1999 Toyota 4Runner Tires Problems
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- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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- rear tire · 4 records
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Tires
Tire exploded while driving 70 mph along straight highway, 10:30 am, outside temperature 85 f, tread separated, tire disintegrated quickly.*ak
ODI 763976
Tires
Sb on i-24 n. Of chatanooga, left rear tire "blew." exam showed tread had separated from outside tire wall. Outside tire wall had a dozen or more slices like a sliced pie. Tire not unusually hot; load not unusually heavy (only driver was in car); tire pressure was normal (33psi). Need to know how to prevent other 4 tires from doing the same thing!*ak (tiresize: p265/70r16)
ODI 751462
Tires
While driving a 65mph, suddenly heard an explosion. Press the brake to slow the vehicle down, notice the outer side of the tire is torn out of the main tire body.
ODI 9003473
Front · Tires
Experiencing vibration when driving at speeds in excess of 65mph,and the vehicle seems to veer to the left, vehicle was taken in for service for an alignment that did not alleviate problem, consumer returned and then was advised a cross rotation of the front tires would solve the problem, consumer was advised that tires were chopped but not to the point of replacement, with the vibration still occuring the vehicle…
ODI 560786
Tires
While driving, front passenger firestone wilderness at tire p225/75r15 experienced blowout, consumer was driving on the rim. *slc
ODI 868015
Tires
The original bridgestone/firestone front passenger side tire experienced a blowout while driving (225/75r15 dot w2hh awb). Nlm
ODI 554376
Tires
After driving out of town heard noise coming from tires, and found out that the left rear tire was flat without a reason. Then, at second time right rear tire was flat without a nail. *ak
ODI 867201
Tires
High speed blowout occurred april 14, 2000 on i-5 one & a half hours north of bakersfield. The drivers-side rear tire completely seperated at the seam. Nowwith the recent recall of the other firestone tires i suspect that my tires are also defective. I have already replaced one, and now am driving on four that are possible death-traps. Please advise.( dot number: tire size: p225/75r15 )
ODI 728273
Tires
These tires had been a problem with cracked sidewalls, which i had to fight with firestone to replace on one tire and the spare. Finally in march a freewy blowout forced me to replace the tires. All 5 including the spare. The blowout had the tread seperate from the casing just like the ford problem. After seeing all that's going on i contacted toyota who continue to advise me that these are not the same tires call…
ODI 729006
Tires
Cracks - blowouts... I replaced tires at my expense. Toyota refers me to firestone. I didn't buy tires from firestone , toyota did. *ak( dot number: ? Tire size: 15 )
ODI 727952
Tires
Tires on his vehicle are worn out at under 10,000 miles. Consumer stated had replaced three set of tires already. *ak
ODI 855622
Tires
Tires put on by manufacturer performed very poorly. Tires forced vehicle to go from side to side, and sometimes vehicle went off the road, extreme difficult to control vehicle during normal driving. Dealer told consumer nothing would help. *ak
ODI 856198
Tires · Tread/Belt
While traveling at 55-60 mph noticed a loud noise. Pulled vehicle and tires had a blowout. Please provide further information . *ak firestone wilderness at p225/75/r15 *mw
ODI 866925
Tires
These tires have never held air they always need to be reinflated. After a 3 hour trip (we make this trip often) accross the florida panhandle we always have to put air back into the tires. Given the resent problems with these tires failure to hole air with ours seems like a "bigger" deal than we have thought. When we went to the dealer they said our tires were not the ones on the recall. If the tires are safe then…
ODI 729021
Power Train · Tires
Tires on the vehicle at the time of purchase were of the incorrect size which caused speedodmeter to register incorrect speeds. Please give any further details. *ak
ODI 850552
Tires
Two blowouts on front tires, replaced with goodyear tires, i would like for these wilderness at ii tires investigated for possible recall*ak( dot number: )
ODI 739234
Brake Lights · Foundation Components · Tires
Tires: the tires did not physically fail, however after only 10,000 miles, they were practically bald - all 4. I requested that the dealer replace the tires which they refused to do althought they acknowledged that the tires were dangerously worn. The service technician informed me "off the record" that they knew this to be a problem with the vehicle - that the tires which came "stock" from the factory were in fact…
ODI 770752