First Accident in new Y!

[LasVegas2019]

Was driving tonight and did not correct enough for a jog in the road and hit a curb at 30 mph. Front tire immediately deflated. I pulled to the side and parked right away and the wheel and tire visually look ok but when I tried to put air in it the bead would not seal and air just came right back out the side. Tow guy thinks I may have damaged rim just enough to break the bead seal. 21' Uberturbines. This will be an expensive night. Bummer.

 

[jkoya]

Sorry to hear about the injury to your new Y....

 

[LasVegas2019]

 

[firerock]

Oh no...I'm sorry to hear this.

 

[LasVegas2019]

 

[firerock]

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The rim looks fine. But there's a gash on the top left side of your wheel wall. So...yeah, once the wall has been torn, the tire is gone.

 

[LasVegas2019]

The rim looks fine. But there's a gash on the top left side of your wheel wall. So...yeah, once the wall has been torn, the tire is gone.

OMG I see that now! Thanks for pointing it out. If it's only the tire that needs replaced I will consider myself very lucky!

 

[EVNation]

OMG I see that now! Thanks for pointing it out. If it's only the tire that needs replaced I will consider myself very lucky!

Plus alignment. Fingers crossed your rim is ok though.

 

[tinm]

Very sorry to hear this. It’s my #1 fear with the Y.

I really want to get the maxed-out Performance Y but am nervous about those big rims and tires. I wish Tesla offered a choice of wheels for the full Performance version.

 

[P3dStealth]

Really cool looking wheels but they leave you with like no rubber.

 

[myMY808]

Very sorry to hear this. It’s my #1 fear with the Y.

I really want to get the maxed-out Performance Y but am nervous about those big rims and tires. I wish Tesla offered a choice of wheels for the full Performance version.

I don’t think the 19 or 20 inch wheels/tires would survive a hit at 30 MPH into a curb.

To the OP, very sorry to see it too. If you had to find a bright side, no injuries, no body damage, and maybe the rim was spared?

 

[empiredown]

Glad you are ok, and a relatively cheap accident. Hurts, but could be so much worse. Happy that it is. Good luck!

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[Rice&Curry]

Sorry to hear about it, I am not sure if the low profile tires are more susceptible to such damages compared to the standard wheel/Tire

 

[EVortex]

Bummer, the first time something happens in a new car it’s painful. Glad you are ok and hopefully it’s just a tire replacement. Other than that, I hope you have been enjoying your new Y.

 

[BMax_V.2]

Yikes...

Fortunate as it could be worst. The wheel/tire are replaceable. Glad no one was injured. However, I'm really surprised no damage cosmetically to the rim given little to no rim protection provided by the tire...

 

[notebooks]

You are not the first one, lol. I had the exactly the same thing happen to me 2 weeks ago. Busted tire and cracked rim. $1350 was the damage.

 

[EVortex]

You are not the first one, lol. I had the exactly the same thing happen to me 2 weeks ago. Busted tire and cracked rim. $1350 was the damage.

Ouch! Sometimes new cars take some getting used to. Out of curiosity, have you found it difficult to judge where the front wheels are when you are driving or parking? I scraped the right front wheel on my S against a curb in a parking garage when I first got it, that one hurt. I am considering buying a Y and am interested in real world driving impressions.

 

[MassPlay]

That doesn't look bad. The tire is toast, but the rim looks good. A good tire shop can soon tell you if the wheel is bent but from a visual it looks fine. A few hundred for a tire and you're likely up and running. Could have been way worse, maybe hit the casino, your luck looks pretty good

 

[LasVegas2019]

You are not the first one, lol. I had the exactly the same thing happen to me 2 weeks ago. Busted tire and cracked rim. $1350 was the damage.

Thats what I am planning on so if the rim is ok I will consider myself lucky!

 

[LasVegas2019]

Ouch! Sometimes new cars take some getting used to. Out of curiosity, have you found it difficult to judge where the front wheels are when you are driving or parking? I scraped the right front wheel on my S against a curb in a parking garage when I first got it, that one hurt. I am considering buying a Y and am interested in real world driving impressions.

No I have not had problems until tonight. No issues judging where wheels are as I am really paranoid about scraping like I did my new Expedition after only 4 months of ownership! Todays mishap was just a perfect storm of a jog in the road/curb at the exact moment my eyes were watching a bicycle rider to see if he was going to dart out in front of me. When my eyes saw the curb I started to correct but a millisecond too late and the sidewall hit/scraped the curb. I expected the wheel to be scarred up and was shocked it looked normal.