TOYO UNKNOWN TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN CUBE WITH TOYO TIRES, LINE SIZE P195/60/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

I LOST THE TREAD ON ONE OF MY TOYO TIRES AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE! IT WAS THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND CALL FOR HELP. I'VE ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED BUT THE DEALER I WENT TO (DISCOUNT TIRES) WHERE I PURCHASED THE DEFECTIVE ONE TOLD ME THEY ARE GOOD TIRES AND CONVINCED ME TO BUY ANOTHER TOYO. NOW I'M WORRIED. *TR

I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON INTRASTATE HIGHWAY DAMAGING WHEEL. THAT HIGHWAY IS RECENTLY REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS IN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. TIRE HAD ONLY 15,000 MILES OF WEAR AND IS FILLED WITH NITROGEN. I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THIS TIRE AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE THREAD. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED TWICE CONSISTENT ON AVERAGE WITH TIRE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATION OF EVERY 7500 MILES. ALSO AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE WEATHER 50 DEGREES AND THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAN AND DRY. THE TIRE LINE IS OPEN COUNTRY A20 AND CANNOT BE ENTERED BECAUSE ITS NOT ON THE DROP DOWN LIST. A BRAND NEW TIRE AND WHEEL MUST BE PURCHASED. *TR

WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR TOYO OPEN COUNTRY H/T 111S OWL 265/70R16 WERE DRY ROTTED. WE PURCHASED THESE TIRES APPROX 2 YEARS AGO AND THE VEHICLE WAS STORED IN CLOSED GARAGE VIRTUALLY EVERY NIGHT. ONLY 30,000 MILES WERE PUT ON THE TIRES FROM POINT OF PURCHASE TO POINT OF OBSERVATION BY TIRE STORE WHICH MEANS DRY ROTTING HAPPENED AT SOME POINT PRIOR TO 30K MILES. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO US THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY SO WE ELECTED TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES IMMEDIATELY. *TR

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, I NOTICED CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AND A THUMPING NOISE, PARTICULARLY PROMINENT IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE PROBLEM IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES AND I PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES, AFTER THE NEXT SERVICE. ONCE AGAIN THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, THIS TIME ON THE SET OF TIRES WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE A SAFETY RISK. ADDITIONALLY THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE MAZDA 5 WAS HARD ON ITS REAR TIRES (FROM WHICH THESE HAD BEEN ROTATED AT THE LAST SERVICE). A QUICK REVIEW OF A VARIETY OF FORUMS WOULD INDICATE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND THAT, IN ADDITION TO THE POOR QUALITY TOYO TIRES WHICH ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, WEAK ALLOY WHEELS MAY ALSO PLAY A ROLE. *TR

I HAVE A RECENTLY ACQUIRED 1992 HONDA PRELUDE WITH TOYO TIRES ON IT. THE CAR IS NOT BEING DRIVEN AND EXCEPT FOR TWO TRIPS TO MVD TO GET IT REGISTERED IT REMAINS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THREE WEEKS AGO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE APPARENTLY EXPLODE AND THE TREADS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CASING. TWO DAYS AGO I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD EXPLODED AND WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD OF A TIRE FAILING WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF QUITE AN ACCIDENT AT 65 MPH ON A CROWDED EXPRESSWAY. IS ANYONE INTERESTED OR SHALL I WAIT FOR THE OTHER THREE TO EXPLODE? I HAVE NO INTENTION OF DRIVING THE CAR WITH THESE TIRES. *TR

TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION. ON 4/25/2009, I PURCHASED 4 NEW TOYO OPEN COUNTRY H/T, P265/70R18 TRUCK TIRES FOR MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP TRUCK. ON SUNDAY, 5/3/2010, I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A SMALL CHUNK OF THE BLACK OUTSIDE SIDEWALL MISSING. UPON INSPECTION, I COULD NOT FIND WHERE ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS HAD HIT THE TIRE, NOR COULD I FIND WHERE ANY OF THE OTHER TIRES HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE TOTAL VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 30,586. AS OF THIS DATE, THE MILEAGE IS 40,845. A TOTAL OF 10,259 MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. AS THE TIRES CAME WITH A 60K MILE DAMAGE WARRANTY, I WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED AND TO PAY ANY MILEAGE ADJUSTMENT FEE. THE DEALER INSTEAD INFORMED ME THAT, BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF DAMAGE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT TOYO AND OBTAIN THEIR APPROVAL TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I WAS TOLD UNTIL TOYO CONTACTED THEM, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT THAT IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER REGULARLY, AND HAVE TOLD THAT TOYO HAS YET TO RESPOND. AFTER CHECKING THE NTSB.GOV WEBSITE, THE ONLY RECALL FOR A TIRE CLOSE TO THE ONE I HAVE MENTIONED IS A TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A/T MODEL. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 WESTBOUND AT CASCADE LOCKS WHERE THERE IS CONSTRUCTION. WE HAD A SIDEWATT BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM LES SCWAB TIRES IN PORTLAND OREGON. WE ARE TAKING THE CAR THERE TOMORROW MARCH 8, 2010 FOR THE TIRE TO BE REPLACED. THE INFORMATION OFF OF THE INVOICE IS A FOLLOWS. 205/65R-15 94T TOUREVO ALL SEASONS BLACKWALL. WE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED ON JUNE 9, 2008 JUST PRIOR TO A VACATION. WE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING HIT THE CAR OR THE TIRE, AND THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY CUTS ON THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE TRIP. THE TREAD THAT IS LEFT ON THE TIRE IS ABOUT 3/16TH OF AN INCH OR MORE. THE TREAD LOOKS FAIRLY GOOD. *TR

THERE IS A FEW SECONDS DELAY WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY '07 CAMRY SE. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO OTHERS WHO SAY THEY ALSO HAVE THAT ISSUE WITH THEIR CAMRY. ANY DELAY IN ACCELERATION IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW WITH ALL THE DEFECTS THAT TOYOTA SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DENYING WITH THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM I REALIZE IT IS EVEN MORE GRAVE. *TR

I HAVE HAD 4 OF 7 TOYO OBSERVE SNOW TIRES EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR