BMW 325I tire blowout problems

Filed Apr 21, 2014 · Tires · 207,000 miles · KY

I was driving at 70mph on i71 with cruise control enabled when I felt vibrations for approx. 20 seconds and then my right rear tire blew out. I had driven approximately 30 miles up to this point and I verified that tire to be 36 psi as recently as that morning. The tire has no puncture damage and the bead is still fully set on both sides. The tire separated between the sidewall and tire face. Tire rack refused to resolve the situation in a way that I would not incur further out-of-pocket costs, and the tire manufacturer acted confused and failed to comprehend the information I was giving them. I ended up filing a visa chargeback against tire rack. I have this same tire on two cars and we've seen these tires fail on our other vehicle but I thought it was simply bad luck. This time I'm absolutely certain that this tire failed due to a manufacturing defect. The tire is still currently set on the wheel and has been untouched, and is available for inspection. The tire in question is a general altimax hp, it's not available in the federal safety agency system.

Filed Feb 27, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 160,000 miles · FL · crash

02/19/2014 on a dry day,while driving in the center lane on I-4 around lakeland-fl, with 70mph a fedex vehicle's right rear tire blew off in front of me. I hit the brakes to avoid collision. Abs did not work and my brakes locked, my car has started spinning (3-4 times). My car went from the middle lane to the left lane then to the most right lane and off the road. Luckily I did not hit any other vehicles or the metal/concrete barriers while spinning out of the road.after the incident,while driving I have noticed a limping at slow speed and high vibration at higher speeds. All 4 tires were damaged . 3 warning lights appeared on the dashboard: dsc + ABS + brake(red color). On 02/22 I took my vehicle to my mechanic.all 4 tires were found were because of the braking.the diagnostics tool read: 5df5 - control unit internal failure.I needed 4 new tires and my tires had 9/32 thread depth and were almost new. On sunday - 02/23/2014 - I took in my vehicle for the tires. The tire shop declined to replace the tires under warranty because they were damaged by braking.they were nice enough to give me a discount and replaced the tires for $350. Teves dsc mk60 has been a problem not only in bmws but other brands such as vw and audi. Just google it.if you are lucky the issue surfaces itself while the vehicle is under warrantyif not, the ABS pump unit is over $2300+labor and dsc module is over $1100+labor.I already spent $500 for the tires and brake flush. I have to pay one of the above prices to get my ABS fixed.I did not have any warning lights before my ABS (if dsc does not work ABS does not work) failed.the lights came on for a few days and now they are not on this is very dangerous and needs to be investigated by the federal safety agency and fixed by bmw USA with a recall. I could have killed myself or hurt/kill other innocent people on that highway.ABS/dsc are very important safety components.

Filed Dec 11, 2006 · Tires, Wheels · 22,500 miles · NJ

I have a 2005 bmw 325i that came with 4 continental contisport tires. The car is less than 24 months old and 3 have blown on me. The latest happened today while driving at 65 MPH on the highway and the rear right tire ripped apart on the inner tread area forcing me to pull over. Luckily I was able to keep control of the car but after coming to a stop the tire was 90% removed from the rim with the other 10% of the rubber still on the back end of the rim. I have been driving for 9 years and never had a blowout with any of the previous 4 cars I owned. These tires are unsafe and I am forced with replacing all the tires to a different vendor. Bmw will not do anything to correct the issue as they say it is not their problem however both bmw and continental should be responsible for the faulty tires. There are numerous other complaints I found for these tires on the federal safety agency website as well.

Filed Dec 2, 2005 · Tires · 15,000 miles · CA

Dt: the contact states while driving at 65 MPH the rear passenger tire blew out on the sidewall. He was able to pull the vehicle over and change the tire. He has not contacted the dealership or manufacturer.

Filed Jul 27, 2005 · Tires · SC

This june of 2005 while my 92bmw325i was parked at the mall, the back passenger tire I noticed blew up. When I brought it to pit stop to have the tire vulcanized, they said they can't do anything w/it but be replaced. I replaced it at sam's club w/ap205/60r15h tour. I asked if the other 3 tires need to be replaced & they said "no". Last sunday jul 24 while my son was driving on interstate 26, the front driver side tire blew up & caused a lot of damage to the vehicle & fortunately spared any injury to my son. I bought these 4 p205/60r15 or 15-205/60-15gt cooper cobra tires from strobel tire co. We're still waiting for our insurance co. To have the vehicle repaired. I read about a lawsuit about cooper tire so I called the lawfirm handling such but the person I talked w/said that w/no injury, it would be very expensive to pursue a case so she directed to call 18883274236, hence this complaint.

Filed Jun 27, 2005 · Tires · 151,000 miles · CA

Dt: the tires only have 50 to 60 miles on them, two blow outs. The manufacturer/dealer said this was caused by road hazard. While driving on the freeway at speeds of 60 MPH the right rear tire and the drivers side front tire blew. Out. The manufacturer said they would not replace them. They have not contacted consumer again.

Filed Nov 23, 2004 · Tires, Wheels · CA

I purchased a 2003 bmw 325i last year . From san diego bmw and I had 3 or more tire blow out ever since , and is all from the same side of the car (left rear) . I got brand new tires , rotation alignment , anything I can think of. From the same dealer I purchased my car from . My last tire blow out was on nov. 20,2004 from the tire I had repair on at the dealer service dept.)and it happened two days after I had my car service, and tire repair . (I call the service dept. All they can tell me was to get new tires. )

Filed Oct 12, 2004 · Airbags · 33,000 miles · OH

Inadvertent deployment of my driver side airbags. I was driving on highway at approximately 50 MPH (due to rain) and my airbags deployed. I was able to safely pull over to side of road. Tire was blown out and there was some damage to bottom of car from debris, but it is unclear if blowout and debris damage happened before or after airbag deployment. Either way, there was no impact with any object that should have caused this deployment. My car has not been driven for nearly 4 weeks now and it should have only needed a tire replacement. Any other damages could have been fixed in my own time, but car is not drivable b/c of airbag deployment and repair costs are very high.

Filed Feb 23, 2004 · Tires · 17,949 miles · CA

Took my car to bmw delaer to get tires rotated. They called me and said I need 4 new tires. My 325i is a 2001 and has 18,000 miles on it. My father has been in the car business all his life and said that my tires should have been good for at least 30,000 miles - especially with the low mileage I have. I have found so many complaints on the internet against continental and premature tire wear. There is obviously a problem that needs to be addressed. It is both a safety issue and a financial issue. Who wants to shell out $400 for new tires when they don't even last as long as they are supposed to! I am so scared to drive right now because I am afraid of a tire blowout. I am also going to write a letter to continental and request that they either replace all my tires or at least give me pro rata for new tires. The federal safety agency - please look into this further!!!

Filed Jan 28, 2004 · Tires · FL

Rightt rear tire separated at highway speeds. Driver was able to keep control. Consumer indicated there was a cut in the sidewall.