New tire Flat after 15 miles?

nepali · 04-21-2014, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeroZeta

So I finally mounted my new Pole Position S04s on the car. Drove a little bit and found my left rear was flat.

I removed the wheel and can't find any visible damage to the tire. I will be doing the soapy water test around the valve stem tonight.

My question is how common would a valve/tpms leak be and can anyone think of any other reason a brand new tire would go flat or anything I might be overlooking?

I had the mounting done at Discount (after fighting with them a month to get the tires so I wouldn't be surprised if it was related to their labor.)

Thanks in advance.

It could be anything: install error, defective tire, etc. Checkout my thread about brand new Continental ExtremeContact DW: Brand new Continental DW and it blows up!

MacCool · 04-21-2014, 08:30 PM

I just had 4 new S04's mounted to replace the OEM tires on my 2014 Touring with Sport. I like 'em fine. My son did the installation. The Chevy dealer where he's a tech has a state-of-the-art no-touch machine, so they were reverse mounted. He mentioned that that's important because TPMS or valve stem damage is possible if the tech is unwary or uses the wrong techniques. I mentioned your issue to him just now, he said that if he had a tire go flat that soon after an installation he'd feel obliged to prove that it wasn't something he did, especially in the absence of a puncture.

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MacCool A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,349 Drives: 370Z PW 2014 Rep Power: 18	I just had 4 new S04's mounted to replace the OEM tires on my 2014 Touring with Sport. I like 'em fine. My son did the installation. The Chevy dealer where he's a tech has a state-of-the-art no-touch machine, so they were reverse mounted. He mentioned that that's important because TPMS or valve stem damage is possible if the tech is unwary or uses the wrong techniques. I mentioned your issue to him just now, he said that if he had a tire go flat that soon after an installation he'd feel obliged to prove that it wasn't something he did, especially in the absence of a puncture.