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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
I'd like to let people know about a fraudulent automobile tire scam
going on at Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Express stores. Wal-Mart has agreements with tire manufacturers such as Goodyear and Michelin/Uniroyal/Goodrich (same company) to exclusively sell certain tires from these manufacturers. These include the Goodyear Viva/Viva II/Viva Touring, Uniroyal Radial A/S and others. However, the manufacturers DO NOT provide their normal warranties for these tires. If you search on these tire names on the manufacturer's websites, you will find that they specifically disclaim warranty coverage for these tires, and say that warranty coverage is only available through Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart provides no such disclaimer in their advertising, so there is no way to know this without going to the manufacturer's websites. Customers are led to believe that they are buying national-brand tires with a national warranty, when they are not. It appears that these manufacturers are simply allowing their names to be used so they can sell a high volume of lower-quality tires through Wal-Mart. However, the problem is much more serious. Wal-Mart still advertises mileage and defect warranties for these tires, but in fact, they WILL NOT provide copies of warranties to customers, nor are they available in the stores or by mail. These warranties apparently DO NOT EXIST. This is a violation of Federal Trade Commission regulations under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which requires advertised warranties to be provided to customers or be available in stores. (See "A Businessperson's Guide To Federal Warranty Law" at www.ftc.gov). It is also a violation of federal and state laws for deceptive sales practices. I have tried for nearly a year to get a copy of the warranty for some tires that I purchased at Wal-Mart, and they will not send it to me. The Wal-Mart managers and customer service people seem oblivious to the requirements of the federal regulations. Even worse, an automotive consumer radio show on KKZN radio (760 AM) in Denver has reported that Wal-Mart is not honoring these advertised tire mileage warranties. Obviously, if they won't give you a copy of the warranty, it makes it impossible to enforce it's terms. This same sort of scam is going on with various manufacturers of other products such as car batteries. For example, Exide batteries will not honor warranties for their auto batteries sold through the now-defunct Country General farm supply stores. Michelin/Uniroyal/Goodrich and Goodyear are well aware of this situation and disclaim any responsibility. I will not buy any Michelin/Uniroyal/Goodrich tires or Goodyear tires so long as this nonsense is going on. I would suggest that, whenever you buy tires, ask for a copy of a MANUFACTURER'S warranty in advance, before you buy the tires. Don't settle for a store warranty or verbal promises. If the warranty has a list of tire models that are covered, make sure your model is listed. If you don't have something in writing, you've got no warranty. |
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
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<snip> > Wal-Mart still advertises > mileage > and defect warranties for these tires, but in fact, they WILL NOT > provide > copies of warranties to customers, nor are they available in the > stores or by > mail. These warranties apparently DO NOT EXIST. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=121036 Time for your medication, sir. |
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
You are dead wrong. Please don't post libelous information about WalMart. Treadwear Mileage Warranty If the tread on a tire wears down to its wear bars before reaching its warranted mileage, we will issue credit toward a replacement tire on a prorated basis. For example, if a tire warranted for 40,000 miles wore out after 20,000 miles, you would receive a credit of half the original price of that tire toward the current price of a new replacement tire. Uneven or premature tire wear caused by a vehicle's mechanical problems is not covered by this warranty. Guess what Buckwheat...the "we" above is WalMart. If you are too damn dumb to read the information available before handing over your money I have no sympathy. |
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
That sounds pretty crazy, but I wouldn't put it past them at all.
Wal-mart is sucking the life out of communities all over the world. But point in fact, this is not a group about wal-mart. Thanks for the heads up though. |
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
So, ummmm, have you filed complaints with the FTC, your AG, and
other relevant agencies? Or do you just lible? -- "Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal." - Martin Luther King, Jr. > wrote in message oups.com... > I'd like to let people know about a fraudulent automobile tire > scam > going > on at Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Express stores. > .... |
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ANOTHER TROLL
There are SO MANY trolls these days that it's getting to the point that I
can spot a troll in the first few paragraphs.......... |
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
"Pop" > wrote in message
news:TeNZf.39$hf2.19@trndny05... > So, ummmm, have you filed complaints with the FTC, your AG, and other > relevant agencies? Or do you just lible? > -- > "Never forget that everything Hitler did > in Germany was legal." - Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > wrote in message > oups.com... >> I'd like to let people know about a fraudulent automobile tire scam >> going >> on at Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Express stores. >> Right on Pop! |
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
seems to me the walwart tire document gives only a treadwear warranty,
says nothing about defects in material/workmanship. That being said I had no luck when I calimed to the GM dealer that my affinity model tires are my malibu were a piece of crap. |
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
The warranties are printed on the reverse of every single work order at Walmart. Your accusation is simply libelous.
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Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
The warranties are printed on the reverse of every single work order at Walmart. Your accusation is simply libelous.
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