mickey1t

Recently Ive been hearing some while driving. It seems to be coming from the tires...the car doesnt vibrate nor does it "pull" to either side....Ive checked the tire pressure and their fine, and to me the tires look fine....I took the car in to get this checked out and they told me the tires are balanced and the car is aligned, and that the noise was coming from "feathered" tires....they also said the only way to eliminate/correct this noise was to purchase new tires

i really didnt trust this service rep, i just got a bad feeling about him....just wanted to get ur guys opinions

Thanks

dbtk

Same. I think it may have to do with RFTs.

lkchris

Old, worn tires are noisy. Fact of life.

dbtk

Mine had only 600 miles on them and MB replaced them.

alx

this

the gl is a heavy vehicle with soft tires.

comfort has price

201mph

ALL of our Mercedes have developed scalloped front tires, some at as few as 15k miles, some as much as 35k.

Its a function of front end design and alignment.

The only prevention is to rotate the tires regularly front to back.

We buy our replacement tires from tirerack.com, and have them installed at a reputable local tire shop.

I just bought a pair of fronts for the S550... Tire Rack: $321, indi tire store: $363, MB dealer over $400 per tire.

mickey1t

thanks for the info!!!.....ive been using tirerack for years now....looks like ill be getting new tires soon