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Cooper Tires develops tires for cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Its products focus on performance, durability and value, servicing a wide range of driving needs. Since its founding in 1914, Cooper Tires has produced tires designed for everyday use that focus on both quality and cost-effectiveness.

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  • Good traction in various conditions
  • Durable with long mileage
  • Positive customer service experiences
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  • Excessive road noise reported
  • Quality issues with some models
  • Inconsistent performance in snow

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2020

    I purchased 4 Cooper StarFire tires. I am a senior and I don’t drive a whole lot as I work from home and have been since 2014. These tires have never been any good. I have had nothing but problems and I’ve had to replace one already and on the 2nd one now. BUYER BEWARE! Throw your money in the toilet. They never wanted an odometer reading to prove mileage. So I am unhappy and you have to have a holes in your head to buy Cooper Tire. I would rather buy retreads.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2020

    I bought these tires for my F250 and they are splitting on the sidewalls, 2 tires, 3rd has small splits starting to split. I rotate my tires and check the air pressure often, I was surprised to see the split over half the way around the tire. Now it's too dangerous to drive.

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2020

    I purchased 5 Cooper 275/65R18 Discoverer ATS4S OWL 116T tires for my F-150 truck on 3/28/2019. One tire I used for the spare. I usually purchase a tire of the same kind in case I run into an issue and need a new tire to match. At the time I purchased a wheel alignment. On 9/16/2019 I returned to my tire centre to have the tires rotated because they felt out of balance. At that time they informed me my alignment was out and my driver side tire was unevenly worn. At first I thought maybe I hit a pothole as we have a lot of them where I live. I had them realign the the vehicle and had them switch the spare with the worn tire.

    Within 5000 Ks my tires were making a whooping noise as I drove at highway speed. This time I went to my Ford dealer and they informed me that my tires were all cupped and that’s what was causing the noise. Two months later I had the tires removed as they were now badly worn out. I purchased the tires at 121,282 kilometres and replaced them at 161,000 (about a year and a half) kilometres which works out to roughly 25000 miles. I am now coming to the conclusion that it wasn’t the alignment issue but the poor quality tires that were to blame. I won’t ever purchase Cooper tires again. Once a company losses my trust there are no second chances.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2020

    Good tires but road noise after 20,000 miles. 90% rubber remaining and the road noise is horrible on my Cooper A/T tires. I don't think I'll be buying them again. Good on dry, wet and snow but road noise is horrible.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2020

    I purchased a set of the Discover at3’s for my 2012 Escape and have had nothing but problems with them. They always seem to become unbalanced and I can feel every bump in the road because of how stiff they are. I contacted Cooper and they said there’s nothing they can do to get me a refund so I can purchase a different set of tires. I will not be purchasing another set of Coopers for any of my future vehicles.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2020

    https: Attached you will see pictures of a bad tire on my wife's 2010 Nissan Maxima. Thank the good Lord that she did not have an accident. This tire did not blow out. It was definitely a defective tire. As you can see from the pictures the tire still had good thread on it but evidently it was defective. In all the years I've worked on cars I have never seen a tire do such a thing. By the grace of God it did not blow out why my wife is driving home from work. I'm very disappointed because this situation should have never occurred. IMG_20200111_101651392.jpg. IMG_20200111_101532572.jpg. IMG_20200111_101835361.jpg/photos.app.goo.gl/

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2020

    My Zeon LTZ XL tires are cracking and falling apart. I called to get it fixed and was offered $158 rebate on the $1000 tires I recently bought. So I'm out the 1000 and have to get new tires. The open recall that is on them doesn't match the right size they said. I think it's a design flaw that needs to be addressed across the board. Buy anything but Cooper.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2020

    Discoverer AT3 XLT. Nice riding, nice looking and quiet for a twin peak winter rated tire. Now the bad part. I was getting 12mpg with my stock Michelin tires on my 2011 Chevy Duramax. Since installing the Coopers I have dropped to 8.8mpg pulling my 5th wheel. The rollability is certainly worse.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2019

    I had AT3 Cooper tires installed on my F150. They are terribly out of balance. They tried 14 ounces of bead balancing, did not work, 3 tires were literally bouncing down the road. Then, they tried rim weights, it took an amazing 13-14 ounces to make 3 out of 4 of them drivable at all. The tire tech then says, "You can never put this one anywhere but the right rear". That's ridiculous! How can I rotate the wheels! My rims with Pirella tires only needed 1-2 ounces to balance. I watched them being balanced. They are not bent or have any runout. And, when 3 of 4 are this way, it says it's a tire problem. When it takes nearly 1 pound to balance a tire, the manufacturing process is very poor.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2019

    I bought my Cooper AT3 tires a year ago. I like the quiet ride. Good traction in many different terrains including mud and gravel with lots of pavement in between. These are 10 ply tires. I Haul my travel trailer mostly with my pickup. I’ve put over 10 k on the tires so far. No problems at all. The tread looks just like new. They were on sale and a great price. They also offered a mail in rebate which I received from them no problem. I’ve logged a couple million miles as a truck driver and I recommend the coopers to anyone. I’d like to add that if you hit something, it’s not the tires fault. If a valve stem breaks, it’s not the tires fault. If you run the tire with low air pressure, it’s not the tires fault when it explodes. My next tires will be Cooper’s. good product Cooper!

