Tire Sidewall problems of the 2011 BMW 5 Series

Three problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 2011 BMW 5 Series. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 11/28/2011

My 2011 BMW 550xi has goodyear eagle LS 2 run flats, 245/40. I took delivery of the car in June 2011 and have had repeated bubbles on the front tires. Four tires have been replaced to date. I have never had an issue with tires for the last 20 years. The BMW dealer is not able to say whether it is dangerous to drive on tires with bubbles.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 09/19/2011

I have a 2011 BMW x5 with the bridgestone dueler h/l 400 255/50r19 107 h. The tires are 8 months old and has driven almost 14000 km. Today one of my tires cracked on a side while I was driving the car at the intersection. I almost got into car accident because of it. When I got home I've checked all my tires and found out that another tire has a bump on a side that will soon crack or blew-out on me. I don't think that it's normal that 2 out of 4 tires are damaged after only 14000 km.

3 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 05/29/2011

Drove car for only 350 miles from new. Left front tire developed sidewall blister. No significant impact. Noticed damage after returning home from short trip.


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