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Avensis 2.0 Tspirit Road Noise Like A Flat Tyre


GeorgeJoseph
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Hello All,

I have a 2.0 Tspirit 2 2007 reg. I have a constant issue with road noise on this car . When travelling at about 30mph it feels like one of the tyres are running flat in the back. Kwik fit did an inspection and said that since I am using budget tyres they have warped! I have 3 infinity tyres(7000 miles so far) and a goodyear efficientgrip(1000 miles). The budget brand infinitys' are about 16 months old and the goodyear about 2 months old.

Last year I heard a noise (as though the bottom of my car was hitting the road ) when getting onto bumps. I took the car to Mr T. They diagnosed a bad wheel bearing etc etc on the rear right side tyre. I was given a bill of about 800£. I then revealed to them that the car was under extended warranty - Then the dealer turned around and said that my wheel was buckled and asked me 130£ to replace it , so that the rest of the work was done under warranty. They mentioned to me that they could not guarantee that the rest of the work would be done under warranrty if I did replace the wheel , as they had not inspected the bearing itself and hence it was possible that there was no issue there - this would be decided at the time of the warranty audit. The final report mentioned the rear right side tyre but with the wrong tyre make( they quoted that this side had an infinity when infact it had a goodyear). I decided not to get it done.

This year they forced me to change the tyre on the same wheel since it had a small cut on the side wall and hence made the car fail the MOT(This same tyre had passed the MOT last year with the same cut in 2011, it was noticed by them in 2010 and they reported it in the service, luckily I bought the car with MOT in 2010). The fact is they DID NOT mention the wheel being "buckled" when they replaced the tyre this year.Hmmm...... :ermm:

Given the fact that my local Mr T seems to be trying to make a quick buck , should I believe the kwik fit guy and change the infinitys or should I change the wheel?

Any advice would greatly help,

Thanks,

George.

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Anyone with any words of advice...? :mellow:

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Not sure if the tyres are at fault! But there again I always try to use Mich, Conti,Goodyear tyres.

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stick your spare wheel on and see if that shuts it up. Yes it is a space saver but if the original wheel is buckled swapping it for the spare for a short run should shut it up.

As for whether your wheel is buckled, any reputable tyre fitter should be able to determine that for you.

If your tyres are legal and you can put up with the noise, keep them and save yourself a few quid.

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Dear All,

Thanks for all the information and advice you have given. The issue was finally resolved by a differrent Mr T - they replaced both the front wheel bearings and the car is super smooth and super silent now. I was informed by this Mr T that driving on worn out bearings is dangerous, anyways, they ordered the parts in and fixed it yesterday. The car is now a dream to drive and I am so amazed that the car is so silent. Also, I should get more miles per liter now , since the movement of the car is undamped. The bad wheel bearing would pass on a slight ***** onto the steering wheel, when the failed area faces the ground.

I am shocked that my previous Mr T did not mention worn bearings as a risk.

Just so that I am aware, how much would replacing the 2 bearings and the labour cost in a decent Mr T.

Thanks,

G.

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Warn bearings are dangerous, your dealer was right.

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