Blown Tire
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lynchburg VA
Blown Tire
Sunday I was driving down the road and heard the most God awful pop and hiss anyone has ever heard. It was worse than being shot at. I immediately knew what it was and thought: "**** I have just ruined my wheel and fender". Then I remembered I have run-flat tires. They probably saved my new ride. I had run over a rock at 60 MPH and it punctured my left rear tire. I just bought the car Tuesday the 14th of February 2012. A 2006 Coupe Base with 5300 miles. Original Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-2 EMT 285/35ZR19 tire. I tried to plug it to no avail. I'm going to replace it, but it is hard to find someone in my area that has the ability to change 35 series or "run-flat" tires. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Also I see a lot of people don't run OE tires. Is this because of the lack of local support or price?
Team Owner
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From: Western NY
A lot of people thought the GY run-flats were noisy and rode hard, at least the ones that came on the C-5s. When I put new tires on my '01, I went with Michelins, primarily because they were getting great reviews, especially for being quieter. Actually, In retrospect, I should have stayed with the GYs.
Yes, RFs are harder to mount/dismount, so you ability to get them taken care of might be a little limited. But, as you have already seen, they do have their advantages. I'd check with your closest GY store, and if they can't replace the tire for you, they should be able to direct you to a GY store nearby.
If not, I'd suggest going to the Hunter Engineering site, and see if there is a shop near you that has a Hunter "road force" tire balancing machine. If they stepped up to spend the money for one of them, it's a good chance they have a tire machine that will handle the RFs...
Yes, RFs are harder to mount/dismount, so you ability to get them taken care of might be a little limited. But, as you have already seen, they do have their advantages. I'd check with your closest GY store, and if they can't replace the tire for you, they should be able to direct you to a GY store nearby.
If not, I'd suggest going to the Hunter Engineering site, and see if there is a shop near you that has a Hunter "road force" tire balancing machine. If they stepped up to spend the money for one of them, it's a good chance they have a tire machine that will handle the RFs...
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lynchburg VA
I called the two local Chevy Dealerships today and both said they could do run-flats with no problems. There would be a premium charge for the run-flats due to the added difficulty. This tells me they know what they are doing. The one dealership even commented: 'you have a Corvette' when I gave them the tire size for price and availability.
Instructor
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From: Long Island New York
Take the tire to Goodyear, tell them I have a flat, can you fix it?, they say no, they will give you a new tire FREE, you don't even need to show them you purchased them, just hope they are are in new condition.
Falls under the road hazard warranty, I got 2 new ones last summer they couldn't patch.
Worked for me, but had to go to another tire shop for mounting, they destroyed the bead on one trying to repair it.
Falls under the road hazard warranty, I got 2 new ones last summer they couldn't patch.
Worked for me, but had to go to another tire shop for mounting, they destroyed the bead on one trying to repair it.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lynchburg VA
Tire replaced with new Goodyer Eagle F1 EMT GS-2 285/35ZR19 at local Chevy Dealership for $555.00 Installed. Didn't want to go through Goodyear for Road Hazard that is only supposed to be good for 1 year or 2/32nds wear before prorating.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lynchburg VA
No, I didn't try to get the Road Hazard coverage. The tires are 7 years old, but only had 5300 miles on them. It just didn't feel 'right'. On the price the: Tirerack.com had them for $389. $419 shipped +sales tax +excise tax(disposal) + installation. The breakdown from the local dealer was $476.10(tire) +$24.06(tax) +$5.00(Disposal) +$50(installation). So it cost me an extra $62 for a clear conscience. I can afford that.
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