2012 BMW 535XI

GOODYEAR LOW PROFILE TIRES. 245/40R19 98V LS2. TODAY MY TIRE SPLIT. THIS IS THE 5TH TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD REPLACED IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE A BUBBLE IN ANOTHER TIRE THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE SPLITS AND BUBBLES ARE FROM ROUTINE DRIVING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE OVER A CRATER TO DAMAGE THIS TIRE. ANY SMALL BUMP WILL BUBBLE OR SPLIT THE RUBBER. GOODYEAR HAS YET TO OWN UP TO THESE DEFECTS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I RAN OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND MY GOODYEAR LS2 TIRE IMMEDIATELY DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL MAKING THE TIRE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. THESE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS SAME DEFECT APPEARED IN A TIRE ON THIS CAR. THESE GOODYEAR TIRES ARE UNSAFE AS ONLY A MODERATE BUMP OR POTHOLE RENDERS THEM INOPERABLE. GOODYEAR AND BMW ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND ITS DANGEROUS. THE CAR HAS A DESIGN DEFECT THATS EITHER IN THE TIRE CONSTRUCTION OR IN THE SPECIFICATION OF THIS TIRE ON THIS WHEEL. IN ADDITION, I HAVE THE 19 INCH TIRE SIZE WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE BUT THE BMW DEALER FOR $450 EACH. BMW HAS IN EFFECT CORNERED THE AFTERMARKET ON THIS 19 INCH REPLACEMENT TIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY SITUATION FOR CONSUMERS. NHTSA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. BMW SHOULD RECALL THE CARS WITH THIS WHEEL/TIRE COMBO AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WITH ANOTHER TIRE. THIS TIRES SIDEWALL IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF A CAR THATS THIS HEAVY AND NOT TALL ENOUGH TO CUSHION THE IMPACT OF A POTHOLE. IT'S JUST UNSAFE. *TR

THREE TIRES HAD LARGE BUBBLES, FIRST TIRE AT 11,000, TWO MORE AT 12,000. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL FOR A 2012 BMW 535XI SPORT. TIRES WERE "GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 RUNONFLAT 245/40R19" TIRES HAVE GENTLE USE, 99% FREEWAY DRIVING ON GOOD ROADS. TIRES ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE RECALLED. BMW KNOWS THIS BECAUSE THEY QUICKLY REPLACED THEM WITH MICHELIN'S AT PRORATED COST. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO RECALL THESE TIRES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 535 XI EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 TIRES, SIZE 245/40/R19. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE TIRES WERE RUN FLAT TIRES AND WERE MADE THINLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 600. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

IT WAS 530AM AND WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, AND I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. FEW CARS ON THE ROAD.OUT OF NO WHERE WE HEAR A LOUD BOOM COMING FROM WHAT SOUNDS THE BACK OF THE CAR. AFTER THE BOOM NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THEN THE CAR HAD A MESSAGE OF "DRIVE TRAIN ISSUE DRIVE MODERATELY" THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CALLED THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE. THEY ARRIVED WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES OF OUR CALL. AS THE OFFICER PULLED UP, AND WE EXPLAINED WHAT WE THOUGHT HAPPENED HE EXPRESSED THAT HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AT ALL IN THE ROAD (HE WAS TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS WE WERE). WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS KIMBERLY BMW IN DAVENPORT, IA. WE RENTED A CAR AND CONTINUED TO CHICAGO SO WE RENTED A CAR AND CONTINUED OUR TRIP. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM KIMBERLY BMW AND THEY STATED THAT THE GAS TANK BLADDER HAD BEEN PUNCTURED, AND THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT?? WE HIT NOTHING, WE SAW NOTHING, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY DAMAGE TO INSINUATE THAT WE HIT SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE "PUNCTURED GAS TANK". KIMBERLY BMW SAID THEY TOOK PICTURES. WE REPEATEDLY ASKED THEM TO BE EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, ANY MEANS NECESSARY SO WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES. WE DEMANDED THAT THE PUNCTURED TANK BE LEFT FOR OUR INSPECTION UPON PICKING UP THE CAR, AND WE NEVER RECEIVED IT. UPON CALLING BMW THEY STUCK BY KIMBERLY BMW STATING KIMBERLY BMW HAS "PICTURES" AND LEFT IT AT THAT. NO ONE FROM BMW CAN SAY THAT THEY HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THE PICTURES. I TRULY BELIEVE THEY ARE COVERING UP A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK OF THE VEHICLE. WE PAID THE MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. ITS NOT AT ALL ABOUT THE MONEY IT IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE MOTORIST AROUND US. OUR CONCERNS HAVE FELL ON DEAF EARS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 535XI EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 TIRES, SIZE 245/40R19. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE BUBBLES IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.