Warning - Check tire pressure after service

[danl]

Tickwood, when they did the tire rotation, did they just do front to back and back to front? Or did they do fronts to backs, backs crisscross to front?

[silverfog]

[QUOTE=KK6PD;960291] Tire pressure 42/40, etc./QUOTE]

I never expected Toyota service depts to observe my favored pressures, but I once assumed they'd follow manufacturer's proportionate differential between front and rear. After five years, and now on my second Prius, I've found the two major dealers in my NC area to be equally at fault in ignoring this -- rotate the tires and I end up with low pressure in front and high pressure in rear. So now I ALWAYS check pressures immediately after a service.

[Tideland Prius]

Yup. I've had my tyres set at 30 all around because that's what the Corollas are set to . Well sorry I don't drive a Corolla, I drive a Prius.

[06COMMUTER]

I've had the same experiences happen to me with techs pretending to be the air pressure police. I've also had bad experiences with techs losing my chrome tire valve covers or leaving them loose and having them fall off on the drive home. Now, whenever I've had the dealer perform my service, I usually tell them, AND MAKE SURE IT'S WRITTEN ON THE CONTRACT, not to mess with my tire pressures. They usually follow that directive.

The last time I took the car in, they spilled some type of acidic solvent on my rear wheel covers when checking the brakes. Whatever it was, ruined the wheel covers. I immediately showed it to the service rep, who immediately replaced them with new ones. Just because you're taking your car to the dealer, doesn't mean that the service will be any better than your regular ole' shady auto repair joint! Check the car thoroughly - before you leave!