Tire is 'no good' after simple flat tire?

It's normal for a tire to be destroyed if it goes flat at highway speeds.

It's also normal if you get a nail in the sidewall of a radial tire for the tire to be unrepairable.

Note that usually the OEM tires are not the best. The Goodyear ones certainly qualify for "not the best" rating!

I replaced my Goodyears with Nokian WR tires after 5000 km (just used them from June to September of the first year). They went into the recycling bin at the tire dealer.

 

David says it all. I replaced my OEM tires at 8,000 miles, right before the first snow. I went with Micheline MXV4+ Energy tires, but now I run Nokian WR-G2 tires.

Tom

 

It happens. It has nothing to do with the fact it's a Goodyear.

Running on an underinflated tire heats the sidewall and eventually will cause failure. With a small nail, it likely had been suffering a slow leak for a period of time and then at highway speeds finally developed enough heat for failure.

[EDIT: You guys are too fast.]

 

sidewall damage is unrepairable.

 

It really might just have a lot to do with the quality of the tire. I owned a new small Nissan Pickup and with less than 16000 miles I started to get flats everywhere, seemed like it would be a magnet and anything would cause a flat, anywhere. Even though the tires still looked good, and the tread still had plenty of apparent life I eventually just gave up and bought a good set of highly rated Michelins. Suddenly all the "flat" problems ceased. So sometimes I just think the OEM tires are plain bad. Switching them to a better quality can save a lot of grief.

 

Reputable tire shops will not attempt to repair sidewall damage because of the risk of catastrophic failure later.

Good choice. The OEM tires suck.

 

losing pressure at 70 mph is not a "simple" flat tire.

 

Once again two words, Nokian WRg2s rock!

 

Isn't that 3 words? Or is it two words and an acronym? :madgrin:

 

I was in the tire business for many years. I probably saw as many top-of-the-line Michelins with road hazard damage as cheap private label brands.

Granted, the OEM Goodyears leave a lot to be desired in terms of tread life, handling, ride, and noise. But any tire is vulnerable to a nail that it hits at the wrong angle.