Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 19, 2012
TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD ON THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10455778
- Incident
- Apr 18, 2012
- Mileage
- 155,038 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 19, 2012
TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD ON THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10455777
- Incident
- Apr 19, 2012
- Mileage
- 155,038 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 19, 2012
TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD ON THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10455776
- Incident
- Apr 18, 2012
- Mileage
- 155,038 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 19, 2012
TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ON THE CAR FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10455774
- Incident
- Apr 18, 2012
- Mileage
- 155,038 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 3, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH FTS WESTLAKE TIRES LT235/75R-15. SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD ABOUT THE CHINESE TIRE RECALL. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE THE TIRE DOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10198413
- Incident
- Aug 3, 2007
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 22, 2006
2000 COROLLA RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROTATE CLOCKWISE, THE VEHICLE THEN WENT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A CONCRETE MEDIAN. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10166925
- Incident
- Jul 11, 2006
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 20, 2004
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS A TIRE A BLOWOUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN , AND CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE P175/16 R14. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THEN, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS DRY ROT. SHE WAS NOT GIVEN ANOTHER TIRE,BUT HAD TO BUY A TIRE.*AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT TIME OF INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER (BNFT LLC) DENIED CONSUMER OF COMPENSATION BECAUSE UPON INSPECTION OF TIRE, THE TIRE OPERATED WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME LEADING TO ITS FAILURE. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10059288
- Incident
- Feb 18, 2004
- Mileage
- 15,600 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 1, 2002
RIDES LOUDER THAN HUV,CHANGED FROM MICHELINS TO PERRELLI P400 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME NOISE,IT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE A ROCK IN THE TREAD BUT IT ISN'T.DON'T KNOW IF IS CV JOINTS OR WHATEVER BUT TOYOTAS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER.MY WIFE DRIVES VEHICLE THATS WHY I HAVEN'T FOUND THE PROBLEM YET....THANKS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 760091
- Incident
- Dec 10, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 6, 2001
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO NEAREST SHOP WHERE THEY SAID THAT TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED,AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. P-175/65R14, TOYOTA, COROLLA, 2000. *AK TIRES ARE MICHELIN MX4. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 892177
- Incident
- Jul 4, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 30, 2001
FIRESTONE TIRES (P175/65R14) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES WITH A BRAND OTHER THAN FIRESTONE, HOWEVER THE REQUEST WAS DENIED, CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 12000 MILES. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 559267
- Incident
- Sep 2, 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.