Blowout on Highway

[S550HPP]

Could have been road debris sidewall cut ) deflation.....no alert on dash or was it sudden deflation?

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[Fordphanatic]

And that's why I decided to get out of the business, "experts" like yourself. Tires are simple device no one has really been able to better in concept. It's high pressure air, held in a bladder. Take away the high pressure air in the equation, such as a puncture of seal failure and you're putting an incredible amount of pressure, better than 1,000 lbs in most cases, onto an area of rubber no larger than your small finger, by the lip of your rim carrying at least a quarter of the weight of your car. The weight coupled with the rotational movement of the wheel is going to act like a very very blunt saw blade. Hence the resulting multi piece tire.

Well said!!

 

[Nightmonkey]

Could have been road debris sidewall cut ) deflation.....no alert on dash or was it sudden deflation?

Happened to my father while taking me to the airport years ago at 50 mph, a three finger wide hole cut by a piece of metal on the road into the sidewall
The tire did not disintegrate like seen here, so my best guess would also be defect from factory.

@jjsotolongo
My trust in the 3 other tired would be gone, if I were you.
Get in touch with Continental for a solution.

 

[Mike Pfeifer]

Is that tire brand new off the shelf, or was it previously mounted on a different wheel, removed and then mounted on the new wheel?

 

[jjsotolongo]

It was a brand new set of tires. The shop is putting a claim in through Continental’s warranty.

 

[S550HPP]

Will be interesting to see if conti honors warranty. Pirelli doesn't. Few do today no matter the product though I have to say LG TV and Fisher Paykal appliances are stand outs along with Yamaha audio.

 

[falcongtho3]

The things you see in the tire business...the last one if my favorite. The customer drove their BMW in on these (they are, after all, run flats) with their two kids in the car. The other rear tire was in the same condition, and had been for at least a week...

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