run flat tires and winter

I own a 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring Edition minivan which I love. One
significant problem however, has arisen: It has run flat tires and
there are no snow tires manufactured to replace them.

I have tried the dealership (who is alot less interested in me now that
I bought the car,) Michelin, Goodyear, Honda America HQ and various
tire stores looking for a solution. No one has a viable answer other
than:

a) the car doesn't need snow tires (it does,)

b) change the tires to regular tires, ignore the low tire
pressure warning light (here Honda did have relevant
information by warning me that they would make no promises
regarding the warranty on the multithousand dollar sensor system
if I chose this option.)

We live in the snowbelt and snow tires are important.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Yours in winter,


Sheena

oops, posted on the wrong board, sorry.

Sure buy four conventional winter rubber tires and don't worry about tire
pressure sensors. The only thing they do is transmit a tire pressure signal
to an enunciator to keep it turned off, unless the pressure drops below a
specific PSI.

mike hunt


<cguarino@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:1129658563.842653.220710@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I own a 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring Edition minivan which I love. One
> significant problem however, has arisen: It has run flat tires and
> there are no snow tires manufactured to replace them.
>
> I have tried the dealership (who is alot less interested in me now that
> I bought the car,) Michelin, Goodyear, Honda America HQ and various
> tire stores looking for a solution. No one has a viable answer other
> than:
>
> a) the car doesn't need snow tires (it does,)
>
> b) change the tires to regular tires, ignore the low tire
> pressure warning light (here Honda did have relevant
> information by warning me that they would make no promises
> regarding the warranty on the multithousand dollar sensor system
> if I chose this option.)
>
> We live in the snowbelt and snow tires are important.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Yours in winter,
>
>
> Sheena
>[/color]

"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
news:T6qdnb5MatEoz8jeUSdV9g@ptd.net...[color=blue]
> Sure buy four conventional winter rubber tires and don't worry about tire
> pressure sensors. The only thing they do is transmit a tire pressure
> signal to an enunciator to keep it turned off, unless the pressure drops
> below a specific PSI.
>
> mike hunt
>
>
> <cguarino@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:1129658563.842653.220710@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>>I own a 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring Edition minivan which I love. One
>> significant problem however, has arisen: It has run flat tires and
>> there are no snow tires manufactured to replace them.
>>
>> I have tried the dealership (who is alot less interested in me now that
>> I bought the car,) Michelin, Goodyear, Honda America HQ and various
>> tire stores looking for a solution. No one has a viable answer other
>> than:
>>
>> a) the car doesn't need snow tires (it does,)
>>
>> b) change the tires to regular tires, ignore the low tire
>> pressure warning light (here Honda did have relevant
>> information by warning me that they would make no promises
>> regarding the warranty on the multithousand dollar sensor system
>> if I chose this option.)
>>
>> We live in the snowbelt and snow tires are important.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>
>> Yours in winter,
>>
>>
>> Sheena[/color][/color]

Call tirerack (tirerack.com) and check with them. You may need different
wheels or you may just need a different size tire.

Richard.

On 18 Oct 2005 11:02:43 -0700, [email]cguarino@twcny.rr.com[/email] wrote:
[color=blue]
>I own a 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring Edition minivan which I love. One
>significant problem however, has arisen: It has run flat tires and
>there are no snow tires manufactured to replace them.
>
>I have tried the dealership (who is alot less interested in me now that
>I bought the car,) Michelin, Goodyear, Honda America HQ and various
>tire stores looking for a solution. No one has a viable answer other
>than:
>
>a) the car doesn't need snow tires (it does,)
>
>b) change the tires to regular tires, ignore the low tire
> pressure warning light (here Honda did have relevant
> information by warning me that they would make no promises
> regarding the warranty on the multithousand dollar sensor system
> if I chose this option.)
>
>We live in the snowbelt and snow tires are important.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions?[/color]

I saw your "oops, wrong newsgroup", BTW. But it's still important
to run snow tires if you live in the snow - much better than
constantly ending up in the ditch. Myself, I'd call Honda and ask
what do you do to turn off the tire pressure sensors while you have
your winter tires on.

(Then again, I also choose to not live in snow country.) ;-P

You do know that most of the pressure sensor systems involve simply
monitoring tire rotations with very sensitive anti-lock brake pickups?
A flat tire rotates a fraction slower than the others, and the ABS
sensors at each wheel pick up on it. For that type system, all you
have to do is put on your new tires, make sure they're inflated
properly, and hit the reset button for the sensor system.

If it is a 'sender in the rim' system, you'll just have to pull the
fuse on the system for the winter, and take it upon yourself to check
the tires - do a walk-around inspection each time you get in the car,
and check with a gauge weekly.

Oh, and you'll need to carry a fifth tire and rim, and a jack & lug
wrench if you plan to venture very far from home. ;-)

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