I have Cooper tires that were installed a couple years ago. One of the front tires has a loose belt, which causes my steering wheel to wobble a little bit. Is this fix-able at a mechanic, or do I have to get a whole new tire?

 

you will most definitely need a new tire..

 

Belts are internal and cannot be repaired. The only things that can be repaired are some punctures in the tread that are not too close to the sidewall. Start looking for a new one.

 

Get your car off the road right away and replace that tire.

 

Yeah its pretty dangerous, that happened to my freinds tire on his intrepid (canadian tire brand tires FTMFL), i gave him a set of turnaza EL42's i had laying around and it fixed his problem.

 

Wow. That was nice of you. Those aren't cheap.