Subaru Legacy tire blowout problems

Filed Jul 13, 2025 · Tires · ID

Headed home from a vet appointment in mountain home. Was driving on the freeway at 80mph when the tire blew at the Wendell exit. Checked the tire to find that the inside wall had failed and had a blowout. The tire was installed June 8th 2025 and had less than 1,000 miles on it. I have never in 26 years of being around vehicles had a brand new tire fail in less than 1,000 miles. Tire was a good year reliant all season 195/65/R15. That tire blowout could have killed me and my family. I stopped at the Walmart that I bought the tire from with the receipt and was told "oh that sucks. We can replace it for you if you want to buy a new one a full price." How can a company sell a tire from a brand like good year that isn't even covered for a 1,000 miles? That's absolutely mind blowing. Had anyone gotten injured from the accident I would filling charges against Walmart for selling me a faulty tire

Filed Jul 21, 2024 · Tires · NY

The first tire had an air bubble and I brought it in. They said it was a manufacturer error. In September 2023 I had a blowout and Subaru declared that it was a manufacturer defect. I asked him to check all the tires and they kept the original set on. This month a third tire from the original set blew while being driven. Three tires out of four have had manufacturer defects.

Filed Nov 19, 2019 · Wheels · 10,308 miles · MI

I had 4,000 miles goodyear eagle ls2 tires when I experienced a sidewalk blowout on the expressway in another state. We had to have it replaced while traveling. The repair shop said it was suspect since there wasn't a foreign object or puncture, it was just the sidewall that blew out. There were no potholes around. Fast forward 5 months and another tire developed a bulge in the sidewall. I happened to notice it when I was at the gas station. Luckily it didn't blow out. I have never experienced any tire ever blowing out or bulging in all the miles I drive. I'm on the road almost every day for my sales job. To me this seems like a quality issue. I still have the second tire if you would like to look at it. The authorized dealer I took it to couldn't be bothered with a warranty issue. There was no damage to my wheel at all and I didn't hit a pothole or road debris.

Filed Jun 20, 2019 · Tires, Wheels · 37,000 miles · MA

Need to replace goodyear eagle ls2 225/50r18 tires. 4 of them have dry rot on the inside of the tire closest to the rim. One has a bubble on the inside. Car just turned 37 thousand miles yesterday. This is a potential issue to continue driving on these tires. I am afraid of a blowout

Filed Jun 4, 2019 · Tires · 14,595 miles · NY

Cpsc: our 2012 subaru legacy while parked in our garage was found with two flat tires at same time. One tire on passenger front was catastrophic failure as 2 major holes were in sidewall from huge blowout and rear passenger tire had bulge in sidewall leaking air. *dt the consumer stated the brand of tires were pirelli p4 season p215/60r16 95t sl bsw. *js *tr

Filed Apr 2, 2019 · Tires · 18,751 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru legacy equipped with three goodyear eagle ls-2 tires, size: 225/50r18. The contact stated that all three tires were dry rotted around the rims on both sides. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic because it rode roughly. The contact was referred to the tire manufacturer to file a complaint. The manufacturer stated that they would prorate the cost of the tires, but did not address what caused the condition. The contact had not yet heard back from the manufacturer because they stated that they were still working on the claim. The vehicle failure mileage was 18,751. The tire failure mileage was unknown. *bf.

Filed Jul 19, 2017 · Tires · 48,500 miles · PA

Four new continental pure contact 215-50 r17 95v tires were installed in april 2016. The vehicle's original tires (not continental) had lasted 38,000 miles. One month later a sidewall blowout occurred in one of the new continental tires after being driven less than 500 miles. It was replaced by the manufacturer. Then, after driving less than 7000 miles, two of four tires were found to have side wall bubbles. Because of safety concern, all four tires were replaced with another brand.

Filed Jul 22, 2015 · Tires · 58,300 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru legacy equipped with yokohama avid envigor tires, size: p205/50r17. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed cracks on the passenger side front and rear tires between the tread. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the tires needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 58,300 and the tire failure mileage was 16,800. Ma 10/23/15

Filed Jun 14, 2015 · Tires · 84,233 miles · PA

Michelin defender tires; all 4 tires are dry rotting where the tread meets the casing and belts . Degradation of the tires over a little over 2 years is extremely premature considering these tires are advertised to give 90,000 miles and we probably only put on around 8,000 miles a year . We live in the pittsburgh, pa area where they use several different ice melting chemicals including rock salt that can enter the large cracks in the rubber and eat away at it . I'm afraid to take the car on long trips using interstate highways at high speed for fear of the tread separating from the casing of the tire . What's ironic is that looking on-line there are many other people also complaining about michelin tires dry rotting prematurely . I have several excellent close-up pictures that I can email upon request .

Filed Dec 31, 2014 · Lights · 78,000 miles · NY

Low beam headlights have blow out 3 times in one year on both sides of the car.