Hi All,

Was travelling at North South highway @ 110km/h when my tyre burst.
Below is the picture of my burst tyre. Was this burst serious?

You lived to tell, a car might over turn in some situation.
It's very serious.

What tire is that?? Travelling at 110kmh can burst??

God what if I am travelling at 170kmh!!!!!!!

as my experience.

You must hitting on something hard and unaware of it.

And also it might u already hit on something last time and already "bengkak" but u unaware of it. So when u travel longer the bengkak part wear and tear faster than other.

After sometimes it burst like ur picture.

This what my mecha explain to me when he check and found one of my tyre "bengkak"

wahhhh this one burst on the flat surface la...confirm x sempat bengkak burst oledi

actually, i just had my tyre alignment and balancing done 2 months ago.
while travelling North South Expressway on last Sunday, everything goes smooth in the beginning.
when nearing nilai exit, suddenly i heard a loud thud sound from the rear of my car and i start to hear some screetching sound and feel the steering very inbalance.
guess i must be hitting something hard to cause such a tear.

Walao.. ur one kira okay only lor if compared to mine last time, my one whole pecah weh... summore speeding 140km/h on fast lane...

When that time i noticed the sound "plap plap plap plap" sounds it explode terus... damn i am still alive now

This post has been edited by victor87: Nov 24 2009, 10:52 AM

yaya.. I think I'm very lucky to encounter this without any serious incident.
My gf is travelling with me that time as we are going back from Melaka to Penang.
Thanks god the car didn't overturn or met wif accident...

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Added on November 24, 2009, 10:55 amWOW... did u lost control when it happen? yrs is serious case dy..
cant imagine what will happen to me if i encounter same thing like u..

This post has been edited by shadow111: Nov 24 2009, 10:55 AM

check tire conditon every month, or inspect on the morning to spot any damage or bengkak sidewalls.....u really lucky TS....what tire is that???....directional pattern..hankook??

U are lucky to live to tell the story


The tyre looks quite new...u must have hit something

ini kes tayar botak or what ?
looks like u locked ur brakes and the car skidded till the tyre explode

It's on a pickup truck somemore, imaging the ride's height...

Luckily i had them lowered down once i get the truck... Once it's burst, i turn on the hazard light immediately and slowly switch to the emergency lane. I didn't hit the brakes real hard or not i think it's gonna be more serious, I just hold the steering tightly and slow down slowly, luckily that time the highway is not packed with cars.

Damn that time was the ride was too low even the stock jack can't fully jack up the car and get those tires replaced..

ya thank God you're safe.

but the weird thing is why the tyre thread / bunga seems ok but the threads is appearing?

could it be under or over inflated tyres?
or the usual bengkak case....

That is too much Hollywood. Tyre blowouts are never as climatic as seen on TV. All you hear is a little thub and flapping as the bits of tyre hits the wheel well.. and that's about it. There is no explosive blowing the tyre to shreds and no fancy flipping of cars over barriers.

I'm not sure what brand is the tyre, but it's Korean one..

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Added on November 24, 2009, 11:33 ami think the tyre is less than 2 yrs...

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Added on November 24, 2009, 11:34 amthe tyre not botak wor.. was travelling @ 110km/h when this happen. After the burst, i still able to drive to the emergency lane and the car didn't skid at all..

This post has been edited by shadow111: Nov 24 2009, 11:34 AM

It does happen though. My best friend had tyre blowout while travelling at 120km/h on the highway, and the car (rental car) flipped over 3 times before landing upside down. He was lucky and escaped with just a mess of bruises and cuts all over (including multiple small cuts on his face).

I've also seen a BMW safety video of a tyre blowout at 80km/h (controlled test, using explosives to blow out the tyre). The result was that the car spun and ended up off-road (no flipping, no injuries).

u r absolutely rite.. I just hear some loud thud sound and then metal scretching sound. I'm not even aware that my tyre have burst till i stop and have a look at the emergency lane..

because ur car is a front wheel driven 1 .. its safer if the rear wheel burst compare to the front.

holy shit.. guess my guarding angel is with me during that time... somemore, i'm travelling within the speed limit..

It looks like Nexen NS2000 tyre. I used this tyre b4 and I changed it (all 4) after clocking 30K. Soft tyre.

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Added on November 24, 2009, 11:45 amIt looks like Nexen NS2000 tyre. I used this tyre b4 and I changed it (all 4) after clocking 30K. Soft tyre.

