leo221

bought my car in july, the rear left tire looses pressure (10 psi per a week). is this under warrantee? will call on monday, i want me sure i m on a solid ground when i talk to them. thank you

Ron A

It depends what is causing it to lose air whether it will be under warranty. Tires are not covered by Acura, so they may send you to the tire dealer, or as a goodwill gesture they might check out some fundamental things and see if they can help.

If it is a leaking valve stem, they will probably tighten it and send you on your way, or if the wheel is damaged they will determine what caused the damage, but if it was caused by a nail, or hitting a pothole, you will have to pay for the repair.

caball88

it could be a slow leak, this has happened to me on other cars before. i doubt that it is covered under warranty because it is a wear and tear item. the dealer cannot be responsible if you ran over a nail or something. but if its a defect in some part of the wheel then maybe. it coulf be just the tire valve.

nick04tl

more than likely you had some bad luck and ran over a nail. they should be able to patch it for you as long as it is not in the sidewall. unfortuanately you are probably going to have to eat the bill.

leo221

the tire should have no problem, if a nail in the rubber, it should go totally flat in one day.

caball88

not necessarily, sometimes there could be a nail but the leak is so small that it could take days for it to go completely flat.

leo221

my case is 10psi lost in 5-7 days, possible?

Ron A

It must be possible because you said that is what happened.

A slow leak can be slower than slow or faster than slow, but not as fast as fast.

You can find out for sure when you take it to a tire shop (not the dealer unless he also repairs tires) and they check it out.

lindros2

Sounds like it could be a bent rim. I had this twice on my previous Audi.

leo221

just had the car for 2 months, that's really bad

rescueswimmer

If you read the tire warranty if it cant fix itself with a nail punture they will replace your tire for you.

Formula 350

I have had a screw in my tire for over a month with no loss of pressure (waiting for the jokes!!)

I was going to go in and get it fixed, but was always busy and it was not losing air...

One day while the top of the screw wore off and FLAT in seconds!!

I would get it checked out... more than likely a loose valve stem..

caball88

damn how busy were you? it takes like 10 minutes for them to patch the tire.

Ron A

You might want to read that tire warranty booklet again.

Your statement applies only to Proseal and Sealix tires, which we don't have.

Our tires, like all original equipment tires except Proseal and Sealix, do not have a road hazard warranty. They are only warranteed for manufacturing defects.

Pug

I had a piece of metal (couldn't tell what exactly is was), and lost about 15psi/month. Tire had been previously patched, and I thought that was the cause - but it was a whole new foreign object.

If you do have something in the tire, I would get it checked ASAP before it falls out and you lose total pressure where it's not going to be convenient. Good luck.

leo221

today, during lunch break i drove to a near tire shop to ask some info about the pressure leak. after i parked my car, i turned around to make sure i got the rear left/rear right correct. i spotted a small pin in the rubber. i jumped in my car then drove away without walking into their building. i can fix it myself to save some bucks since it's not an emergency. haha i first thought it's a bad valve. thank god it's a little problem. i just don't need any reason to spend any money after paying for the car.