole, thus no way to prove the hole happened first, and B) the warranty is supposed to be pro-rated based on mileage, and I was 10k into a 25k warranty.
Given that experience, should I ever need to make a warranty claim in the future and the car itself is say, 10k miles past the warranty period based on when one set was installed, I have no doubt I could just point to the fact that I run winters from Thanksgiving until April, and they'd replace it without issue. I haven't tested this, and hope I won't have to, but I'm 99% certain they'd take care of me.
02-20-19, 09:15 AM
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Costco does not. They charge $20 for an 8-tire/8-wheel swap, when you have a fully dedicated set of winter wheels/tires; or $40 for an 8-tire/4-wheel swap, where they have to peel one set of tires and remount/rebalance the other. This is true even if you bought both sets from them. I used to take it to them anyway, but lately have just found it easier to do it myself.
As far as the thread title is confirmed, that's one thing I'm definitely not worried about with Costco. They go above and beyond with their tire warranties. Last year I got a flat (pinhole slow leak in the sidewall) in a bad part of town at night. So rather than wait for a tow, I drove on the flat probably 2.5 miles (at very low speed) to find a gas station to fill it up with enough air to get home (TPMS warning came back on as I turned onto my street). Costco replaced the tire at no charge, even though A) driving on the sidewall put wear right over the pinhole, thus no way to prove the hole happened first, and B) the warranty is supposed to be pro-rated based on mileage, and I was 10k into a 25k warranty.
Given that experience, should I ever need to make a warranty claim in the future and the car itself is say, 10k miles past the warranty period based on when one set was installed, I have no doubt I could just point to the fact that I run winters from Thanksgiving until April, and they'd replace it without issue. I haven't tested this, and hope I won't have to, but I'm 99% certain they'd take care of me.
As far as the thread title is confirmed, that's one thing I'm definitely not worried about with Costco. They go above and beyond with their tire warranties. Last year I got a flat (pinhole slow leak in the sidewall) in a bad part of town at night. So rather than wait for a tow, I drove on the flat probably 2.5 miles (at very low speed) to find a gas station to fill it up with enough air to get home (TPMS warning came back on as I turned onto my street). Costco replaced the tire at no charge, even though A) driving on the sidewall put wear right over the pinhole, thus no way to prove the hole happened first, and B) the warranty is supposed to be pro-rated based on mileage, and I was 10k into a 25k warranty.
Given that experience, should I ever need to make a warranty claim in the future and the car itself is say, 10k miles past the warranty period based on when one set was installed, I have no doubt I could just point to the fact that I run winters from Thanksgiving until April, and they'd replace it without issue. I haven't tested this, and hope I won't have to, but I'm 99% certain they'd take care of me.
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