A flat tyre and a broken valve
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Me again and I'm not happy.
The tyre pressure warning popped up this morning on my way to work. I managed to get to the office OK and discovered, surprise surprise, a slowly deflating tyre with a shiny screw head embedded in the centre of the tyre.
What to do next? Pop to the local tyre place and get it fixed, if possible, for a few quid? Maybe have to resort to using the emergency gunge to get where you're going? But what if the valve is partially sheared off and you're unable to attach the compressor? How did this happen I hear you ask yourselves? Well, as part of it's recent service the good people at the service centre tried to remove the valve caps. Yeah, you know the issue - the dreaded corroded caps and low and behold sheared them off in the process, so badly in the case of this particular tyre that it had no thread left and the needle valve half exposed.
So my only resort was to phone AM and in fairness they came out to replace the wheel whilst they took the other one away. Of couse AM don't repair tyres so they are going to charge me for a new tyre and a replacement valve.
Is this fair in your opinion? Was my car road legal with a useless valve? Would you kick up a fuss or take it like a man albeit one wit his pants around his ankles?
I'm getting pretty fed up with all things Aston Martin. In the past month I have had to pay out for:-
Bubble corrosion (manufacturer's fault)
Refurbished flaking alloys (manufacturer's fault)
and now a new tyre and valves (manufacturer's fault)
WHY?
The tyre pressure warning popped up this morning on my way to work. I managed to get to the office OK and discovered, surprise surprise, a slowly deflating tyre with a shiny screw head embedded in the centre of the tyre.
What to do next? Pop to the local tyre place and get it fixed, if possible, for a few quid? Maybe have to resort to using the emergency gunge to get where you're going? But what if the valve is partially sheared off and you're unable to attach the compressor? How did this happen I hear you ask yourselves? Well, as part of it's recent service the good people at the service centre tried to remove the valve caps. Yeah, you know the issue - the dreaded corroded caps and low and behold sheared them off in the process, so badly in the case of this particular tyre that it had no thread left and the needle valve half exposed.
So my only resort was to phone AM and in fairness they came out to replace the wheel whilst they took the other one away. Of couse AM don't repair tyres so they are going to charge me for a new tyre and a replacement valve.
Is this fair in your opinion? Was my car road legal with a useless valve? Would you kick up a fuss or take it like a man albeit one wit his pants around his ankles?
I'm getting pretty fed up with all things Aston Martin. In the past month I have had to pay out for:-
Bubble corrosion (manufacturer's fault)
Refurbished flaking alloys (manufacturer's fault)
and now a new tyre and valves (manufacturer's fault)
WHY?
the wheels surely must be under warranty, i dont follow. i have another car with exactly the same issue about corrosion of the valves and now have my TPMS ones all fitted inside the rim and have standard valves, that way i can get normal roadside service. i dont know your wheels but is that not possible as well.
BingoBob said:
If you put the gunk in, the tyre has to be thrown away. Might well kill your pressure sensor, too.
You can change just the valve part for a few quid.
The "gunk" does not kill the tyre it is just a PITA to clean out so tyre suppliers "insist" you buy a new one You can change just the valve part for a few quid.
OP I presume the car is out of the factory 3 year warranty?
Unlucky
On my last car I got so fed up with spurious TPMS messages I was contemplating switching it off and just putting normal valves in when I needed tyres.
On the wheel corrosion, it's not just Aston
Just about every diamond cut face struggles to last much more than 3-4 years when used regularly.
The lacquer doesn't adhere to it as well. Moisture gets under it and it bubbles.
On my last car I took all four off and had them powder coated in a smoke chrome with black on the inside.
Really really tough and easy to keep clean for ~£60 a wheel.
On my last car I got so fed up with spurious TPMS messages I was contemplating switching it off and just putting normal valves in when I needed tyres.
On the wheel corrosion, it's not just Aston
Just about every diamond cut face struggles to last much more than 3-4 years when used regularly.
The lacquer doesn't adhere to it as well. Moisture gets under it and it bubbles.
On my last car I took all four off and had them powder coated in a smoke chrome with black on the inside.
Really really tough and easy to keep clean for ~£60 a wheel.
Edited by mikey k on Thursday 5th July 13:56
M4YBO said:
Me again and I'm not happy.
Bubble corrosion (manufacturer's fault)
Refurbished flaking alloys (manufacturer's fault)
and now a new tyre and valves (manufacturer's fault)
Bubble corrosion (manufacturer's fault) - they all do that, but don't get me started again on this!Bubble corrosion (manufacturer's fault)
Refurbished flaking alloys (manufacturer's fault)
and now a new tyre and valves (manufacturer's fault)
Refurbished flaking alloys (manufacturer's fault) - they all can do that. But unless you've owned it from new, don't know how you can say its manufacturers fault. Using an acidic wheel cleaner over a period of time will cause this.
and now a new tyre and valves (manufacturer's fault) - I would be extremely pissed off with the dealer for letting it out in that state.
I thought all the earlier models suffered with flaking alloys. I'd never experienced it with other far less prestige cars I've owned and I used to use acidic cleaners on them in the old days. Anyways I guess you're right about the various causes that could lead to it, it's just bad luck having all these issues falling at once and just through proxy of ownership.
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