Small screw on my tire
 

Wash the car this morning to find out that my front right tire there's small screw on my tire, bit on outer side, according to ppl cannot be fix, need new tire , I just left it there incase, I am thinking bringing it to my dealer, do you think they would replace me with new tire with a discount price since the car is new?

If they do you have a very good dealer. Why should they take any responsibility for something that happens to the vehicle after you drive it off? My last vehicle I got a rock chip in the windshield a week after I got it - would never even consider asking the dealer to do something for me because it was new.

If anything I'd check to see if there might be road hazard coverage from the tire manufacturer (probably not but it wouldn't hurt to check).

Exactly, the manager told me that I have road hazzard coverage when I pick the car up..will see

Don't buy the tire at the dealer. Go to like Discount tire and see if they can fix it. Then only replace the 1 tire.

One of the things the Finance Manager tries to sell you besides an extended warranty (e.g. D82, 8/120,000) and the Acura Care maintenance package that you have to pay extra for is road hazard coverage for tires.

So... You should remember if you paid for that (the manager shouldn't have to tell you whether you have that coverage or not). Does your contract show a line item for Road Hazard and the amount you paid for it? I paid $490 extra for that.

To add (which I'm sure is the reason there would be doubt the RDX's basic tire warranty would cover running over a screw):

Tire warranties that come with cars cover manufacturing defects, not randomly running over a tack on some random road in some random place (this falls under the category of "road hazard," which like I said, is extra coverage that you pay for). That's truly not Conti's nor Goodyear's nor Michelin's, etc., fault (liability) that that happened.

Here's the page that discusses tire warranties in the PDF in the Warranty tab in owners.acura.com:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...f087460efe.png

You're welcome. Just wanted to mention for informational reasons.

Is this can still be plug?
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...dad0716c53.jpg

I see no reason why not- usually anything in the tread and more than 1/4 inch away from the sidewall can be repaired. If someone told you the tire had to be replaced for that they don't know what they're talking about.

Yeah, Discount will more than likely remove that screw for free

Yes, this can definitely be plugged. I had a screw in almost the same exact location, perhaps even a little closer to the edge. Took it to a gas station that is also a repair shop. $15 to plug and good as new for a couple of years now.
Don't take it to a chain place - they will claim liability blah blah blah and will try to sell you a new tire.

Discount won't repair it if it is within 1" (I believe) of the sidewall of the tire. I went through this on my 2G RDX. Your screw appears to be pretty close to the no fix zone. My discount had a sample tire on the showroom floor that had been painted up showing the area they won't touch. They will tell you right away if they can fix it. If you are very lucky it is a short screw that didn't penetrate through the tire.

It can definitely be plugged but you might not find reputable tire shop (Discount, Costco etc.) to do it due to the liability involved.

Take it to an independent tire shop and see if they'll do it then. Costco is just CYA: Covering Your (their) Asses. They don't want the liability if their repair fails since it's so close to the sidewall. I had a similarly place screw near a sidewall and a shop was also able to repair it. Not sure why you think someone would give you a discount for a new tire though.. :squint:

I would think that would be repairable, but you would want a patch fix, from the inside, not just a plug, patches are the correct way to fix a tire, they will need to take the tire off the rim and inspect, and then do the patch if it is

Something like this: https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/cam...hoCMCYQAvD_BwE

its a patch with the plug attached to it, but the patch part is important

^^^^ This. The patch with plug installed with the tire off and the proper application of "vulcanizing glue" will help prevent the leakage of water that can rust the steel belts which can cause failure of the tire. A patch only can let water in from the tread side, a plug only may allow stress cracks to radiate from the repaired hole.

Just the tip? :rolleyes:

screw that didn't penetrate through the tire
 

I recently had a 3/4" screw on the tire on the BRZ, but did not penetrate it and no leak thus far. I am a little worry about driving hard would put stress on the spot and somehow tears that now thinner spot. Please tell me I think too much...

I drop off the car yesterday at my dealer to have them look at it, first thing I ask if there's warranty on the new tire if it need to be replace, after checking on the warranty that come with my purchase, he told me yes, it's under warranty, but turn out when they take the screw off the tire, it actually just small and short screw, so didn't penetrate, and its all good they said...FYI

OK You think too much:rolleyes: Well the steel belts are there to strengthen the contact surface of the tire and to prevent punctures, so as long as the belts are not damaged, no worries. If the screw actually punctured the roadside of the belt structure but not through it, there's a small chance the water will rust the steel belts over time which could lead to failure.

So did you pay for road hazard warranty - was it slipped into the price of the car? Or was it provided pro bono. As discussed, usually road hazard warranty is always extra cost up front.

Don't worry about it. In the past I've put 40,000 miles on a tire with 2 plugs in it. Nothing bad happened. Is it possible? Yeah, anything is possible but in this case not likely.