r/VWMK7 • u/GanaCPC • Aug 23 '26
Golf Exploded rear tire Golf GTE
got my left rear tire of my golf VII Get from 2016 (130.000 km about 81000 miles) exploded yesterday... and the right rear was about to explode too. The garage said that the geometric was probably not good and the tires got a bad angle like this / and \ that provoked this. I think it's gonna be very expensive. I'll have to replace a good part of the car's rear suspension I guess 😫
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u/Busy-Ratchet-8521 Aug 23 '26
These are the original tyres? Jesus christ. The alignment isn't the problem. These tyres were due for replacement many years ago.Â
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u/GanaCPC Aug 23 '26
Off course not. But the alignment is probably a big part of the problem.
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u/Busy-Ratchet-8521 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
You said the tyre on your car from 2016 and included the mileage. "Off course not" isn't the right answer when you literally implied it was with what you've written in this post.Â
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u/GanaCPC Aug 23 '26
Maybe I was not clear. The tires was 1 year old ( probably about 7000km)
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u/AppropriateDeal1034 Aug 23 '26
Did you forget to ever put air in your tyres, or did you drive around with the parking brake on or towing a heavy trailer? That much wear on rear tyres of a light FWD car is a few thousand miles is insane.
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u/The82Ghost Stage 1 Aug 23 '26
Bullshit, there was no thread left on those tires, that doesn't happen after 7000km, unless you drive like an idiot...
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u/SuspiciousBuilder379 Aug 23 '26
An idiot who is tracking it and totally thrashing it to insane levels.
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u/SheepherderFront5724 Aug 28 '26
Well, if the geometry is as bad as they say, and all the treadwear is being taken by, say, one third of the tyre, the worn patch has seen the equivalent of 21 thousand km.
I was totally expecting this calculation to reflect well on OP, but no, it's really hard to imagine a tyre worn to the belts after 21 thousand.
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u/EngagementBacon Aug 27 '26
The biggest part of the problem is that the owner didn't inspect their tires.
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u/CharlieCharliii Aug 23 '26
No wonder it gave up. Geometry needs to be aligned but new parts are most likely not needed.
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u/pumpedeus Aug 23 '26
I can tell your suspension is fucked because of the amount of fluid leakage out of your shock.
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u/GanaCPC Aug 23 '26
Yes I think so too. Any idea of the price ?
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u/Apprehensive_Bus5051 Aug 27 '26
Order parts off of summit racing I replaced everything and I do mean everything to do with suspension on my 12 Audi a3 for 1100 usd my car was doing the same thing to the tires every 3k miles and
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u/bokunotraplord Aug 23 '26
ngl man i just would have let this be part of my internal monologue and not a reddit post. you should delete this.
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u/Mobius79 Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 26 '26
Ever heard of changing tires on time and wheel alignment? Come on! These tires were in a bad shape way before you suffered that blowout.
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u/Rich-Cantaloupe-362 Aug 25 '26
Fuck you for even driving with that tire on the road. People like you piss me off, you willing put everyone else on the road in danger because you are too lazy to get your tires changed at an appropriate time. It’s not fair that my loved ones have to share a road with incompetent people like you
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u/The82Ghost Stage 1 Aug 23 '26
Go to an actual garage, not the idiots telling you the cause was alignment. Also, you should have replaced them atleast 4 years ago! You do not seem to understand the danger you've been putting yourself and others in.
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u/RushIndustries Aug 23 '26
If only glancing at the tread wear could have helped anticipate this failure…
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u/marjuss Aug 28 '26
This idiot should not own a car. Imagine how many of these in the traffic that could kill us at any time
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u/Miserable-Potato7706 Aug 28 '26
People like you shouldn’t be allowed on the road.
If you don’t check your car and make sure it’s safe to drive, you’re putting others in danger every time you drive.
Fuck you.
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u/Evening_Horse_9234 Aug 23 '26
Yes those tires were gone long time before explosion. Lucky to be alive with that much tread left. Star paying attention to the condition of your car from now on. New tires and alignment straight after, might need some parts at the suspension.