Josh
Rolla,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, November 29, 2010
Alignment is not something that tire shops should even do, and is only necessary if your suspension got damaged by, say, running into a curb or over large potholes at high speed. That procedure should be performed at a dealership or an independent mechanic -- NOT a tire shop or an oil change place.
If you did your tire rotations properly, all 4 tires would wear out at exactly the same time. Since this is not the case, you clearly did not perform tire rotation at the recommended interval. If the tire wear is due to poor alignment, that would be obvious from the uneven wear pattern -- one side of the tread would be worn more than the other. In neither case would this sort of thing be covered by warranty, since it is not related to the tire itself. In any case, the warranty is prorated, so you would only get something like $10 back.