I love the CarTalk show and recently discovered this website and forum. I have a question about my Subaru, so if anyone can give me some feedback and/or advice, I’d greatly appreciate it! (By the way, I have 3 dogs and work as a pet sitter part-time. There’s always a dog in my Subie, thus the nam…

Potentially your alignment is off. Subaru has a very comprehensive warranty for 3yrs/36k and you may get them to cover off paying for an alignment which you need checked before purchasing 4 new tires. Maybe Subaru will help you partially on tire cost which is likely 50% since OEM tires typically las…

First, you don’t have to replace all 4 tires in a Subaru, but you do have to replace them all if it’s AWD–otherwise your diffs will wear out. How much are your rear tires worn? You stated you could see tread, but that doesn’t mean it’s a lot of tread. Also, are you front tires bald on the edges o…

Depending upon the wear pattern this could be an alignment issue and any warranty on tires is provided by the people who manufacture the tires; not Subaru. Worn tires due to an alignment issue then gets into the murky area of whether Subaru would step in and cover any alignment fault or tire issue …

If you were rotating your tires as stated, it’s hard to see how this could happen without being noticed… It will be interesting to see what kind of shape your front brakes are in…If the pads are worn out at 14,000 miles then your driving habits becomes the prime suspect for these problems and you w…

Unless you really abuse your car something has to be radically wrong with it for that much wear to occur on the tires in only 14k miles. You are going to have to replace all of the tires with new ones after the problem with the drive system is found and fixed. You should normally be able to get more…

Do you go fast around corners? I know for a fact its not hard to wear tires quickly with aggressive driving. If its a bad alignment it ought to be easy to find.

Another version of theft? Is it possible that someone traded tires with you?

While I’m sure the rear tires look a lot better than the bald front ones, please check and tell us how much tread they have. Try the ‘quarter test’, insert a quarter in the tread, with the top of Washington’s head towards the tire. Does the tread obscure the top of his head? If not, they’re all p…

Good thing you’re bringing the car in. You may have a serious problem that can be easily fixed.

My 2011 Subaru has bald front tires - why?

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Stoveguyy July 21, 2013, 9:26pm 2

It’s fairly easy to find nice used tires online. Try Craigslist. Buying 2 used tires that have the same tread depth as your rear tires might save you some money vs buying 4 new tires. Heck, I assume your rear tires are almost perfect with only 14k miles.

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My 2011 Subaru has bald front tires - why?

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