Originally Posted by harjothundal

Now before people begin to comment, read the full story... While driving back from vancouver bc to california, we experienced a sudden tire blowout and rim failure about 31 miles from oregon... We did not hit a pot hole or any bumps/debree on the road... About 1 am, while driving in peace, we all of a sudden heard an extremely loud banging noise in the rear, followed by the car violently swerving to the left, and then the right in a fishtail manner... i gained control of the vehicle very quickly and pulled over on the left shoulder of the freeway, being that it was the quickest route to safety... once on the left shoulder, we contacted the insurance company which sent out a tow truck to assist in changing the tire and also had a state stooper dispatched to us to assist due to the fact that we were pulled over on the left shoulder, and the tire blown was the right side, a very dangerous situation... we did not get out of the car until the trooper arrived, once he arrived he turned on his flashers and traffic began to keep their distance... the rear tire was definately blown... i also noticed a liquid under the vehicle, but was not sure if was from the car, or was already there from some other source... after following the trail with the troopers flashlight, we learned it indeed was from the bmw... that was when we knew the car saw disabled and not in driving condition... once the tow truck arrived, we towed the vehicle to rasmussen bmw in portland oregon, which was about 30-40 miles away... i dont know if anyone has been to that dealership, but their service is unbelievable... we arrived at the dealer around 3 am, and waited for business to open to see if we can find out was was leaking on the car...

dealer inspected car and noticed rear strut had a hole in it, which is where the leaking fluid came from... upon furthur inspection, we found the entire inner lip of the rim was missing... the tech determined that when the tire and/or rim blew, it caused metal chunks and shrapnel to depart from the vehicle at a high rate of speed, puncturing the strut... the impact was so heavy that 2 pieces of rim hit the undercarriage of the vehicle and ripped 2 holes into the trunk... one piece or rim put a hole about the size of my fist into the trunk, and hit the battery, damaging it permanently...

the insurance adjuster came out to look at it right away, and he came to the conclusion that rim must have been defective or had some imperfections that caused this blowout...

the dealer installed the new strut as well as replaced the battery, and the the factory 19" spare on the vehicle... the reason i am posting this is to let other owners of this wheel to use caution and inspect the wheel making sure everything is safe... I had my entire family of 5 in the vehicle at the time, had there been car on the freeway at the time of the failure, it could have been a lot worse.. pictures are below...

and people, dont get me wrong, sevas is not a bad product and i love their wheel, and i will definately get that rear rim replaced, my main goal is not to put sevas down or take away their business, but to let others learn from my experience so this doesnt not happen again... thank god nobody was injured...

Originally Posted by harjothundal

hey man how you doing,

thanks for the message, and the willingnes to help... by all means you are more than welcome to repost this... my primary goal was to make sure this does not happen to anyone else... its unfortunate that i have a big headache on my hands, but the main point is nobody was injured, and eventually all repairs will be complete...

once again, thank you!
Harjot

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Hey my man. Again sorry about what happened to you.

With your permission, I wanted to post your thread up on the CL boards where I have been a member/moderator for 6 years! I know alot of guys over there and wanted to get their opinion on the possible cause of this wheel failure...?

Originally Posted by sdbrandon

Stuff breaks. That's life.

Originally Posted by sdbrandon

Stuff breaks. That's life.

Originally Posted by mkorsu

Methinks a pattern is developing here!!!

More problems with a Sevas wheel
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...cracked+rim%2A

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Hmmm? Thanks for that insightful and considerate reply. I'm pretty sure 99.9% of the members here and abroad don't share your sentiments and intelligence... or lack thereof.

Originally Posted by J.P.

No need for the personal jabs. This is a good thread, lets keep it that way.