Tire Age and Replacement TPM Sensors
 

My mother has a Buick Lucerne that was Charlie's car. It is a 2007 model with 49,000 miles on it and has been garage kept since he bought it. It has some Michelin tires on it that are 11 years old and look brand new. The only issue the car has is that 3 of the tire pressure sensors have stopped working, and she is wanting to replace them, but no tire shop will replace them because of the age of the tires. So, is this the norm for this sort of thing? Is it a liability issue that a shop won't touch this because of the age of the tires even though they are in excellent condition?
Has anyone dealt with this before?


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The tire shop made a good point...even with good tread, 11 year old tires should be replaced...

https://tiregrades.com/tire-anatomy/tire-age-limit-law/

No tires shop will touch a tire more than 10 years old. The tires need to be replaced.

My wife's Macan is a 2017 model, and her tires were 8 years old, and noisy. Lots of tread left, but just old hard tires. We replaced the tires and had new sensors installed. The sensors did not work right at all. We took the Macan back, and they put in a different brand of sensors for no charge.

11 year old tires are OK only for a concours car driven a few blocks to the show. Replace those antique tires.

Mom drives a 2021 Buick Envision as her daily driver. The Lucerne has only been driven to take the pups to the Vet as one of the pups is an older dog, Australian Cattle Dog, and he has a hard time getting into the Envision so she takes him to the Vet in the Lucerne. Other than that, it pretty much sits in the garage. I will recommend to her that she replaces the tires. Thanks, guys. I know I can always count on y'all for good advice.

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My Honda Fit was 12 years old and one of the tpms went battery dead. I brought it to Walmart and they replaced it for $25
Within a month, another went dead. I replaced the other three at Walmart with no problem.

Before Charlie got sick to where he couldn't leave the house, he took the car to Walmart and they wouldn't touch it because the tires were 10 years old at that time.
I think the best thing to do is to replace the tires and the sensors and be done with it. Mom has been thinking about selling the car because she says she doesn't need two cars. The car looks brand new and has always been kept in the garage.

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Sell the car as is, subtract the price of 4 new tires and 4 new TPMS sensors.

That's a pretty nice looking car (I googled images of it).
What model is it option wise?
Color?
With that few miles on it I'd think it'd be easy to sell.

I wouldn't recommend that. Someone buying a car like that might not put new tires on it thinking they're OK.
That would put a lot of people at risk.

I would disclose it. "Tires and TPMS need changing, and the price reflects that. I can do it, but the price would be +x higher." At least that's what I've seen lately on Craigslist...

Even though you're disclosing it, you're still relying on someone else to do it.

I vote to replace the tires and sensors before selling.

You do not want the car sitting unsold because a potential buyer was put off.

It is silver with gray leather interior and fully loaded, not sure what they call the package.

This is not the car, but it looks exactly like this one.
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I agree. If mom decides to sell the car, I'm sure she will get new tires and replace the sensors so that there would be no issues with the car. I can tell you it is a very clean vehicle for sure.

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