LX570Owner Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 LX570 STOCK TIRES SUCK!!! I have 14,700 miles on my 2011 LX570. Was told by the dealer today that I would need new tires soon! WTF? I bought the car 13 months ago and I need new tires already? According to the dealer, the tread only has 30% remaining on the outer edges. The tires that are on there now are the Dunlop PT2A P285/50r20. I'm FURIOUS! I have had the car serviced only at my local Lexus dealership, and I noticed the tread wear after 3 months of driving it. I was told it was normal back then and not to worry. I feel that Lexus sold me poor quality tires. Why would they do this? My old LX had Michelin's that lasted close to 50,000 miles. Do I have a possible warranty case here? New tires are close to $1,300! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXIRX330 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Welcome to LOC! That tire wear is crazy...I would think you have an alignment issue. As far as going to the dealer for tires...you can do much better. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashron Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 When I purchased my 2010 LX570 (in Southern California) Lexus offered the car with two different tires. Some came with the Dunlops and others with the Michelin Latitude tires. I was lucky - mine came with the Michelin Latitudes which I think are greatly supperior to the Dunlops. I have about 40,000 on them so far and could easily do another 10,000 or more. I would go to another dealer or an independent tire store for another opinion. Check the tire warranty that came with the car. Regardless, I would suggest you switch to the Michelin Latitudes as your next tire. You will never consider another tire after that. (The exception might be if you drive a lot in the snow. Michelin rated them only a 7 out of 10 for snow handling) Hope this helps. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxstewart Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I've had Dunlops only once in my life on a BMW about 25 years ago. They went out of round after about 10K miles, and I had to replace them despite still having ample tread. Have never bought Dunlops since. Uneven tread-wear (you said the edges had only 30% left) results from improper inflation pressure or misalignment. Bite the bullet and buy a new set of decent tires, and have the pressure and alignment checked regularly. I have 30K on a set of high-end Bridgestones and there's still have more than half the tread left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990LS400 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 The wheels and tires specifications for the LX570 have the following footnote: "20-in performance tires are expected to experience greater tire wear than conventional tires. Tire life may be substantially less than 20,000 miles, depending upon driving conditions." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkbalt Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Unfortunately not a warranty issue. Try the Michelin Lattitude - reviews have been better. We have them - cannot attest to their longevity (just bought the vehicle), but road noise is minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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