Originally Posted by
buck3y3nut
When I picked it up at CMH, it said that tire pressure was about 30 in one tire. The next morning I got a warning saying that pressure was low. Had dropped to about 14. I filled it up Monday morning and drove 7 hrs to VA. Now yesterday night pressure sensor said the same tire's pressure was low. This morning, dropped it to 12 again. I filled it up with air again. I called Avis yesterday night and told them to put a note in case it leaks again. So what are my options? I don't wanna have to drive another 7 hrs thinking the tire is flat. Moreover I go through mountains which means no cell phone reception. The closest Avis is also an hour away at GSO. What are the chances that they replace this car and give me a similar one for the return trip back home???
Thank you
Wow, we had a very similar situation with a Cadillac SRX this past November - tire pressure was dropping quickly as we drove from Orlando to Tampa and we pulled off the road at an exit where there was nothing but a petrol station. We called roadside assistance and after much discussion, they agreed to either bring us out another vehicle from MCO, which they said could take up to two hours, or we could fill the tires with air and make it into TPA where we could change the car. Since our cell phone went dead in the middle of the conversation and we hadn't confirmed with them our chosen course of action, we drove to TPA and they quickly and efficiently swapped the car for us. They do try to give you the same vehicle, if available, and we actually received an even higher model of the Cadillac SRX than the one we had (newer and fully loaded with built-in GPS) - which was already an upgrade from our mid-size rental.
Good luck.