Yes, that's right. And why do they want us to call the Chrysler Assistance? Because the are willing to help? By that the brand Chrysler always has good results (low numbers) in breakdown statistics of independent national road assistance.

 

We just had our first opportunity to use Chrysler Assistance. We have 13,476 miles on the Continental Tires on our 2004 Blaze Red Coupe. We apparently had an inner sidewall failure on the front driver's side tire, but I didn't realize this was the case until after I attempted a repair with the goop kit that came with the car. It wasn't until after emptying the goop cylinder and still not getting the tire to hold any pressure that I called Chrysler Assistance. They located a tow service but because their operator transposed some numbers in my area code, they couldn't call us back to give us the estimate for the tow. My wife and I waited more than an hour and tried calling them again. (Did I mention we were on the eastern side of the Sierra's about 130 miles south of Lake Tahoe, in a very iffy cell zone?) We finally got our approval through -- $400 -- and after our car was on the flatbed truck I could look under the car from the passenger side and see all the goop appearing to come out of the sidewall, at the bottom. Won't know until Monday when I call the dealer again what caused the failure. I'm replacing both front tires because I fear a handling problem if I replace just one. Anyone have any ideas on causes of tirewall failures? I check my tire pressures once a week, so don't think low inflation was a cause.

 

Looks like fault in the material. 13+k miles is far to low to call it regular wear out (normal driving). Take it to your dealer and demand damages.

Good luck.

 

Can you use the pump with out the goop? Because if you pull a nail out you better know for sure that you can air it back up.

 

Certainly.

 

Thanks I never did look at it very close. Have any of you guys used the pump? I'm just wondering how powerful it is.

 

the air compressor works well. i've used it several times to check pressures and inflate tires on my crossfire and other vehicles. it's powerful enough that in just over a minute it will blow the 20 amp lighter fuse in my olds alero (i don't know off hand what fuse the crossfire uses). you just have to be careful not to run it for too long (as specified in the owner's manual) since it could overheat. but you can fill a completely flat repaired tire in two to three minutes. it can fill tires to pressures in the low-mid 30 lb range (maybe higher but have not verified since i didn't want to chance burning it out). using the compressor along with a tire plug will get you home after most flat tires.

some might wonder why chrysler doesn't just provide the type of tire repair kit we are talking about here instead of the sealant. i think the reason for that is because the sealant, despite it's inferiority to a tire plug, is much less labor intensive and you can keep your hands cleaner since all you touch is the valve cap. even though the instructions for tire repair kits are easy to follow the repair can be difficult or intimidating for some. first, it can be a bit*h to remove things like screws from the tire, provided you can easily find the hole/leak. you don't remove the puncturing object when using the tire fit sealant nor do you need to locate the hole. it can also be difficult to push the plug through the treadwall since you have to force the tools through steel woven belts. i've found that it's best to insert the plug part way then try inflating the tire a bit before inserting the plug fully (it's easier when the tire is pushing back at you).

 

I found another link tonight that some of you may be interested in:

http://www.stopngo.com/plugger.asp

They have a couple of nice little kits that aren't expensive and may just get you out of a tough situation.

 

$31.00, kind of expensive. You can buy almost the same type of kit in any auto store for way less than half that amount.

 

I got a $8.99 tire plug repair kit at Walmart.
It fixed a tire at the Dragon meet and the car went on to South Carolina and back to Canada with no problem.

 

Considering Switzerland is about the size of what ? Rhode Island ?
They should !

Just my Dos Centavos !

 

+1 vote for the tire plug repair. It is cheap and reliable.

One time I fixed 3 nails at the same time on the same tire, no leaks and runs like new.

One time the tire picked up a screw driver (I don't know how, but it did) It was thick as a pen, and I fix with regular tire plug as usual, no leaks and keep running like new afterwards.

luckily both cases happened on my old car, not the crossfire.

 

Some how professional and JC Whitney in the same sentence don't seem to go together.

 

Is this the "type" of sidewall failure that you are talking about?
https://www.crossfireforum.org/galle...php?photo=2637

 

I do not carry anything but a spare https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ght=spare+tire