1996 Toyota Camry Tires Problems

“Driving down the street one evening when I heard a noise coming from the front passenger tire. Pulled the car over to see that the tire had violently blown out releasing the hub cap and actually bending the rim. Upon further inspection the tire was shredded as if someone had put explosives under it. I placed the spare on the wheel well and attempted to drive. However, the alignment made such difficult. The car was towed, and the mechanic said that as a result of this tire explosion I would need a new axle, strut, knuckle, mud flap, and obviously a tire. …”

“My car has 135,000 miles on it and I was recently noticing that it would run hard and not switch gears as smoothly as it once had. I took it in to a Toyota dealership to be evaluated and was told it had sludge in my engine probably due to infrequent oil changes I was then informed by the service advisor that it needed a new engine and that it would cost approximately $5000-$6000. I informed the advisor that I always had my oil changed as per the owner?s manual, and I requested a written estimate as to the exact details that formed the basis for this price quote. …”

“In aug 26, 2004 I purchased four new goodyear allegra p205/65r15 from sams club in pearl city, hi. I started to have problems with my tires in january 2005 and took it back to sams club to have them look at my tires and find out what was the problem. They went on to tell me that my rim was bent and that was the problem, I took my car to a goodyear shop in ewa beach to have my rims checked and I was informed that there was nothing wrong with my rims. …”

“The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Camry equipped with michelin radial tires. The driver was driving approximately 65 MPH when one of the rear tires blew out. The driver pulled over and put the spare on. Two days later, the failure occurred on the second rear tire. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the vehicle was repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that the tires were manufactured 17 years ago. The current and failure mileages were 133,664. Updated 1/25/11 updated 04/18/11”

“The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Camry with cooper dean alpha 365 tires, size p195/70r14. While driving 60 MPH he heard a loud popping sound and the vehicle spun 180 degrees and crashed into a concrete wall. The driver sustained a burn to the left inside forearm caused by the deployment of the airbags. The vehicle was drivable after the crash. Nhtsa campaign id number: 05t015000 is related to the failure. The current mileage was 160,000 and the failure mileage was 125,900. The DOT number and vehicle purchase date was unavailable.”