What happened to this tire?
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What happened to this tire?
So I was driving the other day and all of a sudden I feel this "tha thump", "tha thump", "tha thump" sound coming from the front driver's side tire. I take the wheel off and this is what I see. It's like a big blister/bubble on the inside sidewall of the tire. Anyone know what would cause something like this?
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Thats what is called a tire seperation. It usually comes from the belts inside a tire seperating enough to the air to bubble out the outer layer of the tire form. I know when I worked for discount tire we use to warrenty those all the time as a manufacture defect.
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Originally Posted by corsair
Thanks for the info SOCAL350. It might be worth taking to the dealer for warranty work.
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This happened to one of my old maxima's stock tires, from hitting a pothole. It was after like 3.5 years of ownership though, and parking in the sun every day. The tires were all, cracked, low tread, and overall just deteriorating. I needed new tires anyway...
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Originally Posted by King Tut
I have seen this happen when a wheel gets bent due to a pot hole or similar. Did you hit any big ones recently?
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