This post has been edited by yap.ben: Nov 24 2009, 11:45 AM

Unfortunately most accidents from tyre blows are caused by the driver themselves. Most are due to panic and over compensation of the steering when the tyre deflates. Losing the front tyre will cause the car to pull to one side and most drivers over compensate and end up in the barriers. Problem.. driver... not tyre.

Most tyre blow outs will leave the carcass intact on the wheel. You just end up with a deflated tyre. Most hollywood and made for TV programs will blow the entire tyre off the wheel with explosive. That is not a normal tyre blowout unless you have an issue with people placing explosives on your tyres.

The danger comes when the whole carcass is shredded off. Some people drive for miles without knowing they have a deflated tyre, until the point where the whole carcass shreds off. At that point it becomes more dangerous as it is harder to control the vehicle. Again.. the problem is the driver.. not the tyre.

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Added on November 24, 2009, 12:02 pmAfter looking at the tyre again, just realised you have one hell of a worn out patch near the hole. Didn't you notice that spot seems to have worn off so much that even the water channels are gone. First I thought it was just wrong camber but the worn patch is across the whole tyre. Just that one patch.

This post has been edited by sleepwalker: Nov 24 2009, 12:02 PM

what do you mean by worn out patch near the hole? sorry as I'm really a noob in car..

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Added on November 24, 2009, 2:37 pmi think this is it... guess it's time to change to PP2.

This post has been edited by shadow111: Nov 24 2009, 02:37 PM

refer to the red area ... compare it.

I guess that is what sleepwalker trying to say.
the area that burst might have long term torture . Other spot i highlighted u can see the water channel .. but not the one near the blown area

It looks like you got a faulty tyre, or one which had taken some serious abuse. Because from the picture it looks like a chunk of that tyre came off, and I don't anything on the road is capable of ripping that much rubber out. So it must've blown out.

Try sending it back to the manufacturer and ask a replacement. Don't bet on it though

This post has been edited by spanker: Nov 24 2009, 03:02 PM

i also got look alike problem 2 weeks ago on east coast exp. the whole tyre tread went to shread just like tayar celup on a lorry. i was traveling 120 during that time and can feel the vibration 5 min before incident. i thought maybe only wheel balancing problem. than it happened, damaging my rear mud guard, mud flap, broken taillight, bumper falling and some dent on rear door. its yokohama a drive and just reach 3 years old. tread still got 30%. i will never use this type of tyre again.

thanks man.. get it now.. it really looks like it's totally worn out near the blowout part...
now i'm furious wif the tyre shop that i wen to 2 months ago.. how cum they didn't spot this during my tyre balancing and alignment?

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Added on November 24, 2009, 3:17 pmwah, so many things got damage... u crash or bang somethin after the blowout?

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Added on November 24, 2009, 3:20 pmdoes tyre have any warranty or somethin? if my memory serve me right, i think it's less than 2 yrs..

This post has been edited by shadow111: Nov 24 2009, 03:20 PM

Yes.. that's what I was trying to say. Either long term torture or one too many handbrake turns.. hahahah..

more like handbrake turns to me
Cannot imagine how to torture just part of the tyre surface .... take sand paper and sand it off ?

u lucky...i burst my tire at 140 when doing long left turn...at grik...lucky the ultra hard wide wall save my life...was on re-01r...my front left tire pulak tu...

no wor, i din torture it or do any handbrake turns/etc..
but i do travel long distance quite frequent, from Penang-Melaka-Penang maybe once every two month. guess the tyre cannot stand the long journey gua...

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Added on November 24, 2009, 4:02 pmlater go bck time, will check on the other tyre... can this be cause by manufacture defect?

This post has been edited by shadow111: Nov 24 2009, 04:03 PM

looking at the thread pattern.. it looks like your car have bad alignment.. the inside wear more than outside (no including the totally botak patch from the screeching...)

ALSO the tire seems too smooth.. looks like hardened tire?

how old is the tire? how long have you been using it? hairline cracks are visible on the whole tires.. from the pic i can say the tires is less than 30% left.

juz replace the tyre with michelin PP2 yesterday evening.
The tyre is less than 2 yrs old and I have juz got the allignment and balancing done less than 2 months ago..
funny thing is.. there is only the bold patch near the burst part. I also inspect the other tyre, there is no bold patch/etc..