Toyota 4Runner Tires Problems
- 60
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 11
- Years with records
- 1999–2010
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 60 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Tread/Belt · 9 records
- Sidewall · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Tires
I recently experienced a blowout of a tire still in like new condition. I maintain accurate air pressure at all times and check them often. I also had not damaged the tire in any way. No holes. No repairs. It was like new in every respect. I was traveling at the rated speed limit of 70mph on an interstate when at first i heard a noise and then felt vibrations, and then the back of vehicle swayed a little from side…
ODI 11209664
Tires
These tires are not safe. They do not provide adequate traction on dry or wet surfaces. They are extremely slippery and dangerous. They spin when accelerating from a stop at a traffic light on both dry and wet roads. I've had numerous instances where they've spun my wheels or caused my car to fishtail. Yesterday, they caused a serious and scary incident with my son in the car. We were put in a situation where we…
ODI 11065275
Tires · Tread/Belt
Recently became the owner of 04 4runner with what we thought at first glance were new tires. After poor driving conditions and checking the tires we found both front tires with tread chunking off in medium pieces and are unsafe. Both rear tires are fine. We live on a pretty small island where daily drives are at most probably 50 miles max if that. These tires are complete crap and need to be recalled before someone…
ODI 11045385
Tires · Tread/Belt
We bought 4 new sumitomo tour plus lxt tires for our 2008 toyota 4runner in june of 2013. Two years and 50,000 miles later, we felt a severe wobble in the tires and took the car to the shop. The two rear tires had separating belts and were replaced. Four months later, the two front tires exhibited the same problems. Another tire shop mechanic (different shop and mechanic than who diagnosed the first two tires) said…
ODI 10763988
Steering · Tires · Wheels
I purchased this 4runner in march, 2015. I began to notice a vibration in the steering wheel at 63mph. I thought it was brakes, i had brakes and rotors surfaced on 3/12/15. Still vibrating! So i figured it was a simple balancing issue, i took it on the same day to have it balanced. It started vibrating and shaking worse! I had the same mechanic re-balance and rotate the wheels/tires. It road the same. They turned me…
ODI 10702057
Tires · Tread/Belt
I purchased 4 yokohama geolander h/t-s on a local repair shop on 02/2013. I took my vehicle in for my annual state safety inspection this year on 02/2015 i was told and it was brought to my attention that my tire are cracking between the inside and the outside treads. This tread separation cracking is an unsafe condition. The shop contacted tire company that supplied them the tire and they said they would only…
ODI 10694331
Sidewall · Tires
Wrangler p265/70r16 tire i had been putting air in two of the four tires for the last six months every week. There is a defect in the rubber above thread and in the riggs on the tire i was told by two tire repair store (goodyear being the second ) could not be repaired where located. On the10th of march my tire was flat down to the rim and during the ice black out (no heat for 3 days) no car to go anywhere to get…
ODI 10569369
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota 4runner, equipped with cooper discoverer atr tires, size: 265/65/17. The contact was traveling 55 mph when a vibrating sound emitted from the tires. The contact confirmed that the front passenger side tire was flat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer confirmed the failure was caused by tread separation. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 10462228