# 2010 Toyota Avalon - Noisy tires

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-avalon-noisy-tires/130675>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [December 11, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-avalon-noisy-tires/130675 "2018-12-11T23:01:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![TerryHiggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@TerryHiggins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TerryHiggins)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-avalon-noisy-tires/130675/1 "2018-12-11T23:01:27Z")

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Excessive road noise with brand new Michelin defender tires (non directional) after having Michelin Premiums before (no noise). Installer claims it is due to a harder compound on the all season tires? Could it be some other issue that is coincidental in timing with the new tires? The worst noise occurs between 40 to 50 mph.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-avalon-noisy-tires/130675/2 "2018-12-11T23:06:46Z")

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> [@TerryHiggins](#):
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> Could it be some other issue that is coincidental in timing with the new tires?

Nope…………….

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-avalon-noisy-tires/130675/3 "2018-12-12T01:58:42Z")

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Can you tell if noise is from front, back or one side or another or from all 4 tires?

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**Author:** ![TerryHiggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@TerryHiggins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TerryHiggins)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-avalon-noisy-tires/130675/4 "2018-12-12T02:34:24Z")

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The predominant noise seems to come from the front but, that could be because I’m always driving and obviously facing forward.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-avalon-noisy-tires/130675/5 "2018-12-12T02:52:32Z")

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I’ve been using Defenders for years and haven’t heard excess noise, but maybe I’m accustomed to it. You could try rotating or having them rotated. Front to back. If that makes the noise go to the back, then rotate side to side. Rotating tires has remedied a few problems.