I was driving from KL to Ipoh travelling at about 130 kmph only when suddenly my rear right Nexen tyre blew just before Gopeng at about 6.45am. It wasn’t a gradual loss of pressure from a normal puncture but a complete immediate blowout. 90% of the tire along the rims was torn to shreads. Despite having the radio on quite loud, I could hear the ‘explosion’ so you can imagine how loud it was.

I was in the midst of overtaking a trailer when it happened (2 lane stretch). The car immediately started swerving towards the guardrail and I didn’t dare counter steer because the trailer was too close. But within a split second the stability control system engaged. I could feel the brakes being automatically applied to the rear side of the car while the system throttled down the engine and i was able to maneuver without incident.

My tyres are stock Nexen CP643a 225-45-R18 95V. Purchased my car end April 2012 so the tyres are fairly new. All tyres were rotated, balanced and alligned just the week before this.

Heard from some others that there have been cases of Nexen tyres experiencing a blow out. Any verified stories? Is this a real concern?

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Dec 6 2012, 04:58 PM


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No patch. Its a new tyre about 7 months old.

My tire had a puncture as well. BUt i dont think that would have caused 90% of the side wall to blow out so suddenly rite?

Yup. I doubt this would have happened with a Michelin or any of those premium brands. Tyres are designed to withstand a certain degree of 'impact' but i guess Nexen's arent the best of brands and surely no where close to Michelin standards.

Bro, just because u could control a blow out doesnt mean ull be able to do so all the time. Ive had friends who are experienced drivers and yet lost control due to a rear blowout. There are alot of other factors that might determine if u lose control or not.

1) Tyre & rim profile
2) Weight of the car
3) Load
4) Speed
5) Allignment of the car (blowout on straight stretch or on a bend)
6) Road condition - wet? dry? rain?

And yes am planning to change to either Michelin Pilot Super Sport or Goodyear Eagle F1 Assy 2. The Assy 2 is a better tyre actually. Only size doesnt quite match mine. Hoping for a new performance tyre from Michelin or Goodyear next year.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Dec 13 2012, 08:27 AM

Can you give me more info please? Im trying to make a case against Naza Kia but difficult.

Pressure was fine. Tyres is good condition. Incident happened on the NSE at 6.45am near Gopeng.