Customer reviews for BFGoodrich Advantage T/A Sport LT - 235/75R15/XL 109T Tire forOne glaring shortcoming
I have 25k on a set of 4. Handle well, great in all weather condition. Lobe them except for one major flaw. They are extremely noisy. Regardless of speed, there is sways a drone present. You have to turn the radio to hear it. At first they were fine, but getting louder as the miles add up. Will have to replace them long before they're worn out. Horrible on long trips. What a shame on a otherwise great tire.
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Buyer beware
We bought these tires 11/30/20. We noticed a noise last winter (2022) coming from the tires. I contacted the place we purchased them from. They will do nothing for us. These tires only have 26,165 miles on them. They have been rotated regularly. I would definitely not purchase these tires.
Jennifer63, we're sorry you're experiencing a noise issue. One of our team members will be in touch to get more information and work with you and the retailer on a solution.
Manufacture material defect
My first time purchase for Goodrich tires were 4 Advantage T/A tires on 8/24/21. On 12/11/22, (6,750 wear miles) I found my tire to be flat in my driveway so I put in air and went to the local dealer for repair. After two days of trying, they found a split in the tire tread where it met the sidewall. The local tire dealer contacted Goodrich and indicated the warranty was prorated at 50% causing me to pay for a new tire at 50% off the 2022 new price. Only 6.750 miles on a 15 month old tire. As far as I am concerned this should have been a 100% warranty as the tire failed due to manufacturer's defect. The six warranty is meaningless. Buyer be ware!
Former customer, we are sorry to about the issue with your tire. If the condition of a tire is deemed warrantable by an authorized retailer, they have full authority to handle it according to the warranty. The condition you describe could also be damage to the tire.
Honest snow belt tire review
I just rotated these tires and I had to leave a review I was so happy. After 2 years these tires still look like they have deep new tread. We live next to the lake in the snow belt that can exceed 2-3 feet at a time and -0 conditions. I never worry if my wife is on the road with these, they handle outstanding in any condition! I would say these are on the pricier side of car tires but I feel the value exceeds the price and I would recommend these to any one in any weather condition! I cannot say enough how impressed I am with these tires and I have even skipped buying Blizzaks as these perform so well! (Now I realize these actually save me from buying dedicated snow tires/wheels and I would easily pay the price all day!)
Jack of all trades, master of none
2018 CX5 AWD owner - FL driver, and weather. These tires made my short list because they are 3 peak snow flake rated and have pretty good ratings. This mattered to me because I'm approaching a time when we'll be road-tripping to colder states and will inevitably encounter the wintry stuff. Best word to describe these: compromise. They don’t seem particularly excellent at anything, just a great jack of all trades which has an upper hand in wintry conditions vs A/S tires. These will do 95% as good a job tires like the Premier LTX or similar – yet are far superior in winter, less $$, and from reviews it seems they actually go the distance with their rated mileage. I've always had Michelins in my vehicles and they always wear out at about half their warranty rating. I hope the following will give you a feeling of what these feel like in my GT: Handling: less of a knife, more like a spatula. With that said, they aren't fully broken in yet. Wet traction: So far so good except one red light I spun tires a little, but it might just be the release agent because they are new. Drove over deep puddles at speed, yet I couldn’t break them lose.. they just bit the road. Dry traction: It’s an SUV not a race car. They do just fine. Comfort: they are on the softer side it appears – maybe a little bouncy. However you can feel every grit on that pavement. It’s as if they don’t isolate the texture from the driver, instead they transmit it straight to the steering wheel + seats. Not sure if this is a plus or a minus, but in my case, I'm not loving that too much. Yet don’t confuse this with noise. Feeling is different from hearing. NOISE... oh the noise many complain about. This was the category in the reviews which made me hesitate at getting these, but in the end I guess I took the dive. I will divide this part into subjective as well as objective: Subjectively (personally) I do feel they are a little louder, but not much - maybe 1 or 2 decibels. The added road feel I think plays a trick with your brain to make you think they are louder than they are (combining the actual noise with the gritty feel on some concrete roads). Objectively (with a decibel app on my Samsung Note 10) – shocking enough - they aren’t louder. I tested on my car, on a stretch of road at 50 and 60 mph. accessories off, windows closed, stereo off. 50mph = 70 decibels. 60mph = 72-74 db. 70mph: 74-76 db. Here’s the interesting thing: I immediately went and test drove a BRAND NEW 2021 CX5 GT with stock Toyo A36s which are the original tires for this car– and I got the EXACT same #s / db ranges. . New OEM tires seem to be just as loud (or quiet however you want to interpret) as these. IF there is a difference, I’d argue it’s subjective and does not exceed 1-2db. However the stock tires do seem to isolate the road feel better, which might explain why they might come across as quieter. One thing these tires DO have is a little humming noise. It’s there, it’s present, yet not intrusive. If you roll down your windows, you can hear it outside bouncing off the curbs and walls and such. This car does a decent job at hiding it with the windows up but it's still there. Overall, for the promise of added traction in winter conditions, I think it's a solid tire. I don't think anything else out there really combines these features with the promised mileage these have. Oh and looks wise... smoking! I hope this helps!
