# 2019 Cadillac XT5 - Leaky rims

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cadillac\
**Created:** [July 10, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074 "2019-07-10T14:14:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Randyfrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Randyfrum](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Randyfrum)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074/1 "2019-07-10T14:14:04Z")

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2019xt5 a w d platinum tires loose air because of aluminum rims need re sealed often only 4,000 miles on car anyone else having this problem paid a lot of money for this car and should not have to worry about putting air in tire every 3 to 4 days

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074/2 "2019-07-10T14:24:24Z")

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Warranty problem, did the seal job work?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074/3 "2019-07-10T15:19:27Z")

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Common problem with alloy wheels.

> **[How To Tell When a Wheel, Not a Tire, is Leaking](https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a12293/4297504/)**
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> Most cars have alloy rims nowadays. And unlike steel rims, a fair number of these wheels leak air. Its not a bead-seat surface leak, where air can creep out between the rim and rubber, but a leak ...

Tester

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074/4 "2019-07-10T15:22:55Z")

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How many times has it been to the dealer for this issue? You might end up needing to contact Cadillac using the procedure in your owner’s manual. (If you contact them in writing, it would be best if you looked up the difference between “loose” and “lose”.)

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074/5 "2019-07-10T15:23:39Z")

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I’ve had alluminum wheels on the majority of my vehicles. I’ve never had to have them “re-sealed” and they didn’t leak. Who suggested that you need to have the wheels resealed every 4000 miles?

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074/6 "2019-07-10T15:30:22Z")

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It was done at 4,000 miles and he is not confident that the problem is solved.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-cadillac-xt5-leaky-rims/144074/7 "2019-07-10T18:15:15Z")

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Are your rims chromed . . . ?

If so . . . did you pay to have them chromed after you bought the car new?