What Could be Causing My Tire To Do This?

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Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be flatter
compare to the right rear tire.

When she first told me this at our first washroom stop at a gas
station, I checked the pressures in both of the rear tires and they
were exactly the same. So, I told her to keep her eyes on the tires
and report to me again once we arrive at the destination. The funny
thing is, when parked, the tires look pretty much identical to me.
The left one didn't seem flatter or under inflated at all compared to
the right one.

So, I took my car to a Goodyear dealer today and had a technician
check out the tire and he told me that he couldn't find anything wrong
with the tire at all. I have Goodyear Integrity on my Pilot.

I was thinking if this tire problem only manifests itself at
relatively high temperatures, such when travelling on a highway and
perhaps that is why I had experienced a sustained vibration during a
previous highway travel which I had posted about in here. On the day
trip I just took though, the vibration didn't seem to be there. It
was kind of hard to tell because of uneven roads, but didn't
experience the same vibration as I did during another highway travel I
had before.

What are your thoughts on this? What else can I do to make sure that
there are no tire or related problems here? Can an alignment problem
have made my rear left tire look flatter than the right one on the
highway? TIA!
 
|Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
|with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
|and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be flatter
|compare to the right rear tire.
|
|When she first told me this at our first washroom stop at a gas
|station, I checked the pressures in both of the rear tires and they
|were exactly the same. So, I told her to keep her eyes on the tires
|and report to me again once we arrive at the destination. The funny
|thing is, when parked, the tires look pretty much identical to me.
|The left one didn't seem flatter or under inflated at all compared to
|the right one.
|

Um...how big a' old boy are ye?
 
|Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
|with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
|and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be flatter
|compare to the right rear tire.
|
|When she first told me this at our first washroom stop at a gas
|station, I checked the pressures in both of the rear tires and they
|were exactly the same. So, I told her to keep her eyes on the tires
|and report to me again once we arrive at the destination. The funny
|thing is, when parked, the tires look pretty much identical to me.
|The left one didn't seem flatter or under inflated at all compared to
|the right one.
|

Um...how big a' old boy are ye?
 
Steve Lee said:
Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be flatter
compare to the right rear tire.

When she first told me this at our first washroom stop at a gas
station, I checked the pressures in both of the rear tires and they
were exactly the same. So, I told her to keep her eyes on the tires
and report to me again once we arrive at the destination. The funny
thing is, when parked, the tires look pretty much identical to me.
The left one didn't seem flatter or under inflated at all compared to
the right one.

So, I took my car to a Goodyear dealer today and had a technician
check out the tire and he told me that he couldn't find anything wrong
with the tire at all. I have Goodyear Integrity on my Pilot.

I was thinking if this tire problem only manifests itself at
relatively high temperatures, such when travelling on a highway and
perhaps that is why I had experienced a sustained vibration during a
previous highway travel which I had posted about in here. On the day
trip I just took though, the vibration didn't seem to be there. It
was kind of hard to tell because of uneven roads, but didn't
experience the same vibration as I did during another highway travel I
had before.

What are your thoughts on this? What else can I do to make sure that
there are no tire or related problems here? Can an alignment problem
have made my rear left tire look flatter than the right one on the
highway? TIA!
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How much do you weigh?
 
Steve Lee said:
Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be flatter
compare to the right rear tire.

When she first told me this at our first washroom stop at a gas
station, I checked the pressures in both of the rear tires and they
were exactly the same. So, I told her to keep her eyes on the tires
and report to me again once we arrive at the destination. The funny
thing is, when parked, the tires look pretty much identical to me.
The left one didn't seem flatter or under inflated at all compared to
the right one.

So, I took my car to a Goodyear dealer today and had a technician
check out the tire and he told me that he couldn't find anything wrong
with the tire at all. I have Goodyear Integrity on my Pilot.

I was thinking if this tire problem only manifests itself at
relatively high temperatures, such when travelling on a highway and
perhaps that is why I had experienced a sustained vibration during a
previous highway travel which I had posted about in here. On the day
trip I just took though, the vibration didn't seem to be there. It
was kind of hard to tell because of uneven roads, but didn't
experience the same vibration as I did during another highway travel I
had before.

What are your thoughts on this? What else can I do to make sure that
there are no tire or related problems here? Can an alignment problem
have made my rear left tire look flatter than the right one on the
highway? TIA!
Click to expand...

How much do you weigh?
 
Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be
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^^^
There's your problem. Get a second opinion from a male. Seriously.
 
Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be
Click to expand...
^^^
There's your problem. Get a second opinion from a male. Seriously.
 
|Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
|with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
|and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be flatter
|compare to the right rear tire.
|
|When she first told me this at our first washroom stop at a gas
|station, I checked the pressures in both of the rear tires and they
|were exactly the same. So, I told her to keep her eyes on the tires
|and report to me again once we arrive at the destination. The funny
|thing is, when parked, the tires look pretty much identical to me.
|The left one didn't seem flatter or under inflated at all compared to
|the right one.
|
Um...how big a' old boy are ye?
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good point, with everyone out of the car, it would look OK, with
5 of buds headed to a fishin' camp, that could be a 1000 lbs. Or
more.
 
|Took a day trip just this past Sunday to an out of town destination
|with a family friend of ours. They were following us on the highway to
|and fro and she mentioned how my rear left tire appeared to be flatter
|compare to the right rear tire.
|
|When she first told me this at our first washroom stop at a gas
|station, I checked the pressures in both of the rear tires and they
|were exactly the same. So, I told her to keep her eyes on the tires
|and report to me again once we arrive at the destination. The funny
|thing is, when parked, the tires look pretty much identical to me.
|The left one didn't seem flatter or under inflated at all compared to
|the right one.
|
Um...how big a' old boy are ye?
Click to expand...

good point, with everyone out of the car, it would look OK, with
5 of buds headed to a fishin' camp, that could be a 1000 lbs. Or
more.
 
Assuming the tires are up to the recommended pressure and there are no other
symptoms (shaking at highway speeds would indicate an unbalanced or out of
round condition that could be trouble), there is nothing wrong. Was there
perhaps a large adult sitting in the left rear seat at the time?
 
Assuming the tires are up to the recommended pressure and there are no other
symptoms (shaking at highway speeds would indicate an unbalanced or out of
round condition that could be trouble), there is nothing wrong. Was there
perhaps a large adult sitting in the left rear seat at the time?
 
good point, with everyone out of the car, it would look OK, with
5 of buds headed to a fishin' camp, that could be a 1000 lbs. Or
more.
Click to expand...

Right, I should've included this info in the original post. In our
car, there was me and the wife in the front and I weight about 200lbs
and my wife about 120lbs. Then in the second row, there were 2 kids
aged 6 and in the third row, there were 2 kids 8 and 10. There was no
cargo to speak of since it was just a day trip. Thanks.
 
good point, with everyone out of the car, it would look OK, with
5 of buds headed to a fishin' camp, that could be a 1000 lbs. Or
more.
Click to expand...

Right, I should've included this info in the original post. In our
car, there was me and the wife in the front and I weight about 200lbs
and my wife about 120lbs. Then in the second row, there were 2 kids
aged 6 and in the third row, there were 2 kids 8 and 10. There was no
cargo to speak of since it was just a day trip. Thanks.
 
How much do you weigh?
Click to expand...

I should've included this info in the original post. In our
car, there was me and the wife in the front and I weight about 200lbs
and my wife about 120lbs. Then in the second row, there were 2 kids
aged 6 and in the third row, there were 2 kids 8 and 10. There was no
cargo to speak of since it was just a day trip. Thanks.
 
How much do you weigh?
Click to expand...

I should've included this info in the original post. In our
car, there was me and the wife in the front and I weight about 200lbs
and my wife about 120lbs. Then in the second row, there were 2 kids
aged 6 and in the third row, there were 2 kids 8 and 10. There was no
cargo to speak of since it was just a day trip. Thanks.
 
Assuming the tires are up to the recommended pressure and there are no other
symptoms (shaking at highway speeds would indicate an unbalanced or out of
round condition that could be trouble), there is nothing wrong. Was there
perhaps a large adult sitting in the left rear seat at the time?
Click to expand...

Right, I should've included this info in the original post. In our
car, there was me and the wife in the front and I weight about 200lbs
and my wife about 120lbs. Then in the second row, there were 2 kids
aged 6 and in the third row, there were 2 kids 8 and 10. There was no
cargo to speak of since it was just a day trip. Thanks.
 
Assuming the tires are up to the recommended pressure and there are no other
symptoms (shaking at highway speeds would indicate an unbalanced or out of
round condition that could be trouble), there is nothing wrong. Was there
perhaps a large adult sitting in the left rear seat at the time?
Click to expand...

Right, I should've included this info in the original post. In our
car, there was me and the wife in the front and I weight about 200lbs
and my wife about 120lbs. Then in the second row, there were 2 kids
aged 6 and in the third row, there were 2 kids 8 and 10. There was no
cargo to speak of since it was just a day trip. Thanks.
 
Hi,
Same thought here. May be a big moose was sitting on that side?
I have a neighbor whose whole family is OVER weight.
When they sit in their little Toyota, the car lists 30 degs. to
one side, LOL. Good thing it is a car. If it were horse, the animal's
back would've been broken.
Tony
 
Hi,
Same thought here. May be a big moose was sitting on that side?
I have a neighbor whose whole family is OVER weight.
When they sit in their little Toyota, the car lists 30 degs. to
one side, LOL. Good thing it is a car. If it were horse, the animal's
back would've been broken.
Tony
 
There's the solution. You've got almost 550 lbs loading the tires up, and
more than likely you didn't compensate for your extra 80 lbs on one side.
 
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