Brand: Sometimes, a car's worst enemy is driver ignorance

Article by: PAUL BRAND , Star Tribune
Updated: June 29, 2012 - 4:42 PM

Q Recently when on a road trip I was passed by a car where one of their rear tires appeared to be bouncing up and down. A few miles up the road, they were stopped. That tire had blown out and had taken most of the back bumper with it. What causes a tire to be vibrating like that when cruising on the interstate at 75 miles an hour?

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swschradJun. 29, 12 5:20 PM

alcohol and gasoline do mix... they did it first in Nebraska and Iowa by mandate around 1974. I was there, with a 1962 dodge slant-6. and the first couple tanks were a little low-power. replaced the fuel filter, and all was fine. and stayed fine as I drove that car through 1976, then my sister ran it into the dirt 8 years later. no further fuel line maintenance or carb cleaning was done. gasohol is not the evil some car makers say it is... unless they have really cheaped out their parts hoping nobody would notice.

donotbugmeJun. 29, 12 7:48 PM

The wobbling tire needed half a can of tire conditioner.

donotbugmeJun. 30, 12 7:34 AM

The Highlander needs half a can of ... wait for it ... horn conditioner. On a more serious note, remember you can use Alldata for FREE at your public library. Don't pay money for it.