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Tyre Blow Out on 7 mth old Model 3 …. Not happy
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We get it. But that is not a universal price.
We did not all pay the same price for our vehicles either.
Obviously you can get it cheaper else where. But Tesla collected my car to investigate and took it to Heathrow, then would not release the car unless I bought the tyre ….
I am aware. I even spelled “tyres” correctly.
The separation of the entire sidewall is an indication of heat damage, generally caused by driving on a severely under inflated tire. In my youth I experienced something similar with a Michelin radial, but in my case both sidewalls separated and the ring of tread wound up wrapped around my rear axle. The tire failure was sudden, without warning, and at highway speed. Back then, radials commonly appeared under inflated compared to conventional tires.
I would think you’d have had a low pressure warning from your tire pressure monitoring system. Could you have had the warning and missed it due to the inclement weather conditions?
Anyway I’m glad you’re OK. Everything else is secondary.
I would think you’d have had a low pressure warning from your tire pressure monitoring system. Could you have had the warning and missed it due to the inclement weather conditions?
Anyway I’m glad you’re OK. Everything else is secondary.
Evpowerdan
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Sorry to see that happen. I had a similar incident of the tire ripping apart on my past Genesis coupe with summer low profile tires on 9” wheels. In my instant, I hit a good size bump at 45mph and the tire ripped the sidewall from the impact. I my situation I was the road and speed that caused the low profile tire to burst right on the sideway. Lucky I pulled over quickly before it mauled the rim.
You would be surprised with super low profile tire combined with high air pressure (36+) how little give the tire has when hitting a pot hole, big bump or running over an object. Also, if you hit a big bump before, the sidewall may have already been compromised and just driving alone at speed with heat in the tire could cause it to fail immediately. In the end, I just called it a day and got a new tire at discount tire the next day.
You would be surprised with super low profile tire combined with high air pressure (36+) how little give the tire has when hitting a pot hole, big bump or running over an object. Also, if you hit a big bump before, the sidewall may have already been compromised and just driving alone at speed with heat in the tire could cause it to fail immediately. In the end, I just called it a day and got a new tire at discount tire the next day.
Sparkeur
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Latest news: 2021, Tesla sold 900,000+ Model 3/Y's. To date in 2022, Tesla have sold 800,000+ Model 3/Y's. That's 6,800,000 tyres. To date, yours is the only one that appears to have had a drama made into a thread.
Lol There’s always one and the other one our pickup guy collected from the motorway the day before us??? You never know ??
The whole experience has certainly taken the shine off of driving my Tesla, I have trepidation, could be my age 61, but I’ve said my husband can drive it from now on
Sad really….. because before Wednesday’s night drama I loved it
Sad really….. because before Wednesday’s night drama I loved it
I know... I'll grab my coat.... I can sympathise as Ive had a blowout maybe 20 years ago and only that once in my lifetime of many fast cars and bikes. However the tyre was really old/ feeble. I won't get to engrossed in this but imho, Its unfair to say your Tesla is at fault to what happened. Maybe the tyre was faulty from factory and on the basis that Tesla (as a business) sold it to you, this might carry some recourse if you can prove it or it might be a case to sue the government/council for the poor state some of our roads are in.I’ll excuse the pun
Either way, happy you're ok
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