2012 BMW 535XI Wheels Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Wheels Issues in the 2012 BMW 535XI
4 wheels complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 BMW 535XI. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Wheels Complaints
CAR WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 10,000 MI. WITHIN 1 YEAR, ABOUT 13,000 MI. BUBBLES APPEARED ON 2 GOODYEAR RUNFLAT TIRES, DUE TO POTHOLES. AFTER REPLACING 2 TIRES, I REPLACED ALL 4 WITH BRIDGESTONE RUNFLATS. NO ISSUES WITH BRIDGESTONE TIRES. GOODYEARS ARE NOT GOOD, AND SHOULD NOT BE USED ON THESE CARS.
I HAVE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 RUNONFLAT 245/45/18 WITH 18K ON THEM. I STARTED HEARING A TIRE NOISE WHEN I WOULD DRIVE OVER 50MPH. I THEN LOOKED AT MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND NOTICED A BULGE. I DO NOT REMEMBER HITTING ANY POTHOLE OR CURB THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF THESE TIRES. GOODYEAR SHOULD REIMBURSE ANYONE WHO HAS TO REPLACE. I WILL NOT BE INSTALLING THESE TIRES AGAIN AND I WOULD ADVISE OTHERS NOT TO BUY A NEW OR USED CAR WITH THESE TIRES ON THEM. GOODYEAR KNOWS THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM BUT IS NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING BY RECALLING THESE TIRES. *TR
GOODYEAR LOW PROFILE TIRES. 245/40R19 98V LS2. TODAY MY TIRE SPLIT. THIS IS THE 5TH TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD REPLACED IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE A BUBBLE IN ANOTHER TIRE THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE SPLITS AND BUBBLES ARE FROM ROUTINE DRIVING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE OVER A CRATER TO DAMAGE THIS TIRE. ANY SMALL BUMP WILL BUBBLE OR SPLIT THE RUBBER. GOODYEAR HAS YET TO OWN UP TO THESE DEFECTS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
THREE TIRES HAD LARGE BUBBLES, FIRST TIRE AT 11,000, TWO MORE AT 12,000. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL FOR A 2012 BMW 535XI SPORT. TIRES WERE "GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 RUNONFLAT 245/40R19" TIRES HAVE GENTLE USE, 99% FREEWAY DRIVING ON GOOD ROADS. TIRES ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE RECALLED. BMW KNOWS THIS BECAUSE THEY QUICKLY REPLACED THEM WITH MICHELIN'S AT PRORATED COST. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO RECALL THESE TIRES! *TR