Hi Folks,
Looking for any help with this front end/tire problem. I have an 05 Corolla that I just had the tires replaced on at 54k. The original tires were Goodyear Integrity's and gave me the expected life, the tires wore evenly and during that time span I rotated them every 5k and had the car aligned once, I do mostly highway driving in NE. After the new tires were put on (Walmart - Uniroyal Tiger Paw - 80K tire) I heard a fairly loud thumping noise, doing a little research on the web I figured I had a bad tire, anyway went back to Walmart and had them replace all the tires with the Goodyear Viva2 (60K tire). After leaving I still could hear a thumping noise though not as pronounced. Anyway I scheduled an appointment with toyota and also had a friend take it for a ride who works for a dealer, his call was it was a front right wheel bearing. Toyota took a look and I mentioned the wheel bearing, they said it was a wheel bearing and replaced it and aligned the car. Sure enough, drove it to work and the noise was still there. Got home that night and did a rotation of the tires, front to back, noise is still there, right side. My gut tells me it is still a tire problem, the car drives straight with a little vibration in the wheel at highway speeds. I talked to Walmart today and they will take a look at each tire tomorrow. If everything turns out ok I guess it's back Toyota. I have looked under the car to see if anything was bent when put on the lift but everything looks fine. Lifting the car and working the front wheel also show nothing lose. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks