TPMS from RockAuto Date Codes?
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Melting Slicks
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If those were the dates on sensors I had recently purchased from RockAuto (or anywhere else for that matter), I would be sending them back and asking for a refund or replacement, telling them I won't accept sensors that are almost 5 years old already. I wouldn't accept sensors more than a year old, two at the very outside (although I would probably keep them, I'd let them know I wasn't very happy about it and probably ask for some kind of discount due to their age).
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Melting Slicks
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I thought about it. At $30 I can change them at the next tire change. Discount auto has them dated Aug. 2015. At $80. I don't see spending almost three times as much for three years. I don't judge them by time as they wear faster the more you drive your car. My last set lasted 52,000 miles. one and a half set of tires.
Last edited by Dale002; Sep 16, 2016 at 10:25 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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Hello,
If the products are defective or fail under warranty, then yes, they may be returned. An old part, however, does not constitute a defect or something that would be covered under warranty. Auto parts do not have a "shelf-life" or expiration date of any kind.
Thank you,
Hannah
RockAuto Customer Service
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Melting Slicks
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you handled it the best you could under the circumstances. However, I disagree with the flat statement made in the last sentence of the email reply from their customer service. Some items (granted, not many, but in particular those that include batteries) do in fact have a "shelf-life" or expiration date. Another lesson to be learned here: check if you can on the manufacture date of items such as this before buying and question anything you consider to be too old.BTW did all the sensors train ok? Be sure to train them before you have them installed.
