- Suzuki
- 195/80 R15
- 50,000 miles
I bought 5 pieces of Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport 2 195/80 R15 100T XL, 3PMSF tires in November 2022 for my 2017 Suzuki Jimny off-road vehicle.
With the new tire, the car shook the steering wheel violently at speeds of 80-90 km/h (it didn't before!). There were multiple checks of the suspension, several readjustments, and then I took the tires to several workshops, where the general balancing machines showed that the tires were fine. I spent several hundred thousand forints on the inspections, and then on the steering damper. But the problem just wouldn't go away. I've been struggling with this issue for 3 years. I also tried the car with other tires of the same size but different brands, and it didn't shake with those.
In the autumn of 2024, I took the car to a tire shop with a Road Force balancing machine. In the workshop, they determined that all 5 tires were factory defective. The machine measured an "impact" of 70, 75, 110, 120, 125 Nm, which could not be corrected by balancing. This is causing the steering shake!
My warranty complaints were carelessly rejected by the dealer named Maxigumi.
Since I am satisfied with the tire's other performance, comfort, off-road capability, etc., and the defective tires do not cause significant problems at the back, only at the front, I ordered - after 2 years - 2 pieces for the front. The new tires, manufactured two years later, had the same defect between 70-120Nm as the old ones :( I immediately returned them. Both series were manufactured in Serbia.
Don't buy such tires!!!
