07tC_FirstOrLast

ha so ive had my tc for a month or so now and as me and some friends are driving on i95 my rear drivers side tire decides to explode,,grrreat! now my rim is scratched and i have a stupid looking spare on my tc just thought id share that ..

OldYeller

Any idea what caused it?

sciontc_mich

doesn't that always happen? not even a month.. sheesh.. those stock tires are ALWAYS blowing out. Definitely time for some good Toyo Proxes4 instead. if you can afford it.

07tC_FirstOrLast

nope no idea what caused it, just heard it and looked back to a world of smoke and burning rubber.. if i had the money id go for so proxes but since im still in school just making my car payment is enough..but i called the dealer today and he said theyd give me new all 4 and new rims since it got scratched..

OldYeller

Wow--I hope the dealer follows through with you.

Saint51

yeah no kidding, that would be sweet.. good luck man

07tC_FirstOrLast

yeah he was a cool guy so i hope he does, ill see in the mornin i guess..

Saint51

let us know for sure!!!

sciontc_mich

WOW! That's a great deal for them to help you out with new wheels, DEFINITELY inspect them all to see if there is any damages on the new ones. Or just take one new one and use that!

SicktC06

dude this sucks... sorry man! I love the smell of burning rubber, but not in this situation...

zer0myst

be happy it wasn't worse. you could've flipped or something.

07tC_FirstOrLast

yeah im glad it wasnt bad especially being on I95 im happy we didnt spin or anything..but im goin in in an hour or so so ill let ya know how it goes..thanks for all the support

engifineer

Yeah, that would be pretty nice for the dealer to do for you. But if they decide not to, switching to proxes, avons, etc is still much cheaper than the stockers usually are and you get 10 times the tire.

07tC_FirstOrLast

ok so i just got back and it wasnt pretty..not only did they renig on the tires and rims but now i have to pay 190 for the tire..free tires for life my ___, im glad we pay extra everymonth for coverage that doesnt cover blown tires, flat tires or well anything other than the tire wearing out...first he wanted me to pay 245 for it and i was like thats not happening ill bring the car back and buy the cheapest used car u have before i do that..now he says 190 and free installation..call me stubborn but im not paying a dime for this tire..especially when he asked what i hit did it ____ me off, he says "well with all due respect" tires dont just blow out..and my reply is, this tire has 3000 miles on it the tread is still perfect and i know i didnt hit anything so maybe your tires defective???AND i have to wait 4 days for them to even order one so i get to have this yellow gross spare tire on...but im done _____ing to you all now but ill keep you posted....

chaseonbass

Gotta love the dealerships

engifineer

The warranty for the tires comes with the car, but is not through toyota. And believe it or not, those tires really do run 160 - 180 a piece, which is bad since you can buy avons (10 times the tire in every respect) for 100. Look through your documents that came with the car and look for the bridgestone warranty to see if this fits into it. If they decide it was faulty and replace the tire, then they should pay for the damaged rim as well.

07tC_FirstOrLast

sweet ill def look into that thanks a lot

engifineer

how much air pressure were you running by the way?

07tC_FirstOrLast

im not sure actually, i had messed with it since i got it last month..

engifineer

just making sure you werent running the max pressure listed on the tire, which could be as high as 55 lbs, WAY too much for the weight of our car on the tires. Shouldnt have caused this, but good to know.