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2019

    I bought a set of 2 tyres in Sept 2018 for the front of my T5 van, then a further 2 for the rear in Feb 2019. After 4000 miles the rear tryes are bald.... no weight in my vehicle. It doesn't tow. It's low mileage. On a 4 mile trip to work each day. Rear tyres are totally bald. Had my vehicle checked for any mechanical issues and it's perfect. I am taking them off all my family members' cars as I dont believe they are safe, and after multiple emails I'm still no closer to resolving the issue. I only wished I could leave zero stars...

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    I've had my Cooper Tires for 1 year and they are wearing unevenly. Talked to the dealership who sold me the tires as well as their distributor. I have had regular oil changes, tire rotations and alignment checks on my car over the last year and the tires are FAULTY wearing unevenly causing the ride to be rough and LOUD. I tried to work with the dealership as well as the distributor who both told me COOPER won't warranty the tires.

    So I called them direct and they said it was my car's fault?? Meanwhile my first set of tires had 60,000 miles on them with ZERO issues, my car is serviced regularly and otherwise in mint condition. I will NEVER buy another set of Cooper Tires and would caution anyone considering them to spend the extra money and buy something of quality and who VALUES their dealers and distributors. The dealership I went to said they have been promised in the past by Cooper to warranty tires and they defaulted. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, POOR PRODUCT.... buyers beware.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2019

    I am on my second set in 30 days. My tire dealer could not get the balance right on the first set and replaced them with a new set. The new set are only slightly better and the ride quality is very hard. Installed on a 2015 GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD. My old tires were Toyo and they were great.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2019

    Bought a set of Cooper Evolution tires for my Honda Pilot. Tires will not maintain tire pressure, need to adjust tire pressure every week. Never ever buy Cooper tires. Tried to contact Cooper to no avail. They don't seem concerned about product quality.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2019

    Purchased two Cooper CS3 touring tires last year on a road trip in Lordsburg NM, due to my Continentals failing. My gas mileage immediately dropped from 27 down to 24 mpg. One year and 26,000 miles later, tread depth is now 3/32". They are starting to get flats, which happens when tires are nearly worn out. I've lost the warranty paperwork, but they had either 60,000 or 80,000 mile warranty. The most expensive tires I've ever bought. I would go back to Lordsburg and try to get warranty replacement, but the cost of poor fuel economy is more than the value of the tires.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2019

    I purchased Discoverer Cooper tires for my Dodge Ram 1500 extended cab. One day at work in the breakroom I hear a loud boom. Building kind of shook a bit. I soften a few employees went outside to see what the commotion was and lo and behold my tire exploded. Lots and lots of wiring exposed. Damage to the back of my truck bed. The tire is less than a year old.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2019

    We bought Cooper tires from Pepboys for a truck 265-70R18. We started having problems with the air then we noticed the tires color change, one of the tires explored of the truck. We took it back, they changed it then second tire did the same thing with my kid and husband on it, we almost got killed. We heard a loud noise and the tire exploded. We went back to Pepboys and demand to get them off the truck. I have pictures of the discoloration of the tires and how the looked after exploding. I truly don’t recommend this tires at all. This tires are no good at all, should be off the market!

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    Reviewed April 26, 2019

    We purchased 4 Cooper Tires where the salesperson said we would get $75 rebate for 4 tires. Filled out info online and found rebate is 15% up to $75. Not a deal breaker. I later received email with a virtual MasterCard in the amount of $66.61. Unfortunately, the card doesn’t work. After many tries, I went back to the virtual card site and there is no contact information for help. They give you a web link that goes to a page to get Info. I input the info that they requested, and the page kept going blank and said there was a problem. Again, no contact info.

