Posted on 03/28/2014 10:36:45 AM PDT by MissEdie
Vanity Post, need Freeper help regarding tire problems
That’s really the only pertinent question on this thread. All the other questions that follow this one is moot.
Go back - get a new tire - problem solved.
What? You DIDN’T get the Road Hazard? Well, then. You’ll know better next time, huh?
I did and found info about a recall, I’ve written the numbers down and am going to make them check it.
I agree with whomever said you should have the dealer show you what was in the tire or the hole if the item was no longer there.
Thanks for your info
Thank you for your help!!
“Firestone 500’s back in the early 80’s........................Tread separations and Sidewall blowouts.....”
Had those on my old Oldsmobile Holiday 98! Creepy! Heard about it and checked my tires. Bubbles!
HAd them on two cars............Both had blowouts......................
Sorry, but still not an insurmountable problem, as the repair should only be a few dollars.
I’d call around, as you have no obligation to this store.
Discount Tire, Sam's, Costco are Nationwide and fighting for Your $$$ You can get service/warranty at any store.
Dealerships are thieves.
You don’t know much about Dealerships, do You?
or
You work for one.
I had Firestone 500’s that separated before I got them out of the tire store parking lot.
Nope.....I've had plenty of flat tires in my life. Front, back, left, right....all of them.
Nails and screws were the primary causes.........So what's it going to cost you to plug the hole? Certainly not enough to get all worried up about it.
If they can’t show you the hole, at least, then something sounds fishy
Too late, the tires are already purchased.
No need to hammer on her, she needs a bit of help right now.
I’d have your husband talk to these people. Especially if he’s a big guy. Sounds like a defect to me.
I never buy road hazard guarantees. Never had a tire blow out like that.
BF Goodrich quality is low because they spend all that money on the blimp.
I’m afraid I don’t understand your question (and I don’t think others do either). I read your post 3 times; it’s lacking some details (understandable, given the frustration).
Tires get punctured all the time. If you’ve never had it happen, you’re in the minority. If the ‘dealer’ you bought the tires from want to charge you for ‘tire repair’ for a puncture, that’s typical of a dealership. Tire ‘chains’ (Les Schwab, America’s Tire, Tire Factory) typically will all perform free flat repair to tires they sell. Dealerships? Well, perhaps a minority, but not atypical.
If they’re telling you it ‘has to be replaced’, that would be due to sidewall damage (cannot be repaired by law). If that’s the case, it’s a simple matter of them showing you the damage. It happens.
Contractors are the biggest culprits for road debris/tire hazards; but regardless, I think if the prior is the case (they want to charge you for a ‘tire repair’), I think you should consider getting a referral to a local tire shop (Costco, even?) rather than doing the Dealer (a Ford dealer, if I understood the vagueness in your post correctly).
Tire repair shouldn’t run more than $10-20 depending on the shop. Getting there, however, is a different story when you have a flat (road hazard helps there).
Hope that helps.
Wasn’t trying to, just stating facts.
We had almost the exact thing happen to us, at a local tire dealer. He tried to get out of fixing/repairing what we knew was a defective tire.
Call BF Goodrich’s customer service department. Let them know all the things you’ve posted here (pop, rear tire vs front, if it were a puncture wouldn’t it a) be visible/have evidence of some sort and b) tend to leak over time). Also, let them know you see this as a SAFETY issue and that you’d not of expected this from their tire. It doesn’t hurt to try.
Good luck.
They should be able to show you where the tire was punctured even if what caused it is no longer in the tire. They have a water tank they dunk the tire into that shows where the hole is by the bubbles.
If you buy a new tire take the old one with you and search for the hole on your own.
Another way a tire can pop is by hitting a pothole hard enough to where it pops the bead and deflates.
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