Check your tires!!

raycl · 02-11-2007, 06:09 PM

Took my car in for an oil change and a rotate and balance.
2007 SI Coupe, 18000 miles, 4th oil change, 4th rotate and balance.

The service writer came in and told me that he couldn't rotate or balance the tires.
The tires are shot, he told me.
I'm thinking this guy is nuts, it's a brand new car.
Sure enough every tire was cupped, chopped and wearing uneven.

The service mananger comes over and tells me I should rorate my tires more. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

I tell him this is the 4th oil change and rotate and balance. I tell him this is a new car. He says it's a 06', I stop him and tel him and tell him it's a 07'.
Deer in the head light look, he tells me he has to look something up.

Thirty minutes later he comes out and tells me that there is obiviously a problem, they didn't have any tires in stock.
He told me that he would call me first part of the week, and we'll put news on for you and check the alignment.

The funny part was I was telling him "look, I don't want to go into it, but I realy do know what I'm talking about and there's something wrong here" the whole time I had forgotten to take off a name tag I wear when I do Warranty inspectons at dealerships.

Check your tires.

kero · 02-11-2007, 06:17 PM

I check my tire pressure once a month and inspect them at the same time.

At 7000 miles on my LX sedan, I had feathering on the front two tires. Dealership at their cost aligned twice in 1000 miles and still could not get the car to not pull to the right.

Finally a differently dealership got the car to go much straighter and the feather has not returned.

Thanks!

[IVI] · 02-11-2007, 06:19 PM

18,000 miles on an 07? Boy, you must do alot of driving. No wonder you're getting the oil changed and tires rotated every 4,500 miles. Glad everything is working out for you though.

raycl · 02-11-2007, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [IVI]

18,000 miles on an 07? Boy, you must do alot of driving. No wonder you're getting the oil changed and tires rotated every 4,500 miles. Glad everything is working out for you though.

I cover the state of Iowa, eastern NE, N MO, W IL.
Somedays I never turn off the car.

SiCali · 02-11-2007, 06:42 PM

wow, you win for most miles on an 07 Si hands down. have you done any modifications to the car? i'm curious to know how your experience will be since you put so many miles on the car.

raycl · 02-11-2007, 06:59 PM

look in the profile

TJ213 · 02-12-2007, 12:25 AM

damn, all those mods and still 0.0 hp

does the tanabe (btw, which one?) / injen / comptech combo get annoying on the highways?

raycl · 02-12-2007, 09:48 AM

Medallion (<--spelling?)
No a little louder than stock, but not much.
The Injen does have a Tin sound to it at high RPM.

Vince · 02-12-2007, 10:07 AM

Surprising that you rotate every ~4500 miles and still had bad wear issues. Is this something that you can see for yourself in the tires? I thought ~4K was a perfect interval to avoid any weird wear issues. Im intrigued now...

raycl · 02-12-2007, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince

Surprising that you rotate every ~4500 miles and still had bad wear issues. Is this something that you can see for yourself in the tires? I thought ~4K was a perfect interval to avoid any weird wear issues. Im intrigued now...

rub your hand from side to side and along the tread of your tire. If there is a abnorml wear issue (alignment ect.) you'll feel it because it will have waves, feathering ect.

phillipguru · 02-13-2007, 05:27 PM

23500 miles on my 7 month old LX coupe. no abnormal wear on any of the tires, had them rotated at 18000 and inflated to 34psi for mpg reasons. Car is still the same as day one

raycl · 02-13-2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phillipguru

23500 miles on my 7 month old LX coupe. no abnormal wear on any of the tires, had them rotated at 18000 and inflated to 34psi for mpg reasons. Car is still the same as day one

Mine is an SI not LX.

Honda is going to pay for two, I'll Have to pay for two.
They are going to align it, change transfluid on them.

raycl · 02-17-2007, 02:09 PM

CAr is back. 4 new tire and alignment. Drive is 100% better.

They put in GM syncromesh <--spelling?
There is a bulleton on this, it was free. Shift is better, 3rd is alot better.

Car is not twitchy like it was berfore, feels more planted.

The big news is. I told them about a clunk I was hearing and feeling. They told me that they checked the motor mount, they where not sure if it is bad. They are changing that out too. It's on order it will be in next week.

kero · 02-17-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raycl

CAr is back. 4 new tire and alignment. Drive is 100% better.

They put in GM syncromesh <--spelling?
There is a bulleton on this, it was free. Shift is better, 3rd is alot better.

Car is not twitchy like it was berfore, feels more planted.

The big news is. I told them about a clunk I was hearing and feeling. They told me that they checked the motor mount, they where not sure if it is bad. They are changing that out too. It's on order it will be in next week.

It took me 4 visits to get the mount finally ordered and installed. They swore up and down the mount was fine.