    I contacted Cooper Tires customer service who replied with a phone number to call for help with that. I called and the person I spoke with said that they don’t have any info on that. Again, no help. Went back to Cooper Tire Cust Service...nothing. Called the phone number again and again a different person states that their system doesn’t maintain those cards. Still awaiting response from Cooper Tires. A “virtual” card rebate is just that - virtual. Can’t redeem it, can’t spend it, can’t collect it. I later filed a complaint with the government for Internet Fraud. Doesn’t get my rebate back, though. It’s a scam obviously.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2019

    I am never going to buy Cooper Tires ever again. I've had Cooper AT3 tires fitted to my Prado. They did not reach the mileage that is guaranteed and they were only 27 months old when they started to crack along the beads parallel to the rim. I tried to make a warranty claim because Cooper's website says they will replace tires with manufacturing defects within 72 months of manufacture. My tires were manufactured in the 11th week of 2016. They were fitted in January 2017. I discovered the fault in April 2019. Called a very unhelpful rep from Cooper Tires who was not willing to honor any warranty. 50 mins later going around In circles all he could offer was a 10 percent pro-rata credit on the tire. This is because it has travelled 90 percent of its guaranteed mileage, he also went on to say that any extra mileage was a bonus.

    My argument was that the tires were in great condition and rotated regularly to prolong the tread life and had a lot of tread and that he should honor the pro-rata based on the fact that the tires are only 27 months old. He refused to offer any replacement and reluctantly reofferd a 10 percent credit. Therefore I will never buy this overrated, underperforming brand ever again. My experience with Cooper Tires was terrible and I should have gone with my gut instinct and bought Japanese tires instead of the American ones which will be going in the bin as soon as I replace them with Dunlop AT22 which Toyota fit at the factory.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2019

    Purchased a set for my 2016 Ford Fusion in July 2017 and 10 months later back at dealership because of rough riding. Tires had flat spots and not even 20000 mi on a tire rated for 80000 mi. Tires were replaced for half the amount they cost originally. Nine months later went to Ford to have my oil changed and they said my tires had flat spots and if they rotated them it would ride really rough. I am done with Cooper Tires. Didn't even mess with contacting them to make it right...

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    Reviewed April 1, 2019

    Purchased Cooper AT3 tires, with about 28,000 miles on the tire, I had tread separation going down the highway at 70 mph, nearly crashed, and the tire caused $4500.00 in damage to my vehicle. It looks like Cooper has a history of this probelm and it dangerous tire. I had no air loss, always maintained my tires - STAY AWAY!

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    Reviewed March 27, 2019

    Purchase 4 new Cooper Tires in October 2018. Mailed in rebate form in November 2018 a week before the then rebate offer closed. Cooper Tire gave me the run around for 3 months about my rebate then claimed my rebate form was post marked 1 day late? They refused to share the post mark date proof which they claim they have with me and have not made payment. This is a bait and switch and a deceitful company. Furthermore the tires have only 5k miles on them and already have of the thread is worn. Stick with Michelins as they are a superior product and honor their discount rebate offers unlike Cooper Tires. Cant believe Cooper claims to be an American Company. What a shameless, lying, cheating company. NEVER BUY COOPER>>>

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    Reviewed March 23, 2019

    Purchase the high end all terrain Cooper Tire for my truck just over a year. Had an issue with one tire due to a defect in the compound causing the tire to balloon out on the side walls and went flat. Return the tires with my truck back to the dealer which I purchased them from and they're not wanting to cover any kind of warranty on that defect nor do they want to acknowledge it. They want to be disputing to say that I had ran the tire on a flat for too long. Of time which the tire has been fine up to this point and went totally flat and until the point I aired it up the bulging and balloon effect on the sidewall started to occur.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2019

    Sent in my rebate information only to find out my rebate was declined due to incorrect email information, by the same email. Verbally confirmed email but still incorrect, but they sent me the info by that same information. Crooks. I had intentions of buying a set of summer Zeons but that is out the door.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2018

    Purchased 4 Cooper C55 Touring (23940) 235-45-18 Tires on 9/6/2018. Very much dissatisfied with these tires. Cold mornings feel like flat spots for 5 to 6 miles then ride very rough. Thump noise when driving over road sections. Driving on Interstate car has slight quiver. These are 2016 Ford Fusion. Old worn out Good Years was a lot better ride. Tires now have 5000 miles on them and getting worst. Do I buy new tires on trade car off? Or will Cooper Tires make this right? Bought these tires because made in USA.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2018

    I purchased four Cooper tires on October 2018 and fill and send the form to their office. After three weeks I received an email from them saying: "Unfortunately, your submission did not meet the promotion requirements due to the following reason(s): Household limit exceeded." I don't know what my family size have to do with the rebate, it is not a warranty. I think it is just a scam. They promise to send you back 70 $ if bought 4 tires. It is better to enhance your products, than playing these games. They don't deserve half star, I give them one because the system do not accept my review without any star. Do not believe Cooper Tires.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2018

