I had an apt @ Firestone in Rocky Mount NC at 4:30 today to get new tires, to replace a set of new tires I bought previously there w 32,000 miles on them, the tread was nearly gone on all four tires, I had proof They'd been rotated 3 times when I get my synthetic oil changed elsewhere & it was almost time to get another oil change & rotation. I have an 80,000 mile warranty on those tires but the warranty didn't replace the tires. The tall guy waiting on me worked up a prorated savings of maybe 1/2 price on the tires so I still ended up paying over $600 for this set of new tires and he insisted I needed an alignment.. He told me I should have had my tires rotated at Firestone. But I'm not so sure about that since It took them over 3 hrs to complete my job while I waited freezing with their ac blasting. . with his snarky attitude and comments to me. when my car was ready I was going to my car & the salesman caught me in the parking lot & said, your tire air pressure sensor is on in your dash but it'll go off in a little while when you start driving.
Well that didn't happen. And I've had all four of those sensors replaced in the last year or two, and there was no problems with any of them when I brought my car today. My 30 min drive home didn't fix it . Hopefully another Firestone dealer in another state can fix it and won't shyster me for more $. He was condescending and ignoring me and wanted to bicker with every question I ask while he was entering my Info at the computer At one point told me I could go sit down. I asked if the warranty was still for 80,000 miles with this new set of tires or would he prorate that too. I feel like I had legitimate questions about how this pro rated tire warranty is working, He wouldn't even look at me. Finally, I said, are you being short and dismissive with me for some particular reason bc it feels like you are & I don't know why. He said oh I'm just really tired. My baby kept me up last night. I said well I just wanna understand what's going on with my car and tires so I can prevent it in the future and he said , Your front end is out of line. I said it doesn't appear to be when I'm driving the car. He said my tires are tilting out like duck feet. At that point I thought he was trying to find a way for this warranty not to work for me, but I had my receipt and proof of my tire rotations when I had my oil changes before and he said I should've come there to get my oil changed and tires rotated because the other shop didn't do my tire rotations properly and it caused my tires to wear out too fast, if I'm supposed to believe that my car is out of alignment when it doesn't pull left or right when I drive or break and my steering wheel is lined up straight when I'm going down the road and not pulling. that's the kind of in line that I've been used to . To learn kn my car was out of line and the other station that takes care of my car that I trust and like never mentioned anything like that to me was strange. But wearing out 47,000 miles too fast is a problem, and I don't feel like it's my fault and I'm surprised he made me pay for half the price on those tires when I had a warranty for up to 80,000 miles. it makes me feel like they want me to believe they're the only place that knows how to rotate tires & change oil & that the only way to get my work done properly is to come there, but I did not enjoy my visit there today. It was freezing in that waiting room & there was no way to get away from it.. and even though the store was supposed to close at 7 o'clock, they didn't get done with my car until 730 and I saw them park my car out in the parking lot away from the bay, and it took him 15 minutes to come and come tell me that my car was ready and I could go, but after alll that, my car still isn't fixed. and now it's another problem. my new tires were greasy and dirty and as was my wheels when they gave me my car back, and three of the tire air stem caps matched and one doesn't. I don't recommend them... read more