Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - VALVE | |||||
| 10507 | 08/08/2007 | 10022758 | Tire pressure warning valve/sensor activation. *kb | 09/26/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 10/25/2011 | 100289 | ||
| I purchased four confinental 185 65 r15 tires for 2008 toyota prius and had them installed at a nissan dealership on 10/24/2011with mileage 92526 due to curb strikes, i incurred two road hazard sidewall claims within 2 days of install; one bulbous section and one flat. installation of warranty replacements occurred 11/08/11 at mileage 93335. another curb strike sidewall warranty claim for third tire installed on 2/28/12 at mileage 98658. fourth and final replacement of originally purchased tires yet to be processed/installed from curb strike road hazard on 4/9/12 at mileage 100289. prior to purchase of continental tires, no road hazard has occurred with the vehicle on two other brands of tires. i had to purchase an extra oem spare tire due to the length of the warranty process and the number of occurrences. the last and final time, since i had not yet replaced my oem spare again(it hadn't been six weeks since the last replacement) i purchased a less-expensive brand and model, as each local continental dealer is unable to order this model of tire from their distributer and has to call continental for replacement directly. the second oem spare was unfit for driving. | |||
| 09/17/2010 | 19000 | ||
| I had a blowout on i-75 in lexington ky. went to walmart to get tires. when i got to charlotte nc i went to the toyota dealership to have my remaining back two tires checked. he said they were defective. the tires were original equipment on my 2008 prius. the tire information is 15 p185/65r15 | |||
| 08/14/2009 | 18000 | 1 | |
| My 2008 toyota prius slides when i brake on wet roads. it is very scary and i'm concerned this will cause an accident...especially because occasionally when my 77 yr. old mother is driving it and is not accustomed to it. *tr | |||
| 05/07/2009 | 19900 | 1 | |
| I had a sudden blow-out while driving my 2008 prius on the freeway. all four tires are goodyear p185/65r15 and came with the vehicle. the car mileage is about 19,900. without any warning (low tire pressure light, etc.), the left rear tire blew out due to tread separation almost causing me to lose control of the vehicle. i went to the local toyota dealership who described the damage to the tire as tread separation on their paperwork. they replaced the tire as a one time customer courtesy but would not acknowledge it was defective. i am now very concerned about the remaining three tires on the car. *tr | |||
| 10/14/2008 | 14500 | 1 | 11/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving 10 mph, the front driver's side tire went flat. the contact replaced the tire with a spare. the vehicle then began experiencing numerous failures. the instrument panel gauges illuminated and the odometer began to fail. the dealer stated that it would take a few days to diagnose the cause of the failure. days later, the mechanic explained that there was an issue with the computer system not recognizing the oversized tires. the mechanic placed the regular size tire back on the vehicle, which corrected the issue. the contact is concerned that the spare tire could cause dangerous driving conditions if it ever needed to be used again. the current and failure mileages were 14,500. updated 11/14/08. *lj updated 11/18/08.*jb | |||