Blew a tire at 65mph yesterday

mwh2009 · 08-13-2017, 09:02 PM

Luckily it was a rear tire and the road was flat and straight.

Strangest thing - no idea if I hit something or if it just let go. How does one get a puncture the size of a thumb in the middle of the sidewall on a rear tire while going straight on a smooth level highway?

Super friendly tow truck driver though!

lukej · 08-13-2017, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mwh2009

Luckily it was a rear tire and the road was flat and straight.

Strangest thing - no idea if I hit something or if it just let go. How does one get a puncture the size of a thumb in the middle of the sidewall on a rear tire while going straight on a smooth level highway?

Super friendly tow truck driver though!

That's crazy,, glad your ok... take it to your dealer have them look it over... keep us posted...

FSociety · 08-13-2017, 10:27 PM

Luckily you're not in NYC

k332814 · 08-14-2017, 02:18 AM

impossible to tell on the low profile tires!!

no tire pressure warning?

dr.mba · 08-14-2017, 02:34 AM

Thank goodness you didn't run into trouble. That's the most important thing. Low profile tires can blow easily if they have a sidewall weakness from a prior pothole impact.

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mwh2009 · 08-14-2017, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by k332814

impossible to tell on the low profile tires!!

no tire pressure warning?

There was the initial 'explosion,' and the jolt like the whole rear of the car jumped and then a whole bunch of things happened all at the same time - low tire warning, squirrelly handling, me pulling over, my daughter asking what was happening, etc.

But no warning signs whatsoever - one second it's fine and the next it all went crazy.

LOW4LYF · 08-14-2017, 06:45 AM

Rear tire is worst at high speed then front tire.

lukej · 08-14-2017, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mwh2009

There was the initial 'explosion,' and the jolt like the whole rear of the car jumped and then a whole bunch of things happened all at the same time - low tire warning, squirrelly handling, me pulling over, my daughter asking what was happening, etc.

But no warning signs whatsoever - one second it's fine and the next it all went crazy.

I'm sure it was scary with your little one on board.. sounds like you did great keeping control of it...

I would have the dealer check the rim real good,, no signs of stress or cracks ..

Just glad everyone is ok!

mwh2009 · 08-14-2017, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Figurka

Rear tire is worst at high speed then front tire.

Well - I can say the rear tire is definitely no fun, but I always thought the front would be worst as it would make it more difficult to steer and brake?

mwh2009 · 08-14-2017, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by lukej

I'm sure it was scary with your little one on board.. sounds like you did great keeping control of it...

I would have the dealer check the rim real good,, no signs of stress or cracks ..

Just glad everyone is ok!

Yeah - Didn't think of it Saturday, but I'm going to call the dealer today and ask them to look over the suspension and wheel well area to confirm nothing else was messed up, and checking the wheel is a good idea.

They'll also have to clean out all that fix-a-flat gunk that I tried to repair it with before I saw how big the hole was...

LOW4LYF · 08-14-2017, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mwh2009

Well - I can say the rear tire is definitely no fun, but I always thought the front would be worst as it would make it more difficult to steer and brake?

Nope, it's not. If you have a blew tire in the front, you can steer at least a bit and catch the situation.
If you have a blew trire at high speed in the rear you need a ton of luck.

FWD or RWD, the rear axle is more important for the stability than the front.

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