Do Goodyear Integrity tires lack integrity?

[OVERKILL]

Snow tires for snow. PERIOD. "All-season" tires should be called "three season" tires, as they do not behave ANYWHERE as well as REAL snow tires in snow.

Blizzak's are EXCELLENT. I found my Arctic Alpin tires wore VERY quickly.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
Originally Posted By: youdontwannaknow
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
The wife's 08 Corolla came with Goodyear Integrity tires on it. We have 7800 miles on the vehicle at this point


Keep in mind that the Integrity was "redesigned" at some point. So the new tire may not be as horrible as the earlier versions. See more current/later reviews to get a better idea.

Since its a pretty new set why not give them a try in snow this season. The deeper tread should help a little bit initially. If it works it might buy you a year before you *have* to replace them. Because they really start loosing it all after about half life.


Hmm, I wasn't aware of a revision to the Integrity line, but I will now check this out. I would love to have these perform, even for one winter, and put off the 500-700 dollar expenditure until next year.


I still wouldn't chance it. These tires flat out suck and will strand you in snow.

 

[Papa Bear]

Our '07 uplander has GY Integrity tires from the factory and I find them quite good. Seemed to work as good as any other tire last winter and ride/handle very well.

 

[Saturn_Fan]

Tire experiences can vary so widely from person to person. Nonetheless, I really appreciate everyone's FB on the topic. I am going to keep them on there, really put them through their paces during the first heavy snow, and go from there.

 

[oldmaninsc]

Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
Tire experiences can vary so widely from person to person. Nonetheless, I really appreciate everyone's FB on the topic. I am going to keep them on there, really put them through their paces during the first heavy snow, and go from there.


Makes sense. Personally I haven't had very good luck with Goodyear Integrity tires - or any Goodyear tire for that matter recently. Bought a set of 4 Integrity tires for my 95 Aerostar. They lasted about 20K miles - rotated every 5k and no alignment problems. Ride and handling was very bad.
My wife's 05 Camry had them OEM. Replaced them at about 17K miles. About half off the tread life was gone, and the side walls started to crack after about 3 years.
I used to love Goodyear tires, but recently I haven't been impressed with any of them. Have a set of Forteras on my Chevy SUV and they are mediocre. After about 15K miles I say they have about 50 - 60 percent (at most) of the tread life left.

 

[charbaby]

Im going to try and answer some questions on this subject based on my opinion ONLY about GoodYear Integrity's.

Good enough to get the vehicle off of the dealership lot.
Nice riding, quiet, low rolling resistance for good MPG.
Mine lasted every bit of 60,000+ miles and were smooth
and quiet the whole way there. Great summer tire. First year through
the snow was fine but after that the ABS kicked in way too easily
and I often slid past my turn. Traction off the start was
hhmmmm OK! but, stopping was another story on slippery surfaces. Cornering, even easily, just going around turns made the vehicle feel like an old Buick. High speed stability on the highway made the car wander. And cross winds! They pushed the car all over the road. Lots of steering corrections. I have even tried more PSI in the tires and the only thing that I noticed was that the tires road more harshly over impact strips and ruts/broken pavement on the highway and city streets. Otherwise, with proper PSI they're fine. Perfect kind of tire for old American Iron. If you just want ride and quiet, they're fine. Mine were very good in the rain but, again, I have AWD and others I've talked to with only front wheel or rear wheel drive, had their issues. Every tire
is size dependant. The Integrity's will work better in some sizes than other sizes and better on some vehicles than other cars. I replaced the Integrity's with GoodYear Assurance Comfort Treads(GYACT's). IMHO, they a better Integrity. Just what I was looking for on this application. All of the smooth ride and quiet of the Integ's with better handling, better highway stability, firmer steering and flatter cornering and the MPG seem OK. Just better! My wife loved the Ingeg's but, I didn't. I just wanted a little more out of a tire without loosing what I did like about the Integ's.

 

[addyguy]

I just bought a 2003 Mazda Tribute 2.5 months ago. It has a set of these GY Integrity tires on it, with decent tread on them.

They are working okay, but I've noticed that even on dry pavement, they spin easily on take-ff, worse in the wet. That's under medium throttle - not pedal to the floor launches.

Just from looking at them, they definetly look like a summer-only tire. I'll be getting a dedicated set of winters in October for sure!

 

[PandaBear]

Integrity is Goodyear's fuel efficient tire line, not performance or luxury. If you value fuel economy they are probably in line with other similar tires from other brands, but don't expect it to perform on par with high performance or luxury line of tires from any brand.

 

[meep]

Originally Posted By: Char Baby
Im going to try and answer some questions on this subject based on my opinion ONLY about GoodYear Integrity's.

Good enough to get the vehicle off of the dealership lot.
Nice riding, quiet, low rolling resistance for good MPG.
Mine lasted every bit of 60,000+ miles and were smooth
and quiet the whole way there. Great summer tire. First year through
the snow was fine but after that the ABS kicked in way too easily
and I often slid past my turn. Traction off the start was
hhmmmm OK! but, stopping was another story on slippery surfaces. Cornering, even easily, just going around turns made the vehicle feel like an old Buick. High speed stability on the highway made the car wander. And cross winds! They pushed the car all over the road. Lots of steering corrections. I have even tried more PSI in the tires and the only thing that I noticed was that the tires road more harshly over impact strips and ruts/broken pavement on the highway and city streets. Otherwise, with proper PSI they're fine. Perfect kind of tire for old American Iron. If you just want ride and quiet, they're fine. Mine were very good in the rain but, again, I have AWD and others I've talked to with only front wheel or rear wheel drive, had their issues. Every tire
is size dependant. The Integrity's will work better in some sizes than other sizes and better on some vehicles than other cars. I replaced the Integrity's with GoodYear Assurance Comfort Treads(GYACT's). IMHO, they a better Integrity. Just what I was looking for on this application. All of the smooth ride and quiet of the Integ's with better handling, better highway stability, firmer steering and flatter cornering and the MPG seem OK. Just better! My wife loved the Ingeg's but, I didn't. I just wanted a little more out of a tire without loosing what I did like about the Integ's.



