YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES Complaints

I BOUGHT 4 YOKOHAMA TIRES AVID P235/65/R16. WITHIN 1 MONTH, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO VEER INTO A CURB. I PUT IN A CLAIM WITH YOKOHAMA AND THEY DENIED MY CLAIM - EVEN THOUGH I HAD A WITNESS AND THE REPAIR STATION SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY A BLOW OUT AND PUT IT ON THE REPAIR INVOICE. ANOTHER ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A VERY LARGE BUBBLE IN IT. OBVIOUSLY THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEITHER MR. TIRE NOR YOKOHAMA WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

TIRE VALVES ON ALL 4 TIRES FAILED WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD. TIRES WERE YOKOHAMA AVID T4 AND WERE FITTED BY PRESTIGE TOYOTA ON DECEMBER 9, 2006. TIRE 1 FAILED ON JUNE 24TH 2008 ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, NJ. TIRE WAS NOT RECOVERABLE DUE TO US HAVING TO DRIVE ALMOST 1 MILE ON THE TIRE TO GET TO A SAFE AREA TO PULL OVER. IT WAS REPLACED THAT DAY MAVIS DISCOUNT TIRES IN NANUET NY. TIRE 2 FAILED ON JULY 10 ON THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN NJ. AS WE HAD TO DRIVE OVER THE BRIDGE TO SAFELY PULL OVER THE TIRE WAS NOT RECOVERABLE. IT WAS REPLACED NEXT DAY BY MAVIS DISCOUNT TIRES IN NANUET NY. TECHNICIAN SAID TIRE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN VALVE. TIRE 3 FAILED ON AUGUST 24 IN RIDGEWOOD NJ AFTER DRIVING FROM PHILADELPHIA TO NYC. TIRE WAS RECOVERABLE AND EXAMINED BY TECHNICIAN AT FORT LEE TIRE CENTER ON AUGUST 25TH. TECHNICIAN OBSERVED BROKEN VALVE. VALVE WAS REPLACED AND TIRE REINFLATED. TECHNICIAN ALSO INSPECTED TIRE 4 (THE LAST REMAINING GOOD TIRE). BY SLIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE VALVE IT CAME APART AND THE TIRE DEFLATED. TECHNICIAN REPLACED VALVE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

2 FLAT TIRES, ONE ON AUG 2 AND ONE ON AUG 6, 2008. CAUSE OF BOTH WAS A FAILURE OF A RUBBER TIRE VALVE STEM. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED IN REAR TIRES. AFTER FAILURE, RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE IN TIRE WITH A COMPLETE FLAT TIRE WITHIN 1 TO 3 MINUTES NO INJURIES OCCURRED. *TR

DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM ON YOKO AVID TRZ-ITEM # YH03720655T BOUGHT AT MERCHANT'S TIRE. THE VALVE STEM CRACKED AT THE BASE CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE TIRE BEAD WAS RUINED BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER. *TR

IN LATE 2007 MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT TIRES FOR MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WE PURCHASED P225/60R16 YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING. SINCE OUR PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS. WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES, THEY HAVE BEGUN TO DRY ROT OR CRACK AROUND THE RIM. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE SOTRE WHERE I PURCHASE THESE TIRES, THEY HAVE BEEN OF NO HELP. I ALSO HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE THE TIRES FAIL TO HOLD AIR. I DOUBT VERY SERIOUSLY MY CAR WILL EVER DRIVE ON A SET OF YOKOHAMAS EVER AGAIN. *KS* *TR

I BOUGHT A SET OF YOKOHAMA TIRES FOR MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M IN JULY 2006. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES NOT HOLDING AIR. FINALLY, NOW, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW 2 HALF DOLLAR SIZE HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AS TO NOT CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TIRES PLUS FOR THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AS WELL AS THIS BLOWOUT. WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES AND WILL NOT BE BUYING THIS BRAND AGAIN. *JB

SUMMARY: FAILURE OF 3 TIRES ON VEHICLE. I PURCHASED A SECOND SET OF TIRES, YOKOHAMA, FOR MY 1995 BONNEVILLE AFTER HAVING THE ORIGINAL SET FOR SOME TIME. SOON THEREAFTER, TWO TIRES FAILED. THE STEEL BELTS HAD SEPARATED ON THEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS OR SO LATER, THE THIRD TIRE FAILED. THIS FAILURE, UNLIKE THE FIRST TWO, CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED I NOT REPLACE THIS ONE UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO THE DAMAGE, & THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. UPON DOING SO, INCLUDING A RECOUNT OF MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE,TIRES, AND THE PREVIOUS FAILURES, THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THE FAILURES WERE MY FAULT. ONE FAILURE OK, TWO, SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT. THREE FAILURES FROM THE SAME SET OF TIRES MAKE ME THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM. *NM

YOKOHAMA , AVID, P235/45R17, DOT EHX8BEM0803. CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WORE OUT JUST ON REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR . THE TIRES WERE 9 MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. *AK