I generally appreciate Costco and the customer service I receive. This year, had a terrible experience with Costco tires at the Westfall Road, Rochester, NY store. Here was my experience.
11/13/24: Bought tires and wheels at Costco online.
11/14/24: Tires arrived at Costco.
11/20/24: Wheels arrived at my home.
11/20/24: Used online tool to schedule my appointment with a note to install TPMS sensors.
11/24/24: Arrived ahead of time for my appointment. Learned then that they didn't have TPMS sensors available for my car. Was told they should be in within 1-2 days. Was told they would call me on Tuesday or Wednesday with an update.
11/27/24: Never received a call.
11/28/24 and 11/29/24: Called multiple times and Costco Tire center never answered the phone, except for once when they picked up and seemed to place the phone on the counter (presumably so people would stop calling).
11/29/24: Went to Costco in person to ask about TPMS because they never called as they committed. Learned they still didn't have sensors available for my car.
12/1/24: Called multiple times and Costco Tire Center never answered the phone.
12/2/24: Went in person to the store again to ask about TPMS. Sensors were still not available, and they had no idea about when they would arrive. Because of the delay, the Costco team member at the counter advised me to buy my own sensors.
12/2/24: Ordered pre-programmed TPMS as recommended by the Costco team member.
12/6/24: Received pre-programmed TPMS.
12/6/24: Went in-person to make the appointment. A different Costco team member said they wouldn't install my monitors, contradicting what I was told on 12/2. They did have sensors for my car available at that time. Made the appointment stating that I wanted tires, wheels, lug nuts, and sensors installed.
12/12/24: Dropped my car at 10a for my 3:15p appointment so they'd have time to get it completed. Explained again everything that was needed including where the new wheels, lug nuts, and four sensors were inside the car. This member (different from the other two) said that they may be able to install the ones that I purchased. Got confirmation that they would try to install my TPMS, but if not they would install the ones they had in stock. They said the car would be completed by 4:15p. I returned to Costco at 5:20p and they were still working on the car. Because I could see the car, it looked like they were installing the wrong wheels. At 5:35p, when the car was partially finished, I finally found someone and asked them to check on the wheels. As I suspected, they were installing new tires on the old, rusted steel wheels without TPMS. Team member said they'd go back and do it correctly. Waited in store while they fixed their mistake. At 6:15p, I was told that the car was almost complete except that one of the new lug nuts from Velox was faulty. Costco member said they installed one wheel with only four lug nuts so I would know which to fix. Was told the car would be done before 6:30p. Waited until 6:50p until I finally found someone to ask about where it was; turns out they forgot to tell me that it was done. TPMS faulty indicator light was on. Costco team member said to drive it and it will go away. Drove home, late for a 7p Zoom meeting.
12/13/24: Checked wheels. Turns out that they did not leave off one lug nut: All four wheels have five lug nuts, so now I don't know which is wrong. Drove car about 80 miles that day. TPMS light remained on.
12/15/24: Emailed Velox about faulty lug nut
12/18/24: New lug nut arrived.
1/1/25: TPMS indicator remains on after over 500 miles.
I've lost all faith in Costco Tire. I have no idea if the sensors are installed and not working or if they were never installed. read more