    Cooper Tires offered a rebate October 2018 for 4 tires. I tuned in invoice electronically and filled out rebate form altogether on October 1st (day of purchase). ON THE 18th OF OCT, I was sent an email telling me that once my purchase was CONFIRMED that I will receive another email. Then after inquiring 2 times, I was sent an email finally on Nov. 1st telling me to expect it to be 6-8 weeks from Oct 18th to receive the email. Way too long. I already forwarded the invoice on Oct 1st directly from the retailer that installed my tires. (I got the retailer's rebate in 3 weeks from purchase.) I think it's very sorry that I am still waiting. So I will think about it when I'm offered a rebate going for buying their tires again. They want to help customers by making them wait.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2018

    I purchased the Cooper Zeon G1 Tires and was suppose to receive a $100 rebate. This is a scam, I mailed in the rebate form to find out they never received it. I am sure this is the story they tell all their customers. Customer service sucks and Mary Ann in the Whitby ON office was not willing help to or be of any assistance.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2018

    I purchased Cooper Tires because there was rebate of $100, so the price was practical. After buying tires whenever I open promotion link it says, "We are sorry. There is no promotion," and I literally tried many times. Today after 4 months I called them and inquire about the rebate. They said, "We are sorry the date for rebate was 30 June 2018," and further they said, "Maybe you are going to wrong website." Shameful behaviour, I just feel that my money has been stolen by them, so sad.

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018

    I purchased a set of CS5 Touring tires two weeks ago. There is a pronounced vibration between 40 to 50 mph. They have been balanced and rebalanced three times. The condition has not changed. Additionally, overnight the tires' flat spot and are "bouncy" for a mile or so until they smooth out. I am very disappointed with these tires. Going back to the dealer.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018

    After a little around 2 years the road noise is terrible. Am sorry I ever bought them. Went in and had them checked. They said they were all cupped. Had shocks and struts checked. They were good so it's the tires. When car sets for more than a day and I drive it it's like they flatten on. The bottoms get a thumpy ride for a while then they smooth out little.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2018

    Bought 4 Cooper Discoverer H/T Plus for my Expedition. The tires look, ride and feel great, but I've noticed after about 5000 miles of wear, the road noise is excessive. I've had them rotated and rebalanced with no change. I can compare it to an old 4X4 truck I once had with big mud & snow tires on it. You couldn't even hear the radio driving down the highway. It's not quite that bad but it's annoying.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2018

    Went one size wider for my 15” on my 99 Mustang - vastly improved handling - great tires, made here in America and bought and maintained by Discount Tire.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2018

    I've been using Cooper Tires for many years with almost zero tire failure. Very good tire and overall warranty. I would recommend them to anyone. I buy mine from Big Brand Tires in Bakersfield, CA.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2018

    Tires are great anti hydroplane. Tread life above average very quiet. My 2nd set of Cooper Discoverer Srx. Handling is so so plus they're aesthetically appealing on most trucks I see.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2018

    Tires are generally a good value. This is 2nd set. Wear seems to be fair, but performance on SUV is very good. Great on snow, and very quiet on dry.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2018

    I have purchased tires at Fred Harz & Son, Elmer, NJ 08318 for >40 years. Whether for business or personal use, their service & brand/model recommendations have been consistently exceptional. They sell many brands, >10, & for many years their recommended Cooper Tires have performed very well for me, family & friends I have sent to Harz. Coopers are also an excellent value, usually below the price of other brands. Love 'em!

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    Reviewed June 21, 2018

    Cooper Tire 235/45R17 CS5 Ultra Touring 94W Tread wear: 50,000 mile tread. Purchased new, $155 each. 2004 Volvo V70 station wagon. Tires have been driven 21,151 miles in 15 months. Three alignments done. Approximately 4-6 rotation and balances done, because the tires won't stay balanced. These tires never stayed balanced. They have always had a small vibration. On cool and cold mornings, the vibration was very bad.

    I replaced front struts, rear shocks, wheels, control arms, ball joints, tie rods, CV shafts, sway-bar links, brake rotors, and engine mounts. None of these replacements corrected the vibration. I believe the tires were manufactured poorly. I have not hit a curb or pothole. The separation is occurring along a channel that can be seen on both the inner and outer sidewalls. This tire is still available, although it has been discontinued. My concern is that the other tires may have the same results.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2018

    The tire has an attractive design that handles well in both rain and snow. I just had my first winter with these tires and I could not be more pleased with handling in snow and on icy roads. The tires grip the wet surface nicely including with stopping and starting. All in all a sound, deeply threaded tire with a decent ride.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2018

    The tire has a great wear capability but stopping in wet weather and especially snow is terrible. Bought tires at Sears. According to rating they were supposed to be good in wet weather but they are not.

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    Cooper Tires Company Information

    Company Name:
    Cooper
    Address:
    701 Lima Ave
    City:
    Findlay
    State/Province:
    OH
    Postal Code:
    45840
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.coopertire.com