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jonboy71 · 12-10-2014, 12:51 PM

So I have the Hot Wheels 2013 2LT and had a blow out on the way home last night. After inspecting the tire, I found a round hole the size of a big nail going all the way through the tread. The hole was so big, the repair kit couldn't seal it. What is most disturbing, is I realized it was a 245/40 in the back rear, which should be in the front. Sure enough, the 275/35 was up front and only on one side! I have only ever had my vehicle in to an authorized dealer for oil changes, so not sure if they inadvertently did this during an oil change or if it came from factory that way. Either way, would the fact that the wrong tire being on the back contribute to the blow out (no nail or anything in the tire)? Also, these are run flats if I'm not mistaken. I only drove it 3 miles after the blow out and half the tire was on the inside of the wheel. So does the fact that the wrong size wheel on back cause this? I hope there was no wheel damage. The reason I'm asking these questions is so I know whether I need to contact Chevy and expect them to pay for this. Any help would be appreciated. Feel free to send me a private message.

Destructo09 · 12-10-2014, 03:32 PM

Camaros don't come with run flats, also, the 245 being on the back wouldn't hurt anything or cause a blow out either, I would imagine you may have had something lodged in the tire that came loose or ran over something.

If you tried driving on the flat tire you may have damaged the wheel.

Unless you have road hazard coverage on the tires you're pretty much stuck covering the costs yourself, this sounds like something tried to rotate the tires for some reason, or they pulled both wheels off and didn't pay attention when they put them back on.

12-10-2014, 12:51 PM	#1
jonboy71 Drives: 2013 HWSE 2LT Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NC Posts: 55	Blowout on my 2013 HW 2LT So I have the Hot Wheels 2013 2LT and had a blow out on the way home last night. After inspecting the tire, I found a round hole the size of a big nail going all the way through the tread. The hole was so big, the repair kit couldn't seal it. What is most disturbing, is I realized it was a 245/40 in the back rear, which should be in the front. Sure enough, the 275/35 was up front and only on one side! I have only ever had my vehicle in to an authorized dealer for oil changes, so not sure if they inadvertently did this during an oil change or if it came from factory that way. Either way, would the fact that the wrong tire being on the back contribute to the blow out (no nail or anything in the tire)? Also, these are run flats if I'm not mistaken. I only drove it 3 miles after the blow out and half the tire was on the inside of the wheel. So does the fact that the wrong size wheel on back cause this? I hope there was no wheel damage. The reason I'm asking these questions is so I know whether I need to contact Chevy and expect them to pay for this. Any help would be appreciated. Feel free to send me a private message.

12-10-2014, 03:32 PM	#2
Destructo09 Drives: 2010 CGM Camaro 2SS/LS3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Raleigh-Durham Posts: 1,409	Camaros don't come with run flats, also, the 245 being on the back wouldn't hurt anything or cause a blow out either, I would imagine you may have had something lodged in the tire that came loose or ran over something. If you tried driving on the flat tire you may have damaged the wheel. Unless you have road hazard coverage on the tires you're pretty much stuck covering the costs yourself, this sounds like something tried to rotate the tires for some reason, or they pulled both wheels off and didn't pay attention when they put them back on. __________________ 2010 2SS BMR 1" Springs Koni Orange struts/shocks 1LE rear sway bar SRP Racing Pedals Hurst Billet short shifter Square tire/wheel setup Elite Engineering Catch Can Stainless Power longtubes/highflow cats K&N Typhoon CAI RPM Motorsports of Garner, NC dyno tune (421 RWHP)