ok...first post EVER, ANYWHERE!!!
Yeah, a little excited about it, I won't lie...
I love reading these things, though and have for years. Thank every single one of you who has answered questions that I didn't even know I needed the answer to! I've definitely learned a lot about, well, a lot. thanks
here goes... frustration on top of frustration...
March of last year (2014) I purchased new tires all around for my 08 Nissan Pathfinder LE. After months, and i mean MONTHS of deliberation and research I decided on the Firestone Destination LE2. 265/65/17.
Ugh... within a couple of days the pressure was noticeably dropping in at least two tires visibly and the other two they dropped by 3 or 4 pounds by gauge.
Took it back to the Firestone garage and they "checked" the tires... I asked for new valve stems, i think. The tires have NEVER held air for long, especially the left rear. Over three or four days the pressure drops to 22 ish. It did go down to 12 over the winter. Every time I would check it, it would be lower bit by bit. The other three would drop to the mid to low twenties. I was putting air in the one tire every other day or so when i would drive...the remaining three about once a week or so.
I've had the stems replaced again, another valve thingy on all four(it's pouring out and I don't want to go out to get the paperwork for "thingy" definition right now)and Low pressure tire sensors replaced on all four.
I have 71k on the car and 2k since I got the tires last March. Last week the tires were ALL taken off and re-beaded (?)... I got the car back, drove 4 miles home and parked it for about three hours. When I went out the rear left was visibly lower (27 pounds on the gauge from 35 at the shop) and the sensors ALL blinked out (the * asterisk symbol in the tire pressure screen )
What the bejeezers is going on??? I only put about 4k miles per year on and I was HOPING that I wouldn't even have to LOOK at the tires but once a week or so like I usually check them (thanks, Dad, for that habit! ).
ANY and all suggestions would be appreciated...I have been back to the shop about 6 times since I got the tires and have spoken to them about two dozen times since then to keep them up on the situation. I've had several back surgeries so it's hard for me to keep popping down to the shop to hang around for them to check it every time the tires are low... *sigh
Thanks for any advice!!
Yeah, a little excited about it, I won't lie...
I love reading these things, though and have for years. Thank every single one of you who has answered questions that I didn't even know I needed the answer to! I've definitely learned a lot about, well, a lot. thanks
here goes... frustration on top of frustration...
March of last year (2014) I purchased new tires all around for my 08 Nissan Pathfinder LE. After months, and i mean MONTHS of deliberation and research I decided on the Firestone Destination LE2. 265/65/17.
Ugh... within a couple of days the pressure was noticeably dropping in at least two tires visibly and the other two they dropped by 3 or 4 pounds by gauge.
Took it back to the Firestone garage and they "checked" the tires... I asked for new valve stems, i think. The tires have NEVER held air for long, especially the left rear. Over three or four days the pressure drops to 22 ish. It did go down to 12 over the winter. Every time I would check it, it would be lower bit by bit. The other three would drop to the mid to low twenties. I was putting air in the one tire every other day or so when i would drive...the remaining three about once a week or so.
I've had the stems replaced again, another valve thingy on all four(it's pouring out and I don't want to go out to get the paperwork for "thingy" definition right now)and Low pressure tire sensors replaced on all four.
I have 71k on the car and 2k since I got the tires last March. Last week the tires were ALL taken off and re-beaded (?)... I got the car back, drove 4 miles home and parked it for about three hours. When I went out the rear left was visibly lower (27 pounds on the gauge from 35 at the shop) and the sensors ALL blinked out (the * asterisk symbol in the tire pressure screen )
What the bejeezers is going on??? I only put about 4k miles per year on and I was HOPING that I wouldn't even have to LOOK at the tires but once a week or so like I usually check them (thanks, Dad, for that habit! ).
ANY and all suggestions would be appreciated...I have been back to the shop about 6 times since I got the tires and have spoken to them about two dozen times since then to keep them up on the situation. I've had several back surgeries so it's hard for me to keep popping down to the shop to hang around for them to check it every time the tires are low... *sigh
Thanks for any advice!!