Your experience with the tire inflator goop is exactly what happened to me when I blew a tire on my Volt. What happened (or happens, perhaps, since it's a common occurrence apparently) is that a little bit of the goop dries out at the hose connection point in the bottle, and that's the first bit of goop to go through the tube, and it clogs the tire valve immediately and prevents any goop from actually going into the tire. And, just as you described, upon removing the hose, it explodes everywhere. Utterly worthless. In my case, it of course happened on the first out-of-state trip I took the Volt on, and it wrecked my vacation schedule. I had to spend the night in a little rural town and wait for a new tire at Walmart the next morning - Sunday. I was lucky they had it, or I would have spent two days in that little town. I will never own a car again that has no spare. Otherwise, as others have suggested, you buy a spare wheel and tire that fits the car and carry it in the back when you need it. The "repair kits" save the car makers money, so they will continue to spread to all new cars in the future.
tire inflator kit did not work!
Today my new Volt had yet another problem! I was returning home this morning and started hearing louder road noise. I didn't think anything of it, until I noticed the readout on the dash... 0 PSI in my left rear tire! I was close to a traffic light and parking lot, so I safely made my way into the parking lot. At first I thought it was a mistake, that perhaps my latest warranty repair (replacing the door lock receiver) was acting up again. However, after toggling to the tire pressure screen, the rest of the tires were reading the correct levels, and l got out and saw that the tire was completely flat.
I got the tire inflator out of the car and tried to fill the tire with just air first. The tire didn't inflate at all, so I knew I had a bigger leak. I shut it off after about 30 seconds and then got the sealant canister out and warmed it up for 10 minutes inside the car. I read the directions and hooked it up. The inflator seemed to be working for about 2 minutes, but then it started smoking and the sealant was leaking from the BODY of the inflator, not the hose connections. I turned it off and called OnStar. The tow truck came after about 90 minutes. It was really cold out, about 8 degrees F. I wonder if that cold temperature was too much for the tire inflator, causing it to fail? Even though it failed, though, if the inflator worked the way that it should, my tire was ruptured badly enough it probably wouldn't have been driveable anyway.
Has anybody else had a problem with their tire inflator, or am I one of the first?
The tow truck came. I had to instruct him about using the tow hook. He removed the toe hook cover in the bumper, but ripped it completely off. (I think it is supposed to remain attached once it is pried open.) He didn't seem to be familiar with the Volt at all. I was towed to a dealer, and they confirmed that my tire was toast. They replaced it, and I paid about $200 total just for the one new tire plus installation. A new tire inflator kit was ordered...I think that the kit should be a covered warranty item...the inflator should not have failed the way that it did.
This is the 3rd issue I've had with this new car which was purchased right before Thanksgiving. Good grief!!!
I got the tire inflator out of the car and tried to fill the tire with just air first. The tire didn't inflate at all, so I knew I had a bigger leak. I shut it off after about 30 seconds and then got the sealant canister out and warmed it up for 10 minutes inside the car. I read the directions and hooked it up. The inflator seemed to be working for about 2 minutes, but then it started smoking and the sealant was leaking from the BODY of the inflator, not the hose connections. I turned it off and called OnStar. The tow truck came after about 90 minutes. It was really cold out, about 8 degrees F. I wonder if that cold temperature was too much for the tire inflator, causing it to fail? Even though it failed, though, if the inflator worked the way that it should, my tire was ruptured badly enough it probably wouldn't have been driveable anyway.
Has anybody else had a problem with their tire inflator, or am I one of the first?
The tow truck came. I had to instruct him about using the tow hook. He removed the toe hook cover in the bumper, but ripped it completely off. (I think it is supposed to remain attached once it is pried open.) He didn't seem to be familiar with the Volt at all. I was towed to a dealer, and they confirmed that my tire was toast. They replaced it, and I paid about $200 total just for the one new tire plus installation. A new tire inflator kit was ordered...I think that the kit should be a covered warranty item...the inflator should not have failed the way that it did.
This is the 3rd issue I've had with this new car which was purchased right before Thanksgiving. Good grief!!!
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