YOKOHAMA TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO CHANGE THE TIRES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE DOOR AND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COST $5,000 TO REPAIR. THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED BY YOKOHAMA, TIRE LINE WAS GEOLANDAR, SIZE 235/55/R18. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER TO MAIL THE TIRES BACK TO THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

I HAVE HAD 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED IN 9/08 DEVELOP LARGE "BUBBLES" AT THE RIM AND 1 ONE OF THEM WENT FLAT. THE OTHERS WERE NOTICED AND CHANGED AND ALL TIRES HAD TEARS IN THEM THAT WERE NOT VISIBLE WHEN THE TIRES WERE ON THE RIM. THE FIRST TIRE HAD AROUND 25000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT DEVELOPED A LARGE BUBBLE WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING. THE RECEIPT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED THE TIRE SAID IT HAD A CUT IN IT. LAST WEEK ANOTHER TIRE WENT FLAT AFTER I HAD DRIVEN OVER 400 MILES AND THIS CAUSED ME TO INSPECT MY TIRES AND I NOTICED A "BUBBLE" THAT STARTED ON THE RIM OF ANOTHER TIRE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN I HAD TO BUY 2 NEW TIRES BECAUSE BOTH OF THESE TIRES HAD TEARS OR CUTS 1 1/2 - 3 INCHES LONG THAT WERE VISIBLE ONLY AFTER THE RIM WAS REMOVED. THESE TIRES HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES ON THEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE ORIGINAL TIRES FROM AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT A RESOLUTION WITH THEM. THE 4TH TIRE HAS A "RIPPLE" IN IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE, NOT AROUND THE RIM, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT IS FROM SEPARATION AND IS NOT UNUSUAL. I AM ALSO ASKING THAT THEY REPLACE THAT TIRE FOR ME. I STILL HAVE THE LAST 2 TIRES BUT WILL HAVE TO GIVE THEM TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE WORK OUT A RESOLUTION. *TR

2010 MAZDA 3 EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. BOUGHT CAR NEW IN SEPT 2009. JULY 2010 THE CAR HAS 24,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL TIRES ARE WORN OUT IN PATCHES AND ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON ALL WHEELS. KEN TOWERY CONSIDERS THIS "NORMAL ON MAZDA 3'S". I USE MY CAR FOR COMMUTING SO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

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.

ON APRIL 13, 2010 I WAS TOLD BY THE SALESMAN THAT THE YOKOHAMA TIRE IS AS GOOD AS THE MICHELIN TIRES THAT I HAD ON MY CAR. (1 OF MY MICHELIN TIRES WAS SHOWING STEEL BELTS, APPARENTLY FROM SPINNING MY TIRES TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SNOW ON MY GRAVEL DRIVEWAY THIS PAST MAR 2010.) SINCE THE MICHELINS WERE NEARLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE SALESMAN SAID THE SIDEWALLS WERE ROTTING, ON APR 13, 2010, I PURCHASED 4 YOKAHAMA TIRES. ON APR 17, 2010, I VISITED FRIENDS IN REHOBOTH BEACH AREA OF DE AND WHILE PRKG AT THE GROCERY STORE I HIT A CURB/PRKG STOP WHILE PRKG. THE SPEED OF TRAVEL AT THE TIME WAS AT A COAST SINCE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME. THE IMPACT WAS SO SLIGHT NEITHER I NOR MY PASS. WAS PROMPTED TO INSPECT THE TIRE. AFTER A NORMAL WKND OF DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AND THEN RETURNING TO MY HOME IN LEXINGTON, VA., I NOTICED THE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT MARK ON THE TIRE THAT I COULD SEE THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO THINK THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING SHARP. THE SALESMAN WHO SOLD ME THE TIRE POINTED TO A SPOT ON THE BUBBLE( I COULD NOT DISCERN THE MARK) WITH A PEN POINT AND SAID THAT THERE IS A MARK ON THE TIRE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE BUBBLE WAS CAUSED BY HITTING SOMETHING SHARP. NOW, I DO NOT CONTEND THAT I DID NOT HIT A PKNG/CURB STOP...I CONTEND IT WAS OF NO GREAT SPEED AT IMPACT. I CONTEND THAT THIS TIRE MAY BE UNSAFE; ESPECIALLY IF IT HAD FAILED DURING MY 450-MILE DRIVE HOME FROM DE. THE SALESMAN SAID, "WELL, IF YOU HIT IT AT JUST THE RIGHT WAY, IT WILL DAMAGE THE TIRE." ( I THINK MY OLD MICHELIN TIRES WOULD HAVE FAIRED BETTER AND I PROMPTLY REPLACED THE YOKOHAMA WITH MICHELINS. I FEEL SAFER BUT FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO BLEMISH, YET THE SIDEWALL INSIDE THE TIRE WAS JAGGEDLY RIPPED APPROX. 1-INCH IN LENGTH. CASE # YOKOHAMA [XXX] CLAIM ADJUSTMENT NO. [XXX] PURCHASED FROM TERRY'S TIRE TOWN, HENRICO, VA 23222 THROUGH LEXINGTON EXPRESS LUBE, LEXINGTON, VA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE AND DROVE TO A TIRE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT AND OFFERED TO TAKE LIABILITY FOR 50 PERCENT OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 850. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/04/10*JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR X-TYPE WITH YOKOHAMA P225/45/R17 TIRES AND DOT CCH8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 10 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE FRONT LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BLISTERS ON THEM. THE TIRES WERE DISCONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE SHE WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED, A FATAL CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,814.

I OWN A 1997 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4 4.0LTR.MANY SHOPS HAVE WORK ON THE FRONT AXEL WHEEL BEARINGS AND SEALS AND RETAINER NUT THIS NUT TAKES A SOCKET 2.3/8 R-6 MOST SHOPS DON'T HAVE IT SO THEY USE WHAT EVER THEY HAVE,CHISELL,LOCKING PLYERS ECT...CREATING FRONT END DAMAGE TO WHEEL BEARINGS,SEALS, BRAKES,CALIPERS,BRAKE DRUMS, MOST OF AL THE TIRES..I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB ALSO DID NOT REMOVE LCKING PIN FROM SPINDEL. *TR