I had Yeti serviced at Skoda Stourbridge last week.  They picked up the vehicle, did a major service and dropped it back.  First time I drove it a (couple of hours later to pick my little girl up from school) it was pulling to the right.  When I arrived at the school (its only a mile or two away) I checked the tyre and it was a lot worse than I was expecting.  Very flat and steaming, but obviously just driveable!  

 

By the time I got back 10 minutes later it was totally flat and undriveable.  I had a can of that emergency tyre repair stuff in the boot so tried using that, but it did nothing.  Luckily just as I was about to change the tyre someone came out the house and let me use his foot pump.  I managed to get a bit of air in to get me to the nearest garage and inflate it properly.  It stayed up and has been OK since.

 

However having now taken it for a drive up the motorway, there is a lot of vibration and it feels heavy when I hit the 70mph mark - it used to drive really nice and was effortless.  Now I feel like I'm almost fighting it.

 

So my question is, do I have any recourse with Skoda?  They seem to have screwed up the tracking.  The tyre seems fine now, so I just want it to feel normal to drive again.  Especially on the motorway.

 

Colin

Just to check, since the puncture have you taken the car to have it repaired properly or are you still running with a tyre full of sealant?

If you have driven on a flat tyre for any time at all, its probably wrecked. The puncture could have happened anywhere, so unlikely you could get Skoda to cough up for a new tyre. I would get it checked asap as it might go pop at any time and the last thing you want is for it to do so at motorway speeds.

So has it had a puncture then? Somewhere between them dropping it back and you driving it?

 

Unless you can categorically prove that the dealership caused the damage then you have no recourse.

 

 

Just to check, since the puncture have you taken the car to have it repaired properly or are you still running with a tyre full of sealant?

 

^^ If it still has sealant in it, the tyre needs changing, it will be ruined and you cannot drive round with the sealant in. It will slowly eat away at the tyre from the inside I think.

Had my clutch changed by Skoda dealer and the steering was out of alignment when returned. The garage was adamant nothing they did could have changed it. I ended up having to get a 3rd party to inspect and re-set it. The dealer has covered the cost +.

 I had a can of that emergency tyre repair stuff in the boot so tried using that, but it did nothing.  

 

 

I think your supposed to use an electric compressor or footpump too?

 

Jim

Edited 27 November, 201510 yr by muddyjim

 

I had Yeti serviced at Skoda Stourbridge last week.  They picked up the vehicle, did a major service and dropped it back.  First time I drove it a (couple of hours later to pick my little girl up from school) it was pulling to the right.  When I arrived at the school (its only a mile or two away) I checked the tyre and it was a lot worse than I was expecting.  Very flat and steaming, but obviously just driveable!  

 

By the time I got back 10 minutes later it was totally flat and undriveable.  I had a can of that emergency tyre repair stuff in the boot so tried using that, but it did nothing.  Luckily just as I was about to change the tyre someone came out the house and let me use his foot pump.  I managed to get a bit of air in to get me to the nearest garage and inflate it properly.  It stayed up and has been OK since.

 

However having now taken it for a drive up the motorway, there is a lot of vibration and it feels heavy when I hit the 70mph mark - it used to drive really nice and was effortless.  Now I feel like I'm almost fighting it.

 

So my question is, do I have any recourse with Skoda?  They seem to have screwed up the tracking.  The tyre seems fine now, so I just want it to feel normal to drive again.  Especially on the motorway.

 

Colin

 

 

You drove your car with the tyre flat until you could pump it up?

You say it was steaming, therefore YOU have damaged your tyre!!

Have you had the tyre checked? (I think I know the answer to that!!)

Did you read the instructions with the tyre foam?

Why didn't you use the compressor supplied?

 

So has it had a puncture then? Somewhere between them dropping it back and you driving it?

 

Unless you can categorically prove that the dealership caused the damage then you have no recourse.

 

 

 

^^ If it still has sealant in it, the tyre needs changing, it will be ruined and you cannot drive round with the sealant in. It will slowly eat away at the tyre from the inside I think.

 

Don't think so! 

The foam can be washed out with warm water, but it is messy.

 

Don't think so! 

The foam can be washed out with warm water, but it is messy.

 

I don't know Graham?! I was led to believe that the tyres are useless / non-repairable once they've had sealant in them.

