Last night I was driving home on the A40 near RAF Northolt. I was travelling at steady speed of around 75 as there were no other cars around and it seemed safe to do so. Suddenly there was a loud bang and the back end of the car started to loosen up, I could hear the tyre flapping around and realised I had been the victim of a blow out. I pulled the car up to a steady halt, no big deal.
The tyre was completely shredded and the tread had come away from the walls, there was also a chip in the wheel from continuing forward after the tyre had come off. Some small scrathes had also appeared in front of the wheel arch, presumably from the tyre flapping around and then ejecting itself from the wheel at high speed.
The thing is the car is 4 days old and the tyres are top spec Pirellis, could the blow out be due to a manufacturing fault or even the dealer failing to inflate the tyre properly? There was no debris in the road that could have caused this. I know most blow outs are caused by worn or under inflated tyres.
Obviously I am going to have to fork out to have the wheel and arch repaired, not to mention the cost of a new tyre. Does anyone reckon I have a chance of getting the manufacturer to foot the bill on the grounds that the tyre was faulty?
Thanks in advance.
Ravers
The tyre was completely shredded and the tread had come away from the walls, there was also a chip in the wheel from continuing forward after the tyre had come off. Some small scrathes had also appeared in front of the wheel arch, presumably from the tyre flapping around and then ejecting itself from the wheel at high speed.
The thing is the car is 4 days old and the tyres are top spec Pirellis, could the blow out be due to a manufacturing fault or even the dealer failing to inflate the tyre properly? There was no debris in the road that could have caused this. I know most blow outs are caused by worn or under inflated tyres.
Obviously I am going to have to fork out to have the wheel and arch repaired, not to mention the cost of a new tyre. Does anyone reckon I have a chance of getting the manufacturer to foot the bill on the grounds that the tyre was faulty?
Thanks in advance.
Ravers