I have just received a letter stating that the recommended tire pressure
for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 SF was stated incorrectly, since it does
not list the 16 x 6 /12 J rim size that was installed on the SF. Now,
my question is: since I have inflated mi tires for 2 years with a wrong
pressure according to their wrong instructions, should we ask for a tire
replacement? Anybody has an opinion on this? Any precedent you are aware of?

 

I don't think you have to. If the tires were inflated too much, then you should go to the dealership and ask if middle treads are deteriorated more than out side treads. Or you could just see it for youself.
I don't know, that's what I might do.

-----------------------------------not deteriorated
-----------------------------
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''deteriorated
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-----------------------------
-----------------------------

 

nexttimei'mgoingwithjapanesecar wrote:
> I don't think you have to. If the tires were inflated too much, then you should go to the dealership and ask if middle treads are deteriorated more than out side treads. Or you could just see it for youself.
> I don't know, that's what I might do.
>
> -----------------------------------not deteriorated
> -----------------------------
> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''deteriorated
> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> -----------------------------
> -----------------------------
>
>
What I meant, sorry if I wasn't clear is that they should replace the
tires at their cost, since the bad advice was theirs, resulting in
constant overinflation of the tires.

 

Unless Hyundai knows that this will cause a blowout, it is highly unlikely that they will replace your tires. Just look at how many accidents occurred
prior to Ford recalling their tires on the Explorer. Can you please tell me how many PSI the error was? As the previous poster said, you need to check
to see if there is uneven wear on your tire. If the pressure was only off by less than 5 PSI, I wouldn't worry about it. A lot of dealers overinflate
your tires when you bring it in for an oil change (at least in my area they do).

Nick


On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:35:16 -0500, Luca <loosedukeNOWAY@comcast.net> wrote:

>nexttimei'mgoingwithjapanesecar wrote:
>> I don't think you have to. If the tires were inflated too much, then you should go to the dealership and ask if middle treads are deteriorated more than out side treads. Or you could just see it for youself.
>> I don't know, that's what I might do.
>>
>> -----------------------------------not deteriorated
>> -----------------------------
>> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''deteriorated
>> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>> -----------------------------
>> -----------------------------
>>
>>
>What I meant, sorry if I wasn't clear is that they should replace the
>tires at their cost, since the bad advice was theirs, resulting in
>constant overinflation of the tires.

 

Nick wrote:
> Unless Hyundai knows that this will cause a blowout, it is highly unlikely that they will replace your tires. Just look at how many accidents occurred
> prior to Ford recalling their tires on the Explorer. Can you please tell me how many PSI the error was? As the previous poster said, you need to check
> to see if there is uneven wear on your tire. If the pressure was only off by less than 5 PSI, I wouldn't worry about it. A lot of dealers overinflate
> your tires when you bring it in for an oil change (at least in my area they do).
>
> Nick
>
>
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:35:16 -0500, Luca <loosedukeNOWAY@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>nexttimei'mgoingwithjapanesecar wrote:
>>
>>>I don't think you have to. If the tires were inflated too much, then you should go to the dealership and ask if middle treads are deteriorated more than out side treads. Or you could just see it for youself.
>>>I don't know, that's what I might do.
>>>
>>>-----------------------------------not deteriorated
>>>-----------------------------
>>>'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''deteriorat ed
>>>'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>>>'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>>>-----------------------------
>>>-----------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>
>>What I meant, sorry if I wasn't clear is that they should replace the
>>tires at their cost, since the bad advice was theirs, resulting in
>>constant overinflation of the tires.
>
>
The difference is 2 PSI only. Will call them anyway, see what they say.

 

In my opinion, it is better to slightly overinflate your tires (against the
manufacturers recommendations) than to underinflate, as long as you don't
routinely exceed the tire inflation maximum pressure printed on the
sidewall. Car manufacturer maximums are usually the result of a CYA
liability move so they don't take any blame for blowouts.

The problem with the Ford Explorer tires is that those people were seriously
underinflating their tires which caused them to become damaged in a
different way resulting in tread separation, not blowouts from sidewall
breakdown (which is what can happen if yu overinflate too much).
Besides, overall tread wear will imporve with the higher tire pressue and so
will gas mileage.

Most people have tires that are underinflated for optimal wear.

Kevin

"Luca" <loosedukeNOWAY@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:4OGdnRGrV56Sn2-i4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> Nick wrote:
> > Unless Hyundai knows that this will cause a blowout, it is highly
unlikely that they will replace your tires. Just look at how many accidents
occurred
> > prior to Ford recalling their tires on the Explorer. Can you please tell
me how many PSI the error was? As the previous poster said, you need to
check
> > to see if there is uneven wear on your tire. If the pressure was only
off by less than 5 PSI, I wouldn't worry about it. A lot of dealers
overinflate
> > your tires when you bring it in for an oil change (at least in my area
they do).
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:35:16 -0500, Luca <loosedukeNOWAY@comcast.net>
wrote:
> >
> >
> >>nexttimei'mgoingwithjapanesecar wrote:
> >>
> >>>I don't think you have to. If the tires were inflated too much, then
you should go to the dealership and ask if middle treads are deteriorated
more than out side treads. Or you could just see it for youself.
> >>>I don't know, that's what I might do.
> >>>
> >>>-----------------------------------not deteriorated
> >>>-----------------------------
> >>>'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''deteriorat ed
> >>>'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> >>>'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> >>>-----------------------------
> >>>-----------------------------
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>What I meant, sorry if I wasn't clear is that they should replace the
> >>tires at their cost, since the bad advice was theirs, resulting in
> >>constant overinflation of the tires.
> >
> >
> The difference is 2 PSI only. Will call them anyway, see what they say.
>