Toyo tire exploded... bad experience - PICTURES

[AutoXer]

With looking at the tires, I would concur with MD. Maybe the chain of events is something like this. Something hits your sidewalls, causing a slow leak. Your tire low pressure light comes on. Check it, everything looks fine. Drive on it for a while and the sidewall gives out.

I am very curious on what caused the dent underneath the tailpipes though. That looks kind of odd.

I would suggest also talking to the dealer and claiming a defective tire and see how far it gets. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[JV]

Sorry to read about your misfortune, glad no harm came to you.

JV

[CaptOz]

This reminds me of incident that happened to me some years ago in a Mitsubishi 4WD.

I had just received the car back from service, which included a wheel balance. I was driving a few days later at highway speeds of 110 kph (68mph) when I heard a loud bang on the side of the car (a noise similar to someone kicking the side of the car).

After stopping I discovered what had happened. The wheel balance lead on the outside of the wheel had dislodged, firing into the road where it bounced back up with bits of broken road surface. The lead and bitumen debris then slammed into the side of the car on its way upward causing a surprising amount of damage in the plastic side mouldings of the car. It was an incredible force.

Do you think a loose piece of lead may have been responsible for your tyre and body damage??

[xx3]

anyone know where I can get a Toyo Proxes S/T 315/35R20 in NJ without buying one online? I called STS tire and they don't carry such big size in stock -- it would be special ordered..

Maybe its just me...

but if one Toyo exploded...

I would be looking for anything else but a toyo !

[Wagner]

Wow, Toyo would be getting a nice call from me telling them about the body work and rim they are replacing.

[genemish]

Originally Posted by WagnerX5

Wow, Toyo would be getting a nice call from me telling them about the body work and rim they are replacing.

they are going to say it's my fault... come on.

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by genemish

they are going to say it's my fault... come on.

that's for certain if you never argue it.

[fln8tive]

Originally Posted by WagnerX5

that's for certain if you never argue it.

He's got a point...they are totally going to do the road hazard defense, but if you do a search and find other Toyos with this problem, then maybe you have more leverage...this being said, what is your time worth? Pay the deductable and move on. md may well have hit the nail on the head--sidewall damage, slow leak, weakened sidewall, etc.

[adrian.b]

Makes me glad I just ordered a new set of mitchelin's for my X.. I feel safe with the old faithfuls.

I'm glad nobody was hurt, body work can easily be repaired.

[WMG/BMW]

Originally Posted by motordavid

g,
no Xpert or Tire Forensic Investigator here,
but in close study of your exc. pics, I'd guess
you hit some object that came up the sidewall
or, a stationary object that gouged the sidewall.

I'd bet on the former...and, you may never have
heard it or noticed it, but it sure looks like an object
gouged/punctured the sidewall; thus the scrapes
on the rim.

OTOH, it could be a sidewall failure, but very rare
in my reading, unless very underinflated/overloaded,
run at extreme speeds, etc., none of which seem
to fit your situ.

Rather than driving yourself crazy trying to cop a
replacement tire in that steamroller size, to fix your
ride's look cosmetically, I'd drive on the spare for
a few days and lean hard on the installing Stlr
for some "sympathy adjustment".

Ugly, and you were lucky...the damage is amazing,
but I've been behind 18 wheelers that tossed treads
and it isn't any fun, espc. on a Scoot doing 75.

GL with your Dlr negotiations...
BR,mD

In adding,

I would say that the object hit the tire and continued on to the rear hitting the rear spoiler and dislodging the trailer hitch cover and taking out the pdc sensor. A blow out of a tire would not be able to take out the sensor and cause that kind of damage at 32lbs per sq inch. Some sharp thing took out the tire, rear spolier, sensor.....