Patches

Found another "foreign body" in one of my C7's fairly new rear MPSS this morning. Luckily, I was in my garage when I noticed the tire had gone down completely with a slow leak. This is the second rear MPSS I've had go down since I replaced them in January this year. The first was the driver side that suffered a large razor blade and was unrepairable. This time, I found a large bolt convincingly embedded in the rear passenger tire.

I commute on the Ortega highway which is extremely busy with about half the vehicles consisting of work trucks that are constantly spewing construction materials from their beds as they bounce around at high speed. I see all manner of debris strewn about making it nearly impossible to avoid at times. My previous dd Mini Cooper S experienced many a flat due to screws, nails, etc. for the 5 years before I started dd'ing the C7.

No other viable commute route so I just keep replacing tires and make sure I have road hazard protection.







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Blue Demon

Sorry for your bad luck again. But, it is the same here in the Fort Worth area, it seems like every highway is under construction and new housing developments spring up overnight, the roads are just littered with all the construction junk.

sTz

Definitely a buzzkill. It's good that you have a protection plan.

jaydaug99

Dang man, that's crazy. Best luck in evading further problems!

vanlieremead

I'm sorry for your PITA problem. You wonder what could be done about it? Glad you had the insurance. It convinces me to get it when I replace mine.

Patches

Thanks, guys. I just thank God I have discovered the leak/flat when I'm at home or in the parking lot at work. I always keep the tire pressure monitor display up while I'm commuting in the C7 - one of the best features of the flexible display.

Rooster OG

That sucks Ed! At least you have a really nice ride to commute in!

RichinCincy

[QUOTE=Patches;1592555113]Found another "foreign body" in one of my C7's fairly new rear MPSS this morning. Luckily, I was in my garage when I noticed the tire had gone down completely with a slow leak. This is the second rear MPSS I've had go down since I replaced them in January this year. The first was the driver side that suffered a large razor blade and was unrepairable. This time, I found a large bolt convincingly embedded in the rear passenger tire.

I commute on the Ortega highway which is extremely busy with about half the vehicles consisting of work trucks that are constantly spewing construction materials from their beds as they bounce around at high speed. I see all manner of debris strewn about making it nearly impossible to avoid at times. My previous dd Mini Cooper S experienced many a flat due to screws, nails, etc. for the 5 years before I started dd'ing the C7.

No other viable commute route so I just keep replacing tires and make sure I have road hazard protection.


OP, I'm curious, with the 'road hazard warranty', do they replace the tire? Do they give you a prorated amount based on mileage etc?

TIA!

dvilin

Bad luck for sure but as you stated not much you can do about it.

W88fixer

Sorry about that, it truly does stink.

Always amazed that such damage occurs. Modern steel or Kevlar belted tires are really strong and tough yet there you go, a big bolt in the center of the tread.

I have a Discount Tire road hazard warranty on our two cars. One has had two tires replaced at no cost, more than paid for the insurance policy. Don

rkhegler

I have some used Michelin runflats I will sell you for $400 total (plus shipping about-- $40 per tire) set of four 18/19 inch. Only 8000 miles on them. I put some all season tires on because I live in Nebraska.

In fact, I will throw in the original rims for a total of $900 plus shipping.

Patches

Depends on the warranty. Michelin reimbursed me for the full amount last time as the tire only had about 100 miles on it. They pro-rate based on mileage so a half-worn tire would have gotten me half the cost of a new tire.

Tire Rack's policy replaces it for the first 24 months as long as it has more than 2/32" tread depth.

Here's the core of their policy

"Tires are covered for 24 months from the date of purchase or until 2/32" or less of tread remains, whichever occurs first.
•Repairs are reimbursed up to $25 per tire per occurrence.
•During the 24 month benefit period, you will be reimbursed for 100% of the original cost of the tire covered by the Tire Road Hazard Protection, subject to the limitations set forth in the Protection Certificate.
•The following tires are not eligible for Tire Road Hazard Protection: •Competition tires
•LT Metric sized tires
•LT Flotation sized tires
•Trailer tires

•The following vehicles are not eligible for Tire Road Hazard Protection: •Any police or emergency service vehicle.
•Any vehicle used for hire, commercial towing, construction or postal service.
•Any vehicle used for farm, ranch, agriculture, or off-road use.
•Protection is only available to customers living in the 50 States. U.S. territories, APO/FPO, Canada and Mexico are excluded."

Appreciate the offer but I have a Z51with 20" rears. Also, I generally never run runflats. They do prove security in lots of situations but I generally replace them with non-rf's after the OEM tires wear out. I'm reconsidering them after this last event, though.

L8ter

Bad luck! At least you have a good attitude about finding it in the garage.
It seems like I go through this about once a year and have about the same luck, Murphy's law applies to some points, but not all.
When I do get a puncture, it's almost always at the edge of the tire. I can't remember a flat tire that I've had in the last 20 years that I could actually patch.
When I do get a puncture, it's never in a worn out tire, it's always in the first half of it's life, if not sooner. I have never had a flat in a high mileage tire, that needed to be replaced.
However, luckily for me so far, I usually find the culprit while I'm in the garage.
Good luck to us all.

Always Red Dave

That SUX!

NoOne

Both of those according to Michelin are repairable.


So long as the cut is not on the shoulder or within 1" of the sidewall you can patch/plug it and retain warranty/speed rating.

spearfish25

How long was that bolt? Any wheel damage? That's a huge hex head.

Vetteman Jack

Sorry about the bad luck, Ed. Hopefully that will be the last tire puncture you get for a long time.

Patches

That razor blade put a 2" gash all the way through the tire. Michelin authorized replacement after seeing several pics and talking to the tire store manager.

The bolt in the second tire is at least 3/8" in diameter. Cords are surely compromised. No way I'm driving high speed with a patch on that. America's tire will not attempt to patch any hole larger than 1/4" and I will replace that myself if the road hazard doesn't cover it.

Patches

Bolt's still in it. I'm waiting for the tire shops to open this week.

terrywerst

Wow, hate to see that. Never understood people who refuse road hazard protection. Good thing you have it!