PARAMUS (WABC) -- A fire sent shoppers into a panic at Garden State Plaza in Paramus on Saturday night. A police source confirmed to Eyewitness News that a car fire caused tires to explode and sent ...

We’re reacting to tire failures and explaining what causes blowouts—from low air and dry rot to stretching, recaps, and tire “zippers.” Some of these will total your car… or worse.