GvilleGuy
Well-Known Member
Tonight I went for a drive and got a low tire pressure warning. Unfortunately, it did not indicate which tire. I guess our TPMS is not quite good enough for that kind of data. The message basically said 'you are safe to drive up to 80 mph but you have low pressure. Get it checked'. That message also showed up in the app.
I got home and checked - my rear driver side was at 28 pounds instead of 35. Crap. So I turned on my phone flashlight, and, sure, enough, I see a small silver nail head embedded in almost the middle of the tread (not near the sidewall, thankfully). I have a compressor and pumped it back up and will check it again in a few hours to see how fast it is leaking. 1,000 miles on the tire.
Do you think I am safe with going to a (closer to home) tire repair place such as Firestone or Discount Tire for a patch, or should I be lugging it across town to the dealer for a longer wait?
I got home and checked - my rear driver side was at 28 pounds instead of 35. Crap. So I turned on my phone flashlight, and, sure, enough, I see a small silver nail head embedded in almost the middle of the tread (not near the sidewall, thankfully). I have a compressor and pumped it back up and will check it again in a few hours to see how fast it is leaking. 1,000 miles on the tire.
Do you think I am safe with going to a (closer to home) tire repair place such as Firestone or Discount Tire for a patch, or should I be lugging it across town to the dealer for a longer wait?