Massive Nitto Invo Failure - 3 months old
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I used to run high tire pressure for mileage purposes, but the more I thought about it, the higher the outside temp plus prolonged driving increases the tire max pressure leading to potential bursting. I would not want to drive 300 miles on the 42 psi in the hot summer.
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I used to look thru this wheel/tire thread on a daily basis and 35-36 PSI is about your average pressure. Good luck on getting the new tires. Those bubbles look scary nasty.
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2 new tires should be easy to get , 4 probably not , considering our front and rear sizes are different.
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Just got off the phone with them. I have to take the tire to discount tires for inspection, if they determine its manufacture error then they will prorate just that tire. They will not cover the other rear tire. Dude wtf, he wouldn't even look at the picture I took, he simply said its a common issue with tires in general.
me- "Well, I don't think its common to have SIX golfball size bubbles, maybe one"
him- "Well its most likely caused by overloading or road hazard"
me- "well f*ck you very much"
So much for Nitto having great customer support. Guess I have to find someone to take me to Discount tires now....
me- "Well, I don't think its common to have SIX golfball size bubbles, maybe one"
him- "Well its most likely caused by overloading or road hazard"
me- "well f*ck you very much"
So much for Nitto having great customer support. Guess I have to find someone to take me to Discount tires now....
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mid to low 30s is not right for a DD. high 30s is appropriate for most passenger car hipo tires. it messes up the contact patch, sidewall deflection and your fuel mileage running too low a psi.
that is totally ****ed, and hilarious at the same time. I would ask them to replace all 4 even though you can't prove or figure out if they were from the same batch... just to be safe... bubbles are extremely dangerous when they are that big. like blow the **** our of your sidewall dangerous.
good luck.
that is totally ****ed, and hilarious at the same time. I would ask them to replace all 4 even though you can't prove or figure out if they were from the same batch... just to be safe... bubbles are extremely dangerous when they are that big. like blow the **** our of your sidewall dangerous.
good luck.
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I have Invos and I run 36 PSI. I've only had them about a month but no issues yet. Before that, I had Neo Gens and before them, I had NT555s. Never had problems with Nitto tires. Any tire can have a flaw to it and be defective. I won't support a company that won't stand behind its product though. Imo, these tires cost way too much for them not to stand behind them. Especially with the economy sucking *** and lots of people being strapped for cash. So I'll probably be trying out something different when the time comes. F some greedy companies.
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Just got off the phone with them. I have to take the tire to discount tires for inspection, if they determine its manufacture error then they will prorate just that tire. They will not cover the other rear tire. Dude wtf, he wouldn't even look at the picture I took, he simply said its a common issue with tires in general.
me- "Well, I don't think its common to have SIX golfball size bubbles, maybe one"
him- "Well its most likely caused by overloading or road hazard"
me- "well f*ck you very much"
So much for Nitto having great customer support. Guess I have to find someone to take me to Discount tires now....
me- "Well, I don't think its common to have SIX golfball size bubbles, maybe one"
him- "Well its most likely caused by overloading or road hazard"
me- "well f*ck you very much"
So much for Nitto having great customer support. Guess I have to find someone to take me to Discount tires now....
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Just got off the phone with them. I have to take the tire to discount tires for inspection, if they determine its manufacture error then they will prorate just that tire. They will not cover the other rear tire. Dude wtf, he wouldn't even look at the picture I took, he simply said its a common issue with tires in general.
me- "Well, I don't think its common to have SIX golfball size bubbles, maybe one"
him- "Well its most likely caused by overloading or road hazard"
me- "well f*ck you very much"
So much for Nitto having great customer support. Guess I have to find someone to take me to Discount tires now....
me- "Well, I don't think its common to have SIX golfball size bubbles, maybe one"
him- "Well its most likely caused by overloading or road hazard"
me- "well f*ck you very much"
So much for Nitto having great customer support. Guess I have to find someone to take me to Discount tires now....
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Sorry to hear about your tire Eric
This is the first time I've seen a tire this bad
I left a message on your voicemail, please give me a call and we can discuss everything regarding the tires. I made some comments below regarding the tires and my opinions.
I know you had mentioned that the tires are always kept at 42psi in the first post, but something did happen to the tire to cause it to deflate. There could still be a nail in the tire that is hard to notice, the bead blew causing the tire to leak (not likely due to the proper tire/wheel size), or in fact a defect (also not likely, but not impossible). If you look at the tire, there is a very dark black ring around the middle of the sidewall. This is an indication that the tire was ran with low tire pressure which did damage the sidewall resulting in the tire bubbling. Just like an engine needs oil to provide a layer between the crank/bearing, a tire needs air to provide support between the wheel and the tire.
I already submitted the pictures to our tire distributor and will contact Nitto to also discuss everything and see about them looking at the tire for you.
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I already submitted the pictures to our tire distributor and will contact Nitto to also discuss everything and see about them looking at the tire for you.
-Dan
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I just spoke to Eric on the phone. He did take the wheel/tire to a local tire shop and they did find a nail in the tire.
This was not a defect in the tire. It's really unfortunate and I hate seeing situations like this as the tire is practically brand new and a nail ruined it. If anyone ever notices their tires low on tire pressure, be sure to fully inspect them and find out what the cause was for the low pressure. Even if the tire inflates again and holds pressure you need to figure out what caused the low tire pressure.
-Dan
This was not a defect in the tire. It's really unfortunate and I hate seeing situations like this as the tire is practically brand new and a nail ruined it. If anyone ever notices their tires low on tire pressure, be sure to fully inspect them and find out what the cause was for the low pressure. Even if the tire inflates again and holds pressure you need to figure out what caused the low tire pressure.
-Dan
Last edited by WheelDude.com; 04-30-2009 at 01:04 PM.