I rotated tires on a 2008 Altima with 31,000 miles. After, the road noise level increased with a subtle, but noticeable, cyclical thump. The original Continental tires looked fairly evenly worn with probably about 60% of the tread depth gone. Has anyone had experience with these tires? Noise? Perhaps tread separation?
2008 Altima 2.5, increasingly noisy tires?
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Continental tires are cheap junk that the car manufacturer can get at a great discount. I have never seen long life or great performance from any type of OE Continental.
I'd say you have to bite the bullet and buy 4 really good tires, or just get used to the bad noise.
I'd say you have to bite the bullet and buy 4 really good tires, or just get used to the bad noise.
Probably needs a rebalance.
My 04 Altima did the same thing with the original Conti's. Not a great tire.
Replace them or just listen to the noise.
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The Continentals on my 2007 Cobalt are fairly well worn at 21Kmi. I wouldn't feel comfortable with them much beyond 30K.
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Once tires get about 15-20,000 miles on them, their true character will start to show.
But bent rims and wheel balance should be checked to eliminate them from the equation [or fix it].
But bent rims and wheel balance should be checked to eliminate them from the equation [or fix it].
Haha, mechtech2, you are right. The way I put it is that tires start with a honeymoon period - they are nice and quiet for 10-15k miles (in my experience) then you get to enjoy the rest of their life with noise.
Double check the wheel nut tightness, and try pumping the tires to 35 psi and see if the noise changes.
In my experience, the Continentals get a wear pattern that has nothing to do with alignment, tire pressure, or rotations (or lack thereof).
That is most probably where the noise is coming from.
That is most probably where the noise is coming from.
Continental tires are awful. I was researching tires for my wife's car @ TireRack this weekend. More than a few Altima owners talked about how very bad the OEM tires were. Replacing them with a better brand is key.
Contis may be lame, but you're not exactly giving them a fair chance if you're doing a first rotation at 31k.
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