We went through the same thing, turned out to be a bad tire which couldn't be seen until they took it off to rebalance it. When spinning on the tire balancing machine at a fairly slow speed, you could see a rise and fall in the middle of the tire. Upon taking it of the rim it was discovered that the steel belting had separated right in the middle of the tire which they said was a very dangerous condition. EVERY tire sales person you talk to is going to say it's your fault, "You must have hit a pot hole or under or over inflated your tire, it's not a defect". The man that looked at it for me said it most certainly was a defect and to fight for a pro-rated refund. I would very carefully check out both your front tires before you go any further. Good luck John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The Doo Dah Machine" |
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