YOKOHAMA TIRES Complaints

YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER A/T-S LT315/75R16 CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF TIRE TREAD AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES PURCHASED 6/7/07 HAD 50% TREADWEAR AND 52K MILES. THESE WERE NOT DRY ROT CRACKS. YOKOHAMA CREATED CASE# AND ISSUED A 50% CREDIT TOWARDS 4 NEW TIRES AT DISCOUNT TIRE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TIRES. *TR

HELLO,, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES,I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA IN 2007,I HAVE ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT, I BOUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO GET A OIL CHANGE.THEY TOLD ME I AM GOING TO NEED NEW TIRES IN THE NEXT 3,000 MILES. THEY CAME WITH YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER G92 TIRES, I CALLED YOKOHAMA TIRES ABOUT SIX TIMES THEY KEPT ON TELLING ME THAT THE TIRES THAT COME WITH THIS SUV DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY, THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A YOKOHAMA DEALER WERE I LIVE, SO I WENT OVER THERE THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING.I PULLED UP ON GOOGLE, OTHER PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT SIMILAR SUV'S IN 2000 7/2008, HAD THE SAME ISSUES, AND A LOT OF THEM HAD BLOWOUTS WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING THERE SUV'S.ONCE I READ THEM ALL. I MADE COPIES OF THE ALL TO SHOW YOU,I CALLED YOKOHAMA TIRES AGAIN I TOLD THEM THAT IF I GET A BLOWOUT, AND GET INTO A ACCIDENT AND ME OR MY FAMILY GET HURT OR WORSE THAT I AM GOING TO SUE THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LETS COMPANIES LIKE YOKOHAMA SELL PRODUCTS TO US, AND THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY AT ALL, I THINK THAT YOKOHAMA TIRE COMPANY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING TIRES TO THE USA, I HAVE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, THERE IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, ALL I WANT IS TO BE REFUNDED THE AMOUNT THAT FOUR NEW TIRES WOULD COST ME,AND THAT YOKOHAMA SHOULD NOT BE SELLING TIRES IN THE USA, THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE TIRES TO BE ON OUR CARS, YOKOHAMA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, THEY JUST CARE ABOUT ALL THE MONEY THEY MAKE, CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

I PURCHASE FOUR YOKOHAMA ASCEND TIRES AT TOWN FAIR TIRE IN SALEM, NH ON 07-10-12 . ON 5/09/13 MY TIRE BLEW I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND MY TIRE BRUSHED THE CURB AND IT ACTUALLY SPLIT. I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED AND PUT A DONUT ON IT. I WENT BACK TO TOWN FAIR TIRE THE NEXT DAY AND BOUGHT ANOTHER TIRE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY. (REASON BEING- THEY WERE 30 DAY RETURNS - SO NO WARRANTY. SO I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER TIRE. TODAY 5/28/13 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE TIRE BLEW AND RIPPED OPEN. I ONCE AGAIN CALLED TOWN FAIR TIRE AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE TIRE NEW THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE. I DON'T TRUST THESE TIRES AND I WOULD LIKE THEM ALL REPLACED. *TR

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND THE INNER AND OUTER TREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER 14001 MILES OF WEAR ON THE YOKOHAMA TIRES GELOLANDER 11/T-S. THE CRACKS RADIATE AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. SIZE P245/75R-16 109S DOT FB8Y. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES, SIZE: 185/65R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

TIRE THREAD SEPARATION(S) , SEVERELY VIBRATED THE WHOLE VEHICLE AT ALL SPEED..SEVER TO VERY SEVERE VIBRATION AS SPEED IS GOING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS. AT LOW SPEEDS IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE HITTING A POT HOLE EVERY TIRE ROTATION. TIRE BRAND: YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER 235/65R17 DOT FBLS. INSTALLED IN A 2005 FORD SPORTRAC VIN [XXX] USED JUST OVER 14000 MILES....ALL TIRE PRESSURES, MAINTENANCE AND RECOMMENDED TIRE ROTATION HAS BEEN SERVICED ON THE SAID VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS ES350 EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES. SIZE 245/40/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A ROAD DAMAGE, THE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 6,000.

IN JUNE AND JULY OF 2011 I PURCHASED 4 YOKOHAMA 215/70R15 98S AVID TOURING S TIRES FOR MY 2005 KIA SEDONA VAN. WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 TIRES DUE TO SEPARATION. DRIVING IS BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY WITH AT LEAST 80 MILES HIGHWAY 5 DAYS EVER OTHER WEEK. SINCE PURCHASING THE TIRES I HAVE DRIVEN 46,000 MILES. THE FIRST SEPARATION OCCURRED AUGUST 1, 2012 WITH MILLAGE AT 157,000. THE SECOND ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012 AT 164,000 MILES. THE THIRD SEPARATION OCCURRED FEBRUARY 1, 2013 AT 176,000 MILES. THE SYMPTONS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ARE; A. WOBBLING OF THE VEHICLE AT VERY LOW SPEED, B. PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, C. INTENSE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED (>55). WE ARE LUCKY THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS RELATING TO THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE FIRST TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER THE TIRE DEALERS WARRANTY PROGRAM. I LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE MANUFACTURER AND MODEL AFTER THE THIRD SEPARATION AND WITH CREDIT FROM YOKOHAMA PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES; DIFFERENT MAKE AND MODEL. ALL THE TIRES WERE RETAINED BY THE DEALER. THE LAST TIRE HAD A MANFACTURE DATE OF 81S0610. *TR

CRACK IN TIRE SIDEWALL. NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE. TIRE GUY SAID PROBLEM IN MANUFACTURE. *TR

NEW CAR, MAZDA M3, PURCHASED IN APRIL 2010. YOKOHAMA TIRES WERE ON THE CAR. CAR CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES AND TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED. LAST NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT. UPON REMOVING THE TIRE TO FIX THE FLAT, THE SIDEWALL HAD SPLIT FROM THE TREAD. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE MEANING THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AGAINST THE CAR SO IT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM JUST LOOKING AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE SPLIT IS 15 INCHES IN LENGTH AND I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER AREAS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ABOUT TO SPLIT AS WELL. I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12T025000 TALKING ABOUT RECALL OF A YOKOHAMA TIRE THAT SEEMS TO MATCH WHAT I HAVE HAD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY CAR DEALER AS THE RECALL SAYS THE DEALER WILL REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THEY AREN'T AWARE OF ANY RECALL. I'VE BEEN ON HOLD FOR YOKOHAMA FOR 30+ MINUTES WITH NO LUCK IN SPEAKING TO A LIVE PERSON. I CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO HAVE A CAR AND BASED ON ALL I'VE READ ABOUT THESE TIRES, I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE MY CHILDREN RIDE ON TIRES THAT PERFORM LIKE THIS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT ON A PROCESS TO DETERMINE IF YOKOHAMA WILL MAKE GOOD ON THEIR WARRANTY CLAIMS. I HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AND WILL BE PURCHASING 4 NEW TIRES AND NOT YOKOHAMA. *TR