Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 14, 2007
COMPLAINT AGAINST COSTCO AUTOMOBILE TIRES: PURCHASED 4 COSTCO TIRES IN 2006. THEY WERE FILLED WITH NITROGEN. NOT TOLD THAT ALL AIR MUST BE NITROGEN AIR PUT IN TIRES. FILLED TIRED WITH REGULAR AIR. MAJOR CAR PROBLEMS WITH SHAKING OF STEERING AND FUMES AND SMELL AND TIRES HOT TO TOUCH. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT WHEN I PUT IN AIR IN NITROGEN FILLED COSTCO TIRES IT CAUSED A CHEMICAL REACTION. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THANKFUL I WAS LUCKY, BUT WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM AND WILL THEY BE SO LUCKY? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HOLD COSTCO ACCOUNTABLE FOR FILLING TIRES WITH NITROGEN AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SHOULD FILL WITH AIR AS WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10193361
- Incident
- Jun 8, 2007
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 20, 2003
LEASED A NEW 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE IN JULY 2000. TOOK CAR FOR ALL REQUIRED MAINTNEANCE CHECKS. AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES WAS INFORMED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE COMPLETELY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING. IF I HAD NOT HAD CAR SERVICED I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN NEW CAR AND WAS IN DANGER OF A FATAL ACCIDENT. TIRES USUALLY ARE SAFE AT SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF MILES. I WANT TO REPORT THIS TO YOU SO THAT OTHERS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THEIR TOYOTA BRIDGESTONE TIRES. IT COULD SAVE THEIR LIVES. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE TOYOTA BRIDGESTONE TIRES AND SHOULD TOYOTA STOP USING THEM ON THEIR CARS AND LET THEIR CURRENT CUSTOMERS KNOW TO HAVE THEIR TIRES CHECKED. IT WAS THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT DISCOVERED MY BADLY WORN AND UNSAFE TIRES.
- NHTSA ID
- 10003028
- Incident
- Dec 18, 2002
- Mileage
- 20,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 17, 2002
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A TOYOTA, SOLARA,2000. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE BALD. *AK BRIDGESTONE PATENZA TIRES P205 60 R DOT Y720 OHD170.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 8018892
- Incident
- Sep 7, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed May 21, 2001
BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON SIDE WALL OF TIRE. DEALER & TOYOTA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AS DEFECT. SUGGESTED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EVAULATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/60R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/60R16 )
- NHTSA ID
- 745621
- Incident
- May 19, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 13, 2001
BRIDGESTONE POTENZA FRONT TIRES P205/60R16, EXPERIENCED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL, DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIRES. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 880468
- Incident
- Oct 11, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 8, 2001
BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA, TIRE SIZE 205-65-R1, DOT 9B9L, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON TOYOTA, SOLARA 2000 WITH 17,000 MILES. BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE BALD AND ARE SEPARATING AND CRACKING ON SIDES.*AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 880081
- Incident
- Dec 19, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 16, 2001
MICHELIN, 205/65R15, RADIAL TIRES, ORIGINAL TIRES, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS JUST SERVICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE TIRE FAILURE, BUT BLAMES THE CUSTOMER. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 878197
- Incident
- Jan 14, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 28, 2000
BRIDGESTONE RE92 POTENZA TIRE (P205 65 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 557608
- Incident
- Oct 9, 2000
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.