Complaint Review: Sears Auto And Tire Center - Tucson Arizona

As you have mentioned before there is a lot of construction on the expressway. Even though it is unfortunate that you blew out a tire it can happen to brand new tires and old tires alike if it is compromised. A tire is not invincible. It is not fair to blame a company for an accident that you have and it is true to say that that is why you have auto insurance. Tire manufacturers only have a defective tire less than 1 percent of the time. How did the tire blow out? Was it a tear a seperation? A puncture? Unless you understand the physics of the explosion it is hard to pinpoint an accurate cause and lay blame.

why is your accident sears fault . depending on the cause of the tire falure you might have an issue with goodyear but sears is not at fault . i worked for sears 15 yrs and had to deal with this often . people thought if we fixed anything on their car we were responsable for everything . you should be happy no one was hurt and insurance to help covr your loss

I agree that a blowout will not cause you to crash if you have even moderate experience. Just watch 'COPS'. People run from the police and lose a tire and still keep right on driving. I've had several over the years, I one time had a blowout at about 80 mph in a curve on an Interstate. I just did what the last poster said. Hold the steering wheel (you were holding it weren't you). Brake slowly and ease off the road as soon as you can. Then get out and cuss at it :-). Then put on your spare and be on your way. Years ago blowouts were much more common and maybe we were exposed to them more. I haven't had a flat in years but a construction zone is a perfect place to get one. Shouldn't be any kind of a big deal. You need experience and they should teach this type of thing in driver training.

Your story simply does not add up. There is absolutely no reason that a rear tie blowout would cause you to lose control and wreck, especially at only 55mph. Totally ridiculous. I am a Class A licensed commercial driver and a former commercial driving instructor. I am also a qualified mechanic. The bottom line here is that you have limited driving skills and/or poor driving habits which contributed to the loss of control. The tire blew and you panicked and most likely jammed on the brakes. The proper course of action with ANY tire blowout is to let off the accelerator and hold the steering wheel firmly, and then apply MODERATE braking pressure and gently steer off the road. However, the above procedure will not work if you are driving too fast for conditions and/or following too closely, and/or distracted like talking on the cell, putting on makeup, eating, etc. If there was lots of construction going on, you should not have been driving 55mph! Especially if you were in the construction zone!! Learn how to drive, and then take responsibility for your own actions. No rip off here. Think about it. Did Sears manufacture the tire? [NO]. Did Sears wreck your car? [NO].

You were traveling down the highway in a construction zone. Odds are GREAT that you hit something in the road. It does not matter how old a tire is, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 year, whatever. You hit debris and your tire will blow with no fault of whoever installed or manufacture it. And that IS why you have insurance, because with debris you will never get fault from anyone.

You were in a construction zone The possibility of you running over debris could've been the major cause for the tire to blow out. If thats the case you can't do much against sears of goodyear. If not check the dates on the tire when it was manufactured if it is older than 6 years then you can put blame onto sears for selling you a tire that has expired it's shelf life.