Greg Stuhlsatz
Well-Known Member
Tell me how I should of done things differently? A year ago my wife got a flat tire. I took the tire to walmart to get it fixed. They patched the roofing nail hole at their standard fee.
I noticed the tire reset flashing on her 2004 ford freestar 6 months ago. The same tire was leaking very slowly. I checked the tire and found no new nail holes and water tested the valve stem. But I got nothing. This happened again 3 months later. It was losing 8 to 10 lbs just guessing each time.
So I go in for my free oil change at the ford dealership today and asked them to check out the tire and tell me what they thought it was. BTW they told me they do not charge to fix a flat tire.:huh:
Anyway they tell me the patch is leaking and they were afraid to grind anymore to put a new patch on. They were afraid it would get into the belts. They said I needed a new tire. So I bought one from them since it was already preped for a new one. The new one was exactly the same as the old one. The tread wear was not much differently either. $128.00 charge.
BTW. She is good for finding nails on the road with other vehicles in the past. We get into arguements when she hugs the shoulder.:angry: This was my first patch job from walmart. I went to tire stores in the past.
I noticed the tire reset flashing on her 2004 ford freestar 6 months ago. The same tire was leaking very slowly. I checked the tire and found no new nail holes and water tested the valve stem. But I got nothing. This happened again 3 months later. It was losing 8 to 10 lbs just guessing each time.
So I go in for my free oil change at the ford dealership today and asked them to check out the tire and tell me what they thought it was. BTW they told me they do not charge to fix a flat tire.:huh:
Anyway they tell me the patch is leaking and they were afraid to grind anymore to put a new patch on. They were afraid it would get into the belts. They said I needed a new tire. So I bought one from them since it was already preped for a new one. The new one was exactly the same as the old one. The tread wear was not much differently either. $128.00 charge.
BTW. She is good for finding nails on the road with other vehicles in the past. We get into arguements when she hugs the shoulder.:angry: This was my first patch job from walmart. I went to tire stores in the past.
