lakerjock

Anyone put the Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring on the RDX? Looks like they get good reviews on TireRack and DiscountTire web sites, but a small number of reviews. Any vibration issues after 20,000 miles? Will be using these tires in Texas.

Thanks.

littleblazer

I got Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring on my RDX.
Good tires.

lakerjock

how many miles have you put on them.
any vibration problems

Mr Marco

From the TireRack
"By far the worst tires I have ever owned. At 28000 miles two tires are worn so unevenly due to belt shift they can no longer balanced or used on the front of the car. I got nearly twice the mileage out of the previous Yokohama AVID Tourings I had, which were 2/3 of the price. Next tires will be Michelin X and they WILL NOT be purchased online. If you end up with a defective tire you get to pay shipping back to the online seller, and then and only then do they tell you how much (if any) warranty still applies. No thanks Goodyear and no thanks online tire dealers. By they way I also made the mistake of putting a set of these on my Camry and am having similar issues. Both cars get inflation checked and tires rotate every 6K miles. Poor quality tires plain and simple."

lakerjock

what's up with the overall ranking of 8.7on tirerack and them being rated as a best seller there? Rank almost matches the month's which I can't get for two months here.

Mr Marco

Take them all with a grain of salt. It could be a specific size issue. It could be a bad batch. Sometimes tire manufactures will source product from different locations. IE; A 255/70 r16 might be made in Canada while your tire (235/55 -18) might be made in the USA. In fact the size you need is listed as both US & Canada.

Why not spend the extra $60 and get the Michelin.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....X&autoModClar=

FYI: They are LRR tire and you would get better mileage and no manufacturing issues

Mr Marco

Here is a good one, but they only have 2k on the tires.

Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring (Grand Touring All-Season) Reviewer's Overall Rating: 9.55

2008 Acura RDX More Tire Reviews for This Vehicle

Buy/More Info
Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring Miles driven on tires: 2,000 Location: staten island , ny Driving Condition: Mostly City Driving Style: Average

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
October 12, 2011
it is one of the best tires i ever purchase would put on other cars i have.

wdpittsburgh

I am in Pittsburgh and just ordered these tires today for my 2010 RDX. I hope to have them put on this week and will post my initial thoughts. I got a great price on these tires and am looking forward to getting rid of the OEM tires.

littleblazer

So far I put about 2000 miles on my RDX. No vibration at all.
I like it better then OEM tires. I paid $710.00 four tires.
I do have wholesale account with Goodyear.

ludecraze93

I have almost 20k on these tires, not a bad TOURING tire. If you push your RDX a lot, dont buy these. They have a very soft sidewall and dont handle as well as the OEM tires. But the treadlife is very nice. I do have vibration issues, not sure whats going on i actually have acura checking it out next week, to early for me to say the tires are the issue. These tires did make the RDX ride a bit smoother though.

lakerjock

Thanks for your responses. I ended up putting them on mine cause of the deal I was getting...830 installed with tax plus an $80 rebate so $750 OTD. Sears has a great deal on them currently and pricematched to discount tire. So far they feel much better than the OEM tires.

WrenchGremlin

I put the GY Assurance Comfortred on my RDX for 200 miles and that was all that I could handle - I drive mostly HWY at 75-85 speeds in the Chicago land area and found that the RDX was wandering much more, requiring significantly more driver attention than the stock tires. The ride was very smooth and the tires were quiet; around town driving was great and much smoother than stock rubber, so if its city and occasional HWY use then the GY might be what you are looking for. Since the tires seemed to wander I decided I should test the tires at a bit higher speeds - I took the RDX out to a remote area for a test drive - when heading north of 100 mph these tires scared the daylights out of me - the tires felt much more like snow tires than all season touring tires. The tires required time to catch up with the steering input and then the car would kind of snap to the new direction and the RDX had a very loose feel. Not at all what I want if I had to make an emergency maneuver at HWY speeds. This convinced me to return the tires since they have a 30 day guarantee. I was going to go with the Continental DWS but they have even softer side walls and the dealer said that the DWS has the most sidewall bubble issues of all the brands he sells. I rolled out with Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 and the RDX has its handling back. The Michelin's are just as quiet as the GY, but with a firmer ride. At HWY speeds the RDX now holds its line with hardly any input ( well none when on a flat straight) and I feel much safer. I'll post an update when I get them in snow.