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4 leaky tires on the same rental, overfilled to compensate (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by Lasherz12@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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Went to enterprise and rented a car that had literally 4 leaking tires and they filled them all up to 55 psi before handing the car over. This photo was taken after the 30 minute drive home.

Called and took the car back in for service only to get the same car, same 55 psi on all wheels, and same major leak in the rears. Went to another enterprise location to get a normal car instead 2 days later. Really took me back to my first car, but it's a lot less fun when it's not even yours and the "fix" is just dangerous overpressure.

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[-] TammyTobacco@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

FYI to the thread, you inflate tires to the PSI listed on the sticker on the inside of your driver door jam. NOT to the Max PSI rating on the tire.

[-] Nighed@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago

Mine is inside the fuel flap

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 75 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I had to rent a car from Enterprise during a mild snowstorm.

I picked it up the night before and brought it home (work paid for the rental, I didn't want to put miles on my car).

They had filled up the wiper fluid with water, so my wipers wouldn't work. Frozen solid.

Swung by the rental agency on the way to my trip to complain and swap out the car.

Next car was fine for like 30 minutes but then it stopped working again. Frozen solid.

I guess some idiot decided to top up all the cars with water. Which doesn't work so well in the wintertime.

ETA: for those who don't know driving in the snow...you often need wiper fluid. Especially when the road has a mist of salty, sandy water on it from melted snow + sand/salt trucks.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago

You need wiper fluid rated for the temperatures you are likely to experience

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago

Yes. Water is most definitely not rated for sub-freezing temps.

Though the stronger stuff helps clear ice off your windshield faster...especially on those mornings when you've got that smooth sheet of ice that doesn't want to be scraped.

[-] EonNShadow@pawb.social 1 points 2 days ago

I... People actually put water in the wiper fluid tank?

I feel like I'm too "I live in a 'cold-ish' place" to understand this but

Is this a thing in warmer climates?

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

I really just mean temperature rating. There’s different properties sure, but even the regular winter stuff freezes over if you live somewhere cold enough. You really need the right concoction for the right climate.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 50 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

50psi is dangerous.

Edit: I mean if a tire blows out when over inflated that much, it becomes a legal problem. Whoever inflated it that much, or their supervisor along with the company, is negligent

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

So are leaky tires.

And throwing stones at people.

Tigers, too. Probably.

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago

I didn't know you could inflate tigers.

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

You can inflate anything at least once

[-] prex@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Chatgpt, how do I inflate a tiger?

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Sure, I can help with that!

First off, I think you might have been confusing "tiger" with a "cougar".

A cougar is commonly referenced as an older lady with an above average sex drive, usually single and "on the prowl".

To inflate a cougar it is generally recommended to first offer them 3 or 4 strong alcoholic cocktails. Once the cougar has consumed them they are generally more receptive to general flirtations such as -

"Wow, I can't believe you're single!"

"I love your leopard print pants, they look great!"

If those don't seem to work you can always try the popular -

"I've never been with an older woman"

Although I recommend this final one as a last resort, as the cougar might perceive this as a criticism on her advanced age, causing her to feel bad about the grown children she has that never call anymore, or remind her that gravity has long since conquered her bodies will. However, many cougars will take this as an instinctual cue to educate you in their no doubt extremely extensive knowledge in the act of one night stands and sexual gratification.

Once the cougar has been properly inflated the possibilities are numerous, though not endless.

Tips - if successful, be sure to have an Uber ride ready for the cougar to take her back to her territory before either you or they have sobered completely. This will ensure both your safety and hers in the event the harsh realities of existence happen to become clear again.

Always make sure the cougar doesn't come in contact with you outside of these circumstances, as it can be humiliating for both you, and her children (should they happen to call).

Is there anything else I can help you with?

[-] prex@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago

Please, god no.

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[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Reckless, not negligent

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 days ago

That's really dangerous. I would not drive it like that.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Best part is, it could also be a cracked rim!

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

Enterprise is straight garbage right now.

On a work trip to Georgia, they gave me a car with a nice big gash on the front passenger sidewall. I didn't see it when I picked it up as it was at night and the airport garage was dark and I only noticed it the next day coming out of the factory, after driving all the way from ATL to Suwanee. (~45mi/70km) I wasn't going to risk a trip back to the airport, so I spent 2-3 hours calling around to try to exchange it at a closer store; a lot of it being on hold and getting hung up on. None of them had any inventory (most were pick-up only) and no one even seemed concerned at all when I told them about the gash.

Eventually I got tired and annoyed of the BS and went to the closest store and told them to just take the car back as I got a rental elsewhere. (Hertz had a full inventory, right across the street and the service was huge amount more personable and friendly.)

Oi, and here's the gash.

[-] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

Yikes, I wouldn't drive that either

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Shit I would. Then wreck that fucker into a ditch and get me some "Enterprise Capital"

[-] piranhaphish@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I would seriously reconsider Hertz

While I do believe that you may have received some decent service, that is a bit of a surprise to me. But that's not my reason for recommending against them.

No, I would dissuade you from them just to keep you from getting unnecessarily arrested. Hertz has a bad habit of claiming their customers have stolen their vehicles. I presume this is due to very poor tracking on their part.

I personally witnessed this, although I did not get arrested fortunately. They called me two weeks after returning the car to ask if I planned to return it. They called me two more weeks after that again.

I've seen reports for years since then of people in the same situation getting arrested after Hertz reported the car stolen.

[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

Complete opposite experience with me. Only ever have used Enterprise and it's great and consistent.

