My wife recently picked up a screw in one of the rear 20s on our Durango. The TPMS triggered the fault. I told her to keep an eye on it. It didn't seem to leak much while driving, but would when parked. She made it home that evening. I saw the screw in the tire. We only had a temp spare, so I didn't want to drive on it. Goodyear (my go-to place for flats) was already closed for the evening. I needed to make an 8:00 appt for the next morning. I've had good luck with the NTB by our kid's school, but the soonest appt. I could get was 10:00. I called the NTB near my work, and got in at 8:00.
I put 38 PSI in that night, and it was down to 14 by morning. I aired back up to 38 in the morning, and carefully drove the kids 13 miles to school, and 6 mi back to NTB. Risky, but I kept an eye on exact pressure via EVIC, and still felt safer than driving on the donut (~5000 lbs). Also, I had a portable compressor along. It only lost about 1-2 psi during the drive. I got to NTB, and told them the exact tire, and place where the screw was. I must have been parked on it, because we didn't see the screw initially. They pulled it in. They came back to waiting area about 10 min later and said, "are you sure you have a flat? We checked, and all tires have ~35 psi". I said, "YES, I saw the screw, and filled this morning. It didn't lose much while driving". They went back out to the shop, and came back about 30 min later with the screw. Meanwhile, there's another lady needing tire work done, and she's getting antsy. They only had 1 tire tech working (at least 8 bays). Isn't this a TIRE shop?
In the end, it took 65 min for my flat repair, and cost $34. Tires Plus guarantees 4 new tires installed in 59 minutes. The tech came in and explained my TPMS light was still triggered, and their tool was too old to clear the code. He said I may have to go to dealer, or the light may go out after a few miles. When I got in, and drove the 2 miles to work, I noticed the EVIC said "inflate to 36 PSI". Can't they read?! When I got to work, I hooked up my portable, and inflated all tires to 37 psi, and the fault was cleared. Now I know why all NTBs around me have horrible reviews. Next time, I will wait for Goodyear.
Oh yeah, I've since purchased a new (take-off) full-size spare for $140 shipped to my door!
I put 38 PSI in that night, and it was down to 14 by morning. I aired back up to 38 in the morning, and carefully drove the kids 13 miles to school, and 6 mi back to NTB. Risky, but I kept an eye on exact pressure via EVIC, and still felt safer than driving on the donut (~5000 lbs). Also, I had a portable compressor along. It only lost about 1-2 psi during the drive. I got to NTB, and told them the exact tire, and place where the screw was. I must have been parked on it, because we didn't see the screw initially. They pulled it in. They came back to waiting area about 10 min later and said, "are you sure you have a flat? We checked, and all tires have ~35 psi". I said, "YES, I saw the screw, and filled this morning. It didn't lose much while driving". They went back out to the shop, and came back about 30 min later with the screw. Meanwhile, there's another lady needing tire work done, and she's getting antsy. They only had 1 tire tech working (at least 8 bays). Isn't this a TIRE shop?
In the end, it took 65 min for my flat repair, and cost $34. Tires Plus guarantees 4 new tires installed in 59 minutes. The tech came in and explained my TPMS light was still triggered, and their tool was too old to clear the code. He said I may have to go to dealer, or the light may go out after a few miles. When I got in, and drove the 2 miles to work, I noticed the EVIC said "inflate to 36 PSI". Can't they read?! When I got to work, I hooked up my portable, and inflated all tires to 37 psi, and the fault was cleared. Now I know why all NTBs around me have horrible reviews. Next time, I will wait for Goodyear.
Oh yeah, I've since purchased a new (take-off) full-size spare for $140 shipped to my door!
