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First Flat at 10,168 miles

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by calprius, Mar 15, 2006.

  1. calprius

    calprius New Member

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    Hi All,
    I apologize if this has been covered - couldn't find it with a search.
    Had my first flat (right front) Friday, with a 10k mile service already scheduled. OEM, rotated at 5K, I check pressure about once a month, have kept it at original pressure.
    The tire had no visible road hazard damage. Neither the tow truck guy nor I could see anything which looked more significant than the equivalent of a hang nail on the side. Toyota told me that the tire was driven on low pressure, overheated and can't be patched because of sidewall damage. Perfectly plausible starting with the low. Question 1: Why is only one tire low? In 35 years of driving I've never gotten less than the rated mileage from a tire unless there was something obvious, like a five inch nail. The tread looks fine, even etc.
    Question 2: I had already intended to switch over to Michelin when these needed to retire. On the other hand, I'm not eager to switch out 4 tires with only 10K miles on them.
    Anybody have similar experience?
    Thanks, first poster, Calprius

    p.s. I'm in L.A. if anybody wants to buy the other three, they look fine.
     
    #1 calprius, Mar 15, 2006
  2. aaf709

    aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan

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    I had a leak (losing about 1 lb per day) that was fixed (I hope) last week. I have just under 15K. They said they couldn't find the problem, but I didn't have to replace it either.
     
    #2 aaf709, Mar 15, 2006
  3. TucsonPrius

    TucsonPrius Member

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    I too, had an intermittent leak. Some nights it would be fine, some nights it would lose 10-13 lbs over night. Had it removed and re-mounted. Had the valve stem replaced. No change. Finally, I got it replaced, and road hazard warranty reimbursed me.

    Once replaced all was well.

    Thanks,
    Shawn
     
    #3 TucsonPrius, Mar 15, 2006
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