Kiwibox

Hi.

I was wondering if there has been any other instances like this with the stock tC tires.

I was on my way back to college the other day. I was doing 70ish on the highway when my rear passenger tire blew out and caused me to spin out of control onto the grassy area where i then flipped onto my driver's side and then finally landed upright. Luckily no one was injured.

Again, I was just curious if this has happened to anyone before...if it could have been an issue with the stock tires or something since I've read so much about the tires being crappy and all.

Also, I have 17k miles on the car.

jbae1221

i think, to tell you the truth, the any low profile tires have a chance of blwing like that.. i think it is so because it is harder to make lower profiles hold as well as regular profile tires.. something like that... i know cooper had problems with their lp tires..

skiboarder72

nothing wrong with our stock tires and blowouts, it can honestly happen with any tire, you just got bad luck, glad to hear everyones alright though

paul34

Were your tires under inflated? Tires are significantly more likely to blow out if they are underinflated

glad to hear you are ok though

soozler

wow man im so sorry! Hopefully everything will get back together for you!

bayotanzk

iTrader: (1)

Tire pressure is important, know it is a pain to check, but underinflation is dangerous. Glad the car did it's job and protected you and other passengers.

AgentRice

damn man, hope ur ok

but it could have been a defect from factory, but hey move onto a rs3

06tC

It's possible it was a defect in the tire. Our stock tires suck for performance, but as far as safety goes I haven't heard of any problems with them. Assuming you've been taking perfect care of your tires, I would say it's just a manufacturing defect. It happens on all tires, even the best. If you haven't been taking care of the tires...I bet you will now. Good that everyone's okay. What does the car look like?

kikomachine

Glad to hear everybody's fine. Never heard of any similar cases in particular. It could happen to any tire i suppose. Be safe tc drivers out there! Godspeed. Take care, man!

hotweelz4me

How many miles were on the tires? Once the majority of tread is gone, the integrity of the tire is gone.

rvpps2rocks

POST PICS...id like to see the damage.

tCGuy007

I'm glad to hear that everyone is OK. It could have been a lot worse if you were driving on the freeway at higher speed. Again, I don't think it has anything to do with our stock wheels. This could happen to any car.

menace549

^^x2 pics??

leonces

I've never heard of potenzas doin that.

However, a tire came off a big rig in front of me on the highway when I was doing 80-90, and I "swerved" to avoid it and did a 360 on a 3 lane highway... so much for performance.

I say "swerved" cuz I changed lanes and wasn't altogether to quick about it. I really wanna get rid of those tires...

SickleCell

My potenza blew at 27k miles. No damage or injury.... but I have 3 used potenza's in my garage because I refuse to roll with them.

TheICEbox

Grab some Firestones, I hear they are having a blow out sale.

patrickz_unTC

yeah im really close to getting rid of my potenzas. I have about 12k miles on them and they are terrible in the rain, snow, etc. Ive even almost spun out on barely damp roads on very normal curves. I know they arent perfect tires being stock, but im just definately ready for some new more reliable ones.

Kiwibox

Thanks for the replies guys.

My car is being repaired right now but I'd like to know what tires are good that you guys recommend I get after my car is fixed.

ptang

great to hear you/your car is good
check this site out for tires/reviews
www.tirerack.com
or use the search button and you probably can find some topics about tires.

i had the potenza's for about 18k miles and switched to bfgoodrich kdw, which are great, but expensive.. could have bought rims/decent tires but i feel safe, thats all that matters :D

sciontc_mich

I'd recommend Toyo Proxes4 without hesitation. So will others here. Great tires. Have to get them from your local Toyo dealer. tirerack isn't a dealer of Toyo.