YOKOHAMA TIRES Complaints

APRIL 12TH I HAD THE OIL CHANGE IN MY 2009 DODGE CARAVAN AT VALVOLINE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME MY LOW LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE AND THEY WERE ALL FINE. I AM IN SALES AND DO A GREAT DEAL OF TRAVEL IN THIS CARAVAN IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA. I COULD FEEL THE VAN PULLING HARDER AND HARDER TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I PULL IN TO THE PARKING LOT, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS LOW. THE AIR VALVE BLOW OUT AND COMPLETE DEFLATED THE TIRE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING, WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I GOT THE TIRE CHANGED AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO GOODYEAR. I WAS TELLING ME CO WORKER ABOUT THIS AND SHE HAS HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA TIRES, SIZE 205/55R16. WHILE DRIVING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF OF THE ROAD AND CHANGE THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER; THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ROTTEN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,355.

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2009 I PURCHASED 4 NEW YOKOHAMA TIRES FROM NTB, MENTOR OHIO WHO INSTALLED THEM ON A 2007 HYANDAI SONATA, REPLACING THE ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES. THE TIRES WERE AS530, DOT #CCLM 825 1309 4 31911 SIZE 215/55R17 94V, 31911. THE TIRES WERE RATED FOR MUD AND SNOW FOR 60,000. THE TIRES APPEARED TO PERFORM FINE, UNTIL IT SNOWED. IN SNOW, THE TIRES HAD VIRTUALLY NO TRACTION AT ALL. THIS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR PERFORMED VERY WILL FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS ON ITS ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES. WITH THE NEW TIRES, THE CAR LITERALLY GOT STUCK REPEATEDLY IN SNOW IN FEBRUARY, 2010. FINALLY, ON FEBRUARY 27, 2010, MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SHE WAS STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO A SHOPPING MAILL ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC COMING TOWARD HER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ALL HAD GREEN LIGHTS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. WHEN SHE HAD TIME TO TURN WITH A BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC, THE TIRES SPUN IN THE SNOW, DELAYING THE TURN. SHE WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE OF THIS DELAY. BOTH CARS WERE TOTAL LOSSES, BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST LOSE THE MUD AND SNOW DESIGNATION. I HAVE DRIVEN FRONT DRIVE CARS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER GOT STUCK IN SNOW. THESE TIRES ARE SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. PLEASE TAKE THEM OFF THE MARKET.

TIRE FAILLURE, SIDEWALL SEPARATION DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF FAILED TIRE THAT CAN BE EMAILED IF REQUESTED.

EVERY TIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS EITHER TOO COLD OR HOT I GET A LOW AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES. TO FIX THE EVERY DAY PROBLEM OF THE LOST OF AIR I BOUGHT AN AIR PUMP TO FILL MY TIRES, CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING WARRANTY 2008 DOES NOT COVER THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET IT FIX AND THEY WERE CHARGING FORT HE SENSOR FOR THE TIRES CLOSE TO $200 DOLLARS. IT'S ALREADY MY SECOND SENSOR THAT THE EXPENSE COMES OUT OF MY POCKET AND AN EVERY DAY PROBLEM.

