Noisy Tires

I have a 2003 Santa Fe and about a year ago I put a set of Michelin x Radial LT's.

I love the ride and handling but lately they have started to get very noisy. I get the same sound when I put it in neutral and cut the engine so I'm pretty sure it's the tires and nothing else.

Has anyone else had this problem ? I'm not sure if there is anything I can do about it other than replace the tires.

Thanks.

 

Have you tried to exchange front with rear ones? For Michelin on my Sonata I do it every 6-8000 miles.

 

Zotto:

Actually I first noticed this noise problem when I had them rotated in
January. Do you think that could have something to do with it ?

I could put them back but then the fornt ones will wear more fast than
the rear.

Thanks.

 

Don't discard the possibility of a hub bearing. They tend to make humming
noises when worn.

 

Thank you hyundaitech:

The Santa fe has about 70,000 miles on it. Should I have my dealer look
at it ?

 

Can you pinpoint if it is the front or rear? How many miles on the tires?
I found that with FWD cars, the rear tires get little wear and while they
can last a long time, they can start to cup and make a lot of road noise. A
few years ago I got rid of a couple of tires that still had at least 15000
miles left on them but could not take the noise any more.

 

Edwin:

The tires have about 20,000 on them. The sounds appears to be coming from
the front. These are the tires that were on the back until about a month
ago.

Thanks.

 

Edwin:

What do you mean about the tires starting to "cup" ? I never heard of
this before.

Thanks.

 

Check that they rotated them correctly... that if they cross rotated them
that they could be done that way, not just front to back....

My Friends Wife had a set of tires that they kept cross rotating and they
were only supposed to go front to back.. when they cross roated them they
were spining in the wrong direction making it drive like crap and noisey...

Pete...

 

Take a look at the tread. The outer portion may have a series of flat spots
around the circumference. If worn enough, it will be visible. but in any
case, you can usually feel it if you run the palm of your hand around the
tire. Once unevenly worn, it is going to get worse.

 

My thoughts exactly, Mr. HyundaiTech.

And it hasn't helped that a couple of my vehicles, one Hyundai and one Kia,
have had such hub troubles.

They may be much simpler to replace than a bearing by itself, but man are
those hubs expensive.

 

Certainly you should have someone look at it. If it's a hub bearing, you
should have it fixed. If it's just a tire tread issue, it's okay to keep
driving until the tire is worn out.

 

Reply to message from "Paul" <> (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:50:
37) about "Re: Noisy Tires":

P> I could put them back but then the fornt ones will wear more fast than
P> the rear.

Being a FWD vehicle you would think so but when I had my 2002 Elantra GT
the rears wore faster than the fronts. The tires were rotated every 6000
miles or so, and the car was aligned yearly. Has to do with the toe- in I
guess.

This was not limited to my car only. Other Elantra owners reported similar
experiences.

With respect to your newly evident road noise - it could be related to tire
pressure. The tires on my Tiburon are fairly noisy to begin with, but when
the pressures fall to about 30 psi (I keep them at 35 psi) they make more
noise due to resonance at certain speeds and on certain road surfaces. All
suspension systems have their own natural frequencies and tire pressure and
tread depth are both variables that can affect resonance-induced noise.

Just something else to consider.

Best Regards
Wayne Moses <> Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:11:57 -0600

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Thank you Mr. hyundaitech, you were right on the money. I had my dealer
look at it today and sure enough it needs a new wheel bearing. Much to my
surprise, it's covered under the 100K Power Train Warrentee.

Thanks for the tip.