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BMW Inside Rear Tire Wear
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BMW 335i Cab with 19" Bridgestone RFT's Tire Failure.
Both rear tires developed deep and dangerous 3/8" wide grooves on inside edge after 15,000 KMS. (Remaining surface showed little tread wear).
- BMW first suggested it was likely due to driving with top down as it put extra weight in trunk and over rear wheels!!
- Bridgestone claimed tires were under inflated, however pressure maintained at 38 psi.
- The fix was replacing both tires, checking alignment, and running 48 psi. Cost - $2,000 CDN.
**** NEW TIRES NOW FAILING EXACTLY THE SAME WAY just six weeks and 5,000KMS later. BMW has kept the car in their shop for more than 2 weeks trying to determine the root cause of failure. The dealer says tires constructed with soft compound to provide high performance and owners should NOT EXPECT more than 20,000 KMS. LIFE …. A GOOD STORY FOR SHOWROOM SALES?
Are you also having trouble with BMW and BRIDGESTONE delivering on their promises of SAFETY and QUALITY, not to mention expecting REASONABLE DURABILITY of their product?
CAVEAT EMPTOR - BUYER BEWARE.
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Posted by:
DCMCanuck
(male, senior)
(Posted 9/7/09)
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Bullman
(12/8):
Having the same problem with my 2008 528i.4 sets of tires in 62000 miles. BMW says all German cars do this which is not really true. Am getting ready to trade it in for a new Toyota SUV.
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jltexas
(9/13):
I have a 2003 BMW Z4. First set of Bridgestone RFT's had excessive rear tire wear on lower edge of side wall. The second set (Bridgestone RE050A RFT) has the same problem (20KMS). Not under inflated, driven with top down 98% of time.
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Darwin
(9/26):
BMWs are poorly engineered and the cars are frought with problems for owners including high maintenance costs. I have a 2001 530i that has had a multitude of problems; rear tire wear has always been excessive on the inside edges of both rear tires. They always tell you that it is designed that way for improved traction; what a load of crap - BMW owners have spent millions of dollars on tire replacement. I'll never buy another BMW. It's fun to drive but is really poorly engineered and unreliable.
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Bullman
(12/8):
Having the same problem with my 2008 528i.4 sets of tires in 62000 miles. BMW says all German cars do this which is not really true. Am getting ready to trade it in for a new Toyota SUV
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mutsnuts
(1/12):
i am having excessive rear tyre wear i have rep from bmw down to see car he has advised me that the fault is with the bridgestone tyre and there is a new spec now avalable so i contacted brigestone and thay say there is a new spec but it is not the compleat ansear thay say it is to do with the way the e 92 loads up the in side of the rim to exses so would apper to be a bmw problem opps
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