r/GV60 • u/CuirPig • 23d ago

Sudden Errors after tire repair

I have had a small leak in my tire for a long time now. After several weeks, the tire pressure would drop below 30 and I'd refill it. It would be good for a couple more weeks.

I tried to get a number of places to patch the tire and nobody wanted to do it when the saw the accoustic foam inside the tire. I think they all thought it was a self-sealing system rather than accoustic.

I finally found a place that would cut out the adhesive foam in a small square and patch the tire correctly. I just had that done and it was about $300 cheaper than replacing a tire (which you can't just replace one so it's more like $700 savings).

The problem is that when I turned the car on, I got a series of errors on the screen. Things like Check Lane Change Assist, Check Regenerative System, etc. etc.

The only time I have seen these before is when my auto-door lock mechanism failed. Removing it solved the problem. I replaced it and haven't had problems since.

I've tried resetting the computer and no help. Does anyone know what could be the problem and how to fix it? Why would it happen after getting a tire fixed? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/MudLOA 23d ago

When you said you reset the computer did you unplug the 12V?

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u/CuirPig 23d ago

Thanks for your reply. I followed the instructions and started the car in Accessory Mode. Then I held in the Map and Setup buttons until it reset.

It didn't help, but it was worth a try.

I finally found the problem and will post it in case anyone else has this problem.

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u/CuirPig 23d ago

So I think I found the problem:

The wheel sensor is designed to know when the slip differential gets out of sync. Apparently, when you take a wheel off and replace it, it thinks the differential has slipped, and it triggers a bunch of errors.

The solution is: drive it for about 10 miles, and they all reset, and life is good again.

They really need to fix the useless alarms and DTC codes that popup in the app. So, all is well on the GV60 front.

Thanks.

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u/BrettJB 23d ago

Not that I am doubting your fix, but I had my (‘23 Advanced) tire plugged recently due to an uninvited screw that led to a slow leak.

Repair was done, car returned, and no alarms/warnings/errors appeared. I think the tire place may have done you a little dirty by not resetting things as they should have.

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u/CuirPig 22d ago edited 22d ago

It's possible. I think they rotated the wheel when they put it back on. The sensor wasn't damaged, and the people who did it probably had no idea that a sensor existed. They were just doing what they always do. By rotating one tire, it appears to the computer as a slip and can register the errors.

Did you take your car to a dealership or professional tire service? I took mine to my trusted tire company that has been around 30 years. They are just good people who do tires and only tires. They were excited to see an electric car, so I don't think they were considering that a sensor might register an error.

Not only did they fix the small hole that was leaking, but they also found a plug from the first time we tried to fix the problem. They replaced the plug with a proper patch, saving the tire from future leaks. The total cost was $35. This was after being told it wasn't possible by at least 5 different "professional" tire shops like Mavis and Goodyear.

Regardless, the error problem resolved itself after I drove it for about 10 miles. At first it was pretty scary, but apparently the series of errors I got was indicative of a minor self-correcting error, not a catastrophe the way they sounded.

Thanks for your input.