Leaving aside how driving on a flat until it overheats (your words) has probably destroyed the carcass of the RHF, the gunk will have put the tyre massively out of balance.

I don't know Graham?! I was led to believe that the tyres are useless / non-repairable once they've had sealant in them.

I've heard that too, but there must be a way of getting it off the wheel.

I don't know Graham?! I was led to believe that the tyres are useless / non-repairable once they've had sealant in them.

 

 

I've heard that too, but there must be a way of getting it off the wheel.

 

The tyre places will tell you that, because they don't want the hassle of washing the tyre out and then drying it before they can repair it, as there is more profit in selling you a new tyre. Certainly the VAG foam can be washed out with warm water, but it is messy.

Other tyre foams may be different.

I don't know Graham?! I was led to believe that the tyres are useless / non-repairable once they've had sealant in them.

Some of the sealants can be washed out, its worth finding out which type you are supplied with.

The tyre salesman may not be too helpful but if YOU know it can be washed out tell them so.

Some of the sealants can be washed out, its worth finding out which type you are supplied with.

The tyre salesman may not be too helpful but if YOU know it can be washed out tell them so.

Appreciate the advice but luckily I don't pay for my tyres, so they can simply replace.

if the tyre wall shows signs of discolouration I believe that is a pointer to the tyre overheating, before health and safety means you can't be near the fitter when they change tyres they have shown me the discolouration then the fragments of rubber inside the tyre and the damage although there was no visible damage on the outside other than the discolouration of the side wall

The modern tyre is a complex piece of industrial chemistry and if "steaming" from running flat and "discolouration" means just one thing

Plus

If your not paying for it

What is to talk about?

I think from reading the OP, a can if aftermarket gunk was used so probably an aerosol one - he has a spare wheel so not the OEM kit with a pump.

As pointed out, his tyre is probably shot and very dangerous, it's also now totally out of balance due to the gunk which is a temporary 'get you home' fix (I think most aerosol gunks say stick to 50 and go and get it fixed ASAP).

Impossible to prove when the puncture was picked up so no recourse to the dealer. Of course, once the tyre has been checked and changed, if the problem still exists it may be a different matter.

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Edited 28 November, 201510 yr by Falmouthboy

In short, the OP needs to replace the tyre ASAP and put it all down to experience....

 

EDIT: And I'd probably change the post title, as it infers the dealer have broken something, when in fact it just sounds like a puncture that could have happened anywhere.

Edited 28 November, 201510 yr by muddyboots

I don't know if modern sealants have improved but when I had a rear wheel puncture in my motorcycle some years ago I used some to get me home.

 

I'd heard about some repairers refusing to fix them (as said more about them not waiting the hassle of cleaning them first than them not being repairable) so I removed the tyre myself and gave the wheel a good clean. It was alloy and had already started to show signs of attack by the sealant. Also where some had sprayed up the rear of the bike the number plate showed signs of discolouration. Not nice stuff at all!

 

I'm not a great fan, though it can get you out of a fix and will be getting a spare for my Yeti.

No reply from OP so I hope he has read all  the above and had the tyre checked professionally!

Edited 28 November, 201510 yr by Smokeyjoe

So much cr@p talked about tyres being "unrepairable" when you have used the repair foam.

Utter & complete nonsense spread by the tyre industry to convince you to throw away a perfectly repairable tyre (which would cost you about £15) and instead fit a new tyre at £150.

 

It really annoys me when I hear people spreading this myth.

Tue, if the hole's in the repairable section of the tyre (not too close to the side wall), in this case though, I'd say he's killed it by driving around on it while it's been flat.

 

You'll never prove whether the garage caused the damage, the delivery driver piced a nail up on the way to yours, or if you did it on the first run out. Best to give a vehicle a quick visual walk round before you drive it, especially if someone's driven it since you last did.

Hi All, sorry for the delay replying.  I thought I'd subscribed to this topic, but haven't been getting any emails telling me about the updates.  

 

OK to update.  I am still driving in the car with the same tyre on... Oops.  