1.EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR SEEM NOT ACCELL PROPERLY-I WOULD HAVE MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND THE CAR MADE NOISE SIMILAR TO OVERHEATING OR FANBELT WITH VIBRATION-BUT THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLIED BRAKES-AFTER LETTING CAR DRIFT FOR A MOMENT THE CAR JOLTED THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE-ALSO, A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF WHERE THERE WAS A RECAL CORRECTED ON MY CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO-I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANY RELEVANCE-2. THE FAILURE THAT OCCURED WAS: AS I WAS TRYING TO REACH APPROX 50-60MPH MY VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PASSED 40MPH-I NOTICED THAT EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE CAR STILL DID NOT ACCEL PASED 40MPH THEN I NOTICED THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER WAS NOT MOVE FROM 40MPH EVEN WHILE HAVING GAS PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN-THEN I APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR DID SLOW DOWN BUT THE LEVER ON SPEDOMETER STILL WAS NOT MOVING FROM 40MPH WHILE BREAKS APPLIED AND CAR SPEED DECREASSING-THERE WAS A NOISE FROM ENGINE SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF OVERHEATING OR FANBELT AND WAS VIBRATING- AND THEN AFTER LETTING IT DRIFT THEN IT JOLTED AND THEN SEEMED TO BE FINE - THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WITH SPEDOMETER NOT MOVING AND WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO REACH 50-60MPH-CONSEQUENCE:AS I WAS CHANGING LANES-THERE WAS CAR BEHIND ME IN THE LANE I CHANGED INTO AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR DID NOT ACCEL AND STAYED AT 40MPH-THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT INTO ME AFTER I CHANGED LANES AND I WAS HEADING TOWARD TRAFFIC THAT I WAS NEEDING TO MERGE INTO AT ATLEAST 50MPH 3.THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED-THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SIMULATE/DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM-MY CAR IS STILL THERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT-I RETURNED THE DEALERS CAR AND LEFT MINE-THEY WOULD NOT LET ME READ THE DIAGNOSTIC PAPERS BEFORE SIGNING -I WANT TO KNOW IF EDR AND THE ELECTONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED *CN

PURCHASED 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 12/10/09. CAR/TIRE WAS WOBBLING, FELT THAT ALIGNMENT WAS OUT. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 12/21/09. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS OFF. DEALER SERVICE JUST REBALANCED REAR PASSENGER TIRE AND INFLATED WELL BEYOND REQUIRED PSI'S. CAR CONTINUED TO WOBBLE, AND DRIVE WITH A DISTORTION IN RIDE AND HAVE TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. WENT BACK FOR SERVICE ON 1/23/10. AGAIN, SERVICE ADMITTED RADIAL PULL. THEY REBALANCE THE WHEELS, AND REALIGNED THE CAR AND THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER PUT 4 NEW TIRES AND REALIGNED. PROBLEM CONTINUED. CAR IS NOT SITTING ON THE FRAME PROPERLY BUT SERVICE WILL NOT ADMIT IT. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE AGAIN ON 2/13/10. AGAIN A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO SERVICE AGAIN 3/8/10 COMPLAINED THAT CAR ISN'T DRIVING PROPERLY, I HAVE TO HOLD MY STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY TO KEEP THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT. WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE DUE TO THE DISTORTION, WOBBLING OF CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA TIRES ROLL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. INCREDIBLE! THE CAR ACCELERATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT. ONE SIDE OF THE CAR IS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WAS DONE TO THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND WAS DISMISSED. PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME AND I'VE BEEN STOPPED AND TOLD THAT MY CAR IS CROOKED . I CAN FEEL IT AND SEE THE SAME THING. SERVICE INFLATED MY TIRES TO OVER 42PSI'S. THAT'S TOO MUCH AIR. THIS CAR IS STILL DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING UPON WHICH WAY THE TIRES ARE MOVING FROM "LEFT TO RIGHT", IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THIS IS A TOYOTA THING. INSULTING! I FEEL THIS WAS DONE IN ORDER TO MASK WHATEVER THE REAL PROBLEM IS. I TRADED A 2004 CAMRY THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I HAD OVER 30 ALIGNMENTS, 4 BRAKE JOBS, A STEERING SHAFT REPLACED AND 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 4 YRS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION ON THAT CAR. THIS CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. FEEL UNSAFE. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A FAILED VALVE STEM IN MY REAR LEFT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS RUINED BY RIDING ON THE RIM TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I LOST ALL GEARS ON MY CAR. I STARTED TO ROLL BACK. I AM ALSO GOING ON MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES ON THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2010: WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WILL ACCELERATE SO FAST BY ITSELF WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND FATAL. IT CAN HIGHLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER CANNOT STEP ON THE BRAKES IN TIME TO STOP THE CAR ACCELERATION. I WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HERE IN QUEENS NEW YORK AND TO MY SURPRISE THE REP SAID" I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT COMPLAINT" AND DID NOT PURSUE THE MATTER AT ALL. ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE WHOLE TIRE WAS DAMAGED ON MY BRAND NEW 2010 PRIUS WHICH I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR BARELY TWO MONTHS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS AND DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START GETTING ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR