Sorry to hear that, you living in North, may have a lot to do with it. Not blaming you, I live in SoCal so very different, climate wise. If you have a Discount/America's Tire or Tire Rack or something similar go for the warrenty. I used Yokohama on several vehicles and they are very good tires and the vendor will back up any claims for at least 3 years. Good luck bro.