anyone with burst tires on 06 brand new prius

rekhapai · 01-12-2006, 02:16 PM

hi folks

got delivery of brand new 06 prius in black with option package #8 on tuesday
(jan 10th) - yesterday jan 11th, took it out for my first trip out.. on the freeway was cruising at 62- 65 miles on highway 101 (sanfrancisco bay area) and suddenly heard vibration and loud drumming from passenger side rear.. exit the highway asap and I find smoke coming from the rear passenger side. The tire had burst completely like someone has run a machetti in a complete circle thru the side !
My car now has all of 55miles on it! This practically happened as I drove out of the dealership (especially because the sales guy himself drove it to my house )

I don't recall going over anything on the freeway, ride was very smooth until the vibration. I took it back to the dealership and they say I went over something on the freeway.

anyone heard of anything like this to a brand new car?
My question is what I can do at this point. Can this be a bigger problem than just tires?

also if I had hit or run over something that big - enough to rip open the tire completely, how come I didn't feel it or other cars on the road didn't also hit it.

Also I didn't drive the car for more than 10 seconds after the vibration, so it cannot be an ordinary flat becoming a huge rip .. right?

any comments, suggestions, advice please help!
thanks in advance
rekha

Bill Merchant · 01-12-2006, 02:32 PM

From what you say, it sounds like a defective tire that didn't manifest its defect until brought up to highway speed. I'd push the dealer hard to replace the tire under warranty.

On the other hand, if it was a Goodyear Integrity OEM tire, you could use this as an opportunity to put good tires on your new black beauty.

Tom_06 · 01-12-2006, 02:37 PM

Did you notice the tire warning indicator? I suspect I'd be too busy trying to make a safe stop.

- Tom

tumbleweed · 01-12-2006, 02:56 PM

I hate to side with a car dealer but they may be right. I've never had that happen with a new car but I have had it happen with new or almost new tires. I have had a sharp rock go right through the tread of a steel belted radial and it didn't take long for the air to go out. The rock wasn't actually still stuck in the tire or anything but there was a triangular hole about a half inch on each side and I had just gone over a place where there were indeed sharp rocks on the road. The tire store agreed it was a rock, they said it happens from time to time. They replaced the tire for free. That was with a load range E tire on an SUV not an integrity.

**Tideland Prius** · 01-12-2006, 09:21 PM

Take it to a GoodYear store and have them look at the tyre. I'm guessing there's no better source than the company itself. They may be able to tell if it's damaged from the outside (e.g. nail, stone, etc) or whether it was from an interal crack.

01-12-2006, 02:56 PM	#4
tumbleweed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 1,005 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I hate to side with a car dealer but they may be right. I've never had that happen with a new car but I have had it happen with new or almost new tires. I have had a sharp rock go right through the tread of a steel belted radial and it didn't take long for the air to go out. The rock wasn't actually still stuck in the tire or anything but there was a triangular hole about a half inch on each side and I had just gone over a place where there were indeed sharp rocks on the road. The tire store agreed it was a rock, they said it happens from time to time. They replaced the tire for free. That was with a load range E tire on an SUV not an integrity. __________________ former Prius owner, waiting for a G III present car BMW 3 series

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01-12-2006, 02:16 PM	#1
rekhapai Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	hi folks got delivery of brand new 06 prius in black with option package #8 on tuesday (jan 10th) - yesterday jan 11th, took it out for my first trip out.. on the freeway was cruising at 62- 65 miles on highway 101 (sanfrancisco bay area) and suddenly heard vibration and loud drumming from passenger side rear.. exit the highway asap and I find smoke coming from the rear passenger side. The tire had burst completely like someone has run a machetti in a complete circle thru the side ! My car now has all of 55miles on it! This practically happened as I drove out of the dealership (especially because the sales guy himself drove it to my house ) I don't recall going over anything on the freeway, ride was very smooth until the vibration. I took it back to the dealership and they say I went over something on the freeway. anyone heard of anything like this to a brand new car? My question is what I can do at this point. Can this be a bigger problem than just tires? also if I had hit or run over something that big - enough to rip open the tire completely, how come I didn't feel it or other cars on the road didn't also hit it. Also I didn't drive the car for more than 10 seconds after the vibration, so it cannot be an ordinary flat becoming a huge rip .. right? any comments, suggestions, advice please help! thanks in advance rekha

01-12-2006, 02:32 PM	#2
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 3,950 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 6 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 51	From what you say, it sounds like a defective tire that didn't manifest its defect until brought up to highway speed. I'd push the dealer hard to replace the tire under warranty. On the other hand, if it was a Goodyear Integrity OEM tire, you could use this as an opportunity to put good tires on your new black beauty.

01-12-2006, 02:37 PM	#3
Tom_06 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Newark, Delaware, USA Posts: 463 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Did you notice the tire warning indicator? I suspect I'd be too busy trying to make a safe stop. - Tom

01-12-2006, 09:21 PM	#5
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,755 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Take it to a GoodYear store and have them look at the tyre. I'm guessing there's no better source than the company itself. They may be able to tell if it's damaged from the outside (e.g. nail, stone, etc) or whether it was from an interal crack.