Tire low??

[smarrs12]

So a couple months ago I started getting a "tire low" alert, on my dash, once or twice a week. I had this tire patched about a year ago, plus that past couple months have been cold here, so I just added air and went on with my day. Because it was only my back right tire being low, I figured there may be a slow leak in the tire. Then this week I got a tire rotation, and now today my back right tire is low. This is not the same tire that has been randomly low for a couple months, but it its the same tire location -my back right tire.

What would be causing this to happen? Two different tires, in the same location becoming low.... Help please!

 

[YelloEye]

What's the pressure on all of them?

All your tires should be at 33psi cold.

 

[bluebaltz]

fyi, the shops rarely reset my tpms sensors correctly when they rotate the tires. it's probly the same tire, just that the sensor was not reset for it's new location.

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What's the pressure on all of them?

All your tires should be at 33psi cold.

lol! THIS!^^^ check all 4 tires asap, & i bet you'll see that it's the same tire that is low lol

 

[smarrs12]

That was it. The next morning I woke up with a flat FRONT right tire. My dash still signaled it as the back right. The TPMS needed to be reset... When the flat tire was taken off I realized how bad the tires were and went and got a new set. The say they rest the TPMS and needed to replace a part that signals the reading... I don't know? But they replaced it free so I said ok!

Since we are on the subject.... The old set of tires I had, still had good tread. But when I took off the flat one, I saw in between the tread looked like it was "cracking"... not really cracking, but looking like it... not sure how to describe it. Like, spider webb-ish markings? haha.. sorry, I'm not good at this. But what would bring the tire to look like that, yet still have good tread??

 

[YelloEye]

Old dry rubber. Some places have tires in stock for a long time before selling them.

 

[bluebaltz]

well, that was nice of them to do the sensor for free! some places around here charge $40 for the rebuild kit (not even a new one) & installation for just one dang sensor!

 

[YelloEye]

Seriously, discount tire does rebuild kits for free. They do charge $50 per sensor to replace the whole thing though.

 

[bluebaltz]

Seriously, discount tire does rebuild kits for free. They do charge $50 per sensor to replace the whole thing though.

really?! dose bastards! that's not what they quoted me before - maybe they cam around since then. hope so lol

 

[YelloEye]

really?! dose bastards! that's not what they quoted me before - maybe they cam around since then. hope so lol

That's if you have tires with them for free rebuild kits.

 

[bluebaltz]

That's if you have tires with them for free rebuild kits.

gotcha. i don't think the kid realized ii wanted tires & the kits installed at the same time... imma hafta call back & tell'em that when i get the tries