Is it safe to drive with a broken tire belt?
Is it safe to drive with a broken tire belt? You should NOT drive with a broken belt in your tire. Your tire(s) could potentially have a catastrophic failure such as a tire blowout, flat tire, or tire explosion. What happens if my timing belt breaks while driving? However, if a timing belt breaks while you're driving you have absolutely no time to react. The damage it will cause is instantaneous and if you have what is called an interference engine, it can be severe enough to require an entire engine rebuild in some circumstances, if not an outright engine...