YOKOHAMA TIRES Complaints

I HAVE OWNED A SET OF YOKOHAMA AVIDS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES. IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD 3 SIDE WALL FAILURES. ONE FROM A POT HOLE, ONE FROM A RAISED MAN HOLE COVER AND ONE FROM A NAIL GOING THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. ALL THREE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IN 24 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS HAPPEN THESE 3 TIMES. THE ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES WERE MICHELIN'S AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH SIDE WALL FAILURES IN OVER 50,000 MILES. *TR

YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR TIRES G91 SIZE 235/55R1899H PEELING & FALLING APART I PURCHASED A TOYOTA RAV 4 2008 AT 27900 MILES WHILE HAVING MY OIL CHANGED ( NOTE NOT AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP) THEY INFORMED ME MY FRONT TIRES ARE FALLING APART. I MADE AN APPT. AND TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA WAITED AN HOUR AND WAS TOLD TAKE IT HOME WITH THE BAD TIRES NO ONE THEIR COULD HELP ME OR DETERMINE IF THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PROBLEM NEW TO TOYOTA RAV4'S. *TR

HERE WE GO AGAIN. FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS AT 18,000 MILES ON A 2008 GRAND CARAVAN. THEN THE RECALL, NOW THE REAR BRAKES AT 35K. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER HE STATED THE REAR BRAKES COULD WEAR OUT AT 8K MILES(R U KIDDING ME) SOME SERVICE MANAGER. BACK BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 40-50K WHEN NOT TOWING. THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS AND PADS HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE FRONT. I CHANGED THE REAR PADS AND 1 GLIDE WAS MISSING AND THAT PAD WAS WORN ALOT MORE THAN THE OTHER 3. THANKS DODGE, GREAT VEHICLE. ALSO WHO WAS THE GENIUS THAT CAME UP WITH THE 225 65 16 TIRE SIZE, NICE JOB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ S500 WITH YOKOHAMA ADVANCE S4 TIRES, TIRE SIZE P265/40R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACTS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER BRAND BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL BRAND WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IT WOULD TAKE SIX WEEKS FOR THE TIRE TO ARRIVE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 08 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ARE FAILING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 3 WEEK OLD 2011 TOYOYA PRIUS WITH 1700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING MY DAUGHTER BACK TO SCHOOL MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE YOKOHAMA AVID TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY MANEUVERING THE CAR OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND TO A SAFE LOCATION I INSTALLED THE SPARE DONUT AND THEN INSPECTED THE TIRE. THE INSIDE SIDEWALL BURST OPEN AND NO ROAD HAZARD WAS PRESENT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES AND THEY HAD ME HAVE THE TIRE INSPECTED BY DISCOUNT TIRE IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ. THEIR INSPECTION SUGGESTED A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT SINCE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PUNCTURES OR OTHER TYPE OF ROAD HAZARD. AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT I WAS 75 MILES FROM FLAGSTAFF, AZ, MY FINAL DESTINATION ON A SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON AND COULD NOT LOCATE AN OPEN TIRE DEALER OR TOYOTA DEALER THAT WAS OPEN SO I CONTINUED ON THE DONUT AT 50 MPH TO FLAGSTAFF AND LOCATED AN OPEN SEARS THAT HAD THE RIGHT SIZE REPLACEMENT TIRE BY ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. I HAD SEARS INSPECT THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AND THE REST OF THE TIRES AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE BASED ON THEIR OBSERVATIONS. I REQUESTED THAT YOKOHAMA PROFESSIONALLY INSPECT THE TIRE LOCAL TO ME SO THAT I CAN CARRY IT IN AS OPPOSED TO SHIPPING IT TO THEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT I SHOULD DO TO DOCUMENT THIS ISSUE. **PLEASE NOT THAT THIS OCCURRED ON A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS*** THERE WAS NO PRIUS MODEL LISTED UNDER 2011 TOYOTA MODELS....PLEASE CORRECT. *TR

DRIVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER H/T S P265/70R17 AND HAD BLOWOUT OF ONE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. EXTENDED OVER 15 INCHES AND WAS CLOSE TO THE RIM AS EVIDENCED IN MOST BLOWOUTS. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER A TIRE ROTATION WHEN IT RUPTURED ABRUPTLY. RESULTED IN A TEAR OF ABOUT 12 INCHES AND THEN ENDED IN AN EXTENSION TO THE TREAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (NA) EQUIPPED WITH YOKAHAMA, AVID TOURING TIRES, SIZE 215/65/R15. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. AFTER STOPPING AND INSPECTING THE TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE SIDEWALL THAT HAD BLOWN. THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

YOKOHAMA YK520 335/45R/17 TIRES... DRIVING ALONG WITH MY 2001 AUDI S4 AND STARTED NOTICING A WOBBLE OR SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. KEPT GETTING WORSE. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 20K MILES ON THEM SO I THOUGH I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. (ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS BEEN UPGRADED).. I TOOK THE TIRES OFF TO MAKE SURE I DIDN;T HAVE A BENT RIM AND NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN OUT/CUT ON THE OUTER CORNER/LIP OF THE TIRES. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE CONTROL ARMS. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THEM AND TOLD ME THAT THE BELTS HAD SEPARATED ON BOTH TIRES CAUSING THE TIRE TO "DEFORM" AND THEN HIT MY CONTROL ARMS/WISHBONE. HE SAID IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER 100 MILES AND BOTH FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE BLOWN APART. THAT REALLY SOUNDED LIKE FUN ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS...! I ROTATED THE FRONT TIRES WITH THE "GOOD" REAR TIRES, AND HAVE CHECKED THEM EVERY 20 MILES. ABSOLUTELY NO HITTING OR RUBBING ON ANYTHING. SO YES, THE BELTS HAD SEPARATED. *TR

BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN IN THE MIDDLE AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES! WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THEM ROTATED, THEY COULDN'T ROTATE THEM BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TREAD LEFT. SO, I WENT TO REPLACE THE YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR TIRES, BUT SOON FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY, NO PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT...NOTHING!!! I HAD MAINTAINED PROPER INFLATION IN BOTH TIRES, BUT I NOTICED OTHER 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 CARS IN PARKING LOTS WITH THE SAME PREMATURE TREAD WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. HOW CAN TOYOTA SELL A CAR WITH TIRES THAT INCLUDE NO WARRANTY?? SO I HAD TO PAY FOR TWO NEW TIRES ON A CAR THAT WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD! I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN! *TR