Back in May of 2015 I purchased a set of Cooper's CS5 Grand Touring tires for my Crown Vic. Put about 65,000 miles on them before the tread got to the point that they needed replacement. They're rated for 80,000 miles. They were the best tires I ever had. Liked them way more than Michelins.
I went to Discount Tires every month for a pressure check (can't do it myself) and had them rotated and balanced every 6-7000 miles. Basically, I took really good care of them. When the guy at Discount Tires was measuring the tread last week to determine if they needed replacing, he noticed that the right rear tire was beginning to separate. They swapped it with my spare to ride on until the new tires arrived a few days later.
I've read about the recalls of Cooper tires with separation problems, but the CS5 Grand Touring is not one of the models ever recalled. What do you folks think? Is a separation beginning at 65,000 miles acceptable, or should it never happen under any circumstance?
I went to Discount Tires every month for a pressure check (can't do it myself) and had them rotated and balanced every 6-7000 miles. Basically, I took really good care of them. When the guy at Discount Tires was measuring the tread last week to determine if they needed replacing, he noticed that the right rear tire was beginning to separate. They swapped it with my spare to ride on until the new tires arrived a few days later.
I've read about the recalls of Cooper tires with separation problems, but the CS5 Grand Touring is not one of the models ever recalled. What do you folks think? Is a separation beginning at 65,000 miles acceptable, or should it never happen under any circumstance?