Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 20, 2014
I PURCHASED A 2011 BMW 535I XDRIVE VEHICLE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS RUNFLATS 245/40 R19. THE CAR HAS ONLY 19,000 MILES AND FROM THE DAY THAT I PURCHASED IT (IN FEB 2011), I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES 8 TIMES AND RECENTLY THE REAR TIRES 2 TIMES. A TOTAL OF 10 TIRE REPLACEMENTS. SOME REPLACEMENTS WERE DUE TO BUBBLES ON SIDEWALLS. THE OTHERS WERE DUE WHAT APPEARED TO BE CUTS ON THE INSIDE/OUTSIDE SIDEWALLS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY BMW OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLE AND EVERYONE IS RUNNING INTO THE SAME PROBLEM. GOODYEAR INITIALLY WAS REPLACING MY TIRES AT NO CHARGE BECASUE THEY TIRE DAMAGE ALWAYS WAS WITHIN TIRE WARRANTY WINDOW UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN THEY CHANGED THEIR ROAD HAZZARD WARRANTY POLICY AND NO LONGER COVER THE EXPENSE. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TIRES. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE TIRES..... *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10560665
- Incident
- Jan 18, 2014
- Mileage
- 19,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Aug 23, 2012
THE AUTOMOBILE HAS THE STOCK WHEELS/TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE M535 XI (GOODYEAR EAGLE LS RUNFLATS 245/40 R19). AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM BMW SERVICE, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE (INFLATED TO 35 PSI) HAS A BULGE ON THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10472117
- Incident
- Aug 22, 2012
- Mileage
- 13,010 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 2, 2012
AT 6000 MILES CAR DISPLAYED THREE TIRES WITH "SIDEWALL BUBBLES" IN THEM. DEALER REPLACED THREE TIRES AT COST TO ME. AT <12,000 MILES LATER ONE OF THOSE REPLACED HAD A "SIDEWALL BUBBLE" WHICH AGAIN WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. I FEAR THERE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THIS CAR USING THESE TIRES (GOODYEAR RFT) WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT WILL EFFECT LIFE OR HEALTH AND REQUEST ACTION BE TAKEN BEFORE THERE IS A TRAGEDY. EVERYONE IS ACTING AS IF THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN?
- NHTSA ID
- 10455154
- Incident
- Jul 22, 2011
- Mileage
- 6,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 23, 2012
I BOUGHT THIS 2011 MODEL BMW 535IX IN MARCH 2011, AND IT CAME WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS/2 ROF TIRES. THE FRONT TIRE STARTED TO DEVELOP A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE WALL AND LOSE AIR PRESSURE. A FEW DAYS LATER A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 6,000 MILES WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. THE WORSE THING YET IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE UNDER ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY, ALL TIRES THAT COME WITH THIS CAR ARE IN NATIONAL BACKORDER WHICH MEANS CONSUMER HAS NO WAY TO GET THE SAME OEM TIRE. THIS TIRE/WHEEL SET SHALL BE RECALLED BY BMW AS IT APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FLAW ON BMW'S SIDE ACCORDING NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND BMW FORUMS. THE SAME TIRE IS USED BY MANY OTHER DIFFERENT CAR MAKERS AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THEM. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10449143
- Incident
- Jan 31, 2011
- Mileage
- 6,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 15, 2012
HAVE A 2011 BMW 535XI WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT. BUMPED A SMALL POT HOLE AND MY FRONT GOODYEAR 245/40/19 EAGLE LS2 RUN FLAT SIDEWALL BUSTED UP AND BALLOONED. FOR THE VERY HIGH COST THESE TIRES ARE MADE LIKE CRAP...THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LISTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. PLEASE RECALL TO SAVE THE CONSUMERS THE COSTLY FACTOR OF CONSTANT REPLACEMENTS AND OUR OVERALL SAFETY.
- NHTSA ID
- 10443884
- Incident
- Jan 5, 2012
- Mileage
- 5,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Dec 3, 2011
MY 2011 BMW 550IX HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 2 RUN FLATS, 245/40. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR IN JULY 2011 AND HAD BUBBLES ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IN LESS THAN A MONTH PERIOD. I JUST NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH SUCH PROBLEM AND WANT TO TAKE MY PART IN REPORTING THIS BUBBLE PROBLEM WITH THIS RUN FLAT TIRES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10438203
- Incident
- Jul 22, 2011
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 24, 2011
MY 2011 BMW 535XI TIRE (245/40R-19 GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 RUNONFLAT BMW RUNFLAT X) NEEDED TO BE CHANGED TWICE IN ONE YEAR DUE TO BUBBLE ON TIRE WALL. I DO NOT REMEMBER GOING OVER ANY POTHOLES OR BUMPS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10432636
- Incident
- Oct 10, 2011
- Mileage
- 9,900 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 24, 2011
THE GOODYEAR 245/40/19 LS2 TIRE ON MY 2011 BMW BLISTERED THEN LOST ALL AIR AFTER HITTING A MINOR POTHOLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AT LOW SPEED AFTER THE LOSS OF AIR. NO SPARE TIRE IS PROVIDED ON THIS VEHICLE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE FROM BMW OR GOODYEAR AND I HAD TO WAIT FOUR DAYS FOR A REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE ONE TO TWO WEEKS I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE FIVE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENTS IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10427013
- Incident
- Sep 2, 2011
- Mileage
- 5,500 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 20, 2011
2011 BMW 535XI WITH M SPORT PACKAGE DEVELOPED BUBBLE ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR LS-2 RUN FLAT TIRE. VEHICLE HAS 1830 MILES ON IT. SERVICE CENTER AGREED TO REPLACE TIRE HOWEVER THEY HAVE BEEN ON NATIONAL BACKORDER SINCE JULY (10 WEEKS BACKORDER). THERE IS NO OTHER ALL SEASON TOURING RUN FLAT TIRE AVAILABLE BY ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10426387
- Incident
- Sep 18, 2011
- Mileage
- 1,800 mi
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