WTF! Another flat!!
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I picked up my CPO 2006 550 3 weeks ago after returning my 2007 530 from it's lease.
Drove the car from the dealer and got a flat tire the 3rd day! Bought a new 19" Pirelli for $500. 2 weeks have passed and tonight I get my FTM light up indicating another flat!
That's 2 flat tires over 2 weeks!! Am I jinxed or are the Pirelli's shitty tires and get flats easy? That's $1000 in tires in 2 weeks!!
Anyone experience this?!
Drove the car from the dealer and got a flat tire the 3rd day! Bought a new 19" Pirelli for $500. 2 weeks have passed and tonight I get my FTM light up indicating another flat!
That's 2 flat tires over 2 weeks!! Am I jinxed or are the Pirelli's shitty tires and get flats easy? That's $1000 in tires in 2 weeks!!
Anyone experience this?!
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have you try spraying water with soap solution to find the source of the leak ?
spray around the stem as well or along the lip of rim in rare case rim can be bent and air i slowly leaking, but you will feel vibration
spray around the stem as well or along the lip of rim in rare case rim can be bent and air i slowly leaking, but you will feel vibration
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Likely just a stretch of bad luck. On my old 545, I put PS2's on and at one point went through three tires in a 6 week stretch. Every one was some road debris puncturing the tire. None could be repair. Knock on wood, haven't had another since and it's been more than four years...
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The last one was a nail in the sidewall and this one I'm not sure yet, I just got the FTM warning a couple of hours ago and the tires are still feeling normal...I reset the FTM and I'm waiting to see if I get another warning, it's taking a hell of a long time to reset..it's still saying "initializing" and it's been over 30 minutes..I'm hoping for an iDrive malfunction but last time it was right! I drive on normal roads in Toronto and suburbs...I don't know how I keep running over nails. I shouldn't of declined the wheel protection plan for $1000! I would of amortized it by now!
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='962367' date='Aug 1 2009, 10:02 PM
Likely just a stretch of bad luck. On my old 545, I put PS2's on and at one point went through three tires in a 6 week stretch. Every one was some road debris puncturing the tire. None could be repair. Knock on wood, haven't had another since and it's been more than four years...
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Originally Posted by nwilliams' post='962378' date='Aug 1 2009, 10:18 PM
The last one was a nail in the sidewall and this one I'm not sure yet, I just got the FTM warning a couple of hours ago and the tires are still feeling normal...I reset the FTM and I'm waiting to see if I get another warning, it's taking a hell of a long time to reset..it's still saying "initializing" and it's been over 30 minutes..I'm hoping for an iDrive malfunction but last time it was right! I drive on normal roads in Toronto and suburbs...I don't know how I keep running over nails. I shouldn't of declined the wheel protection plan for $1000! I would of amortized it by now!
also check tire pressure ...before you reset
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Originally Posted by monsterj34' post='962398' date='Aug 1 2009, 10:35 PM
did you reset while car was completely stopped and drove around?
also check tire pressure ...before you reset
also check tire pressure ...before you reset
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Originally Posted by nwilliams' post='962403' date='Aug 1 2009, 09:42 PM
the tire pressure feels normal and I'm currently sitting in the car waiting for it to initialize and the idrive isn't doing it! It reads status: initializing... And nothing is happening...it's been over 30 minutes
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Originally Posted by nwilliams' post='962378' date='Aug 1 2009, 07:18 PM
The last one was a nail in the sidewall and this one I'm not sure yet, I just got the FTM warning a couple of hours ago and the tires are still feeling normal...I reset the FTM and I'm waiting to see if I get another warning, it's taking a hell of a long time to reset..it's still saying "initializing" and it's been over 30 minutes..I'm hoping for an iDrive malfunction but last time it was right! I drive on normal roads in Toronto and suburbs...I don't know how I keep running over nails. I shouldn't of declined the wheel protection plan for $1000! I would of amortized it by now!
figure out a way to work the system i managed to get a $3,000 laptop under warranty swapped out for a brand new model. Try to get prorated tire replacement and purchase warranty on new tires
well i better go return this bottle of throttle body cleaner for a full refund
