Look what happened today =(
Dec 4, 2007, 09:28 AM
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I inspected the tire and there is no signs of any punctures or foreign objects. The point of failure does not seem normal. Even if it was low on air, the tire should not split like this. The reinforcement should hold the tire together. Seems to me like it failed at a thin point in the side wall because there arent any signs of premature wear or exposure of tire reinforcement treads in the region of failure.
Prior to failure, i was making a slight left turn and the wheel which failed was the passenger rear tire. The point of failure was on a straight away on the road. So the point i am trying to make is, if indeed it was low on air, wouldnt the outside of the tire wear out faster than the inside of the tire since i was making a left turn traveling at ~45 mph?
Another observation is that the side walls are quite strong on these tires because it became one point of contact to the road after the tire split.
I hear alot of unsuccessful encounters with the mitsu dealers. Did anyone try to contact yokohama directly about this similar problem? Anyone successful in getting a replacement?
Prior to failure, i was making a slight left turn and the wheel which failed was the passenger rear tire. The point of failure was on a straight away on the road. So the point i am trying to make is, if indeed it was low on air, wouldnt the outside of the tire wear out faster than the inside of the tire since i was making a left turn traveling at ~45 mph?
Another observation is that the side walls are quite strong on these tires because it became one point of contact to the road after the tire split.
I hear alot of unsuccessful encounters with the mitsu dealers. Did anyone try to contact yokohama directly about this similar problem? Anyone successful in getting a replacement?
Dec 4, 2007, 10:06 AM
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I'm just saying I've seen a whole lot of tires that failed exactly like this. They all come apart exactly where yours did. It usually happens with low profile tires, the lower the profile, the more likely they are to do this. If this is a manufacturing defect, then about 0.5% of all tires on the road (from every manufacturer) are defective. I've actually seen tires in for flat repairs that were about to fail like this and they're filled with shredded rubber. The sidewall deteriorates from the inside out. I think what happens is that the tire goes flat and the rim comes down and cuts the sidewall open. Frankly, if you drove for 3/4 of a mile after you heard a grinding sound (thats when the tire went flat) I'm really not surprised at all that it did this.
That being said, I have seen people get free tires in this situation. They made a big enough pain in the *** of themselves that we gave them a tire to make them go away.
That being said, I have seen people get free tires in this situation. They made a big enough pain in the *** of themselves that we gave them a tire to make them go away.
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owner manual booklet and you'll notice there are seperate warranty cards. One of them happens to be for Yokohama tires ..... oooops! 
Dec 4, 2007, 11:11 AM
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I'm just saying I've seen a whole lot of tires that failed exactly like this. They all come apart exactly where yours did. It usually happens with low profile tires, the lower the profile, the more likely they are to do this. If this is a manufacturing defect, then about 0.5% of all tires on the road (from every manufacturer) are defective. I've actually seen tires in for flat repairs that were about to fail like this and they're filled with shredded rubber. The sidewall deteriorates from the inside out. I think what happens is that the tire goes flat and the rim comes down and cuts the sidewall open. Frankly, if you drove for 3/4 of a mile after you heard a grinding sound (thats when the tire went flat) I'm really not surprised at all that it did this.
That being said, I have seen people get free tires in this situation. They made a big enough pain in the *** of themselves that we gave them a tire to make them go away.
That being said, I have seen people get free tires in this situation. They made a big enough pain in the *** of themselves that we gave them a tire to make them go away.
I had a tire (falkin azenis) go flat at highway speeds with a rapid deflation. By the time I realized it was flat and stopped on the side of the highway, I had trashed the sidewall in a similar fashion as you describe here.
kind of sucks when the car is new, but it sounds like something caused the tire to go flat (the grinding noise)
Dec 4, 2007, 11:17 AM
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And, for the warranty issue people are mentioning, failures like this are handled through the dealership
