BF Goodrich Replaces Radial T/A's with brown letters!

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  • @MWILSON7
    @MWILSON7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wanted to thank you Tony as I wasn’t aware of this recall until your video. Brough my car into the local BFG dealer and was able to get a brand new set of replacement tires at no cost to me. The best part about it was that my tires were almost 6 yrs old. the car doesn’t get driven much so the tire wear was non- existent which probably helped in the no cost swap. Keep up the great videos!

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      The reason it was made was to help people like you! Thanks for watching!

    • @nixaeagle141
      @nixaeagle141 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs how long is is taking to get reimbursed ?

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nixaeagle141 I had them wire me the money so it was roughly a week.

    • @nixaeagle141
      @nixaeagle141 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs wow , thanks for the quick reply . I’m digging up my October 2014 receipts 😂

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nixaeagle141 Best of luck!

  • @bradbradley353
    @bradbradley353 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good for them. That is a good example of a company doing the right thing. Kudos to Bfg/Michellin

  • @scshelton44
    @scshelton44 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks! My BFG Radial TAs turned brown as well. Used your info from the video, called Michelin to open a case number, and within 24 hours I had a brand new set of tires. BFG covered 100%. I Just paid the mounting and balancing. Like you said, that’s fair. Glad you made the video!!!

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome! You sir are the reason I make videos like this one. Thanks for watching and tell your friends in the car community.

  • @Wooley689
    @Wooley689 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wish they made these for my 19" GT wheels.

  • @joegboss
    @joegboss ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tony , when are you heading to Massachusetts ? Might try to meet up with my Mach 1

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry brother I have been there and back. Was on Palmer on May 7th. Great rack, narrow and serious incline but a lot of fun. Thanks for asking! Maybe next time.

    • @joegboss
      @joegboss ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok next time !!!

  • @johnmuchmore2561
    @johnmuchmore2561 ปีที่แล้ว

    BFG replaced my tires as well. Very happy they took care of it.

  • @roymorgan5498
    @roymorgan5498 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Tony! I have All -Terrain T/A BFGoodrich tires for my ranger and have a 100,000 miles and still look new. It's the 2nd set . I have 237,000 miles on my 01, 4.0L, 4x4 Ranger Edge. Still running strong. I do all the fluid change myself. Got her in 2002. ❤

  • @Burnedtoastify
    @Burnedtoastify ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have new BFG Radial TA's with a January 2023 build date that were installed in June 2023 and guess what... Turning brown! It appears almost like a liquid stain and creeps across each letter. Seems to be accelerated by driving the car. These are 225/60/15's and made in Mexico.
    Scrubbing each letter with Acetone on a rag gets it 80% better but it takes an hour to do the whole car and is not easy. And the tires can never be bought completely back to the bright white they were when the blue coating was first scrubbed off... Very disappointed.

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am starting to hear this more and more. IF that happens these will come off next spring sold on marketplace and replaced with Cooper Cobras.

    • @PatriXdk
      @PatriXdk 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My BFGs from late 2020/early 2021 do the same.

  • @fratzogmopars
    @fratzogmopars 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a set I bought 2 years ago that were made in 2022, one out of the four has the RWL’s starting to turn brown. I probably have less than 500 miles on them. The car hasn’t seen rain or snow, even if the streets are wet it’s in the garage. Not driven from Nov-March. Apparently BF Goodrich hasn’t solved the brown tire caper as of this date.

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@fratzogmopars thank you very much for the information disappointing as it is.

  • @rescuedandrestoredgarage
    @rescuedandrestoredgarage ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great information brother 👍.

  • @victorxavier9977
    @victorxavier9977 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Congrats man that's awesome

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! I did have to deal with these for a few years but Free is Free. :)

  • @timbonnell279
    @timbonnell279 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My tires on two show cars are within the affected dates and we’re browning with less than 200 miles each.
    I went through this process Feb 2024 and after a lot of haggling came up to a 70% reimbursement. They say the reason is the cars are not driven enough?? My last set were installed in 95 and 97 respectively and were white when I replaced due to age.

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's funny that you have to haggle with them and I did the same thing. 70% is better than nothing but not as it should be. I can say that if this set tuns brown I am going to pull them, sell them, and go with Coopers.

  • @JamesBunsey
    @JamesBunsey ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Warning! Their warranty coverage is apparently all over the place. My tires are less than 4 years old and less than 2,000 miles (tread like new) and they only offered me 37% off a new set. What gives! I'm going to call them and lodge a formal complaint.

    • @JamesBunsey
      @JamesBunsey ปีที่แล้ว

      OK, after a call they will give me 70% which I think is fair. Thanks again for the great video! If I didn't stumble on this I would be buying a set of cooper tires right now, LOL.

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IF mine turn brown again I am buying a set of Coopers :)

  • @dragin79
    @dragin79 ปีที่แล้ว

    The guy from BFG just emailed me and assured me the problem has been rectified. I am still skeptical and looking at cooper cobras and Mickey sportsman s/t. Any updates on newer tires?

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      So far so good. Had to use a scouring pad to remove the blue. I have gotten reports from other that said the issue was still a problem. We shall see. I went for it because they covered a new set 100% minus mount and balance and my tires were a few years old already.

    • @dragin79
      @dragin79 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs how long have you had the new ones? Did they show signs of brown on the old set this early?

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dragin79 Since the video was posted which I think was April/May 2023. The last set didn't make it that long.

    • @dragin79
      @dragin79 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs what is the date code on your new set of tires?

