Loadstar Tires - Warranty

ddivinia · Dec 18, 2007

Has anybody tried to get warranty done on loadstar tires? One of my trailers came with loadstar and I think all of them have failed. I finally decided to call in warranty on this one (there was enough of it left to read, etc).

I am not impressed with these people. The tires have had treads separation issues. I wonder if these are some of those that had the gum strip left out.

How do I file a complaint with the government?

Made in China tires suck. I am making a very conscious effort of no more Chinese tires.

D.

Skyco · Dec 18, 2007

Had multiple failures with the Chinese Load Boss tires on my dump trailer. It is now sporting a high dollar set of Michelin XPS Ribs....I hope my tire troubles are over, no more Chinese tires for me.

Diamondpilot · Dec 18, 2007

It is funny that everyone is having this problem. I had Carlisle and Goodyear trailer tires fail right and left and figured I would go with the cheapest thing out there. I bought a set of Load Star tires in 15" load range D for my tri-axle boat trailer and had no more failures in 3 years and about 10,000 miles. I check the pressure at least twice a month and during the winter months I put the boat trailer on stands but I have always done that.

I will probably go with them for my car hauler when its time and my small boat that is a tandem-axle trailer.

Chris

montanaman · Dec 18, 2007

I might be wrong but I do not think you can buy an ST tire made in the USA at all. I believe even the Goodyears are made in China I had a Carlisle blow out on our fifth wheel camper and it just destroyed the side of the thing. Seems most serious RV folks change tires when they get to be four years old and the one I had blow was five or seven years old??

Mine has 15" rims so I couldn't run a heavy enough truck tire on it but anything I have with 16s get load range E truck tires.

I've had Loadstars on a few bumper pull trailers and never had a problem but they seem to make a good batch, then a crappy batch.

Nothing in China has much consistency or quality control.

I don't remember what I have on the camper now but I bought them from a local trailer tire and axle place that literally ships truck loads of axles and tires a day. He claims to have a few customers that will not buy anything but the brand he sold me because that is the only brand they never had failures with...........Yes, they ARE made in China but I couldn't find any that weren't!!

Shame I can't remember the name but I'll try to look at it tonight!

Please let us know how the warranty deal works out.

Ken

ddivinia · Dec 18, 2007

They require a receipt for a new tire. What is that all about? What do they care? What if I can't afford a new tire until I get the warranty money? What a load of crap. I hate dealing with garbage like this situation.

Suggestions?

D.

Diamondpilot · Dec 18, 2007

I went through the same crap on my F-350 4x4 with Carlisle tires, what a piece of crap those tires were. They are owned by Michelin, which now I will never buy. Anyway, the tires had 17,000 miles on them and were almost bald. They also had cracks on the side walls. They said it was from Armorall, but they were willing to give me 50% off a new set. By them being willing to give me 50% off a new set just tells me they know there is a problem and are trying to cop out. The tires ran $1,400. I spent my money elsewhere and put a much more aggressive tire on from Big-O and could not be happier.

Here is a link for both
http://www.bigotires.com/TireResults.aspx?TSize=275/70R18&SSize=2757018

Chris

Skyco · Dec 19, 2007

With all due respect Diamondpilot I think you may have mixed up Carlisle with someone else.

For one thing Carlisle doesn't make or market truck tires and I'm pretty positive Michelin has no ownership or management interest in them.
Perhaps you are thinking of BFGoodrich or Uniroyal?

ddivinia · Dec 19, 2007

Speaking of BFG. I am just about due for a new set of tires on my Dodge Ram 3500. I have BFG All Terrains on it now. I think I will get almost 50K miles out of them - not bad. Are they made in China? What other tires should I consider? Good on road/off road performance. I take it off road at the hunting camp, but I don't want some crazy off road tread, etc.

D.

dgl24087 · Dec 19, 2007

Skyco said:
With all due respect Diamondpilot I think you may have mixed up Carlisle with someone else.
For one thing Carlisle doesn't make or market truck tires and I'm pretty positive Michelin has no ownership or management interest in them.
Perhaps you are thinking of BFGoodrich or Uniroyal?

In 1988, Michelin acquired the tire and rubber manufacturing divisions of the American B.F. Goodrich Co., founded in 1870. Two years later, they bought out Uniroyal Inc., founded in 1892 as the United States Rubber Company.

Diamondpilot · Dec 19, 2007

Skyco said:
With all due respect Diamondpilot I think you may have mixed up Carlisle with someone else.
For one thing Carlisle doesn't make or market truck tires and I'm pretty positive Michelin has no ownership or management interest in them.
Perhaps you are thinking of BFGoodrich or Uniroyal?

You are correct, I got my "C's" messed up. They were Continental tires.. They were junk. And yes, they are owned my Michelin.

Sorry about that.

As for the BFG AT tires that is what I am running on my F-150 4x4 and I love them.

Chris