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1997 Toyota Tacoma Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Tires & wheels reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Aug 4, 2008
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 131 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming tire or wheel

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 4, 2008

DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10236912
Incident
Aug 4, 2008
Mileage
120,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 20, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10012198
Incident
Mar 20, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 26, 2001

TREAD SPLITTING/CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRES ON ALL TIRES/STEEL BELTS SHOWING THROUGH/TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS "DRY ROT." *AK (TIRESIZE: 31105R15)

NHTSA ID
753720
Incident
Oct 26, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 5, 2001

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, GOT OUT OF TRUCK, AND LOOKED UNDER IT TO SEE WHERE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. DUELER TIRE, APT, 31 X 10.50/R 15LT. *AK

NHTSA ID
897427
Incident
Sep 5, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 19, 2000

TIRE COMPLETELY CAME APART, SAME THING HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF MINE WITH SIMILIAR TRUCK. THESE TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL!( DOT NUMBER: W2HY TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

NHTSA ID
731896
Incident
Mar 28, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 18, 2000

PE00-020; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. HOWEVER, CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF ROAD. TOYOTA, TACOMA 1997; FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK ATX, 30X9.5X15 R15LT, DOT VD66/AXC. *AK FIRESTONE DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL WHEN THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE FAILED TIRE. THE CUSTOMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE NEW TIRE PURCHASED TO REPLACE THE FAILED ONE. *YH

NHTSA ID
870733
Incident
Sep 1, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 6, 2000

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997 TACOMA, 31X10.50R15LT SIZE, W260AX1526. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD WAS PEELING OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
869765
Incident
Jul 1, 2000
Seat beltsTires & wheels
Filed Sep 1, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES P21570R14, DOT WTHYAWA, TOYOTA TAKOMA, EXTEND CAB 1997. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHEN TURNING A CORNER. *AK DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WENT INTO A DITCH AND HIT A STUMP, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INURIES BECAUSE THE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
869353
Incident
Sep 20, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 28, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

TIRE FAILED, ON FLAT ROAD, NO INCLINE, ROLLED THREE TIMES, NOT SPEEDING! HOT DAY( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID
729349
Incident
Aug 17, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 22, 2000

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS WRITTEN UP BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER AS "SPLITS IN TREAD AREA". IT WAS SPLITTING AROUND THE CIRCUMFRENCE OF THE TIRE. I NOTICED IT WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. SOME STONES HAD WASHED ON TO THE PAVEMENT, DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. ONE OF THE STONES PENATRATED THE TREAD AREA, IN THE SAME AREA AS THE OTHER ONE HAD SPLIT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A VERY WEAK AREA FOR A TRUCK TIRE. I DID NOT CONTACT FIRESTONE BECAUSE I FIGURED THEY WOULD SAY IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD.D( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50X1 )

NHTSA ID
728658
Incident
Nov 18, 1997
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 19, 2000

WHILE MY TIRE SIZE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT FIRESTONE RECALL, CRACKS ARE CLEARLLY VISIBLE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES. I AM VERY CONCERNED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

NHTSA ID
728435
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 8, 2000

HAD THE FIRST TIRE INSPECTED FOR A NAIL, SCREW, ANY FOREIGN OBJECT TO IDENTIFY WHY A V-SHAPED WHOLE OCCURRED IN MY TIRE THAT THE STEEL CABLE WAS CUT AND SHOWING. WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT IN MAY 2000, I ALSO HAD IT INSPECTED TO IDENTIFY WHY MY SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE BLEW OUT SO SUDDENLY. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO NAIL OR FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

NHTSA ID
727069
Incident
May 7, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 1, 1999
1 injury reported

TIRES FAILED - ( FIRESTONE R14 ). *YC

NHTSA ID
607516
Incident
Nov 28, 1998
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Jun 17, 1998

VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION IS UNSTABLE, DESIGN DOES NOT INCLUDE REAR SWAY BAR AND THE SHOCKS ABSORBERS ARE INADEQUATE.

NHTSA ID
533303
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 8, 1997

VEHICLE ROLLED DOWNHILL DUE TO TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER BEING BUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH NEUTRALIZED THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID
603401
Incident
Apr 1, 1997

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Body & structure46Suspension24Seat belts11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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