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I have a 2014 MKZ. I am coming up on needing new tires. The dealership has quoted me an arm and a leg for new tire, but I am not excited about getting my tires changed by a 3rd party in case they damage my tire pressure sensors. If that happens, I will not be in warranty to have the sensors fixed... So, what do you think about getting tires replaced by a 3rd party for a cheaper rate? Worth the risk of being out of warranty to save a few bucks? Context: I had a blow out a few months back and I was on my way back on a 5 hour drive and had to have the tire replaced to get home. The only place open was a small shop that may have damaged my tire pressure sensor when they replaced it (or it was damaged in the blow out). Either way, since I didn't have it replaced at a dealership the sensor replacement was out of warranty and cost me about $300 for just one. I do not want to pay that much again (especially x4) so I am weary about going to a 3rd party. Thoughts?

I'm very torn at this point. I love my 2014 MKZ one of the best cars I have ever owned, it's just the dealer here. I don't know if its just they don't train them or if they just don't care. I took my car in the first part of December. Simple things to be fixed strange transmission issue hard to determine what would cause that so I don't hold them responsible. Odd odor coming from the AC unit when air comes on, they did a treatment which now the musty odor is back, now for the real problem. I paid them to paint two doors that had some damage from a previous owner. What I got is a car completely covered with overspray, damage to trim pieces, and a line right through the clear coat, obviously they didn't paint the entire door, they taped across the bottom leaving a noticable line. The dealer has acknowledge the the issue but does nothing. Now on my last visit told me it needed an alignment. I don't trust them so I took it to my old Acura dealer who started to complete the alignment and found it was spot on. How can I trust them. I wish at this point I had bought another Acura they know how to treat customers.