My tire pressure light went on today. I checked the tires and passenger rear one is all the way down to 25 lbs. I have 720 miles on the car
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03-14-2010, 02:53 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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My tire pressure light went on today. I checked the tires and passenger rear one is all the way down to 25 lbs. I have 720 miles on the car in 3 months. Do I see the Nissan service department about this for possible warranty coverage if the tire is defective or am I to contact the tire manufacturer directly?
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03-14-2010, 03:28 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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You inflate the tire to the specified pressure.
A properly functioning tire can lose a pound of pressure in a week. You have, have, have to check your tire pressures on a routine basis.
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Yes, wait till the tires are cold, then inflate them to the right pressure. The cold weather will do that to the tire pressure. You're most likely fine. IF they do it again, then see the dealer, but I don't think they will.
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It was only the passenger side rear tire---all other three were fine. A pound a week pressure loss---Wow. Since the car has spent most of the 3 months since delivery parked in a chilly garage, I'll proceed on that theory, inflate and see. If it goes down again, then I take it from the responses that I DO go to the Nissan warranty service department for possible coverage.
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Nissan does not warranty tires. Read you warranty booklet. There is a 90% chance you have a nail in it with the resulting slow leak. This is a job for a tire store, not a dealership service dept. Get the wheel off the ground, rotate and inspect carefully if you want to check it yourself.
BTW, Anytime I've ever gotten a TPMS warning the above situation has been the reason.. Last edited by Modshack; 03-14-2010 at 04:20 PM. |
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Yup. Once a month at minimum, but IMO it should become part of your Saturday morning routine.
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At what low tire pressure does the TPMS light come on???
30psi, 25psi, 20psi....etc. Was unable to find this in the manual.
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I've been driving my car daily since late October and my tires are still 1-2 psi off from normal. I drove my Scion tC for almost 3 years and only added air twice to 3 of the tires (1 tire routinely, slowly leaked air, for whatever reason).
Perhaps I'm lucky though.
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