2007 Toyota Prius Tires Problems

“My bridgestone ecopia ep 422 tires wore out after only 32,000 miles even though they are advertised as warrantied for 65,000 miles. The bridgestone dealer gave me a reference # 112-95-47 and sent me to a dealer. The dealer measured the tires at 4-4-0 and stated that the warranty would not cover because the inside edges of all four tires were bald. He stated that, it looks like an alignment problem to me. During the life of the tires I returned to the Toyota dealer for 5,000 mile service intervals. Each time they checked the alignment and inflation. …”

“The new tires we got on a new vehicle purchase lasted only about 10,000 miles, which was much lower than expected and lower than what the dealership said we should have gotten.”

“The problem has occurred whenever the donut tire is being used on the vehicle as a temporary replacement for a flat tire - this has occurred on both the two occasions that in which I have had to used them both times on the front tires, once on the left tire and the second occasion, most recent on the left. …”

“Driving passenger vehicle at approximately 60 MPH on a tollroad. Normal clear daylight conditions at about 80 degrees. There was a load noise, then smoke and loss of vehicle stability. Passenger side rear tire had a blowout. Approximately one half of the tire in the side wall area was torn apart. Tire was replaced.”

“The Prius headlights turn off randomly while driving. Sometimes one, sometimes both. There is no pattern and they go back on when the on/off switch is activated. This has been going on since about 40,000 miles. The bulbs were removed and reset and the right side was fixed, the left side fails less frequently. This is a potentially dangerous situation since the dealer does not seem to be sure of the cause of this problem. The cost to replace the bulbs is over $400. There is no guarantee that this will fix the problem. …”