3.3TT 2019 Stinger GT1 Tire Pressure Way Off

[Manaz]

Never heard of a consumer car being at 55/56PSI.. Some mechanics are room temp IQ.

And we're talking °C...

 

[Helo58]

Sorry, but it has nothing to do with the brand. I test drove a BMW X7 last weekend. It had 322 miles on it and rode hard. I checked the psi, they were all still at delivery, which was max per tire. 54 psi as they were hot.

Agreed, idiocy is in abundance these days. My neighbor had a huge oil spot in his driveway last week because the Lexus technician decided to reuse the crush washer during an oil change. It really makes you wonder how they justify the $100+/hr labor fees.

 

[SKStinger]

Agreed, idiocy is in abundance these days. My neighbor had a huge oil spot in his driveway last week because the Lexus technician decided to reuse the crush washer during an oil change. It really makes you wonder how they justify the $100+/hr labor fees.

LOL I think i'd rather that than have them over-torque it and ruin the threads on the oil pan. That just reinforces my decision to do my own oil changes.

 

[turboAWD]

LOL I think i'd rather that than have them over-torque it and ruin the threads on the oil pan. That just reinforces my decision to do my own oil changes.

I'm getting a Fumoto or similar installed ASAP..

 

[MrSmoofy]

So bad on my for not checking and assuming they knew what they were doing. I got my 2019 GT2 in March, I have 6000 miles I've had 1 oil change.

My PSI this morning was 45 WTF so they failed at either delivery or failed at both delivery and oil change when they didn't correct it. I will be having words with them today. 6000 miles on over inflated tires.

 

[Leonidass]

So bad on my for not checking and assuming they knew what they were doing. I got my 2019 GT2 in March, I have 6000 miles I've had 1 oil change.

My PSI this morning was 45 WTF so they failed at either delivery or failed at both delivery and oil change when they didn't correct it. I will be having words with them today. 6000 miles on over inflated tires.

I'm sure they're required to inspect tire pressure on delivery as part of pre-delivery inspection and it's usually a standard part after an oil change. Your tires wore out way quicker if you already put 6k miles in them and these are not cheap tires to replace at all.

 

[SKStinger]

So bad on my for not checking and assuming they knew what they were doing. I got my 2019 GT2 in March, I have 6000 miles I've had 1 oil change.

My PSI this morning was 45 WTF so they failed at either delivery or failed at both delivery and oil change when they didn't correct it. I will be having words with them today. 6000 miles on over inflated tires.

How is it possible to drive 6,000 miles without checking your tire pressure? Especially when it's electronically displayed on your DIS?

Edit: I think you mean't, you trusted they had set the right pressure not that you hadn't checked. Even so, always go with what is on the tire placard on the door jam, not what the Dealer inflates them too...

 

[MrSmoofy]

How is it possible to drive 6,000 miles without checking your tire pressure? Especially when it's electronically displayed on your DIS?

Edit: I think you mean, you trusted they had set the right pressure not that you hadn't checked. Even so, always go with what is on the tire placard on the door jam, not what the Dealer inflates them too...

I've actually never looked at the PSI screen it's either on the Fuel economy screen or the oil Temp/boost gauge screen I hardly ever change it.

What I was saying is I shouldn't of assumed it was correct and should of checked it myself either using the screen and/or a gauge. That's on me for thinking they could do this correctly. Now I know I can't trust them to do anything at all.

 

[SKStinger]

I've actually never looked at the PSI screen it's either on the Fuel economy screen or the oil Temp/boost gauge screen I hardly ever change it.

What I was saying is I shouldn't of assumed it was correct and should of checked it myself either using the screen and/or a gauge. That's on me for thinking they could do this correctly. Now I know I can't trust them to do anything at all.

I keep my screen on the same ones as you but I flip mine to the PSI to check every time I head out. I do have a longer commute though but it's still not a bad practice to adopt, especially when it's so easy to monitor.

 

[MrSmoofy]

I keep my screen on the same ones as you but I flip mine to the PSI to check every time I head out. I do have a longer commute though but it's still not a bad practice to adopt, especially when it's so easy to monitor.

Yea probably a habit I need to adopt, I came from a 2006 Nissan Titan and it tells you when they are low even when your not checking it so I'm use to when it's low (usually when it gets cold a couple of days a year in florida) I'll add some air but normally it's dead on but thats because I was assuming a car dealership could properly inflate tires. This is a first for me.

 

[turboAWD]

I would assume we would also get a warning for LOW pressure? Like under 25? Just not a "too high" warning?

 

[MisterMac]

I travel quite a bit and therefore also use many rental cars. Over the last 3 years I can't think of a single time where the tires weren't inflated to max pressure. Always check your psi when you take delivery of a new vehicle at purchase or rental is my policy.

 

[Leonidass]

I would assume we would also get a warning for LOW pressure? Like under 25? Just not a "too high" warning?

Yeah there is a warning for low PSI and not for high PSI (trust me I know from experience).

 

[Leonidass]

I travel quite a bit and therefore also use many rental cars. Over the last 3 years I can't think of a single time where the tires weren't inflated to max pressure. Always check your psi when you take delivery of a new vehicle at purchase or rental is my policy.

The max pressure on the tires themselves states "50PSI MAX" so Im amazed my tires didn't warp or explode when I went over speed bumps.

 

[MisterMac]

The max pressure on the tires themselves states "50PSI MAX" so Im amazed my tires didn't warp or explode when I went over speed bumps.

Right! My educated guess is that there is no way a tire manufacturer would mark 50 psi maximum if the tire wasn't marginally safe well beyond that point. They'd be assuming too much risk.

Nonetheless, the chance of blowing a tire on a smaller pothole seems much greater at higher pressure. Truly scary

 

[MerlintheMad]

What I was saying is I shouldn't of assumed it was correct and should of checked it myself either using the screen and/or a gauge. That's on me for thinking they could do this correctly. Now I know I can't trust them to do anything at all.

That's a bit sweeping of a judgment, imho. A flunky rushing through car prep for delivery isn't the same guys working in the service department. I bet that literally the least experienced and the lowest paid are doing car prep.

 

[MrSmoofy]

That's a bit sweeping of a judgment, imho. A flunky rushing through car prep for delivery isn't the same guys working in the service department. I bet that literally the least experienced and the lowest paid are doing car prep.

Sure let's say that's the case but then why wasn't it checked/caught at the first oil change

 

[SKStinger]

Sure let's say that's the case but then why wasn't it checked/caught at the first oil change

Or when you call and ask the Service Manager and they tell you it's correct at 50 psi....

 

[Leonidass]

Or when you call and ask the Service Manager and they tell you it's correct at 50 psi....

Did that really happen to you? Smh

 

[SKStinger]

Did that really happen to you? Smh

Not me personally but a friend with another Kia model.