 

To clarify I wasn't aware of the flat when I got into the car after the service and started driving it.  But felt it as soon as I pulled out onto the road and started driving.  By the time I'd driven a little way down the road and gone round a couple of bends and a corner, I knew something was definitely wrong, and that it was most likely one of the tyres. But it didn't feel bad enough that I needed to stop immediately (and the school was only a mile away, so it seemed reasonable to carry on).  When I arrived and got out to look it was clearly very low and had a few wisps of steam coming off it.  10 minutes later when I returned and drove it (carefully) a few meters, it had clearly gotten a lot worse and was not drivable - so I tried the canned repair stuff.  Only a bit of it went in, maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of the can and it didn't seem to inflate the tyre at all (are they supposed too)? Having pumped it up with a foot pump and then the airline at the garage it seemed OK - and I thought that maybe... well I dont know what I thought, but since it didn't go down again I though the problem was solved - except for the vibration on the motorway - but I thought that must been the tracking or something because the tyre was properly inflated.  

 

OK, so I'm an idiot.  I have definitely learned a lesson today.  I accept that I definitely should have checked back here sooner.  I was not ignoring it or taking a risk, in this case it was sheer ignorance - I certainly had not wanted to put anyone's, nor my own life at risk.

 

So, after reading these comments, I'm planning on taking it straight round to a local tyre shop tonight to get it sorted one way or another, even if it means getting a new tyre fitted.  If anyone see's this in the next hour (before 16:30) and has any further advice for when I get to the tyre shop, please post up - I clearly need all the help I can get.

 

Thank you so far.

Edited 30 November, 201510 yr by HappyIdiotTalk

If you need a new tyre do get the exact same tyre as on the the other wheels - even if it means a days wait. Tyres perform differently and you are far better off using the same make/model tyres on all wheels. However, if there are already different tyres back and front then make sure you have the same make/model tyres on the same axles (same on front, same on back). 

 

Good luck

Hi All, sorry for the delay replying.  I thought I'd subscribed to this topic, but haven't been getting any emails telling me about the updates.  

 

OK to update.  I am still driving in the car with the same tyre on... Oops.  

 

To clarify I wasn't aware of the flat when I got into the car after the service and started driving it.  But felt it as soon as I pulled out onto the road and started driving. (1)  By the time I'd driven a little way down the road and gone round a couple of bends and a corner, I knew something was definitely wrong, and that it was most likely one of the tyres. But it didn't feel bad enough that I needed to stop immediately (and the school was only a mile away, so it seemed reasonable to carry on).  When I arrived and got out to look it was clearly very low and had a few wisps of steam coming off it.  10 minutes later when I returned and drove it (carefully) a few meters, it had clearly gotten a lot worse and was not drivable - so I tried the canned repair stuff. (2)  Only a bit of it went in, maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of the can and it didn't seem to inflate the tyre at all (are they supposed too)?  (3) Having pumped it up with a foot pump and then the airline at the garage it seemed OK - and I thought that maybe... well I dont know what I thought, but since it didn't go down again I though the problem was solved - except for the vibration on the motorway - but I thought that must been the tracking or something because the tyre was properly inflated.  

 

OK, so I'm an idiot.  I have definitely learned a lesson today.  I accept that I definitely should have checked back here sooner.  I was not ignoring it or taking a risk, in this case it was sheer ignorance - I certainly had not wanted to put anyone's, nor my own life at risk.

 

So, after reading these comments, I'm planning on taking it straight round to a local tyre shop tonight to get it sorted one way or another, even if it means getting a new tyre fitted.  If anyone see's this in the next hour (before 16:30) and has any further advice for when I get to the tyre shop, please post up - I clearly need all the help I can get.

 

Thank you so far.

 

(1) You should have stopped and investigated as soon as you noticed the problem. 

 

(2) Was this the Skoda product, or a third party one?

 

(3) My Skoda kit comes with quite specific instructions on how to do it. If you have the Skoda kit why not use the electric pump? It is very good!

So much cr@p talked about tyres being "unrepairable" when you have used the repair foam.

Utter & complete nonsense spread by the tyre industry to convince you to throw away a perfectly repairable tyre (which would cost you about £15) and instead fit a new tyre at £150.

 

It really annoys me when I hear people spreading this myth.

All the above is no doubt very true. The problem is however that a lot of tyre repair dealers just won't do it for whatever reason, so it's academic if it's possible or not. A friend of mine had a new Yaris without a spare and had to use the supplied sealant. He went to 3 tyre repair dealers and none of them would repair it. They didn't say they couldn't just that they wouldn't.

He gave up trying and bought a new tyre and a spare wheel.