Well there's your problem...
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That rear bumper cover should pop back into place. Just press gently on the top of the part that's popped out.
You shouldn't have to remove any screws or pushpins just to pop that part back into place.
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This is the second case of this I've seen! Clearly a defect
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Bumper popped back in just fine, thanks! And regarding driving with it on: I didn't drive too far after the light came on...maybe two miles at most (I was nearing the exit on the turnpike, it was only a mile more). For those unfamiliar with the turnpike there is nothing on it except a service area every 50 miles or so (which I was already past), and just the toll exits every so often (many miles apart). I figured I would just stop at the gas station right off the turnpike and check the pressure - I just didn't get that far. Plus the car didn't feel like it was driving any different right until it actually separated
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I am not sure a nail did that. My wife came home last week with a sheet metal screw in the right rear 20" tire sidewall of our 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with 650 miles on it.
Took the car to the dealer after putting the full size spare on. They were unable to repair the tire, but ordered one for the next day and put it on for $145.00 total. There was no damage to the tire, wirh the exception of the large screw sticking out of it.
Took the car to the dealer after putting the full size spare on. They were unable to repair the tire, but ordered one for the next day and put it on for $145.00 total. There was no damage to the tire, wirh the exception of the large screw sticking out of it.
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I was on a trip to Cedar Point yesterday (whooo!). When I got on the Ohio turnpike my TPMS light came on. I figured I would check it out at a gas station once I got off. Sadly I didn't make it much more down the road:
- driver side rear tire. It also pushed the side of the bumper off a bit
I only have 6000~ miles on the car (and stock tires) so this was a surprise to me. I've *never* had a tire do anything but just lose air. Luckily the car stayed in complete control even though I was going about 70mph.
So the complications set in...I was over 100 miles from home - and you really aren't supposed to drive that much on a spare (I couldn't find a distance listed on it, just a max speed...but most people have told me around 50 miles max). So I tried hitting up a bunch of local tire shops and the local dealer (dealer was closed) but no one had one that would fit the car (plus I had hoped for an exact match, since I assume it would be replaced under warranty).
What can you do in this situation? Get it towed 100 miles? Drop it at a local dealer and do a 200 mile round trip in a rental to pick it up again once the dealer opens? Would you just chance that the tire is way underrated on the distance?
- driver side rear tire. It also pushed the side of the bumper off a bitI only have 6000~ miles on the car (and stock tires) so this was a surprise to me. I've *never* had a tire do anything but just lose air. Luckily the car stayed in complete control even though I was going about 70mph.
So the complications set in...I was over 100 miles from home - and you really aren't supposed to drive that much on a spare (I couldn't find a distance listed on it, just a max speed...but most people have told me around 50 miles max). So I tried hitting up a bunch of local tire shops and the local dealer (dealer was closed) but no one had one that would fit the car (plus I had hoped for an exact match, since I assume it would be replaced under warranty).
What can you do in this situation? Get it towed 100 miles? Drop it at a local dealer and do a 200 mile round trip in a rental to pick it up again once the dealer opens? Would you just chance that the tire is way underrated on the distance?
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Ever since the development of the low profile tires such as our cars run, a low tire is critical . The low pressure causes the tire to fold a lot sooner than an old fashion high side wall tire would. By driving much at all, it will create a weak point at the ridge where it folds. From there, it is just a short time before the results as this post shows.
The TPMS in todays vehicles does not show us any difference between a pound under the low limit and completely flat,,,so stop when the light comes on...how hard is that.
Also, due to the low profile tire, there is not as much of a driving difference with a flat as there was with the older style tires.
The TPMS in todays vehicles does not show us any difference between a pound under the low limit and completely flat,,,so stop when the light comes on...how hard is that.
Also, due to the low profile tire, there is not as much of a driving difference with a flat as there was with the older style tires.
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Sorry to hear that but I kind of expected it to turn out this way ... I was a Ford Service Advisor for 9+ years and just about every time a customer brought us a tire that looked like that we'd find a puncture hole which leads to "road hazard damage" (not covered by Ford's warranty) ... amazing how quickly a tire will blow out at highways speeds from an overheated sidewall (due to being run on low pressure)
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