Hertz on the other hand...I booked a car at a hertz location and it never showed up, complete ghost location too it didn't even exist. Called for so long to never being able to speak to a representative. Called the nearest real Hertz and they told me to fuck off.

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[-] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Was it a blue elantra? Just turned mine back into enterprise for tire leaks. Maybe they didn't fix it and sent it back out.

[-] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Lol nope, black altima. No doubt they didn't fix it though, I kinda doubt they have a single mechanic across their entire business. Interestingly in Peurto Rico they have a contract with pep boys to fix their cars so you never have to return them to the station. When the only one we ever saw was in San Juan that was appreciated.

Actually think it was a Maxima, not Altima

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 18 points 4 days ago

Lol. I came here to say that this sounds like enterprise, and see their name on your first sentence. Sorry you're going through that, mate. They suck.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 7 points 4 days ago

Honestly they all suck

[-] rockhstrongo@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

I'm currently in a rental that is a similar scenario. (Budget, not Enterprise)

I got a low tire pressure warning almost right away. Stopped to fill it up. Two of the tires were WAY overinflated (like, 20 psi over).

Got to my destination, now have low pressure warning on TWO tires.

[-] benignintervention@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

I had to get new pressure sensors for my old car and decided to roll new tires into it. A mile and a half out of the shop the light popped on and I pulled over to find out that the tech over pressurized one of the tires to 55psi and busted one of the new sensors

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

The VW ID.4 uses actual/expected rotational speed to calculate pressure.
No sensor to ruin there.

[-] benignintervention@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

That honestly makes more sense. Mine had the sensors attached to the air valve which sync'd with the car wirelessly and they'd fail for any reason

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[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Not nearly as accurate. It can only tell if one tire is going flat compared to the others. If all four are low, it can’t tell.

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[-] tgf@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I guess my old car (from 2005) does the same thing. Has no tyre pressure sensors but gave me a tyre pressure fault on time. Turned out my rear left had a small leak. Error light came on at 1.6 bar (rears are supposed to be at 2.1-2.3)

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[-] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 days ago

I hate that. My car has a leaky back tire. It's been like that since I bought it, and continued after I replaced all the tires.

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 29 points 4 days ago

Leaking valve stem, or less likely a cracked rim. A 5$ fix while the tires were off; but more work just to fix on it's own. If it's a slow leak you keep ontop of, you may as well wait till the next tire rotation; make sure you request they replace the valve stem(s).

[-] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 days ago

In warm weather, it might last all summer. In the winter, I can go maybe 3 months before the low pressure warning comes on. I'll get new valve stems next time I get tires. For some reason, that hadn't really occurred to me.

[-] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Some of these newer alloy wheels are harder to mount. If you let them know there's a history of leaks on that tire they may apply tar to the rim which can go a long way. My car has had a lot of issues on one tire until I found the right mechanics, ironically they were also the cheapest (small business who specialize in used tires). Later after getting new tires the problem went away without the tar, so I think it comes down to surface prep.

[-] lol_idk@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago

You could try tightening the valve core too. But 3 months isn't really a slow leak. You should probably fill your tires that often anyways

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Some rims are slightly wonky, which can also be exacerbated by temperature fluctuations, with the rims getting a bit larger or smaller. I had a problem like this, and used an air compressor plugged into the cigarette-lighter outlet to pump up the tires from time to time.

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[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Could also just be the rim being kind of dirty and corroded and needs to be cleaned up a bit of bead sealant.

I've had it happen to me a couple times, tires just always lost air sort slowly, I never cared enough to bring it in just for that, not a big deal to stop by the air pump once a week or so when I was getting gas anyway.

I'm sure if you brought your car in just for that they'd probably slap some token $10-50 price on it.

But if you bring it in for another service I feel like a lot of places will just do it. I know I brought my car in to pep boys one time for an oil change or something and asked them to look at it and they just did it, no extra charge.

I feel like it's one of those little things that no one is quite sure how to write it up in the system, and figuring it out is more of a pain in the ass than just not mentioning it to the boss, not like he's gonna notice they used an extra scrap of sandpaper and blob of sealant anyway.

[-] AreaKode@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Bring it to a Discount Tire. They might even fix it for free. They definitely will if you bought the tires there.

[-] cRazi_man@europe.pub 11 points 4 days ago

If you over fill the tires enough, you can drive on water. If you reach 100psi, you can fly like the movie Up.

[-] rockSlayer 8 points 4 days ago

What do you do in that situation? Demand a new car?

[-] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

All you really can do. They'll usually say they don't have one and you'll just have to call around. Big headache overall

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This Imperial shit is getting ridiculous.
And the arrogance of expecting the rest of the world to understand it without converting to a more widely used standard is astounding.
PSI = pounds per square inch.

WTF Really? Anybody is using that? POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH!!! That's what you are going with??
Instead of the much simpler and way more intuitive bar which is based on atmospheric pressure.

For anyone not using tribal Imperial 24 psi is 1.65 bar and 50 psi is 3.45 Bar.
https://www.unitconverters.net/pressure/psi-to-bar.htm

[-] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago

Get off your high horse and accept that people do things different than you.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

It's not just different, it's less intuitive, and it's based on other obsolete units, and it is only used by a minority.
I bet if some other country had their own national standards of measurement plastered all over the net, that you would be pretty annoyed by that too.
But somehow USA doing this shit constantly is OK because AMERICA!!

Americans are fucking annoying with their constant special pleading, it's OK to post psi or other imperial units, but for fucks sake post the metric units too that the majority is using.

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Says the dude gatekeeping fucking pressure measurements...

You're the only one shoving it in our faces.

[-] loie@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

"please stop using this system and use this one it's better"

-guy who hates special pleading

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