Tire losing air

[hishamov9001]

Hello All


My Tesla Model Y is just 7 months on the road, with about 10K milage . The passenger rear tire keep losing air and so far I have to inflate it around 3 times and now I have to do the 4th time. I never had to blow air in any of the other tires . All tires are between 6-7/32 tread lenght. I am guessing it is a problem just for the affect tire only. I hope it is not a nail or something made a hole . Does Tesla cover tire services under warrenty or do the tires come with manufacture warrenty or I have to take it to any a tire shop to figue out what is going on?

 

[1965Falcon]

You can take it to a tesla service center and they will fix it, however you'll need to make an appointment and that's probably a hassle not worth your time. I'd just go to discount tire if you have one around, they will fix it on the spot for free. Likely a nail, screw, etc.

 

[nate704]

It sounds like you have a nail or cut or puncture on your tire. Another possibility is the cracked rim, but both cases will not be covered under warranty.

 

[Tam]

Hello All


My Tesla Model Y is just 7 months on the road, with about 10K milage . The passenger rear tire keep losing air and so far I have to inflate it around 3 times and now I have to do the 4th time. I never had to blow air in any of the other tires . All tires are between 6-7/32 tread lenght. I am guessing it is a problem just for the affect tire only. I hope it is not a nail or something made a hole . Does Tesla cover tire services under warrenty or do the tires come with manufacture warrenty or I have to take it to any a tire shop to figue out what is going on?

It's time for a tire service. Tesla doesn't honor any tire warranty. You have to call the tire company for that.

As others said, I would just go to a local tire shop. Make sure they don't damage the main high voltage battery pack at the bottom of your car.

Many local tire shops also sell a tire warranty.

 

[Unclepaul]

Could be either a puncture, poor bead seal or porous wheel. Local tire shop can easily sort it out. Tires have their own warranty, separate from car.

 

[andaconda]

I had a slow leak also in my passenger rear tire. It lasted for about a year. It would leak about a pound a week, and sometimes would go month. Lately it would leak 3~4 pounds in a day and the next day it would not leak at all. I could never find a puncture in the tire or any rhyme or reason. I finally got fed up with it and had new tires put on last week. The only thing I could figure was that the bar code sticker (which I observed when the tire was taken off) on the part of the tire that sealed against the rim was the culprit. Perhaps the seal on the tire pressure sensor was a leaking? Maybe when the tires bottom was resting on the sticker it would leak more air. Mystery indeed. Food for thought.

 

[fiehlsport]

It's a leak 99% from a puncture. Go to a tire shop and get it fixed.

 

[Discount Tire]

You can take it to a tesla service center and they will fix it, however you'll need to make an appointment and that's probably a hassle not worth your time. I'd just go to discount tire if you have one around, they will fix it on the spot for free. Likely a nail, screw, etc.

Thank you for the recognition, we greatly appreciate it. Definitely take advantage of our free courtesy services such as a basic tire rotation and tire repair.

 

[nate704]

I had a slow leak also in my passenger rear tire. It lasted for about a year. It would leak about a pound a week, and sometimes would go month. Lately it would leak 3~4 pounds in a day and the next day it would not leak at all. I could never find a puncture in the tire or any rhyme or reason. I finally got fed up with it and had new tires put on last week. The only thing I could figure was that the bar code sticker (which I observed when the tire was taken off) on the part of the tire that sealed against the rim was the culprit. Perhaps the seal on the tire pressure sensor was a leaking? Maybe when the tires bottom was resting on the sticker it would leak more air. Mystery indeed. Food for thought.

It might be the pressure drop due to the temperature change.

 

[andaconda]

It might be the pressure drop due to the temperature change.

I put up with it through a year-and-a-half worth of seasons -- so no it wasn't a temperature thing

 

[Goobers]

It might be the pressure drop due to the temperature change.

If it's all four tires, sure.

If it's just one, probably not.

 

[Iron]

A hard to find leak can be found by putting the tire in water so you can see the bubbles. This means the bathtub when the wife ain't home.

 

[karkrazy]

take it to any a tire shop to figue out what is going on

99% of the time it’s road hazard (e.g.
Nail, potholes, screws, sharp objects, damaged rim, damaged stem valve, etc). Not covered by Tesla nor tire warranties.

If there’s a defect with the tire, then the tire shop should be able to work with you to file a claim with the tire manufacturer.

This is just regular stuff everyone deals with at one time or another… good luck

 

[Goobers]

A hard to find leak can be found by putting the tire in water so you can see the bubbles. This means the bathtub when the wife ain't home.

I would think if the leak is too slow, it probably won't show up in a reasonable amount of time.

 

[DrDiesel1]

Use a spray bottle with soap and water. Air up the tire and spray it. Look for bubbles.

 

[jkdman123]

I would think if the leak is too slow, it probably won't show up in a reasonable amount of time.

It won't. I have had slow leaks before that couldn't be found with the water method. Frustrating. Also, sometimes they can be affected by the position of the leak when you park. I would go for a couple of days with no change then all of a sudden see a large drop in pressure. The only thing I can figure is that the location of the puncture when I parked that last time allowed it to leak faster.

 

[Iron]

I would think if the leak is too slow, it probably won't show up in a reasonable amount of time.

Submerging the tire in water is a sure fire way. Even a slow leak produces bubbles. Smaller leaks = smaller bubbles. This is what the tire shops do. I don't mean spraying water on it on the car.

 

[CyberShy]

It could also be a loose or defective valve stem seal.

 

[jkdman123]

Submerging the tire in water is a sure fire way. Even a slow leak produces bubbles. Smaller leaks = smaller bubbles. This is what the tire shops do. I don't mean spraying water on it on the car.

I've had slow leaks that the tire shop couldn't find with the submerging method.

 

[fredzos]

You can take it to a tesla service center and they will fix it, however you'll need to make an appointment and that's probably a hassle not worth your time. I'd just go to discount tire if you have one around, they will fix it on the spot for free. Likely a nail, screw, etc.

actually did this yesterday.

woke up in the morning and was notified that my rear 2 tires were low on air..pumped them up and went to work.

after work, notified that both were very low again.

hit up discount on the way home and they found a large nail in one and a small nail and a screw in the other.

patched both up for free.

trying to figure out how only the back tires got the nails and not the front