sounds like they are thinking like the american companies.out of warranty tough luck.a friend of mine bought a 2007 gmc canyon 2wd pickup.he just turned 40,000 miles and needs his 3rd set of tires.GM totally denies there is a problem,they blame him for not doing the proper maintenance.which according to him states in the owners manual that you should rotate tires every 5,000 miles and check alignment every 7,000 miles.now if i have to check alignment every 7,000 miles that babies going in the lake or thru the local dealers front window.