I was under the impression Michelin fixed the treadlife issue with the Defender series midway in their production span. I'm seeing some shoulder wear with a set of the Costco version, made in 2015 at Michelin's Italian plant.
I took the van in question to Firestone for an alignment and they've noted 5/32" of wear, more so on the shoulders. The van has about 26-27K on this set. The previous Michelin X Radial DTs lasted almost 60K, they still had plenty of life left but I made the decision to take them out of service due to the fact they were almost 10 years old with signs of excessive cracking.
The van will be going back to Costco for rotation and balance, I'll ask them about this. I understand minivans are hard on their tires, but either Michelin hasn't really fixed this issue or that Firestone's pulling my leg? At least the local store did quote me for 2 Firestone All Seasons instead of their usual Primewell push if I wanted to replace the tires in question.
I took the van in question to Firestone for an alignment and they've noted 5/32" of wear, more so on the shoulders. The van has about 26-27K on this set. The previous Michelin X Radial DTs lasted almost 60K, they still had plenty of life left but I made the decision to take them out of service due to the fact they were almost 10 years old with signs of excessive cracking.
The van will be going back to Costco for rotation and balance, I'll ask them about this. I understand minivans are hard on their tires, but either Michelin hasn't really fixed this issue or that Firestone's pulling my leg? At least the local store did quote me for 2 Firestone All Seasons instead of their usual Primewell push if I wanted to replace the tires in question.