Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 07/31/2012 | 8000 | 1 | |
| I was driving on the 101 n freeway at about 55 mph and i heard a loud popping noise. i had never had a tire blow before so i didn't even realize what was happening until i heard the flat tire. luckily it was my left rear tire so i was not injured and i was able to safely make my way across the freeway onto the right hand side of the freeway where i called aaa to come and change it to my spare. i called toyota, they said they had nothing to do with the tires and could not help me and i would have to make a complaint to yokohama, the tire company. i called the tire company, they told me to have it inspected and it was found that it was a road condition that led to the tire damage and therefore it was not under warranty. the exact same incident occurred again on 01/15/2013, this time i was going 65 mph on the 101 s freeway. my rear right tire blew out and i had to get across traffic where i got off the freeway and was able to call for help. my concern is not whether the tire company will be able to foot the cost, but the fact that my tires will blow out when i'm driving under or about the speed limit for a road condition that everyone else manages to drive on with no problems. i reported both incidents with toyota and yokohama. *tr | |||
| 05/08/2012 | 300 | ||
| Since i purchased a 2011 toyota prius in december 2011 i have had to replace 2 irreparable original equipment yokohama avis s33 tires due to side wall damage. i am concerned that the side walls are not strong enough to resist potential hazards. this is part of yokohama case #32100706 which included other concerns. i have rarely had a sidewall problem and never a flat tire with new tires. the first occurred at about 300 miles of use the next at 8300 miles, the approximate incident date. | |||
| 05/06/2012 | |||
| When you go over a bump in the road at a slow speed the tire slips slightly on the road bed. yokohama representative says they have had no complaints (telephone conversation, 5/9/12, part of their case #32100706). i found the tire is the problem while searching online comments about the tire. | |||
| 05/08/2012 | 300 | ||
| Since i purchased a 2011 toyota prius in december 2011 i have had to replace 2 irreparable original equipment yokohama avis s33 tires due to side wall damage. i am concerned that the side walls are not strong enough to resist potential hazards. this is part of yokohama case #32100706 which included other concerns. i have rarely had a sidewall problem and never a flat tire with new tires. the first occurred at about 300 miles of use the next at 8300 miles, the approximate incident date. | |||
| 05/06/2012 | |||
| When you go over a bump in the road at a slow speed the tire slips slightly on the road bed. yokohama representative says they have had no complaints (telephone conversation, 5/9/12, part of their case #32100706). i found the tire is the problem while searching online comments about the tire. | |||
| 05/08/2012 | 300 | ||
| Since i purchased a 2011 toyota prius in december 2011 i have had to replace 2 irreparable original equipment yokohama avis s33 tires due to side wall damage. i am concerned that the side walls are not strong enough to resist potential hazards. this is part of yokohama case #32100706 which included other concerns. i have rarely had a sidewall problem and never a flat tire with new tires. the first occurred at about 300 miles of use the next at 8300 miles, the approximate incident date. | |||
| 05/06/2012 | |||
| When you go over a bump in the road at a slow speed the tire slips slightly on the road bed. yokohama representative says they have had no complaints (telephone conversation, 5/9/12, part of their case #32100706). i found the tire is the problem while searching online comments about the tire. | |||