Awesome Francheezy! Thanks for taking the time to submit a review.
Poor Wet Weather Tire
Bought this tire and have 15,000 miles on tires and wet weather traction is terrible. constantly spins from a stop condition. Almost lost truck down boat ramp from tires spinning when trying to pull a empty boat trailer up ramp. Will not buy again, complete waste of money.
Improved in all areas
have been in the tire sales Industry for 17 years. I am a goodyear guy throught and through. I also only buy sell and drive old Police vehicles. So my 2014 Tahoe PPV which takes a odd 265/60r17 V rated tire is hard to find stuff. the Eaqgle RS-A's are the police Standard besides the Firehawk Pursuit which are both WAY OVERPRICED. the good year from 10 years working at goodyear are laking in life and wet grab. the other tires were the Newer General Justice, not a general fan from my experience and time spent in the industry. Then the pathetic Nexen, not even on a ememies car. I am More than amazed and Surprised how much Quieter these Advantage T/A Sports are. Wet traction is definably better as well. My only Gripe would be the New Tread Depth. When I first sold some years ago I thought they looked like Snow Tires, but always heard good reviews.
Absolutely Amazed: Snow/Ice Whoa!
Tonight we drove the car in a residential area with snow and ice on a 30% plus steep grade. Uphill the tires gripped the ice like normal road and was crazy! Coming back down was more anxiety than need for worry because these gripped just fine on the slope. We are amazed at the performance.
Sucks on less than 1" snow for POOR rating
My fiancee bought 4 of these after her Michelin's had to be replaced. We didn't have snow yet. I needed two new tires and put these on the front. Basically in under one inch of snow, don't expect these tires to make a corner in parking unless you are going slower than a fast pace walk. They are great for wet roads but suck for snow. Their claim of 30 percent better is extremely doubtful. Neither of us would ever recommend them. She doesn't even have 300 MILES on her tires and me about 500 as I write this -- basically new yet. In the end DO NOT BUY THESE IN THE SNOW AREAS.
A Impressive Tire for Michigan Winters.
I've had my 1996 4x4 Dodge P/U for many years first installing Pirelli Scorpions (will never buy again) then General Grabbers which were better and now installing these BFG Advantage T/A tires. I have never been so impressed by a new set of tires like I have from these BFGs. My truck rides so rough I can't drive with McDonald's cup of coffee with a lid on it. After installing the BFG Adv. T/As they dramatically smoothed out my truck's ride on the pot hole ridden Michigan roads and I was immediately impressed. They also stick to the road like glue and cornering is great. I was very concerned when I put my tires through their 1st test. My front axle drive was broken and I needed to get the truck out of my back garage through a fresh snow with only one wheel rear drive to the shop for repair. The truck walked right through the snow off-road without spinning a bit. Then I drove the truck on many miles on snow covered icy roads to the shop for front axle repairs. The truck made it there with only one wheel drive so sure footed on those bad roads I was totally impressed. These tires stick to icy/snowy roads as good as my Bridgestone Blizzak Winter Tires on my AWD car. These have to be the absolute best truck/SUV tires ever for Michigan Winters and to improve the ride over our pot hole ridden Michigan roads. I'm totally impressed and only wish spread the word on a really good deal that these are the best true all season tires on the market.