Why does my tire keep losing air even after getting fixed?
Mechanics often miss slow leaks caused by hidden issues like dirt built up around the rim bead. Taking the car back multiple times without finding the root cause wastes time and leaves you stuck constantly refilling the same flat.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Why does my tire keep losing air even after getting fixed?
- 1Taking the wheel off to check for cracks and spray with soapy waterDid this help you?
- 2Over-inflating the tire and submerging it in a water tank to watch for bubblesDid this help you?
- 3Visiting a different shop and informing them it is the fourth attempt to fix the same leakDid this help you?
- 4Replacing the rim or valve capDid this help you?
- 5Being hypervigilant about tire pressureDid this help you?
- 6Manually checking and refilling tires frequentlyDid this help you?
- 7Adding air to the tire every few days or dailyDid this help you?
- 8Asking a dealership to check the tire and run diagnosticsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“One tire slowly loses pressure. All other tires are fine.”source ↗
“Third visit: "Dirt around the rim bead area where it contacts the tire." He cleaned it. Still leaking at the same rate.”source ↗
“Should i go for the fourth time ?”source ↗
“the one issue I’ve been having is that the tires don’t hold pressure - NONE of them.”source ↗
“It’s always low on air, I was putting maybe 5-8 psi in there every few days but I couldn’t find a leak/nail/hole in the tire.”source ↗
“Mazda confirmed they also could not find a hole in the tire.”source ↗
“Now- and yes it’s getting colder- I’m putting 10-15 psi in my tire DAILY. I still cannot find a hole but I don’t know what else could be wrong.”source ↗