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How can this happened? Is this safe to drive for another 20-30K miles? I don't know how long has it been like this and I've been driving like a race car for all this time.
I just don't feel like spending 1500+ on a new set of tires then trade it in shortly after. I might as well dump $1500 towards a new car.
Go to a tire shop and ask them to put a patch from inside of the tire just to make sure it doesnt burst or leak from there. I'm sure it's not that big of a deal
Try measuring the depth and compare it to where the wear bars are to maybe get a better idea. I would also go to a tire shop like Nasrul3698 said. You wouldn't want to risk a blow out on the highway.
Agreed, since it is not side wall damage I would believe that it is repairable - but as others have said go to a tire shop and have them take a look @ it. Worst case scenario buy some used tires and cal lit a day.
I already made an appointment with my dealer for this afternoon cause I do have the tire protection package so maybe they'll just replace it like they did to my front one with a sidewall cut. Are these Bridgestones really this soft and fragile?!
What is it with this car, I haven't even had my fender ding fixed and now this.
I already made an appointment with my dealer for this afternoon cause I do have the tire protection package so maybe they'll just replace it like they did to my front one with a sidewall cut. Are these Bridgestones really this soft and fragile?!
What is it with this car, I haven't even had my fender ding fixed and now this.
It's the stock FSport one, I forgot the model number.
Originally Posted by rld14
If you have Lexus Tire and Wheel you're going to get a new tire.
I met with my guy at the dealer and he's keeping my car for a few days, it'll probably get a new tire and fix the ding on my fender. I have high hopes for this. but we'll see.
Meanwhile I'm driving a loaner ES base. Damn this car sucks but quiet though, sound system sucks. U know the GS is that good when a brand new $40K 2016 ES feels like crap.
Stock tires are Bridgestone Potenza Rft 050A with terrible road noise.
Agreed. They are the noisiest tires I've ever had on a car. Took my car to 2 dealers who took it for test drives and both said "that's normal road noise". I thought I had some serious wind noise but it was the tires.
To the OP, I'm betting you get a new tire for that damage. I had a much smaller chunk out of one of my tires and the dealer said it was too small to be a hazard. Yours looks much worse.
I think u guys are right cause my ES loaner has Michelins and DAMN! this car is dead quiet compared to my GS, it's more noisy. I think it's coming from my tires.
The ES is also a bit quieter by design than the GS. I think that the GS's sound insulation may have been a victim of lightweighting efforts; their lightweight asphalt sound insulation was something that they advertised as an advantage of the new-generation GS. Maybe it didn't work out quite as well as a sound barrier as they had hoped?
I think u guys are right cause my ES loaner has Michelins and DAMN! this car is dead quiet compared to my GS, it's more noisy. I think it's coming from my tires.
Going from the Dunlops to the Michelins on my car made a big difference is road sounds coming from the tires. Much quieter and more grip as well.
06-28-16, 08:06 AM
A chunk of my tire missing :(
Is this safe to drive for another 20-30K miles? I don't know how long has it been like this and I've been driving like a race car for all this time. 
but we'll see.