The minute I got the car back and hit some bumps, noise was gone

fg2k20z306 · 02-17-2007, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raycl

They put in GM syncromesh <--spelling?
There is a bulleton on this, it was free. Shift is better, 3rd is alot better.

what's the bulletin number on this? i would like to do it on my 06.. let me know the 411. thanks

***Zeuceone*** · 02-17-2007, 08:01 PM

damm. i just recently replaced my tranny fluid with gm synchromesh.

aznkukuboi · 02-18-2007, 01:43 AM

The tires used on Toyota's wear out just as fast... trust me.

raycl · 02-18-2007, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aznkukuboi

The tires used on Toyota's wear out just as fast... trust me.

Did you read that the alignment was out, man i hate little kids on here.... trust me.

kero · 02-18-2007, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aznkukuboi

The tires used on Toyota's wear out just as fast... trust me.

True, the OEM on my wifes 03 and now 05 corolla even with alignments don't last past 20K.

They use the cheapest bridgestones or goodyears.

At least on the new civic they use a slightly better RS-A goodyear.

raycl · 02-18-2007, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kero

True, the OEM on my wifes 03 and now 05 corolla even with alignments don't last past 20K.

They use the cheapest bridgestones or goodyears.

At least on the new civic they use a slightly better RS-A goodyear.

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This is a copy of the ticket. No bulletin# listed.

02-11-2007, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
raycl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Des Moines Age: 40 Posts: 675 Ray iTrader: 0 / 0%	Check your tires!! Took my car in for an oil change and a rotate and balance. 2007 SI Coupe, 18000 miles, 4th oil change, 4th rotate and balance. The service writer came in and told me that he couldn't rotate or balance the tires. The tires are shot, he told me. I'm thinking this guy is nuts, it's a brand new car. Sure enough every tire was cupped, chopped and wearing uneven. The service mananger comes over and tells me I should rorate my tires more. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I tell him this is the 4th oil change and rotate and balance. I tell him this is a new car. He says it's a 06', I stop him and tel him and tell him it's a 07'. Deer in the head light look, he tells me he has to look something up. Thirty minutes later he comes out and tells me that there is obiviously a problem, they didn't have any tires in stock. He told me that he would call me first part of the week, and we'll put news on for you and check the alignment. The funny part was I was telling him "look, I don't want to go into it, but I realy do know what I'm talking about and there's something wrong here" the whole time I had forgotten to take off a name tag I wear when I do Warranty inspectons at dealerships. Check your tires.

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kero Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LI, NY Posts: 438 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I check my tire pressure once a month and inspect them at the same time. At 7000 miles on my LX sedan, I had feathering on the front two tires. Dealership at their cost aligned twice in 1000 miles and still could not get the car to not pull to the right. Finally a differently dealership got the car to go much straighter and the feather has not returned. Thanks!

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[IVI] Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 31 Posts: 1,634 Bryan iTrader: 0 / 0%	18,000 miles on an 07? Boy, you must do alot of driving. No wonder you're getting the oil changed and tires rotated every 4,500 miles. Glad everything is working out for you though.

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SiCali Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 312 iTrader: 1 / 100%	wow, you win for most miles on an 07 Si hands down. have you done any modifications to the car? i'm curious to know how your experience will be since you put so many miles on the car.

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raycl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Des Moines Age: 40 Posts: 675 Ray iTrader: 0 / 0%	look in the profile

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TJ213 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 18 Posts: 3,051 iTrader: 0 / 0%	damn, all those mods and still 0.0 hp does the tanabe (btw, which one?) / injen / comptech combo get annoying on the highways?

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raycl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Des Moines Age: 40 Posts: 675 Ray iTrader: 0 / 0%	Medallion (<--spelling?) No a little louder than stock, but not much. The Injen does have a Tin sound to it at high RPM.

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Vince Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Platte City, MO Age: 36 Posts: 901 Stephen "Vince" Carter iTrader: 0 / 0%	Surprising that you rotate every ~4500 miles and still had bad wear issues. Is this something that you can see for yourself in the tires? I thought ~4K was a perfect interval to avoid any weird wear issues. Im intrigued now...

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phillipguru Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: rogersville, tn Age: 25 Posts: 364 iTrader: 1 / 100%	23500 miles on my 7 month old LX coupe. no abnormal wear on any of the tires, had them rotated at 18000 and inflated to 34psi for mpg reasons. Car is still the same as day one

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raycl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Des Moines Age: 40 Posts: 675 Ray iTrader: 0 / 0%	CAr is back. 4 new tire and alignment. Drive is 100% better. They put in GM syncromesh <--spelling? There is a bulleton on this, it was free. Shift is better, 3rd is alot better. Car is not twitchy like it was berfore, feels more planted. The big news is. I told them about a clunk I was hearing and feeling. They told me that they checked the motor mount, they where not sure if it is bad. They are changing that out too. It's on order it will be in next week.

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*Zeuceone* Kill Your Self Krew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Killa Cali. Posts: 57,800 iTrader: 26 / 100%	damm. i just recently replaced my tranny fluid with gm synchromesh.

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aznkukuboi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 117 iTrader: 0 / 0%	The tires used on Toyota's wear out just as fast... trust me.