Could be because of some glass or a bad stretch of road I had to drive over earlier last night. Either way, they're continental DWS' I got from tirerack. Has anyone ever dealt with the road hazard warranties on their tires? If so what's the best way to go about this...can't really drive on spares since I'd need 3 of them, so pretty much need replacements in hand before I can even move the car to a shop. Life sucks right now.

 

Have any bad blood with anyone? Eithee someone slashed ur tires or u have bad luck brah

 

Must be that these tires just suck. I've had 2 flats since I got them, and before then never had a flat.

 

Try to find the source, maybe they just weren't mounted properly, or the wrong size. If they are punctured, somebody doesn't like you.

 

I've had these on my stock wheels for the past 3 years (used around 6 months a year) and have not had any issues with them.

 

I had RE760's for 20k and never had any flats, I switched to starspecs and got nails in both rears within 2 weeks - seems to be a relatively common issue with stickier tires?

 

What are the causes of the flats? Are there punctures or just leaks air?

 

^ This.

Please give some more info here. Some soapy water will find the leak very quickly.

 

Hey guys, sorry for the late response. In med school preparing for boards so completely forgot to come back to this.

Ended up calling the original shop just before taking the car to an authorized continental reseller for inspection (didn't want to keep getting it towed to multiple places) and they insisted I let them drive out to fill in some air so I could get it to their shop first. Ended up just being a poor install job as there was no punctures, so they resealed them and put in new valve stems so I'm good for now. Just hoping it doesn't happen again, or to the fourth one which they didn't re-check because it was fine at the time.

 

The bead degaraded on mine after 2 months and america's tire wouldn't replace them, only prorate them. The first time the sidewall burst. I vote crappy tires, although they replaced the first one for free. They do grip nice though.