1996 Toyota Tacoma Tires & wheels Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIRES LOST PRESSURE WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VALVE STEM INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE STEM REPLACEMENT WERE FAILING AS WELL. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE VALVE STEMS WITH STEEL ONES. UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10273062

Incident

May 13, 2007

INITIALLY FELT A VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WAS TRYING TO DECIDE FROM WHERE THE PROBLEM CAME WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW IT'S ENTIRE TREAD, WHICH THEN WRAPPED AROUND MY AXLE, CAUSING ME TO SPIN 360 DEGREES AND OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DOWN A GRASSY SLOPE, WHICH, FORTUNATELY, WAS SOFT ENOUGH TO STOP ME WITHOUT MAKING ME FLIP OVER. DAMAGE: WHEEL RIM AND COVER, WHEEL WELL LINER RIPPED OFF, THEREBY BENDING IT'S REAR BRACKET, WHICH IN TURN PULLED MY FENDER IN. TREAD WRAPPED AROUND AXLE BENT, BUT DID NOT CRIMP, MY HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ASPHALT TO CHANGE THE TIRE, BUT IT CAME TO A HALT BECAUSE OF THE AXLE BEING WRAPPED. WAS UNABLE TO PUT ON SAFETY BRAKE UNTIL I LIFTED THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO UNWRAP THE TREAD FROM THE AXLE. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FIRESTONE AND EXPECT THEM TO PAY FOR MY DAMAGES. THEIR POLICY IS TO DEMAND THE OLD TIRE BACK BEFORE ANY PAYOUT CAN BE MADE AND I INTEND TO FIGHT THAT, SINCE THE DEALER HAS ALREADY DISPOSED OF THE EVIDENCE. MY FEELING IS THAT THE DEALER WAS EITHER IGNORANT OF THAT POLICY OR NEGLIGENT IN TELLING ME OF IT OR THAT FIRESTONE INSTRUCTED THEM NOT TO TELL CUSTOMERS OF THAT REQUIREMENT. I DID TELL THE DEALER THAT I INTENDED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH FIRESTONE. DEALER AS MUCH AS ADMITTED A FAULTY PRODUCT SINCE THEY DID NOT CHARGE ME FOR A NEW TIRE. THEY DID, HOWEVER, CHARGE ME LABOR. ROTATION AND COURTESY CHECK WERE PERFORMED BY DEALER ON 20 JULY 2005 AND THEY STATED THEY HAD CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE. *NM *NM

NHTSA ID

10140185

Incident

Aug 23, 2005

Mileage

130,449 mi

1996 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS UNDERGONE NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES VARYING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER,WHEEL REPLACEMENT, 4WD BEING INOPERATIVE AND LEAKAGE ON THE PULLEY.*MR THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE WIPER INSERTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10117348

Incident

May 10, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE - TREAD SEPARATED ON FREEWAY

NHTSA ID

10039415

Incident

Sep 23, 2003

Mileage

88,530 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10009746

Incident

Feb 23, 2003

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

762527

Incident

May 31, 2002

JUST INQUIRING TO SEE IF WILDERNESSHT HAS DEFECTIVE STATUS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HYAWA TIRESIZE: P215/70R14)

NHTSA ID

736678

Incident

Nov 3, 2000

TWO TIRE FAILURES (COMPLETE SEPERATION) WITHIN 20,000 MILE PERIOD.( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID

733095

Incident

Feb 20, 1998

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 70-75 MPH, WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN A 1996 TOYOTA, TACOMA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P215/70R14, DOT# W2HYAWA275. REAR END DAMAGE RECEIVED, AND TIRE WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

871761

Incident

Sep 18, 2000

THE TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION OF THE TREADS. THERE ARE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD BEADING. MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO AGE AND "TIRE ROT" . THE TIRES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS - THERE IS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

NHTSA ID

732165

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P215 70 R14) WERE REPLACED MANY TIMES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL, CAUSING VEHICLE VIBRATION. *SLC

NHTSA ID

554629

Incident

May 10, 2000

I BOUGHT MY 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/70R14 96S. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I HAD TWO( DOT NUMBER: P215/70R14 TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

NHTSA ID

731263

Incident

May 29, 1999

PE-00-020; TIRES WERE PURCHASED FOR A 1996 TOYOTA, TACOMA ,15 INCH TIRES, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE TIRES ONLY HAVE 12 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, AND LEFT FRONTAL TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP, KILLING THE DRIVER. *AK

NHTSA ID

870183

Incident

Jan 3, 2000

EVEN THOUGH THIS SIZE TIRE IS NOT APART OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL, THE TREAD CAME OFF IN A SIMILAR FASHION TO THE RECALLED TIRES AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL FIRESTONES PROBLEMS MAY BE EVEN MORE WIDESPRED THAN ANNOUNCED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

NHTSA ID

727678

Incident

Nov 8, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT DUE TO RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE P215/70R14. *AK

NHTSA ID

867399

Incident

Jul 26, 2000

PE00020 , FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH TREAD ON REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME OFF. DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL. TIRE SIZE 21570R14, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN VEHICLE, AND DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

866854

Incident

Jul 20, 2000

WHEN DRIVING AT 15 MPH CAUGHT A FLAT TIRE, AND WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE THE TIRE, THE WHEEL WAS STUCK TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY PART. CONSUMER HAD TO BEAT THE TIRE OFF WITH A HAMMER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER HAD TO USE A HAMMER TO BEAT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO GET THE TIRE OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

832772

Incident

Dec 28, 1998

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED CAUSING THE BELT TO BE LOOSE AND TO GET CAUGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

NHTSA ID

605084

THREE OF FIVE TIRES (ORIGINAL) DUNLOP (P22575R15) HAVE BEEN RUINED WITH SIDEWALL PUNCTURES.

NHTSA ID

603583

TIRE VALVE ACCESS MOVES AWAY FROM TIRE VALVE AND IT BECOMES UNACCESSIBLE FOR SERVICE.

NHTSA ID

602752

FAULTY FRONT SUSPENSION, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE GOODYEAR TIRES OUTER/INNER TREAD. *AK

NHTSA ID

511684