2000 Toyota Camry

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY EQUIPPED WITH OHTSU FT 7000 (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 205/65R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. DIRECTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. PEPBOYS IN SUNNYDALE, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH/TIRE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH/TIRE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,617.

PURCHASED FALKEN TIRES 11/15/2010.FK ZE912B AT SEARS . ALL FOUR TIRES WERE HIGH SPEED BALANCED. CAR ALSO HAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT , AS OF 11/25/2011 WITH 15,000 MILES THE TIRES ARE ALMOST BALDED IN THE FRONT AND NOT MUCH TREAD LIFE IN THE REAR , AS PER THE LINCOLN PENNY TEST. THESE TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON A 2000 CAMRY, HAVE REPLACED THESE TIRES WITH BF GOODRICH ADVANTAGE T/A , FEEL MUCH SAFER. *KB

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT GRAND TOURING TIRES #P2056515 IN JUNE OF 2005...WE HAVE EXPERIENCE TWO BLOW OUT WITH THESE TIRE...PLUS AIR LEAKAGE IN ONE TIRE ESPECIALLY, L-F...R-FBLEW OUT ON I-65 GOING SOUTH IN 08...AND GOING DOWN TO VISIT DAUGHTER B-R BLEW OUT ON I-65...THERE WAS NO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC WAS MOVING NORMALLY. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I DO NOT TRUST THESE TIRES...DO NOT FEEL SAFE, SOMETHING WRONG. MY HUSBAND CALL THE HP BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND...AAA CAME AN CHANGED THE TIRE.*TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BACK HOME ON THE TURNPIKE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CORE AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS 2-CAR ACCIDENT. THE TREAD DAMAGED OUR CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO OUR CAR. THE BAD TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT; IT JUST LOST ALL OF ITS TREAD. I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE AND USED THEIR PROCEDURE TO CLAIM DAMAGES. I GOT ALL THE ESTIMATES AND SHIPPED THE TIRE TO THEM FOR EXAMINATION. THEY SENT ME A FORM LETTER STATING THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF "OVER DEFLECTION" AND DENIED ANY COMPENSATION. OVER DEFLECTION IS AN UNDER INFLATED TIRE. MY TIRE WAS NOT UNDER INFLATED. I KEPT DETAIL RECORDS OF THE ENTIRE SET OF TIRES. I CHECK INFLATION REGULARLY AND I NEVER LET A CAR LEAVE TOWN WITHOUT CHECKING THE INFLATION. ALL 4 TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES (EVEN THOUGH ALMOST HALF THE TREAD WAS STILL LEFT ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES). I REQUESTED THAT THEY SEND ME THE OFFENDING TIRE BACK TO ME--WHICH THEY DID. ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE OTHER STORIES OF TREAD SEPARATING FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES. PEOPLE CONTACT THEM FOR DAMAGE REIMBURSEMENTS AND THEY RECEIVED THE SAME FORM LETTER ABOUT "OVER DEFLECTION". WHAT COURSE DO WE HAVE? WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK TO TOWN I CHECKED ALL 4 TIRES AND THEY WERE STILL PROPERLY INFLATED. THE TIRE IS A B 420, P195/70R14 DOT 0BRWP 213801. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VALVE STEM IS TECH INTERNATIONAL ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BOTH DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE CRACKED AND WAS DETERIORATING. SECONDLY, HE STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE; THEREFORE, ALL FOUR TIRES AND VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE EQUIPMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND WOULD REPLACE ANY VALVE STEMS IF THE CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING FAILURES. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08T018000 (TIRES:VALVE). HE HAS A COPY OF THE REPAIR STATEMENT. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PART NUMBER, AND LOCATION IN THE VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/17/08.*JB

IN JULY 2004, I PURCHASED A SET OF TIRES (KELLY SPRINGFIELD EXPLORERS). ONE OF THE TIRES HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEEL REDIALS ARE PROTRUDING FROM PARTS OF THE RUBBER. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER SPECS, THE TIRES ARE RATED 40,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THIS PARTICULAR TIRE HAS LASTED FOR ONLY 16,754 MILES BEFORE ITS DETERIORATION. ULTIMATELY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SET. MY TOYOTA CAR SERVICER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO APPARENTLY SAID THAT TOO MUCH TIME HAD PASSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP. THE TIRE CODE IS AS FOLLOWS: (17681 KEL EXP 19570R14), WHICH COST ME $209.08+ 6% SALES TAX, PLUS SERVICE. THE 4 REPLACEMENT TIRES, LABOR, & DISPOSAL COST $394.25, WITH ALIGNMENT $85.95,PLUS 6% TAXES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE DOMINATOR TOURING MR2 TIRES AND NOTICED A BULGE ON THE OUTER TREAD. THE BULGE CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE WORN. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

ON OR ABOUT JUNE 16, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE "EXPLODED" IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION THERE WAS A BRIEF THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP COMING FROM THAT AREA. UPON EXPLOSION I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHANGED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE, AND NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE - A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER (GOODYEAR) AND HAD THEM EVALUATE THE TIRE ... THEY CLAIMED I MUST HAVE IMPACTED A SUBSTANTIAL OBJECT WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED REPAIRS AMOUNTING TO ALMOST $2000.00 I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF THIS INVESTIGATION, AS GOODYEAR WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRE. *JB

GOODYEAR, AQUATREAD, 205/65R15, DOT# MDUP3MHP4301. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WEARING ON THE OUTER EDGES. THERE IS ONLY 28,000 MILES OF TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ALIGNED HOWEVER, THE TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON THE OUTER EDGES. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *AK THE CONSUMER FELT THE TIRE WERE UNSATISFACTORY IN RAIN OR WET ROADS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE AND SKID IN WET WEATHER. *BF *NM