Check your tyres

[blade7]

Took the Mrs runaround Fiesta ST for it's MOT a while back, and this is all the car failed on.


No damage on the inner rim, which the tester thought ruled out pot hole damage. And the tyre is under 3 years old, with almost 6mm tread across the entire width.



This is what the manufacturer reckoned caused it initially, then they claimed the tyre had been underinflated. Before denying the claim. Both not true, the car has a tire pressure monitering system fitted with a warning light and chime. And the only speed bumps the car sees are in Tescos carpark, and they run the full width of the road. The opposite tyre though not as bad, has started to split too. So if you're looking for replacement mid range tyres, think on...

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[georgeyboy12345]

Is that wheel in your kitchen?

Probably a manufacturing defect. It happens. This happened with some Goodyear Eagle F1 A5s I had fitted a while ago after only 6 miles. Replaced with no quibbles.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I've never seen anything like that before. Glad it was found before they went pop!

[Smint]

To my shock i found similar nasty cracks on the inner sidewalls of most of the tyres on my previous Prado, several years old but tyre treads as new (they usually last around 50k miles anyway), no damage to the outer walls at all, being 265 x 70 section AT's not a hope in hell road cushions or normal pot holes would have the slightest effect on them.

Glad yours were spotted before failing.

[blade7]

Falken have replaced the 2 tyres.