Bubble in Wheel
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Bubble in Wheel
Well while i was detailing my car over the weekend i noticed a small little bubble on my left front wheel. I purchased the vehicle about 3 months ago and have about 8,000 miles on it.
I have the upgraded 19 9 twin spoke wheels, and my dealer informed me that it is most likely from hitting a pothole and that it is not covered under warranty.
I am just wondering if there is any truth in what hes telling me, and if anyone else had problems with their wheels such as myself.
I have the upgraded 19 9 twin spoke wheels, and my dealer informed me that it is most likely from hitting a pothole and that it is not covered under warranty.
I am just wondering if there is any truth in what hes telling me, and if anyone else had problems with their wheels such as myself.
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If its a bubble in the tires, what the dealership told you sounds right. You can try to send the tire back to the manufacture under warranty, but most times, its not worth the hassle.
Well while i was detailing my car over the weekend i noticed a small little bubble on my left front wheel. I purchased the vehicle about 3 months ago and have about 8,000 miles on it.
I have the upgraded 19 9 twin spoke wheels, and my dealer informed me that it is most likely from hitting a pothole and that it is not covered under warranty.
I am just wondering if there is any truth in what hes telling me, and if anyone else had problems with their wheels such as myself.
I have the upgraded 19 9 twin spoke wheels, and my dealer informed me that it is most likely from hitting a pothole and that it is not covered under warranty.
I am just wondering if there is any truth in what hes telling me, and if anyone else had problems with their wheels such as myself.
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Well while i was detailing my car over the weekend i noticed a small little bubble on my left front wheel. I purchased the vehicle about 3 months ago and have about 8,000 miles on it. Mine actually bubbled out in 3 places along the sidewall.
I have the upgraded 19 9 twin spoke wheels, and my dealer informed me that it is most likely from hitting a pothole and that it is not covered under warranty.
I am just wondering if there is any truth in what hes telling me, and if anyone else had problems with their wheels such as myself.
I have the upgraded 19 9 twin spoke wheels, and my dealer informed me that it is most likely from hitting a pothole and that it is not covered under warranty.
I am just wondering if there is any truth in what hes telling me, and if anyone else had problems with their wheels such as myself.
I went to the dealership complaining about it and they, without questioning, placed a new tire on for me at no charge, but when I picked the car up that afternoon, they said that the wheel had been bent. They did not back up on their promise and I walked away without having to pay. I kind of doubted their reasoning but it dawned on me that I did hit a large pothole a few weeks earlier on some rough interstate (which was repaired 2 months ago).
Fast forward 10 months and I had my tires balanced and sure enough, while I was watching the tech balance my tires, he was spinning the left front wheel and it in fact had a bent area on it.
So, they were right afterall. That's not to say that a tire couldn't be defective , but in my case it was in fact due to a hard hit into a pothole.
Like I've said before, my dealership is the best car dealership I've ever been to, bar none. They are always bending over backwards to keep me happy. That's why I keep buying Benzes
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I know it makes it ride rougher with high pressure , but my tires tend to cup at the values they request and I also get about 8 to 10K more miles out of them. I'm at 20K miles and my front tires still look great. My wheels are staggered so I don't get the benefit of rotation. Anyway, I developed a shudder a month ago, had my tires balanced to see if that would clear the problem, the problem did not dramatically improve but when I placed the extra 7 lbs in the tires, the problem stops immediately. Also, the type of driving I do is very curvy roads so I feel the extra tight pressure keeps them from rolling along the outer sides.
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its on the tires, and i am not sure who i should exactly hassle. Continental or my dealership? Trumpet1, did you happen to buy the additional warranty on your tires and wheels?
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