Sad times for the Z :'(

blackcherry20

1-I started a new thread for crashed 2012s but got shut down (another similar thread had already been started, although mine was going to capture all of dmhenderson's stats above and was related to ONLY 2012's, oh well. you win some, you lose some...)
2-Z34Driver got left off the list-he got hit almost head on trying to avoid another vehicle recently, he had a PW 2012 that was 3 months old...
3-Mayan curse?! I think you may be correct ...twilight zonish for sure...doo doo doo doo..."You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another …"

and poor johno...the latest of the mishaps to add to the list of crashed/damaged 2012s.

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dmhenderson

I think a "2012 wrecks" thread might be funny/painful assuming there isn't one already.

kenchan

keep it on the tire topic as it can affect those with yok's.

blackcherry20

Yes kenchan-sorry-my original thread was restored...

Back on point.

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Vertigo

lol
sorry about laughing, but I read your post about that right before I opened this thread

kenchan

yah, let's find out for sure if this was an isolate incident, or if the op has 3 other tires that are bad.

TypeOne

Dont feel bad... I know someone on this forum that had their Z for less than a week and smashed it into the side railing on a bridge and another car. Busted tire ain't nothing to stress over.

kenchan

we're trying to find out if he has delimation... very interested in seeing wat the other 3 tires are like. if all of them have similar traits, you got potentially a big recall coming.

Johno

Just so everybody is fully tracking the situation ill give a brief update. Yokohama is going to have me ship my tire to them where they will then bring in an independent tire investigator to look at the tire and determine the reason for it failure. As far as the other three i have to bring them into a shop to have the tires inspected. I have a very busy schedule and will get to that on my next available day off. Ill be sure to keep everyone posted on the progress and will post detailed information on the timeline an actions taken during the whole process.

NuffZed

Take a through and complete video of the tire your shipping prior to doing so. Let Yokohama know you are doing this. Make certain it is shipped according to Yokohama's guidelines for doing so, ask them for clairification if they haven't given you specific manner of shipping.

Personally I think they should be sending a rep to pick it up.

Hope this works out well for you man

DCNISMO

I agree, they came to the shop to look at the failed tires on my mom's car. She did not have to ship it anywhere.....But like I said, the tires on her car (not advan's obviously) had failed on other cars. I don't know which tires model she had that was defective. I know they were Yokohama, but that's it

kenchan

yah, you shouldn't have to ship it anywhere. i think they're taking you on a dummy ride.

anyway, take picts of the tire before you ship and i suppose hope for the best the other 3 dont fail on you while your schedule frees up... it's not like you'd have a schedule to worry about if you're dead, but oh well..

personally, i would just raise the car, take a flash light and a mirror tool and just inspect. look for odd wear/separation lines. you dont even have to take it off the car.

Johno

Johno

Pretty much the tire did completely separate into two pieces. Luckily it didnt come off the wheel though. Unfortunately I'm still working the whole case. Yokohama has a very demanding list for their stuff they gotta do.

For some reason they NEED pictures of the tire. Makes no sense, they have the freakin tire so why need pictures.... idk maybe theres a method to the madness lol

Thechidz

sounds like they are trying to avoid negative press. make sure they know you are willing to take this to the news outlets unless you get all 4 replaced

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