Front tire blows out on f@80mph.

[dghii]

Thanks everyone.
My tires were purchased in Nov. 2011 and looking through my records, the tires had 14K miles on them. Tires are Y rated (186 mph).

Just about all my driving is around town, with an occasional, rare trip to Atlanta, Tampa or Orlando, roughly 300-400 miles each way.

I'll most likely buy another matching tire and call it good.

[Paul]

When did you check your tire pressures last?

[dghii]

Originally Posted by Paul

When did you check your tire pressures last?

Last Friday, before we drove to Orlando.

[Topless]

Originally Posted by dghii

Thanks everyone.
My tires were purchased in Nov. 2011 and looking through my records, the tires had 14K miles on them. Tires are Y rated (186 mph).

Maybe just hit something sharp that cut it down. It happens.

[Pdwight]

FWIW , every fall I pick a day with good temps and dry conditions and do oil changes on all my cars, change the wiper blades, rotate the tires and take out the spare and check the pressure. I got stranded about 25 years ago due to my spare being almost fully flat at the time..never again. Any thing else that has been lingering around that needs to be repaired I make sure the cars are ready for winter....never let me down yet. I also maintain a excel spreadsheet on my cars listing the service records so at a moment I can find out when and what and not have to guess.

[dghii]

Originally Posted by Topless

Maybe just hit something sharp that cut it down. It happens.

Maybe. It was hard to tell, looking at the tire after the fact. Sidewall was torn but I didn't see evidence of damage anywhere on the tread.

Man, that thing was hot when I pulled it off!

[dbansal]

you are very lucky!! I had a michelin pilot sport blow out on me (rear driver side). The car spun and it was a total loss!

[Topless]

Originally Posted by dghii

Maybe. It was hard to tell, looking at the tire after the fact. Sidewall was torn but I didn't see evidence of damage anywhere on the tread.

Man, that thing was hot when I pulled it off!

A really hot tire with blown sidewall is often a sign of running under low pressure. I ran over a piece of pallet once and a staple punctured the tire. It leaked really slowly and the tire overheated with sidewall failure before it went fully flat. That was in my work truck and not the Box though.