YOKOHAMA UNKNOWN TIRES Complaints

DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING DOWN ROAD AT 45 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) AND THE RIGHT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. SHE SAW SMOKE AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO CAR DEALERSHIP. THE RESULT WAS THE TREAD SEPARATED, DAMAGED OIL PAN, WRAPPED AROUND CV AXLE, MELTED THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT. THE CAR IS BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA TIRES, SIZE 225/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, SHE NOTICED WIRES STICKING OUT OF THE TREAD. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $517. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,021. UPDATED 2/17/09 *CN UPDATED 02/19/09. *JB

I HAVE YOKOHAMA ON MY GRAND VITARA THAT ROARS WHILE DRIVING ,HAD THEM CHECKED FOUND OUT, IT WAS NOT ONLY THE TIRES BUT THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS, NOBODY WANTS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TRUCK IS 2007 GRAND VITARA WITH LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ,I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND, THEY ARE PASSING THE BLAME!

LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME APART OR SEPARATED. TIRE MAKE IS A YOKOHAMA AEGIS LS4 THE ENTIRE TREADED SECTION CAME APART WHILE ON FREEWAY,AND SEVERELY DAMAGE VEHICLE CAUSING THE FRONT BUMPER ,LEFT FRONT FENDER AND UNDER SKIRT, LEFT FRONT LOWER DOOR OUTER PANEL ,LEFT FRONT CORNER LIGHT AND WIRING HARNESS UNDER FENDER TO BE SEVERED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 MAZDA MPV.THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER TRYING TO PULL OF FREEWAY BARLEY ESCAPING WITH MY LIFE. DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY.$2000.00. *TR

WE PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM MERCHANT TIRES IN THOMASVILLE, NC ON 7/7/07. ON 9/8/08 WE HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE BECAUSE OF A VALVE STEM FAILURE WHICH THE COMPANY DIDN'T TELL US. THE TIRE HAD A BULGE ON THE SIDE WALL BECAUSE THEY WERE LOW PROFILE TIRES AND MY WIFE DIDN'T NOTICE THE TIRE WAS LOW BECAUSE OF THE VALVE STEM. FROM HER DRIVING ON THE TIRE IT CAUSED THE SIDE WALL DAMAGE. MY WIFE TRIED FIX A FLAT BUT SHE SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS BARLEY HANGING ON SO SHE COULD USE FIX A FLAT. AFTER THAT INCIDENT A WEEK LATER ON 9/14/08 I HAD TO TAKE ANOTHER TIRE TO MERCHANTS TO GET FIXED AND THIS TIME IT WASN'T DAMAGED AND I WAS TOLD BY MERCHANTS IT WAS A VALVE STEM AND THAT WAS ALL IT NEEDED. TODAY 10/10/08 I NOTICED A WARNING ISSUE ON MERCHANTS WEBSITE ISSUED BECAUSE OF DILL VALVE STEMS. I ASKED THEM HOW DO I GET A REFUND FOR THE TIRE I HAD TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE TIRE. HE INFORMED ALL COMPLAINTS NEED TO GO TO DILL AIR CONTROLLED PRODUCTS. SO I FOUND THIS FORM ON ANOTHER INTERNET SITE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SO NOW I WANT SOMEONE TO REFUND MY MONEY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW TIRE THAT I HAD TO BUY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY VALVE STEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA ALLEGIANCE IV TIRES, SIZE P19570R14 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING RATTLING NOISES. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE NOISE. DURING DECELERATION, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. HE ABRUBPTLY STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED FRONT END DAMAGE AND IT APPEARED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. HE TOOK THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION. IT APPEARED AS IF THE TIRE STRUCK A CURB AND WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT STRIKE ANY CURBS, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE TREAD TO SEPARATE SO SUDDENLY. HE BELIEVES THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,836.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 270-STATE ROUTE 3, AND WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC! WENT TO CHANGE LANES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT! STARTED MERGING INTO MY CHANGING LANE WHEN I NOTICED A CAR SPEEDING INTO MY CHANGING LANE! I PULLED BACK INTO MY PREVIOUS LANE QUICKLY SO AS NOT TOO BE HIT. SOON AFTER MY CAR STARTED TOO SPIN. DID A 360 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, WENT INTO THE DIVIDING CEMENT WALL, HIT THAT AND DID ANOTHER 360 ON TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY! AFTER CHECKING OUT MY TIRES I NOTICED A FLAT TIRE ON MY FRONT LEFT! LATER IN THE NIGHT NOTICED A ROUND INDENT IN THE SIDEWAY OF THE TIRE BUT LOOKED LIKE A BRAND NEW TIRE! I'VE HAD THESE TIRES A LITTLE MORE THEN A MONTH AND THEY WERE BALANCED AND HAD BEEN PUT ON STRAIGHT FROM THE TIRE DISCOUNT S STORE! THESE ARE YOKOHAMA, YK520 TIRES!! ONLY PUT A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES, NEVER DAMAGED THE TIRES AND NEVER TOUCHED THEM!! NOW MY CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED AND SOME DAMAGE TOO THE ENGINE! I VERY UN-HAPPY AND WILL BE TAKING THIS TO COURT WITH MY LAWYER!!! *TR

3 FLAT TIRES FAULTY VALVE STEMS IN ALL 3 TIRES REPLACED THE 3 VALVE STEM. REPLACED VALVE STEM PART NUMBER IS TR414. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA AS430 TIRES (NA). WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT ONLY HAS ABOUT 20000 MILES BUT I ALREADY CHANGED 3 OF 4 TIRES. FIRST TIRE FLATTENED ON HIGHWAY, THEY WERE UNFIXABLE SO I BOUGHT NEW TIRES. THE TIRE SHOP FOUND AN INCH CUT BETWEEN THREAD. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER ANOTHER TIRE FLATTENED, THEY FOUND THE SAME KIND OF CUT LIKE THE FIRST TIRE. ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH LATER THE THIRD TIRE FLATTENED, THIS TIME THEY FOUND A PINHOLE BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY NAIL. THREE MONTHS IN A ROW HAPPENED TO THREE DIFFERENT TIRES ? *TR