Humming Tires 2,I Can't Take It!

I don't see any improvement on the sound,i've ****ed around with the
air pressure,still sounds the same,I didn't hear that set of tires
(then on the rear), make all that racket before they went up
front,wonder if the warrenty is still good,this tires suck.I just got
back from Penna,i live near akron oh.,i can't describe the situation
while driving an interstate & hearing the hum,in a way,i was hoping
for a blow out,then.i'd know something was wrong.

teem wrote:
> I don't see any improvement on the sound,i've ****ed around with the
> air pressure,still sounds the same,I didn't hear that set of tires
> (then on the rear), make all that racket before they went up
> front,wonder if the warrenty is still good,this tires suck.I just got
> back from Penna,i live near akron oh.,i can't describe the situation
> while driving an interstate & hearing the hum,in a way,i was hoping
> for a blow out,then.i'd know something was wrong.

Once they start making a racket you're screwed.

I skimmed through these posts and don't see reference to tire brand/model.

I had some soft Bridgestones that howled at freeway speeds. The noise
started at about 8-9k of wear - they were cupped and there was nothing
to do. Well, maybe I could of had them shaved (have fun finding a shop
that will do that), but I just put up with them until the were wore
enough to replace.

Try doing s search on tire rack and see if other customers have noise
issues as well. And you can start searching for replacement tires that
will be potentially quiet through their whole life.

I had some tires on the Saturn that also drove me crazy. My tire dealer
suggested a really softer rubber but the trade off would be less wear and
more money for them. He put some Goodyear 'something's on it which did last
about half the mileage of Michelin's but were far more quiet which were a
harder tire compound.

Now if I need to go out of town I wear foam earplugs or sometimes some
in-ear phones and listen to audio books. Gets rid of all the damn road and
tire noise and I feel a lot less fatigue arriving there.

B~

I bet they cross rotated the tires ,if thats the case you might try swaping
front 2 tires, then they should be turning the same direction they were
before they rotated them!

I can't see in the posts what model/year of Saturn or tire type you have.
There is a TSB/recall for older L Series vehicles regarding irregular wear
on the rears due to the rear suspension. The fix required a spacer on the
rear to allow sufficient alignment and will replace irregularly worn tires.
Before I had the repair on my 2002 LW300, my tires would howl after rotating
due to cupping/feathering of the rear tires being put on the front.

Dana

"teem" > wrote in message
...
>I don't see any improvement on the sound,i've ****ed around with the
> air pressure,still sounds the same,I didn't hear that set of tires
> (then on the rear), make all that racket before they went up
> front,wonder if the warrenty is still good,this tires suck.I just got
> back from Penna,i live near akron oh.,i can't describe the situation
> while driving an interstate & hearing the hum,in a way,i was hoping
> for a blow out,then.i'd know something was wrong.

For the record,an ion '02,w/firehawks on all 4s.i'm going to go back
to that firestone place & asked if they DID cross rotate them,thanks
for the imput!!.On Mon, 30 May 2005 23:32:54 -0400, "Dana Rohleder"
> wrote:

>I can't see in the posts what model/year of Saturn or tire type you have.
>There is a TSB/recall for older L Series vehicles regarding irregular wear
>on the rears due to the rear suspension. The fix required a spacer on the
>rear to allow sufficient alignment and will replace irregularly worn tires.
>Before I had the repair on my 2002 LW300, my tires would howl after rotating
>due to cupping/feathering of the rear tires being put on the front.
>
>Dana
>
>"teem" > wrote in message
.. .
>>I don't see any improvement on the sound,i've ****ed around with the
>> air pressure,still sounds the same,I didn't hear that set of tires
>> (then on the rear), make all that racket before they went up
>> front,wonder if the warrenty is still good,this tires suck.I just got
>> back from Penna,i live near akron oh.,i can't describe the situation
>> while driving an interstate & hearing the hum,in a way,i was hoping
>> for a blow out,then.i'd know something was wrong.
>

Had a very similar problem with Contis on a Pontiac Vibe -- rears were
cupped due to poor rear alignment -- sounded like '60s snow tires.

As earlier suggested, shaving was a possibility, but I decided to toss them
and replace with better, after having the dealer straighten out the rear
(though I was told by the tire guy that the basic geometry and bushings were
poor and this was VERY common on Vibe, Matrix and Corolla (the chassis used
for the 1st two), as well as several other fwd cars he didn't name)

Doubt that crossing them over will help, but it's worth a try I suppose

"teem" > wrote in message
...
> For the record,an ion '02,w/firehawks on all 4s.i'm going to go back
> to that firestone place & asked if they DID cross rotate them,thanks
> for the imput!!.On Mon, 30 May 2005 23:32:54 -0400, "Dana Rohleder"
> > wrote:
>
> >I can't see in the posts what model/year of Saturn or tire type you have.
> >There is a TSB/recall for older L Series vehicles regarding irregular
wear
> >on the rears due to the rear suspension. The fix required a spacer on the
> >rear to allow sufficient alignment and will replace irregularly worn
tires.
> >Before I had the repair on my 2002 LW300, my tires would howl after
rotating
> >due to cupping/feathering of the rear tires being put on the front.
> >
> >Dana
> >
> >"teem" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >>I don't see any improvement on the sound,i've ****ed around with the
> >> air pressure,still sounds the same,I didn't hear that set of tires
> >> (then on the rear), make all that racket before they went up
> >> front,wonder if the warrenty is still good,this tires suck.I just got
> >> back from Penna,i live near akron oh.,i can't describe the situation
> >> while driving an interstate & hearing the hum,in a way,i was hoping
> >> for a blow out,then.i'd know something was wrong.
> >
>