So I go to the dealership today to get an oil change in preparation for our trip south.
I found out that the Michelin Premier LTX All Season tires that I bought from Costco on 6/6/17 and installed at 26,400 miles that had a 60,000 mile warranty are on their last legs after 17,600 miles. These tires are rotated with every oil change and have not worn particularly unevenly... all are 4-5/32nds other than the passenger rear which is 3-4/32nds. They'll get me to Florida and perhaps to Christmas and will then be trash after 20,000 miles or so.... a full 1/3 of their 60,000 mile warranty. I got more mileage out of the junk OEM tires that came with the car!
I've had good experience with Michelins in the past and that is why I was willing to pay the premium price for them.... never again!
Has anyone here had experience going through a tire warranty claim? From what I am reading even if I jump through their hoops to prove that they were rotated and kept properly inflated (which they were) at best I would get a 66% credit off the full retail price of a set of the same junk tires. Given this experience I'm not sure I want to repeat this experience, but I could be bribed.