Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 47086 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon equipped with yokohama ascend tires, size p205/60/r16. the contact stated that when the vehicle reached 55 mph, the steering wheel vibrated. the steering wheel did not vibrate prior to the tires being changed. the contact had the tires balanced again after the change, but the failure continued. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 47,086. sm. | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 47086 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 avalon yokahama ascend tires size 205 60 r16. the contact stated that when the vehicle reaches 55 mph the steering wheel starts to vibrate. the steering wheel did not vibrate prior to the tires being changed. the contact had the tires balance again after the change, but the failure still remains. the current mileage was 47,086.rl | |||
| 08/19/2010 | 42755 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon equipped with goodyear fierce 215/55/r17. the contact had the tires installed by a tire dealer on 08/18/2010. the next day, while traveling at approximately 65 mph, the passenger side rear tire suddenly blew out. the contact inspected the tire and noticed bubbles in the outside of it. before the blow out, someone had informed her that the tire was becoming flat. when she went to a tire dealer (before the failure), they refused to give her another tire as they were independently owned. the contact called the manufacturer and filed a case in reference to the failure. the tire dot was unavailable at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 43,000. the failure mileage was 42,755-bk | |||
| 09/03/2006 | 10000 | 8 | 06/05/2005 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. while parallel parking the vehicle,the rim hit the curb and the tire hit the curb. the failure mileage was 10000. the tires were balanced 5 times after the incident occurred. there were no repairs made to correct the problem. the current mileage was 30,000. the failure mileage was 10,000. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 03/30/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2005 toyota avalon with unsafe michelin tires. consumer states that the two front tires were replaced with michelin energy tires. he states while driving on the highway at about 70-75 mph both tires disintegrated. *kb the consumer had the vehicle towed to the shop. it was determined that the tires were defective and the tread had separated from the sidewalls. *jb | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 8450 | 1 | 07/29/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40mph through a residential area, the vehicle operated at a reduced speed and suddenly lurched forward. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the vehicle was operating as designed and was unable to duplicate the problem. additionally, while driving 75mph the front tire blew out without warning. upon initial inspection, there was complete tread separation. the tire was a bridgestone, tire line size of p215/55/r17. | |||