Got a nail in my tire and it has a slow leak. Hate dealing with the local tire shops . Anyone have an idea of what a Ford Dealership will charge to plug/patch it?

 

Way too much I'm sure.

Don't know about where you are but down here we have Discount Tire and they will fix simple things like a nail hole for free.

 

Patch is better than a plug, but you have to take the tire off the wheel, then more than likely have to re-balance.

 

I'm just wondering about the cost compare to using a Discount Tire, Goodyear, etc. type of place.

 

I suspect the dealer cost would be competetive.

 

When is a dealer's charge ever competitive with outside companies? Never seen it.

Go to Discount (America's) Tire store, I think it's around $8-10 to fix the nail hole.
And it's probably a whole lot faster than sitting at the dealer.

 

Discount tire is free. They did 2 of my tires for free. They are probably banking on the fact that it cannot be repaired and u must buy a tire there or slap on your spare for the time being.

 

I work at a big volume Ford dealer in the NW and we fix flats for free for our customers.

 

At least my dealer (here in sunny FL) is very competive with discount stores (e.g. Tire Kingdom, etc.) and will repair the damage at a reasonalbe/competive rate AND will fill it up with nitrogen, if you're not running on "plain air".

 

I had to have a nail repair done today (on my 93)

went to local place...we were chatting away (i asked about rims ect)...so they patched tire and guy hands me keys and says "no charge" and rem us for your future wheels/tires...i was more then impressed! and will go to them when i need..

btw: place was Kal Tire (chain across cdn)

 

I don't know if you have the Brembo Pkg, but the Pirelli summers that come with it come with a 1 year warranty against everything according to the book that came with the car and tirerack.com. I had a small leak the first week I had mine. It was a small screw. Took it to Discount Tire and they fixed it for free per the warranty as they are a Pirelli dealer. So, it should be free anywhere you take it.

Also, +10000000 for Discount Tire. I have used them since I was 18 in Atlanta, Tallahassee, and now Orlando. Always great service and never a complaint.

 

You'd rather deal with a dealership to fix a flat?

 

Audi fixed the two nailes I got in my A4 for free, not sure what my Ford dealer does. If they are a good dealer they wil prob fix for free.

 

call them I am sure they are all slightly different. Just be sure to patch it if its a newer good tire and just plug it if its an older tire

 

I had a screw in my right rear recently . . . amazingly enough it didn't even leak until I pulled the screw out . . . plugged it myself in my driveway using a plug kit from Wally World for about $10 . . . have checked the pressure several times and it is holding fine . . .

Is there any real reason to have a tire place patch it, versus the plug which seems to be fine?