07-23-2012, 03:09 AM | #23 |
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Maybe it is just someone jealous of your new car and putting those nails into your tyre... and you just think you drove over a nail?
At least in here that might be the case for sudden spike (pun intended) in your puncture history. Other one might be those greenpeace terrorists attacking against "SUVs", that also happened here. Maybe this is wrong topic, but I think RFTs are bad for roads that are corroded by studded winter tyres, the case here. Also I have a feeling that due to robust sidewall, RFT tyres cause other suspension parts to fail sooner than normally. All bushings, joints, bearings, etc. have to deal forces that are harder and more sudden (from zero to max shorter time) than with normal tyres. |
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07-24-2012, 08:19 PM | #24 |
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Ok, listen up people, you may have a manufacturers tire warranty
I just discovered this warranty and had a Goodyear with 8000 miles on it replaced free of charge including mounting and balancing at my dealer. They knew nothing of the warranty and it took a day for them to confirm it.
Look in the binder with all your warranty info in the glove box. In there you will find a shrink wrapped brochure on tires. Inside that you will find a CD. See what brand and model tire you have and look it up on the PDF that is on the CD. Read it thoroughly and you may find you do in fact have a road hazard warranty. Our 2011 5 and the new 2013 X3 both have Goodyears which are covered. The Goodyear dealer I went to first did not believe me in spite of my printing out the warranty and handing it to him. He had to call corporate to confirm but then it was going to take 2-3 days to get a tire so he suggested calling my BMW dealer who had them in stock. They said that I was the first one to ever bring this up to them and nobody there had ever heard of it nor had they ever replaced a tire under this warranty. Funny BMW goes out of their way to cram an add on warranty down your throat but fails to point out what you already have. Note also that this warranty is full replacement during the first 12 months and 2/32 of tread wear. After this point it is prorated which is still a good deal. If some of you went to your dealer and he made you buy a new one I think you have a good case to challenge them and seek a refund.
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07-24-2012, 08:28 PM | #25 | |
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Totally agree with you, I actually called GoodYear yesterday and spoke to their rep, and when asking him about why their run flats seems to have so many complaints and bubble easily, he replied, well, it's when you hit the tire on road hazard. When I asked if the tires have a warranty, he almost hesitantly said yes, they are covered from road hazard, when asked if that includes potholes, he replied it was. Seems like they do have the warranty for legal reasons to cover themselves, but don't exactly advertise is too much, as people would probably become more negligent and drive more carelessly knowing that goodyear got em covered. As any good business, Goodyear needs to play it smart. It's a good idea to drive around potholes and not hit curbs, especially with low profile runflats, but if you do, and develop a bubble, use your tire warranty that comes standard with the car. |
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07-24-2012, 09:15 PM | #26 |
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i think i may have an idea how to exploit this tire insurance. Only if you have bought tire insurance.
before your tires go bold, deliveratly punchute your tires Not sure but, do it on your own risk :P |
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07-24-2012, 09:46 PM | #27 |
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Now why would one want to puncture their own tires to get away with insurance fraud?
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and hey, its not like they would stalk me everywhere i go At April, idk but. My SA told me they would replace it before 4/32 |
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07-24-2012, 11:51 PM | #30 |
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Haven't had any punctures with the RFTs, knock on wood. Compared to my last two cars with traditional tires I had 5 popped tires between the both of them in 4 years. It could be because of the RFTs or it could be that Mercedes just installs seriously crappy tires on their cars.
Wouldn't you have to pop all 4 tires? I'm having a good thought session on the logistics of popping all 4 tires at once during real world driving. Driving on one new tire is just as bad as driving with 3 bald ones. Last edited by Beyu; 07-25-2012 at 12:00 AM.. |
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07-29-2012, 11:14 PM | #31 |
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My 2013 X3 has less than 2,000 miles, and I just had to replace one of the tire due to a screw. Unfortunately, I didn't purchase the tire warranty, it cost $400. In my lifetime of driving, I have never to replace a tire due to nail or screw. I mean this tire is practically brand new, must be these RFT's. Although the leak is very slow, took about a week for the low tire warning to pop up, still the tire cannot be save.
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X3 tire issues
I have a 2017 X3 with Goodyear 245/R19 run flat tires. I've had 3 nails in 2 1/2 years. I think there is a fundamental flaw in the thread pattern which runs parallel to the road, so it hoovers up the nails instead of discarding them. When I put air in to reflate the tire yesterday eve, the valve broke. I think it's shameful for BMW to sell a shitty product like that.
I've had an X5, Toyota and Jeep, all with regular tires, and in 20 years never had a problem. Maybe run flats aren't adequate technology for the the 3rd world road conditions and contractors spilling construction wastes freely all over the map. |
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05-19-2021, 04:38 PM | #35 |
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I think the only puncture I've had on my 2015 so far was when I had non runflats. And that took two trips to get resolved. A real small leak that apparently didn't leak when there was no weight on the tire, so I had to go back.
I'm back on RFT just because I don't have a spare. Even though they won't last as long as the non runflats. |
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