Another flat
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Another flat
These tires really attract nails and screws. I got my third flat in 13,000 miles yesterday. Onstar notified me I had a low tire via email while the car was sitting in the garage. I went out and sure enough it had a screw in the right rear.
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Caught my first nail in early Sept. Monthly On Star report noted LR tire low, (it was down 5 lbs). I inflated it back to 35 lbs and two weeks later it was down 4-6 lbs again. This continued for over a month. I couldn't see and nails/screws so figured it was a porous wheel casting and took it to the dealer. The tech found black a dry wall nail in a center tread block. Patched it I left. No further problems.
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Any construction going on in the areas you might travel? Having that many flats in 13K miles has to be frustrating.
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In 16 years of daily driving a vette to work and back, I've picked up more nails and screws than I care to remember. Even got a house key jammed in my tire once.
I didn't have my 2015 six months before I picked up a screw. It's been over a year since that one, so I'm due.
At least with the run flats, all I have to do is drive to Discount and get it patched.
I didn't have my 2015 six months before I picked up a screw. It's been over a year since that one, so I'm due.
At least with the run flats, all I have to do is drive to Discount and get it patched.
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Where was the screw located on the tire and what kind of repair was done? Depending on where and if you had purchased the tire and wheel policy .... it would have been replaced for FREE.
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WTH? Did someone drill a hole and thread the bolt into the tire. I have never seen a bolt that large in a tire.
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I didn't buy a tire policy. All three flats have been repaired by Discount Tire for free. It's good marketing for them.
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Never thought about that! I have to use the car wash as our water is so hard where we live I can't dry the car off fast enough to keep the spots off.
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