Another Blowout!
So........ brand new tire.... date code 22-14...... driving to Charleston, SC on I-95.... we start smelling hot rubber. We pull off the interstate and check the tires. Everything looks great. Get b...
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olfarmer wrote:Ivylog wrote:
OP, please correct if I have this wrong. You blew the inside dual tire probably because of age. You replaced all of the tires with new tires. You had a tread separation on the outside new tire with a date code of 2214.
Yes, that is the way I read the posts. Sounds like Goodyear needs to step up to the plate! There is no way to blame that kind of failure on the owner. He put on all new tires, they were properly inflated, and it sure doesn't sound like it was overloaded.
"They were properly inflated". Maybe, maybe not. There could have been a leaking valve stem, rim or tire. You could check the pressure, and have a leak minutes later which would cause pressure loss, excessive heat build up, and tire delamination. If Goodyear performs a detailed evaluation of the tire, they'll probably have a pretty good idea of what happened. This is another case that justifies the use of a TPMS unit.
