YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH YOKOHAMA AVID S33 225/65/ 16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. HE WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE POLICE OFFICER WHO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE ADVISED THAT THE BLOW OUT WAS CAUSED BY AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE NEON WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES THAT ARE 185/60/15. I BOUGHT 4 TIRES AND IN A MONTH IN A HALF 2 OF THEM BOTH ONE THAT WAS A LEFT FRONT AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALLS. THE OTHER ONE THAT WAS ON THE REAR LEFT BLEW OUT 3 WEEKS EARLIER AT HIGHWAY SEEDS THE SIDEWALLS. I PERSONALLY HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

2010 MAZDA 3 EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. BOUGHT CAR NEW IN OCT 2009. MAY 7TH 2010 THE CAR HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR TIRES ARE DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. MY NET SEARCHING SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HOW A CAR CAN HAVE ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES IS BEYOND BELIEF. THE DEALERSHIP CONSIDERS THIS "NORMAL ON MAZDA 3'S". TIRES WERE WELL MAINTAINED WITH TIRE PRESSURE BY ME. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HIT A SIGNIFICANT ROAD HAZARD. CAR IS USED FOR MOSTLY STRAIGHT LINE HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

TIRE FAILLURE, SIDEWALL SEPARATION DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF FAILED TIRE THAT CAN BE EMAILED IF REQUESTED.

EVERY TIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS EITHER TOO COLD OR HOT I GET A LOW AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES. TO FIX THE EVERY DAY PROBLEM OF THE LOST OF AIR I BOUGHT AN AIR PUMP TO FILL MY TIRES, CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING WARRANTY 2008 DOES NOT COVER THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET IT FIX AND THEY WERE CHARGING FORT HE SENSOR FOR THE TIRES CLOSE TO $200 DOLLARS. IT'S ALREADY MY SECOND SENSOR THAT THE EXPENSE COMES OUT OF MY POCKET AND AN EVERY DAY PROBLEM.

1.EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR SEEM NOT ACCELL PROPERLY-I WOULD HAVE MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND THE CAR MADE NOISE SIMILAR TO OVERHEATING OR FANBELT WITH VIBRATION-BUT THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLIED BRAKES-AFTER LETTING CAR DRIFT FOR A MOMENT THE CAR JOLTED THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE-ALSO, A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF WHERE THERE WAS A RECAL CORRECTED ON MY CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO-I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANY RELEVANCE-2. THE FAILURE THAT OCCURED WAS: AS I WAS TRYING TO REACH APPROX 50-60MPH MY VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PASSED 40MPH-I NOTICED THAT EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE CAR STILL DID NOT ACCEL PASED 40MPH THEN I NOTICED THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER WAS NOT MOVE FROM 40MPH EVEN WHILE HAVING GAS PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN-THEN I APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR DID SLOW DOWN BUT THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER STILL WAS NOT MOVING FROM 40MPH WHILE BREAKS APPLIED AND CAR SPEED DECREASSING-THERE WAS A NOISE FROM ENGINE SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF OVERHEATING OR FANBELT AND WAS VIBRATING- AND THEN AFTER LETTING IT DRIFT THEN IT JOLTED AND THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE - THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WITH SPEDOMETER NOT MOVING AND WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO REACH 50-60MPH-CONSEQUENCE:AS I WAS CHANGING LANES-THERE WAS CAR BEHIND ME IN THE LANE I CHANGED INTO AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR DID NOT ACCEL AND STAYED AT 40MPH-THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT INTO ME AFTER I CHANGED LANES AND I WAS HEADING TOWARD TRAFFIC THAT I WAS NEEDING TO MERGE INTO AT ATLEAST 50MPH 3.THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED-THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SIMULATE/DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM-MY CAR IS STILL THERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT-I RETURNED THE DEALERS CAR AND LEFT MINE-THEY WOULD NOT LET ME READ THE DIAGNOSTIC PAPERS BEFORE SIGNING -I WANT TO KNOW IF EDR AND THE ELECTONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED *CN

PURCHASED 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 12/10/09. CAR/TIRE WAS WOBBLING, FELT THAT ALIGNMENT WAS OUT. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 12/21/09. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS OFF. DEALER SERVICE JUST REBALANCED REAR PASSENGER TIRE AND INFLATED WELL BEYOND REQUIRED PSI'S. CAR CONTINUED TO WOBBLE, AND DRIVE WITH A DISTORTION IN RIDE AND HAVE TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. WENT BACK FOR SERVICE ON 1/23/10. AGAIN, SERVICE ADMITTED RADIAL PULL. THEY REBALANCE THE WHEELS, AND REALIGNED THE CAR AND THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER PUT 4 NEW TIRES AND REALIGNED. PROBLEM CONTINUED. CAR IS NOT SITTING ON THE FRAME PROPERLY BUT SERVICE WILL NOT ADMIT IT. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE AGAIN ON 2/13/10. AGAIN A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO SERVICE AGAIN 3/8/10 COMPLAINED THAT CAR ISN'T DRIVING PROPERLY, I HAVE TO HOLD MY STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY TO KEEP THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT. WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE DUE TO THE DISTORTION, WOBBLING OF CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA TIRES ROLL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. INCREDIBLE! THE CAR ACCELERATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT. ONE SIDE OF THE CAR IS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WAS DONE TO THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND WAS DISMISSED. PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME AND I'VE BEEN STOPPED AND TOLD THAT MY CAR IS CROOKED . I CAN FEEL IT AND SEE THE SAME THING. SERVICE INFLATED MY TIRES TO OVER 42PSI'S. THAT'S TOO MUCH AIR. THIS CAR IS STILL DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING UPON WHICH WAY THE TIRES ARE MOVING FROM "LEFT TO RIGHT", IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THIS IS A TOYOTA THING. INSULTING! I FEEL THIS WAS DONE IN ORDER TO MASK WHATEVER THE REAL PROBLEM IS. I TRADED A 2004 CAMRY THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I HAD OVER 30 ALIGNMENTS, 4 BRAKE JOBS, A STEERING SHAFT REPLACED AND 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 4 YRS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION ON THAT CAR. THIS CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. FEEL UNSAFE. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A FAILED VALVE STEM IN MY REAR LEFT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS RUINED BY RIDING ON THE RIM TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2010: WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WILL ACCELERATE SO FAST BY ITSELF WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND FATAL. IT CAN HIGHLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER CANNOT STEP ON THE BRAKES IN TIME TO STOP THE CAR ACCELERATION. I WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HERE IN QUEENS NEW YORK AND TO MY SURPRISE THE REP SAID" I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT COMPLAINT" AND DID NOT PURSUE THE MATTER AT ALL. ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE WHOLE TIRE WAS DAMAGED ON MY BRAND NEW 2010 PRIUS WHICH I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR BARELY TWO MONTHS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS AND DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START GETTING ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

YOKOHAMA AVID TRZ 205/65R15 TIRES FOR MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD: I PURCHASED A SET OF THESE TIRES 3 YEARS AGO AS THEY WERE 80,000 MILE TIRES (AS IN LONG-LASTING). AT 32,000 MILES, THEY WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND GOT A $30 DISCOUNT ON THE TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THE INITIAL COST THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. YOKOHAMA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO LIST TIRES AS 80,000 MILES OF WEAR WHEN, IN FACT, THEY ARE BALD AT 32,000 MILES (AND I AM AN OLDER EXPERIENCED DRIVER, NOT A HOT-RODDER OR EXCESSIVE SPEEDER.) *TR