Tire problem
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Tire problem
When I got my new wheels I ordered four Falken 912 tires to mount on them. When they all arrived I took my car down to the tire shop I usually go to, and had them fit the tires. Here's what happened.
The first tire blew (lip of the tire) on the mounting machine. They claimed it was a defect in the tire and told me to call the company I ordered them from. Unfortunately, edge racing's website has been down so I don't know if I can contact them or not.
Yesterday (6 days later), driving home my left rear tire blew out, unexpectedly, at 40mph. I took it off the wheel, and it had almost the exact same damage.
I limped the car home on the doughnut and then put all of my SE wheels/tires back on. A THIRD Falken was bulging on the inner lip like it too, was about to blow out in the same sport as the other two.
Here is a pic of the 2nd tire to blow out (all three are essentially the same)
I went to the shop that mounted them today, (local non-chain place) and they are refusing to admit responsibility, claiming that their machine cannot cause that damage and that Falkens are ****. I've asked several mechanics, and a technician at discount tire, and they all claimed it was the installers fault, not the tire.
The wheels are used, but appear to be very straight, and even if they were not perfect, I cant see them causing the shredding/slicing damage to the tires.
To sum up, I have 3 blown tires, all with less than 200 miles on them and I did not hit anything to cause damage to them.
So do you guys think the wheels, tires, or installer is at fault here? I'm obviously not going to trust the 4th tire that is still in good shape, so I'm out $300 for tires here.
The first tire blew (lip of the tire) on the mounting machine. They claimed it was a defect in the tire and told me to call the company I ordered them from. Unfortunately, edge racing's website has been down so I don't know if I can contact them or not.
Yesterday (6 days later), driving home my left rear tire blew out, unexpectedly, at 40mph. I took it off the wheel, and it had almost the exact same damage.
I limped the car home on the doughnut and then put all of my SE wheels/tires back on. A THIRD Falken was bulging on the inner lip like it too, was about to blow out in the same sport as the other two.
Here is a pic of the 2nd tire to blow out (all three are essentially the same)
I went to the shop that mounted them today, (local non-chain place) and they are refusing to admit responsibility, claiming that their machine cannot cause that damage and that Falkens are ****. I've asked several mechanics, and a technician at discount tire, and they all claimed it was the installers fault, not the tire.
The wheels are used, but appear to be very straight, and even if they were not perfect, I cant see them causing the shredding/slicing damage to the tires.
To sum up, I have 3 blown tires, all with less than 200 miles on them and I did not hit anything to cause damage to them.
So do you guys think the wheels, tires, or installer is at fault here? I'm obviously not going to trust the 4th tire that is still in good shape, so I'm out $300 for tires here.
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Get written statements from all of the places that you've talked to saying that it is installer error and not a defective tire. Take those statements back to the shop you had them done and tell them they will replace the tires since they are at fault. If they refuse then take them to small claims court
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It appears now that the shop will be closing shortly because the owners are going to jail (drug charges)
The tire vendor themselves (edgeracing) also appear to have gone out of business. The only recourse it seems is Falken themselves. Although I doubt the damage is manufacturer defect.
Moral of the story..uh...
C'est la vies?
The tire vendor themselves (edgeracing) also appear to have gone out of business. The only recourse it seems is Falken themselves. Although I doubt the damage is manufacturer defect.
Moral of the story..uh...
C'est la vies?
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It appears now that the shop will be closing shortly because the owners are going to jail (drug charges)
The tire vendor themselves (edgeracing) also appear to have gone out of business. The only recourse it seems is Falken themselves. Although I doubt the damage is manufacturer defect.
Moral of the story..uh...
C'est la vies?
The tire vendor themselves (edgeracing) also appear to have gone out of business. The only recourse it seems is Falken themselves. Although I doubt the damage is manufacturer defect.
Moral of the story..uh...
C'est la vies?
Good luck.
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It actually is more likely to be a manufacturer defect. A normal up to date tire installation machine should not cause that type of damage. Go back to the shop ASAP and check out the machine (if they will let you in). Take pictures of it including close ups of the part that pushes the tire under the lip of the rim. If they ask say you want to show the supplier that there is nothing wrong with the machine. With that they might be more inclined to let you take pictures of it. Contact Falken directly and send them pictures and tell them the story. To back their product they may help you out. Bear in mind the supplier would have a hard time causing damage to them since all they do is warehousing and shipping. If there was no visible damage when you received them then it is either a manufacturers defect or the shop screwed up.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Time to email Falken.
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that is definately operator error.. if you dont lube the tire up right and dont mount the tire where you can push the bead down past the lip it actually catches on the rim causeing it to tear which is what you have there. you could (if they werent going out of business) sue them for basically making your car unsafe to drive on the street which in turn is threatening your life. i have seen a few accidents from tires that were mounted improperly maily by walmart in this area. and one of those accidents resulted in a fatality. so yeah its a very very bad thing. and there is no way in hell that could be manufacturer defect. they wont even ship the tires out if they have any cracking or warping on the bead.
qualifications: tire trainer for 6 years, and yes i have even done that myself when i was first starting out as a mechanic a long time ago. happens more on low profile and reverse mount rims. but i would never let one actually get out of the shop like that.. and yes you can tell that you ripped it before you air it up. so they intentionally sent you out of the shop knowing you had tires that were dangerous on your car.
qualifications: tire trainer for 6 years, and yes i have even done that myself when i was first starting out as a mechanic a long time ago. happens more on low profile and reverse mount rims. but i would never let one actually get out of the shop like that.. and yes you can tell that you ripped it before you air it up. so they intentionally sent you out of the shop knowing you had tires that were dangerous on your car.
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It actually is more likely to be a manufacturer defect. A normal up to date tire installation machine should not cause that type of damage. Go back to the shop ASAP and check out the machine (if they will let you in). Take pictures of it including close ups of the part that pushes the tire under the lip of the rim. If they ask say you want to show the supplier that there is nothing wrong with the machine. With that they might be more inclined to let you take pictures of it. Contact Falken directly and send them pictures and tell them the story. To back their product they may help you out. Bear in mind the supplier would have a hard time causing damage to them since all they do is warehousing and shipping. If there was no visible damage when you received them then it is either a manufacturers defect or the shop screwed up.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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that is definately operator error.. if you dont lube the tire up right and dont mount the tire where you can push the bead down past the lip it actually catches on the rim causeing it to tear which is what you have there. you could (if they werent going out of business) sue them for basically making your car unsafe to drive on the street which in turn is threatening your life. i have seen a few accidents from tires that were mounted improperly maily by walmart in this area. and one of those accidents resulted in a fatality. so yeah its a very very bad thing. and there is no way in hell that could be manufacturer defect. they wont even ship the tires out if they have any cracking or warping on the bead.
qualifications: tire trainer for 6 years, and yes i have even done that myself when i was first starting out as a mechanic a long time ago. happens more on low profile and reverse mount rims. but i would never let one actually get out of the shop like that.. and yes you can tell that you ripped it before you air it up. so they intentionally sent you out of the shop knowing you had tires that were dangerous on your car.
qualifications: tire trainer for 6 years, and yes i have even done that myself when i was first starting out as a mechanic a long time ago. happens more on low profile and reverse mount rims. but i would never let one actually get out of the shop like that.. and yes you can tell that you ripped it before you air it up. so they intentionally sent you out of the shop knowing you had tires that were dangerous on your car.
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