Tire slowly losing air

[daniel]

The right front tire (original) on my 2018 Model 3 loses air very slowly. I think it's been doing this for less than a year. The TPMS warns me about once every 2 or 3 weeks and I have to put air in it.

Note: I know next to nothing about cars or tires.

Should I be concerned? Should I just keep adding air whenever the warning comes up? Or do I need to have this addressed by a tire professional? Or do I need a new tire? With just a bit over 10K miles on the car, I think the tires still have plenty of tread, but I know it's bad to get just one new tire.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[ewoodrick]

You can keep filling it, you can ask a tire store to look at it.

 

[daniel]

Maybe I should ask my question a different way:

How normal it is for a tire to need air every two or three weeks? Unusual, or common? The other three tires have not needed air more often than once a year or so.

 

[21miDay]

Unusual. Since you admit that you know next to nothing, have a professional look at it.

 

[cbdream99]

This is not normal, something is wrong. You should take it to a tire shop and have them check it out.

 

[fholbert]

Take it to a tire store. Assume it has a nail in the tire. Someday the nail may fall out and air will leak out quickly. You‘ll be stuck on the side of the road.

 

[jjrandorin]

Take it to a tire store. Assume it has a nail in the tire. Someday the nail may fall out and air will leak out quickly. You‘ll be stuck on the side of the road.

Even if @daniel is stuck by the side of the road, he will still be stuck by the side of the road IN HAWAII... lol... of all the places to be stuck, that doesnt sound that bad.

Back on thread topic, I agree with you on this possibly being a nail, or perhaps a bad valve stem or something. @daniel , a tire needing to be filled "every few weeks" is not "within spec". If you said "every few months" that might be more normal. You should get it checked, or if you dont want to get it checked, consider replacing it.

 

[daniel]

Thanks, all. I'll have it checked out.

 

[JaxonDM]

My friend dealt with a similar issue. He used to fill the air every month and become more frequent after three months. It got 15k miles and he end up getting a new set of nitto tires as recommended by the tire shop.