Upon completion of the simple act of inflating a tire,have a valve stem break off when removing the inflator valve? Too the part to the dealer for that, and other service...and it doesnt look like its under warranty. Why? because I dont have the broken tip...Youve got to be kidding me... I explained to them that the tip was basically disintegrated by the time I got it out of the inflator valve, his response? "Oh, so the inflator valve broke it" Im pissed enough that I might pay the GM a visit- not just for that comment, but the fact this particular service department's service writers have been nothing but adversarial towards me by offering "suggestions" on what could have happened.

 

I have never seen the tip of the tire valve break off under any circumstances.

 

Yes, it happened to me on my Tucson. The dealer replaced it for free under warranty.

 

Nova, Did they give you a hard time about it?

 

Nope.

 

I've heard many people complain about dealerships in their town that don't want to warranty smaller things. This seems to happen more often in areas where there is only one dealership in the area. Here in Portland, OR there are probably 4 or 5 Hyundai dealerships, so they all compete for business. Just a thought...

If you have more than one choice of dealerships nearby, I suggest taking it to another one... and let the one who declined your business know that you changed because of poor service.

 

A couple of weeks after I bought my SE/MT, the left front tire developed a bubble. Found out then that the warranty doesn't cover tires and Kumho (the tire manufacturer) defines all bubbles as caused by impact and doesn't cover that. So a brand-new tire on a two-week old car. Tire guy said it's common in low-profile tires.

 

That's true. Low profile tires are suspect to bubbles when you hit potholes and they are not covered by the warranty. Yeah, it sucks but that's part of owning a car. Try to avoid the potholes.