Brad new BFG KO2 blowout
11-10-2015, 05:15 PM
#11
Just my thoughts here ... from looking at the picture the OP posted:
It LOOKS to me that the tire got some sort of puncture and started to lose air ... either that, or the seal at the bead was compromised and the tire was leaking air. Either way, the point it, it appears to have been losing air quickly, and when the OP pulled to the left to get off the road, the low tire "buckled" under the edge of the wheel and was being ridden on, and then the wheel/rim edge "cut" through the sidewall and destroyed the tire (aka: causing the "blowout").
I say this because how the tire looks in the pic. You can see where the sidewall was ridden on prior to the separation between the sidewall and where the tread rolls over to the sidewall.
Now, I'm not saying this makes anything the fault of the OP ... just saying it might be bad luck. It just doesn't LOOK to me that the tire just failed out of nowhere unless the reason it started losing air in the first place was a fault of the tire itself - which it may have been. The tire may very well have been a "dud" to begin with.
It LOOKS to me that the tire got some sort of puncture and started to lose air ... either that, or the seal at the bead was compromised and the tire was leaking air. Either way, the point it, it appears to have been losing air quickly, and when the OP pulled to the left to get off the road, the low tire "buckled" under the edge of the wheel and was being ridden on, and then the wheel/rim edge "cut" through the sidewall and destroyed the tire (aka: causing the "blowout").
I say this because how the tire looks in the pic. You can see where the sidewall was ridden on prior to the separation between the sidewall and where the tread rolls over to the sidewall.
Now, I'm not saying this makes anything the fault of the OP ... just saying it might be bad luck. It just doesn't LOOK to me that the tire just failed out of nowhere unless the reason it started losing air in the first place was a fault of the tire itself - which it may have been. The tire may very well have been a "dud" to begin with.
It is really a shame that the tire pressure monitoring system won't update and warn sooner than it does, the same thing happened to my wife's 14 Escape twice on separate occasions, by the time she was able to pull over safely the tire was ruined.
With that said the op was wise to purchase road hazard to cover the tire, the other damage is why we buy comprehensive insurance.
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11-12-2015, 09:13 AM
#15
Gone Golfin
iTrader: (3)
Geez... I thought when I opened this I was going to find someone that was selling these tires cheap.... blowing them out.....
Pretty disappointed.
Hope all is well OP and you have been taken care of. As with everything in life nothing is perfect. That includes tires. Buying an owning a Ford is more than enough proof of that!
Pretty disappointed.
Hope all is well OP and you have been taken care of. As with everything in life nothing is perfect. That includes tires. Buying an owning a Ford is more than enough proof of that!
11-12-2015, 09:57 AM
#16
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Discount said they will cover the tire, but not any of the other damage. They said I would have to file a claim with BFG. Discount inspected the tire and said they saw no evidence of punctures on the tread and said they couldn't tell about the sidewall. They offered to fill out the claim and submit it for me. I also emailed BFG about what happened. They contacted me and I told them that Discount was filing the claim for me. They contacted the store and discount told the guy on the phone that it was caused by impact,WTF? I doubt anything will be covered now. I'll update when I have additional news.
11-12-2015, 10:18 AM
#17
Discount said they will cover the tire, but not any of the other damage. They said I would have to file a claim with BFG. Discount inspected the tire and said they saw no evidence of punctures on the tread and said they couldn't tell about the sidewall. They offered to fill out the claim and submit it for me. I also emailed BFG about what happened. They contacted me and I told them that Discount was filing the claim for me. They contacted the store and discount told the guy on the phone that it was caused by impact,WTF? I doubt anything will be covered now. I'll update when I have additional news.
11-12-2015, 11:57 AM
#19
Beer, Boats, and Trucks.
Damn that sucks hardcore. Subd to see the final outcome