This is my exact experience in our minivan. good mpg, lasts a while, quiet. awful wet, hydroplaned on a sneeze, poor hiway tracking. I pulled mine off early as they were dangerous in the rain. similar in rain to GY fortera.

M

 

[lui]

horrible tires....we replace those all the time because they wear poorly on the shoulders and because they simply don't last very long at all.

goodyear does make some good tires...the integrity is not one of them.

 

[MNgopher]

Sounds like an excellent candidate for dedicated snow tires, except for maybe all the bad wet traction stories I read as well.

I'd keep an eye out for a set of steel / takeoff rims (and like you said, the Minneapolis craiglist site is very active and you may find something there), and if the price is right, grab them and set it up. I did this on my explorer (junkyard rims + Hankook Winter I-Pikes W409s from Discount Tire Direct + Mount and Balance for less than 400 bucks) and I'd do it again in a heartbeat - they are that good in the winter.

Found a set of takeoff rims and LT tires (with 80% tread) for my F150 for under $400 as well - so the deals can found.

 

[oggb]

Yep, absolute [censored] in the snow.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Goodyear Integrity is near the bottom of Tirerack's survey of Passenger All-Season category, and it is more expensive than many higher rated tires.

Why pay more for an inferior tire ? My neighbor bought it a couple years ago at Honda dealer for their Pilot, because it was OEM on that Pilot and they trust their dealer than anybody else.

 

[charbaby]

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Goodyear Integrity is near the bottom of Tirerack's survey of Passenger All-Season category, and it is more expensive than many higher rated tires.

Why pay more for an inferior tire ? My neighbor bought it a couple years ago at Honda dealer for their Pilot, because it was OEM on that Pilot and they trust their dealer than anybody else.


My wife's '01 Lexus RX-300 came with the OE Integriry's and they lasted quite long(60K), looked nice, road nice when the psi was correct and were quiet but, that's it. The tires sucked doing everything else. I have reviews here at BITOG somewhere in the tire section from about 3 yrs ago. They're not worth the money to replace compared to MUCH BETTER TIRES. I can't beleive G/Y still makes these tires.

The reviews from customers are mixed and I guess if we only drove on these tires in great weather(S.California), they'd be OK but, that's not the case. I have to drive in foul weather too, like most people.

The Integrity's were soft sidewalled so the car can't corner worth a $#!+, hydroplained in standing water, and on ice/snow, even driving slowly as through a crowded parking lot e.g., the ABS kicked in when even doing normal stopping and using the brakes mildly. And the VSC would beep/flash on the dash cluster, on slippery surfaces when just making a slow turn. What the...! I often passed up my turn because of all this.

If there was too much air in the tires, even just a couple of psi over the recomemded psi on the tire place card in the door jamb, they road hard and you felt every imprefection in the road...Gimme a break!

Others aren't as critical on these tires as I am but, I think the Integrity's are JUNK!

 

[charbaby]

Needless to say that most of the Integrity's 60K miles were driven on dry ground which is why we kept the tires as long as we did. My wife drove the car most of the time and never complained. But, she really notices the difference in tires since I changed over to G/Y Assurance Comfort Tread "T" rated. The Comfort Treads do much better in all areas except handling in which they're the same. The ABS never kicks in and the VSC never comes on. I have to check in a empty snowy/icey parking lot just to make sure everything is working correctly. They're that good! I'm very happy with the G/YACT's. Perfect for her Lexus' unsporty nature.

 

[FZ1]

+1. The Comfort Treads are the most quiet,most comfortable tire you can get. The handling is not quick and they only last 2/3 of the Michelins on my tire chewer. Pay your money and you take your choice,and get your prorate,boys.

 

[tenderloin]

I remember a few years ago I believe Honda Pilots came with Integrity's that were made in Canada. They were supposedly superior to the USA version. I found a few sets of dealer takeoffs and put them on my companies Ford Explorers. They were a good riding, quiet tire. Handling was OK. The Explorers traveled throughout Southern California and had no problems (freeway, city, hot desert and some mountain snow). I know our weather conditions pale with some areas, but they did A OK. Replaced with Generals which are doing well except only been getting 40-45000 miles out of them.

 

[Ursae_Majoris]

Terrible, terrible all-season tires (should be called no-season). They were OEM's on my Axiom. Integrity were worthless on ice, in the snow, on dry pavement at anything colder than 20 degrees. Hydroplaned in rain.

I could not stand them, changed to Nokian WR at 28K miles. GY was shot by then. Nokian have 32K miles on them now, and I will get another 20K out of them. Gas mileage IMPROVED with Nokian WR.

 

[kr_bitog]

Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
I was thinking of just going that route. I will start pricing four steel wheels and after some more research offline, the GY Triple Treads are looking more and more tempting. Tirerack has some great ratings pages. Have you guys used their recommended installer feature after buying the tires? Just wondering how smooth of a deal that is.

Thanks for the help guys.


Yes, the TripleTreads is OK, I had it on my PT Cruiser, on the wet road has lot of traction on comfortable speed as long as not underinflatted. On snow, it is OK as long do not drive too fast (do not exceed 50 mph on snow), but well I think that is normal for all season tyre. If you want drive faster, definitely some winter tires will do much better.

 

[chevman4life]

They were ok on my Lincoln Town Car but the tread wear was ridiculous after 20k on the tires and with rotations every 6k.