Dealership partial rotation

[harbor]

Dropped off the wife’s Grand Cherokee yesterday for a free oil/filter change and tire rotation per the Jeep Wave program.
Dealership receipt showed driver side front/rear rotation only. I questioned the service advisor on this and was advised that only one side was done due to the tread wear pattern?
Not worried as the Jeep is a lease and gets turned in next year, but curious if anyone on the forum has ever heard of this partial rotation practice.

 

[Chris142]

Dropped off the wife’s Grand Cherokee yesterday for a free oil/filter change and tire rotation per the Jeep Wave program.
Dealership receipt showed driver side front/rear rotation only. I questioned the service advisor on this and was advised that only one side was done due to the tread wear pattern?
Not worried as the Jeep is a lease and gets turned in next year, but curious if anyone on the forum has ever heard of this partial rotation practice.

I have done the same thing.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Who cares, it's a lease and you're turning it in soon. Plus it's documented dealership work to boot. NOW, if this was my fully paid off car. I'd be mad as a hornet. There are documented procedures on how to rotate ALL 4 TIRES. In 50 yrs, I've never heard of rotating just 2 tires. They did that because it's a lease that's coming back soon and didn't care. I don't care if it's 2WD or AWD, all 4 tires get rotated regardless. That's standard procedure that's been around for decades. ( like me..decades..UGH..and I feel it too ) Moving forward, if the vehicle is not a lease, and you're going in for tire rotation,,,,,ALL 4 TIRES GET ROTATED. if you must, mark the tires with chaulk or something to make sure it gets done.

 

[rijndael]

Wear patterns matter as well. If you wait too long to rotate, you can intorduce road noise when you finally do it.

 

[Dadillac]

When I do an oil change I check tire wear on all the tires. If they are wearing evenly I do not rotate.

Don

 

[GaryMX5]

Right or wrong, I have only done front to rear rotations per side for 35 or more years, even for non-directional tires. Maybe I have been exceptionally lucky, but my tread wear has always been even doing it this way (not to mention it is easier and faster). I do remember the good ole days when we had full size spares and did 5 tire position rotations (which were a pain in the butt if done in the driveway and no lift).