    • @PatriXdk
      @PatriXdk 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have a set of BFGs with date codes 4220 and 0521, and they are going brown. Installed in 2021.

  • @rickshum8550
    @rickshum8550 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just bought my BF Goodrich Radial TA's a few months ago and some of the white letters are turning brown. Date codes, 0624, 0724, 2923 and 3623. Hate It !!

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rickshum8550 same deal with mine. Last set I’ll buy. I’m switching to cooper cobras 🐍

  • @gregbrown5488
    @gregbrown5488 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just to clarify…I have to buy a new set and they reimburse me? or they replace the set I have already purchased?

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They reimburse you. It took 8 business days to get the $ back into my account.

    • @gregbrown5488
      @gregbrown5488 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs What happens to the original set?

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregbrown5488 My dealer had to dispose of them.

    • @MWILSON7
      @MWILSON7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They just submitted a claim, it was approved and they replaced my tires at no charge to me because of the amount of tread wear left

    • @gregbrown5488
      @gregbrown5488 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs after a lot of back and forth, they finally agreed to replace them. My tires were 10/32 tread and they wanted to offer my 55% credit. I rejected it and went back and forth with them about it. I just have to pay mount and balance

  • @JamesMiller-f4p
    @JamesMiller-f4p 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome! My BFG’s 7 years old. Replacing at no charge. Thank you so much!

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

    • @ben68442
      @ben68442 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs I tried to get mine replaced and NO LUCK. They kept telling me it was daily dirt. What a joke.

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ben68442 did you call the number is the video? That's the only way it will happen. A dealer won't try to help at all.

  • @101495J
    @101495J ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm calling out Michelin because if I'm looking at this right the last four digits on my tires are 2721 past the so called effected date for yellowing tires yet all my tires are clearly browning. Stay away from these tires regardless in my opinion.

  • @Komet163B
    @Komet163B 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The tire manufacturers are putting something in the rubber that they either didn’t used to or at more elevated levels, that is causing this. I have the same problem with Milestar StreetSteel tires. Three years and only 600 miles later, the letters are shit brown. Interesting how tires were made for over three decades without browning letters. And then the brown shit started in the 21st Century.. Unfortunately I cannot find any radial tires, made by anyone, that’ll fit my car’s factory wheels that don’t have raised white letters on them. They should be called raised brown letters..

  • @rexmccawley521
    @rexmccawley521 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just left discount tire company and all said and done Michelin only wanted to give me 40% credit for a new set

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry to hear that. If I were you I would buy Coopers.

    • @rexmccawley521
      @rexmccawley521 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes sir
      that sounds like a good plan

  • @alanjones5147
    @alanjones5147 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just got off phone with them. Our tires were purchased by Make a Wish for my son's 70 Mach 1 restoration. They wanted original receipt which we don't have. Make a Wish restored the car for him in 2014. Given that info they said we were outside the warranty period of 6 years. After a lengthy conversation they did eventually give me a case number but said the best they would do was a 25% credit on new tires if the local dealer would concur that they have the browning issue. I recently scrubbed them clean so will have to see what dealer says. Will come armed with your info. Thanks Tony @grabbermach

  • @clintb9770
    @clintb9770 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks

  • @frankklimek8034
    @frankklimek8034 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:15

    • @frankklimek8034
      @frankklimek8034 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same thing happened to my Michelin tires.

  • @ms79ta
    @ms79ta ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Tony. It really isn't fair to pay mounting and balancing again if the tires are not as advertised. I discussed that with them. My tires showed browning within 2 months. The rear tires, P255/60R15's were worse than the fronts of a different size. They replaced them but guess what? Browning again. I might take these back and find a different tire. I don't think they quite figured out the problem. My other brand tires never did this. I did pay upfront for the new tires and got a reimbursement check 3 weeks later in the mail. (I didn't want direct deposit through J.P. Morgan.) I'm glad you're letting people know they can do this. 👍 They also told me they are not meant for cars that sit for long periods of time. So much stuff they should make buyer aware of before purchasing. I even called with concerns about the browning before I bought them and they assured me back then problem was resolved. 😕 How are your new tires?

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So far so good but it has only been a month. If these brown like the last set I will officially write them off and Michelin the parent company forever. Believe me there will be a follow up video.

    • @ms79ta
      @ms79ta ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TonysFordsandMustangs Update for you on mine. Terrible. I can't get the letters that browned back to white. Not all letters turned but it's bad enough that I'm frustrated. They did not correct the problem with my set. These are worse than set I exchanged them for. 😕

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ms79ta I'm very sorry to hear this. So far I'm ok. If I were you I would pull those sell them and buy a set of Coopers.

    • @Komet163B
      @Komet163B 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What BF tells you about the browning is all bullshit. BF white letters tires, manufactured in the 20th century, did NOT brown! I know this because I owned tires of that vintage and guess what, the letters stayed White! Never turned brown, ever! They started putting something in the tire rubber, in the 21st century, that causes the browning. Unless they go back to their formulations from the 20th century, you’re going to continue to see the browning bullshit.

  • @douglorimer5985
    @douglorimer5985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol😂choosing coopers over goodrich,,glad I run black out.

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't say I blame you. IF these were not free I would be in the same boat and may end up there eventually anyway as payback for the 6 years of dealing with this issue.

  • @happypuppy8221
    @happypuppy8221 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good company

    • @TonysFordsandMustangs
      @TonysFordsandMustangs  ปีที่แล้ว

      It took some time for them to do anything about this issue and they denied it for years. I'm going to how this formula works out prior to making a decision. Thanks for watching!