If you’ve ever experienced a tire blowout, you’ll know that it’s pretty much the worst thing that can happen to you. It’s not just a flat tire, which can sometimes be temporarily repaired with a patch kit. Oh, no. A blowout is when half of your tire, all the way around your tire, separates from the other half. Your tire is literally blown in half! When you come across those giant long strips of tire on the highway, those are remnants of truck blowouts. Safe to say, you don’t want this to happen to you. But, sometimes it’s unavoidable. This blog is here to tell you what you should do in the event of a blowout happening to you – and let’s hope it never happens!

So, you’re driving along and suddenly you hear a loud booming noise and your car starts to go all over the place. The first thing you should do is stop (safely, and on the side of the road). Put on those hazards and get out of the car to investigate. If it’s a blowout, no patch kit is going to save you. Make sure you’re in a spot that’s far enough away from traffic, then get out your tire changing kit.

Jack up your car per the instructions in your owner’s manual – this is important because there are specific places on your car that are reinforced just for the express purpose of putting the jack there! If you put the jack in the wrong place, you could damage your car. Anyway, jack that puppy up and remove the old, blown out tire. You may want to keep it as a fun souvenir to show everyone. I mean, you’re gonna have to keep it anyway, because to leave it would be to litter, but you know what I mean. You’re going to have to keep the tire rim anyway if it hasn’t been damaged by the weight of your car.

Hopefully, you have a spare tire, and if you do you should put it on. If not, call for roadside assistance as soon as you’re pulled over! Put that tire on and you’re good to go – straight to a garage! If you’re close to home, take your vehicle in to your dealership. Yeah, sure, we are a dealership, but we’re stressing this because pretty much universally you know that technicians at dealerships are specifically trained in your make’s maintenance. That means you’ll get the best service possible, and you’ll get advice and help with avoiding any more blowouts.

If you’ve had a blowout or just want someone to check up on your tires, come down to King Kia today and we’ll help you out. We’ve attached some rockin’ service coupons as well – just for you!