Tyre Blowout, need advice..

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So my tyre blew on the way home. Can't work out why, but it would lose pressure over time which I thought was normal, there was no fault with it as far as I know. Tyre is a Vredstein Ultrac Sessenta just over a year old brand new, bought from camskill.

So the smell of burning rubber and wobbly steering got me in a worry. I managed to get it home as I was near by.

Turns out the tyres blew on the inner sidewall (Facing suspension), big gash in the side. Just can't work out how it's blown there, but I did notice the inner edge being more worn on that tyre then the other front tyre.

Need 2 new tyres for tomorrow now, can't get hold of any Vreds as not a lot of places seem to do them. AA are charging me £lol money and there's no certainty I'd get tyres for tomorrow being a Sunday. Need my car for tomorrow, don't wish to drive it to nearest garage as it's quite far. Plus I can't get the tyre off to put the space saver on.

Will I have to get the vaseline ready for a mobile tyre fitter to <take my money.jpg?>

Should a tyre even fail after a year with only 15k miles worth of use? There's still 4.5mm left on the blown and a little more on the other.

What is the best course of action to take?
 
Really depends what happened TBH. It could have picked up a gash or taken a chunk out of the rubber but because it was on the inside you never noticed. It could have been a nail which then blew out or anything.
 
If it blew on the inner sidewall it's likely you'd never have noticed. I had a egg sized bulge on the inner sidewall of a 3 week old tyre that got picked up at the MOT, but I never spotted it when I did a check. Spoke to the garage and they swapped with without argument.

Virtually anything could have happened to that tyre in a year and 15k of usage. Pay up and put it down to bad luck...
 
If you're noticing that the inner edge is more worn than the other side, then I'd be getting my alignment checked ASAP.
 
How far did you drive on a blown out tyre?
Have you damaged the rim?
Certainly get your alignment chcked now, as driving on a blow out tyre is mostly no-no.
How much pressure over time was this tyre losing?
 
That sort of damage can be caused by speed/traffic calming bumps if you straddle them. Edges of them can be quite sharp and damage the inside of the tyre.
 
Feel for ya mate :(
But yeah owt could've happened in that year to damage the sidewall.
I'd also have the alignment done if ya getting odd wear across the tyre too.

Uniroyal RS3 are a more available tyre in local places and rated quite similar to the Vreds (they were in my selection) I'm more than happy with the RS3's
 
Also Sounds to me like you've driven it flat at some point and weakened the sidewalls.
Quite why people constantly pump up tyres that have some sort of slow puncture instead of getting it re-seated or the nail removed and patched, I don't know. As you've just found out, they let you down eventually..... BOOM!

If you can't get the wheel off, put one nut three quarters of the way back on and kick bejesus out of the rim.
 
Tyres shouldn't really lose pressure. A couple of PSI every few 1000 miles in acceptable. Any more than that and you've got an issue that needs addressing.

Either a bad seal, bad valve, small puncture or a nail in the tyre..
 
You have not a hope of discovering why it blew out, it could have happened for any number of reasons, most likely IMO driving on low pressure without realising it...


I wouldn't have driven afterward, unless really really close to home (I.e. say in the next street)
I've had a day old tyre blow on my truck in the past, the tyre company that manages our fleet wouldn't even investigate the cause and what was left of the tyre was simply skipped.

Equally, this one blew without warning nor any visible sign of failure, bearing in mind it's a legal requirement for HGV drivers to check their vehicles daily...


Scared the crap out of me when it went, it took out the rear wheel arch, cut brake lines and actually creased a chassis rail!

Make sure the car is thoroughly checked around the area of the blowout.
 
Quite simply, low air pressure builds up excessive heat in the sidewalls causing the nylon cords to fail and the tyre blows out.
 
Vita said:
Can't work out why, but it would lose pressure over time which I thought was normal, there was no fault with it as far as I know.
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Losing significant pressure over time isn't normal, sounds like the fault was it had a hole in it :p

You should be able to drive thousands of miles without more than small change in pressure.
 
bledd. said:
Tyres shouldn't really lose pressure. A couple of PSI every few 1000 miles in acceptable. Any more than that and you've got an issue that needs addressing.

Either a bad seal, bad valve, small puncture or a nail in the tyre..
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I've got a rear that loses about 8 psi a week. Given that I only drive it about twice a week, I just pump it up before I drive it.

This thread has given me a kick up the arse, I'll go get it sorted on Monday.
 
MagicBoy said:
I've got a rear that loses about 8 psi a week. Given that I only drive it about twice a week, I just pump it up before I drive it.

This thread has given me a kick up the arse, I'll go get it sorted on Monday.
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The front left tyre on my wifes car would lose about 5psi a week - we put up with it for a couple of months but prior to a trip down south (600 mile round trip) I too it into my local tyre fitter to get checked out - turn out it had a 3 inch screw through the inner shoulder - just as well we'd got it checked before taking on the motorway.
 
Vita said:
Can't work out why, but it would lose pressure over time which I thought was normal, ?
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How much pressure loss and over what time period are we talking here? They really shouldn't lose much. You should only need to top them up a few psi every few months/couple of thousand miles at the very most.
 
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