Check Your Tires!

[BraveUlysses]

That's funny that "professional" drivers couldn't keep it together with a blown tire.

Wonder how my girlfriend managed to keep her car on the road a few months ago when the tire blew out at 80mph.

Wait, my girlfriend is the next Danica Patrick!

Did you miss the part where they specifically stated that the tread peeling off was significantly worse than a blowout?

The whole point of his post was that you would have no idea that it was old to begin with. People see it as new even though it is X years old.

I think this goes back to when Ford was having a problem with the Firestone tires. People were all scared of the tires and that Firestone made shitty tires. I think that it all came down to under inflation and just poor personal maintenance of tires, not the manufacture or age.

It was bad design and manufacturing at Firestone and bad design and management decisions at Ford (as they directed owners to intentionally run the tires at a lower pressure than ideal, to compensate for poor vehicle design).

[z31maniac]

not too worried, the only tires that seem to have problems are all season suv tires...

Which is precisely why I think it has more to do with failure to maintain proper tire inflation on a big heavy vehicle then anything else.

[ACMF74]

there are dates on tires......

When i bought some tires from Tire Rack they were about 6 months old.

Here's how to tell how old the tires are:

First locate the letters "DOT" on the sidewall of the tire. Nearby will be the DOT code. DOT codes are 10 to 12 digits long. BTW the digits can be numbers or letters.

The first 2 digits are a code for the manufacturing plant.

The next 2 digits are a code for the tire size.

The next 3 or 4 digits are a code for the type of tire.

The last 3 or 4 digits are the date code. The format is week/week/year/year or week/week/year. These are always numbers.

Starting in the year 2000, the date coding used was 4 digits. That means the largest number you should see for the year is 09. Before 1999 the format was 3 digits. 1999 and 2000 are transition years, so you will find both 3 and 4 digits.

[Fast Frankie]

not too worried, the only tires that seem to have problems are all season suv tires...

Makes good news for most people though.

NOTE: I love it when the guy that rolls the explorer says "ohhh shit!!"

[dinanm3atl]

what you guys are saying may be true but, i still feel better knowing that the "new" tire i just bought is not 9yrs old, even if it does not lead to my death. (speaking of which i have a dream to add to the dream thread.)

and to dinan, i can definitely see what you mean by "media scare tactics".

Just as a side note.

Tirerack for my Falken and Fuzions. Purchased in 2009 and both have 2008 date stamps.

[TooTall90]

what you guys are saying may be true but, i still feel better knowing that the "new" tire i just bought is not 9yrs old, even if it does not lead to my death. (speaking of which i have a dream to add to the dream thread.)

and to dinan, i can definitely see what you mean by "media scare tactics".

[dinanm3atl]

It could overheat the tire and focus heat directly on the center of the tread. Could potentially cause problems.

I don't see why this is on the news when I know of 10+ shops selling 'used' tires of various brands/quality for 10, 20 or 30 dollars each out of small little garages. I can't remember the last time I saw myself or saw on the news a wreck that was a tire seperation...

[daniel]

wouldn't the tread peel off the tire if the inflation was waaaaay off?

[z31maniac]

That's funny that "professional" drivers couldn't keep it together with a blown tire.

Wonder how my girlfriend managed to keep her car on the road a few months ago when the tire blew out at 80mph.

Wait, my girlfriend is the next Danica Patrick!

[Erik]

Thank the lord! My stretched Fuzions are from 2008! I just checked as I was super worried. Think if they were from say 2005 AND they were stretched. Guaranteed death pretty much! Also to note is that all my Fuzions(328iC), BFG KDW2s(E30) AND wife's Falken Sport Truck Tires(Explorer) are directional tread and ALL DOT MARKINGS including the manufacturer date are on the outside... nothing is 'hiding' on the inside of the tire. Good old 'super investigative reporting'.

This whole paragraph is full of win. "Guaranteed death pretty much!" I lol'd.

[joshh]

Eh, age isn't what makes tires dangerous. Bad quality does.

[gazellebeigem3]

When i worked for goodyear, i pounced at buying "old" new tires!

[Mike325]

Also, who wants to buy a tire that was even produced that long ago!?

The whole point of his post was that you would have no idea that it was old to begin with. People see it as new even though it is X years old.

I think this goes back to when Ford was having a problem with the Firestone tires. People were all scared of the tires and that Firestone made shitty tires. I think that it all came down to under inflation and just poor personal maintenance of tires, not the manufacture or age.

People need to take better care of their shit and check your tires for problems every so often. And like the above poster said, new tires can blow out just like old ones.

[dinanm3atl]

I am finding this more of a scare tactic here... 4 years old is not 'brand new'? They ended up being '9 years old'? I have driven lots of cars, I have seen lots of cars. How many are actually blowing up and can be proven 100% that it was the tires age? I have had a brand new tire that was less than 2 years old blow out. I had an 3 year old Yokohama blow out on my slammed vert on the highway at 80mph... Maybe 2 years is the limit?

I find this to be more of a joke and overly scare tactic. Having uninformed couch potatoes in tire shops demanding tires that are 'brand brand new'. When they could have gotten a 3 year old, 4 year old, 5 year old or similar installed and never known the difference and been 100% fine.

"Evidence is all around you every day". Please. "Border on Criminal" roflmao "Cryptic Code" Ever heard of the internet? They make it out like people are intentionally trying to fool people. These are being 'sold as new' and how many are going to have a failure? "Ticking Time Bomb".


Thank the lord! My stretched Fuzions are from 2008! I just checked as I was super worried. Think if they were from say 2005 AND they were stretched. Guaranteed death pretty much! Also to note is that all my Fuzions(328iC), BFG KDW2s(E30) AND wife's Falken Sport Truck Tires(Explorer) are directional tread and ALL DOT MARKINGS including the manufacturer date are on the outside... nothing is 'hiding' on the inside of the tire. Good old 'super investigative reporting'.

[FJ40]

Why would that make you re-think buying tires at tirerack? I would put money on their turnover being better than that of some shithole sears tire center. Also, who wants to buy a tire that was even produced that long ago!?