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My experience with some of the Impalas is that the abnormal tire wear can also be related to the very cheap OEM tire (Goodyear Integrity) that GM put on the car. The sidewall is too soft which results with inner and outer treads wearing very quickly (6k-12k miles). My brothers Stealership just kept selling a new set of tires and alignment every 8-12 months and telling him his car was out of alignment. My brother was upset and asked for my advice. So I researched abnormal tire wear on Impalas and came across the spindle problem. I then did a check of tire reviews at Tirerack.com and found hundreds if not thousands of complaints about the Integrity tire. This was across multiple vehicle lines and manufacturers. I went to the dealership and confronted the manager in front an entire showroom of customers about their ethics and honesty. Replaced the tires with a quality Michelin tire....no more abnormal tire wear. That dealership would have kept selling my brother tires and and alignments for as long as he allowed.
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