I am going thru tires on my 2005 CTS way too. At 32,000 miles, I am about to the end of life on my 2nd set. I have rotated them religiously, at 5000 mile (or less) intervals. My tire dealer says the way the car is "set up" it scrubs the tires, my Caddy dealer, while not refuting that, says there is nothing they can do, faulty design. Anyone else having an issue with this? Anybody challenged Gen Motors with any success?
2007-10-30 14:23:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Try getting a alignment.
2007-10-30 14:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by catty427 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The CTS, depending on package comes with a high-performance, low profile 16, 17 or 18-inch wheel and tire package. Your not going to get a lot of miles out of them no matter what type of tire you use. Are the tires wearing unevenly, say faster on the shoulders than in the middle? If one shoulder (particularly the inside) is more worn than the rest of the tire it is a wheel alignment issue. If both shoulders have excessive wear then it is an inflation pressure issue.
I don't see a lot of CTS's at my shop but I don't recall coming across any that go through tires at 15k intervals (20 or 25k sure).
2007-10-30 16:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be nice to know exactly what tires the initial set was and the ones that are used - up right now. Are the ones that are shot high performance summer tires? It also would have been helpful if we new what type and where the tire wear is. It would be helpful to have known the tire UTQG rating. Any good alignment shop would be able to recognize what adjustment changes could be made (outside GM's tolerances) to correct certain types of tire ware. At the same time the lower ball joints, inner and outer tie-rods and strut bearings can be checked.
2007-10-30 15:43:42 · answer #3 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 4 wheel alignment is definitely in order as a first step. Have the shop check the thrust alignment, which is the relationship of the front tires to the rear tires. In other words, are the rear tires straight in relationship to the front tires. Most late model caddys have rear struts which should be aligned at the same time.
2007-10-31 16:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by largecar8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
catty427 is correct. Have you tried having an alignment done? Are the tires wearing out the same all the way across or on the edges or just in the middle? I'll try to help but need a few more details.
2007-10-30 14:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by ALLAN D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like BS to me. I do alignments on all makes of vehicles. Most car manufacturers allow way too much leeway on their alignment specs. Find a very good alignment shop and they can adjust the car for better steering ,handling, performance and tire wear. Sometimes the specs provided by the car maker are out to lunch.
2007-10-30 14:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by Bernie G 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bernie G is Absolutely correct - ESPECIALLY if U are getting one sided tire wear - outside or inside EDGES feathering ? Center wear ? outside & inside wear ? Pressure? Caster ? Camber ? Toe-in ? Tracking ? Like using heads on ALL 4 wheels.
2007-10-30 14:41:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try a different tire mfg
2007-10-30 14:34:31 · answer #8 · answered by koma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