mikemod

Hi - I have a 2018 Q5 that i bought in 6/22 that had brand new crugen kumho 7 tires. Driven about 14K miles since I got the car. My right rear has a screw in it. Do I need to replace them all even though they're relatively new? I added a pic, any chance this could be patched? Hoping to avoid a new set of tires after 14K with new ones. Thanks for any advice!

Wires

That should be pluggable. I've had a ton done on my other car, and they don't even remove the tire from the car to do it.

If it isn't fixable, a good tire shop can replace 1-tire and if the wear difference is too great from the others, they "shave it" down to match.

DopeyD

Those tires look new enough that the new tire could be shaved down to match the rest. But the tread-wear on all 4 should be
the same within a couple mm's. I wouldn't feel comfortable plugging that tire.

How painful!

mikemod

Thank you! This is all very helpful.

Universe93B

I had a screw like that in one of my tires and there was no tire shop that would repair that. You might find one that will repair it if you go "to the other side of the railroad tracks." So think about what to do about new tires instead.

I had 4mm tread depth on my tires at the time, so I just replaced all 4. You should check what tread depth you have left - yours still look good.

DopeyD

If this was a front wheel drive car, I would agree to replace just 2. But this is a torque vectoring all wheel drive system. I wouldn't replace just two tires. If you don't want the expense of replacing all 4, I'd buy one and shave it down to match the other three.

(Unless you drive like a little old lady only to church every Sunday
No offense to little old ladies..... LOL)

But... It's your car!!

DopeyD

If you already have the answers, I don't understand why you're asking the questions.

That said, you're not reading the paragraph above the one you highlighted.

My opinion is from my own experience, what I have experienced with this type of AWD system, advice
from dealers and tire shops, and my own research. This has happened to me twice.

As I indicated sort of tongue-in-cheek earlier, if you don't drive the car hard, then replacing just the one without shaving would probably
be fine, or even changing two. But generally the rule of changing same axle tires applies to some front wheel drive vehicles.

This is not the first time people have disagreed on this subject. Shaving a fairly new tire down isn't an issue for a good tire shop, That would
be my first option. If tires are considerably worn more than a few mm's, then you should replace all 4, not just the two.

GeriatricSQ5Guy

Just read a recommendation that the only repairable part of a tire is the central 3/4 of the tread. If that's a legitimate recommendation, then your damaged tire does not qualify.

Back in the Spring, I had a screw pretty much in the center of the tread. I had it repaired at Discount Tire and can't tell the difference in it before and after.

5000S

That is nothing, just get it repaired. Nothing needs to be replaced, not sure where you got that idea. First car ? Still in High School ?

mikemod

And more. Thanks though.