Thread: Canadian Tire Sucks at Tires - Stock, Sales, Installation, Service, Warranties, Online, Etc.

Brent S.: ...both times I paid Canadian Tire to put wheels on a car....the wheels flew right off again

Lotsa tire horror stories:



Bob M.: Hey Laura, at least they let you order them. After a week and a half of trying, I couldn't get tires for my car because nobody would even look up whether they could get them or not. I got them installed for less money on factory alloy rims the same day.

Paul L.: Be in touch???? You guys are out of touch. I just got a call back from the Toronto office of my complaint of taking 2.5 hours to change a set of tires . no mounting required. He was busy making excuses for the store and I couldn't get a word in. This guy would be good at tele marketing as all he did was to irritate me further!!!

Brenda D.: I did email Canadian Tire, but no one got back to me.

Last spring I purchased 4 General G Max 215/45 ZR 17 91 W extra load radial tires. With less than 11 000kms on the tires I have already replaced 3.And I switch to winter tires from November until April. They keep getting broken belts which cause an egg shape to pop out of the sides, which makes the tire weak and unsafe. I had a flat out in the middle of nowhere and I had to replace a 500$ rim for my car. The tires will not hold air and I have had to constantly check pressure. Today was the last straw, I had a flat front passenger side tire and a rear right tire with only ten pounds of pressure. Ridiculous.

I did try to get help from my local store, but we moved last summer and I couldn't find my receipt (even tho i'm sure they had my phone number at the time of purchase, their pc showed that I had never purchased anything from CT, strange how I had tonnes of CT dollars). So I purchased the first new tire, it was on sale because they have been discontinued, I didn't need to ask why. They are absolute garbage that I paid alot of money for, and they are dangerous. After being disappointed by my local store and not hearing back from anyone, I have no qualms about warning all of my friends, family and clients about my purchase, so that they do not suffer the same loss.

Thank you for asking me to email, but I fear it is simply because I made my situation public on your web page.

Brenda D.

Victor G.: Current flyer advertised Michelin X-Ice Xi3 tires at 25% off this week. But now website is saying "Ha ha fooled you. It was not true". Reason? I was waiting for this to get new winter tires.

Joanne Q.: I went to CT @ St.. Clair and Keel to change the winter tires and they recycled my two of old tires by mistake. The manager offered a spare tire only if I paid $196 for the cost of the other tire. What a scam? I just went in for changing the winter tires and I have to pay $196 for the tires they lost. This is not fair, did this happen to anyone before?

Jawad A.: I went to buy/install new tires and had a bad experience with CT, location: Richmond hill (next to Sobey's) I will prefer another vendor for my future services..

Filetza P.B.: Well i am glad i ordered awesome tires for my explorer , too bad i am having horrific service and have been waiting for hours for the installation. Thanks for the research Canadian tire next time i will take the info and go elsewhere . Nothing like spending a lot of money for horrible service.

Izzal B.: It took us 4 hours to get our tires swap done in Candien Tire Delson in Quebec. We were given an appointmet 15 days ago. The most horrible service we have ever had

Paolo U.: You suck, Canadian Tire! $192 to install my winters that are already on rims and to store my summers??/ that's double of last years cost!! Rip off artists!