Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Toyota Tacoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 29 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.
The 25 most recent of 29, in the owner's own words
MY TRUCK HAD BEEN VIBRATING REALLY BAD I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I20 WHEN I HEARD A POP THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE MY TIRE BLOW OUT SO I PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER THAT MY TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM MY TIRE AND HAD TORN UP MY PASSAGE SIDE OF MY TRUCK. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR PACEMARK (N/A) TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED EACH TIRE AND NOTICED THAT BLISTERS WERE PRESENT ON ALL OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE MAY BE DRIVING OVER TOO MANY BUMPS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLISTERS WERE PRESENT ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF ALL TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 9,869. UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRE EIGHT MONTHS LATER. UPDATED 06/11/12
PE-00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT BACK RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, AT P225/75R15, DOT W2. *AK
WAS EXPERIENCING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THAT THE REASON FOR THE VIBRATION WAS THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THAT THE "LEFT OUTER WHEEL BUSHIN" THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RACK WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN. THEY ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD BE $1300 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK SINCE TOYOTA DOES NOT SELL THE INDIVIDUAL BUSHING, NOR DOES IT HAVE A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE BUSHING IF AN AFTER MARKET ONE IS AVAILABLE. THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME BUT TOYOTA QUALITY CARE DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THE BUSHING WEAR WAS DEEMED "NORAML WEAR AND TEAR". BECAUSE I WOULD AHVE TO PAY FOR THE COST THE DEALER SAID THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE WITH THE RACK THE WAY IT IS "FOR AWHILE??!"*AK
FIRST BLOWOUT, AUGUST 1998, TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN TRAVELING DOWN ROAD. TIRE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE AND RECEIVED NEW TIRE AT A COST OF $20. SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED ONJANUARY 27, 2002, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AS IF IT WERE A RECAPPED TIRE!! WILL KEEP TIRE. DO NOT WISH TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA157 TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)
REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SIDE OF THE TIRE CAME OFF.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)
THE TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL. I CHANGED THE TIRE, I WAS DRIVING TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DAMAGE. HMV. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W29VAWI497 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND TIRE WAS MAKING A BUMPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. SHE DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT AND AIR CAME OUT OF TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
BELT SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HYAWA338 TIRESIZE: P215/70R14)
I BOUGHT A TACOMA PICK UP A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I RECENTLY FOUND THAT ONE SIDE OF MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I TOOK IT IN TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAD A VERY LIGHT TRUCK AND BECAUSE I AM USUALLY THE ONLY PASSENGER THE TIRE WORN UNEVENLY. HAVING ONE PERSON ON ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK ALL THE TIME DID THIS DAMAGE. I HAD TO PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT (ADJUSTED FOR ONE PASSENGER), AND A NEW TIRE. WHY WASN'T I TOLD OF THIS? WHY ISN'T THE TRUCK BUILT TO HANDLE THIS? I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON DRIVING BY MYSELF ALL THE TIME. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN GET REIMBURSE FOR THIS. MY DEALER SAID I WASN'T COVERED FOR THIS. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A NATIONAL RECALL OR NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS? I COULD HAVE BLOWN A TIRE AND CRASHED. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ANSWERS TO THIS.*AK
SUDDEN BLOWOUT OF SIDEWALL.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
THE TIRE HAS A CRACK IN THE SIDE WALL THAT COULD RESULT IN A BLOW OUT. THE TIRE ALSO WILL NOT THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5R15 )
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE BLEWOUT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT HURT.
VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND FIRESTONE AUTO CENTER, BOTH CONCURRED THAT ALL TIRES SHOW SIGN OF TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1998 TOYOTA, TOCOMA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P215/70R14, DOT# W2HYAWA351. FIRESTONE WILL NOT CHANGE TIRES BECAUSE TIRES WERE NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL OR THE CONSUMER ADVISORY. TIRES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSI. *AK *SLC
TIRES LOOK LIKE TREAD IS BREAKING OFF. WANT THEM REPLACED ASAP (DOT NUMBER: W29VAWI TIRESIZE: 265/75R)
ENTIRE TRUCK VIBRATES STARTING AT 55 MPH AND THE TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED PROPERLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE A HAZARD TO DRIVE. I ALWAYS INFLATE THE TIRES TO THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION. TOYOTA REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH TIRES CAN'T BE BALANCED PROPERLY.( DOT NUMBER: W2HYAMA487 TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
RIGHT-FRONT TIRE: ONE BLOCK OF TREAD IS ABOUT 1/4 INCH HIGHER THAN REST. PRODUCES 'WHOMP - WHOMP' NOISE WHEN DRIVEN. TWO REAR TIRES ARE WORN OUT IN CENTER PART OF TREADS AS THOUGH DRIVEN OVER-INFLATED. NOT TRUE. STRAIGHT EDGE LAID ACROSS SHOWS HEAVY WEAR IN CENTER. TREAD EXPANSION AT SPEED?? THIS SIZE AND TOYOTA NOT MENTIONED IN RECALL. ARE YOU CHECKING?( DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA417 TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
PE-00-020; TIRE SIZE 215/70R14, DOT # 21570R14AWA WITH 8052 MILES, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE , NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD EXPLODED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. TOOK TIRE TO TIRE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD TIRE JUST EXPLODED, AND CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK THE CUSTOMER PAID AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. FIRESTONE WAS WILLING TO PAY 60% ONLY FOR ONE TIRE. *YH
I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUT WITH MY TIRES ON MY PICK UP TRUCK. ONE TIRE THE TREAD CAME OFF AND THE OTHER TIRE WAS WARN FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY QUESTIONAIRE PLEASE CALL ME AT MY HOME NUMBER. THANK YOU JANA BURNS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HY TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE INSIDE TIRE WALL HAD A SEPARATION ON IT CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY. I HAVE PUT ON THE SPARE WHICH IS THE SAME BRAND AND TYPE AS THE OTHERS ON THE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: 102S TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
TIRE BLEW-OUT ON INTERSTATE LA 165. WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING MAYBE GOING WRONG WITH TIRE. TIRE HAD APPROX 40 PSI AIR PRESSURE. TRUCK WAS NOT CARRYING ANY LOAD.( DOT NUMBER: W29V AWI TIRE SIZE: P265/75/15 )
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. THERE IS A SMALL CRACK ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH BELOW THE TOP OF THE TREAD. TIRE SIZE P26575R15, PURCHASED ON A USED1998, TOYOTA, TACOMA. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R15 * MW
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 35 IN FORT WORTH WHEN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. AFTER PUTTING ON THE SPARE, I EXAMINED THE FAULTY TIRE AND FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL HAD BLOWN OUT, 360 DEGREES AROUND. THE TIRE STILL HAD SUFFICIENT TREAD. I TOOK IT TO THREE TIRE DEALERS, AND THEY ALL AGREED IT WAS NOT A STANDARD BLOW OUT AND WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TIRE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS AND I WAS TRAVELING IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER HEARING OF THE PROBLEMS AND INJURIES/FATALATIES THAT HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TIRE, I DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR RATHER THAN TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH MY SAFETY. THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE FOUR TIRES TOTALED JUST UNDER $600. FURTHERMORE, I'VE INQUIRED ABOUT REPLACING THE WHEEL AS IT TOO WAS DAMAGED. THE COST ON THAT IS $368 FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75R 15 )
TIRES SHOW CRACKS WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. TIRES ARE NOW MAKING A SLAPPING NOISE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HY TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE, THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RIPPED APART SEPERATING THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75/R15 )
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