TOYO TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EQUIPPED WITH TOYO VERSADO TIRES, SIZE P215/65/R16. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EQUIPPED WITH TOYO OPEN COUNTRY TIRES, SIZE P245/55/R19. THE CONTACT STATED ALL 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE SPARE, EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE MANUFACTURERS WERE CONTACTED AND NEITHER WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

PURCHASED 4 TIRES (TOYO OBSERVE GP4, 215/65R16 980, DOT: CXHB 7EM219<) IN FALL 2003 (FROM LES SCHWAB TIRE COMPANY) TO BE USED ON A 2002 CHRYSLER T&C AND LATER A 2004 CHRYSLER T&C (THE 2002 CHRYSLER T&C WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2004 WITH A 2004 CHRYSLER T&C). NOTE THE TIRES WERE OVER 4 YEARS OLD WHEN PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. THE TIRES ARE WINTER TRACTION TIRES AND WERE MOUNTED ON THEIR OWN RIMS AND USED EACH YEAR DURING THE PERIOD NOVEMBER - MARCH. THE TIRES WERE STORED (MOUNTED) DURING THE PERIOD APRIL - OCTOBER AND WERE NOT USED DURING THAT PERIOD. ONE TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND REPLACED IN NOV 2005 BY A TIRE WITH DOT: CXHB 95K1304). THE LAST TIME THE TIRES WERE USED WAS THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 2008 - MARCH 2009. THE TIRES WERE USED EACH YEAR FOR ABOUT 5000 MILES. THE SUGGESTED MAXIMUM INFLATION PRESSURE FOR THESE TIRES IS 44 PSI; THE TIRES WERE USED WITH AN INFLATION PRESSURE OF 40 PSI. THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE REMAINING THREE DOT: CXHB 7EM219< TIRES (PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE). ON JULY 25, 2010, THE FOLLOWING WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE TIRES WERE IN STORAGE: A. TIRE #1 TIRE HAD A MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION ( TREAD SPLIT APART) WHICH COVERED OVER 1/3 OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE, PLUS ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF THE TREAD WERE STARTING TO SEPARATE. B. TIRE #2 HAS VERY NOTICEABLE DELAMINATION OF THE TREAD, BUT NO TEARING. C. TIRE #3 HAS A FEW DETECTABLE INDICATIONS THAT TREAD SEPARATION IS IN VERY EARLY STAGES. THE TIRES HAVE NOT YET BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER UNDER THEIR WARRANTY, BUT WILL BE RETURNED IN EARLY FALL. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE IN SUMMER STORAGE WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS FOUND. IF THE TIRES HAD BEEN MOUNTED ON THE CAR WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCES. TIRE DOT: CXHB 95K1304 IS NOT PART OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

THE 245-55X19 TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A20 TIRES TOYOTA SPECS ON HIGHLANDER LIMITED MODELS ARE UTTERLY TREACHEROUS ON ICE OR SNOW. EDMUNDS.COM DOCUMENTS A HUGE NUMBER OF WINTER TRACTION COMPLAINTS UNDER USED CARS> TOYOTA> 2008> HIGHLANDER LIMITED> CUSTOMER COMMENTS. IN MY OWN CASE, STARTING UNDER 15 MMPH I SLID UNDER 8 LANES OF INTERSTATE VIADUCT, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSING ALL THE WHILE, BEFORE MY CAR STOPPED. THE TOYOS ARE 1 OF ONLY 2 TIRES FROM ANY MFR IN THE SIZE NOTED, THE OTHER BEING A BRIDGESTONE WITH EQUALLY HORRIFIC ICE/SNOW TRACTION RATINGS AT TIRERACK AND DISCOUNT TIRE. TOYOTA REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE, SAYING THE TIRES ARE TIRE MANUFACTURER WARRANTED. THE PROBLEM? I WOULD BE GETTING EXACTLY THE SAME TIRE AGAIN, AND THE A20 TIRE IS THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. I REPLACED THE TOYO'S WITH ANOTHER MAKE AND SIZE AT 15,900 MILES (FOR $900) AND THEY TRANSFORMED MY HIGHLANDER COMPLETELY WINTER TRACTION-WISE. THIS TOYO TIRE NEEDS TO BE BANNED ENTIRELY, YET TOYOTA CONTINUES TO SPEC THEM ON NEW VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE HAS TOYO TIRES, MODEL NUMBER A20, AND LINE SIZE 225/65/R 17. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT FOUND THE REAR PASSENGERS TIRE WAS FLAT AND THERE WAS A SCREW PUNCTURING THE TIRE. AFTER CHECKING THE REMAINING TIRES, HE FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVERS TIRE PRESSURE WAS ABOVE 50 PSI. THE DOT DECAL STATED THAT 32 POUNDS WAS THE RECOMMENDED PSI FOR REAR AND FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS IN EXCESS OF 50 POUNDS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TIRES REGISTERING THAT HIGH IN NUMBERS SHOULD BE INSPECTED THOROUGHLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200.

TIRE FAILURE. ON FREEWAY TRAVELING AT APX 75 TREAD CAME OFF TIRE ON BACK DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING IT TO SERVE TIP OVER AND LAND IN THE DITCH. A SMALL AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT ON A SMALL PORTION OF TIRE WITH THE REST OF THE DREAD COMING OFF COMPLETELY. *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

2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER PURCHASED USED TOYOTA CERTIFIED 9-3-09 FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. MOST OCCURRENCES AT LOW SPEED AFTER SLOWING TO 5MPH VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL - OR WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD. THIS OCCURS OR IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED AFTER HAVING SLOWED DOWN OR IN THE MIDST OF A TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. WIFE HAS ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING INTO GEAR WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED UP ACTS LIKE YOU DIDN'T SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. WE HAVE ALSO NOTED TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ALWAYS SEEM TO DISENGAGE WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55 MPH. FEELS LIKE IT IS DRAGGING CAR TO STOP. THERE IS A NOTICEABLE WHINE BETWEEN 55 - 62 MPH. TALKED TO DEALER MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL EVERYTHING IS CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERS. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT BACK IN THIS WEEK AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A ISSUE WITH THE TOYO TIRES. AT 28,345 THEY WERE DOWN TO 5/32 TO 4/32. THEY HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN WITH LOSS OF TRACTION. WHEN ESC KICKS ON IN THE SNOW ON A TURN DO TO SLIDING AT SLOW SPEED IT MAKES MATTERS WORSE BE BETTER OFF WITH IT TURNED OFF. *TR

TOYOTA HIGHLANDER (2008) WITH TOYO A20 TIRES. EXTREMELY HIGH WEAR WITH LOW MILEAGE; CAR HYDROPLANES WITH MINIMAL WET ROAD SURFACE, POWER WHEELS LOSE TRACTION, EVEN WITH SLOW START. THE TOYO TIRE TREADS ARE ALMOST WORN OFF AT 23000 MILES; WHEN IN NORMAL DRIVING, ONE SHOULD EXPECT 45000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY POOR QUALITY OEM TIRE, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FAILED. IT WENT COMPLETELY FLAT OVERNIGHT. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY EVIDENCE OF A FOREIGN OBJECT LODGED IN THE TIRE. WHEN I TRIED TO ADD AIR, I COULD HEAR IT HISSING OUT. NOT CLEAR IF IT WAS A PUNCTURE, TIRE CRACK OR SOME OTHER TIRE FAILURE. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO A DEALER, BUT PLAN TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 2,950 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE WAS A TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A-20. *TR