YOKOHAMA TIRES Complaints

(ACCIDENTALLY FILLED THIS OUT ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE COMPLAINT PAGE, SORRY) I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 90,000 MILE SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME BOTH REAR TIRES HAD CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SHELL OF THE TIRE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE INSTALLING TIRE SHOP FOR EVALUATION. IT TURNS OUT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE REPLACED ON A PRORATED BASIS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER FOR MY SON OR DAUGHTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! THE TIRES HAD ONLY 20,200 MILES AND WERE 2.67 YEARS OLD. I EXPECTED MORE LIKE 60,000 MILES AND NO DEFECTS. YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S, 205/60 R 16

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR A/T-S TIRES, SIZE: LT215/85R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES FAILED TO PASS AN INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS TOO THIN. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,322 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

PURCHASED THE 2014 NISSAN MURANO NEW FROM NALLEY NISSAN DECATUR, GEORGIA. TIRES WEARING TREAD QUICKLY; 50% AT 12800 MILES. TIRES ARE EASILY PUNCTURED. TWICE THUS FAR. RESEARCHED TO FIND THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS TIRE RESULTING IN SOME CASES TWITH BLOW OUTS. SEE WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/TIRES/YOKOHAMA. DURING SERVICING AND TIRE ROTATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIRE DOESN'T USUALLY COME ON THE MURANO FROM FACTORY AS IT IS CONSIDERED SUB-STANDARD. I WAS TOLD TO INFORM NISSAN. LONG STORY SHORT. BOTH TIRE MANUFACTURER AND NISSAN REFUSED TO ASSIST ME TO REMOVE THESE TIRES. TIRES ARE CONTINUING TO WEAR QUICKLY ON MY FRONT WITH NO ALLIGNMENT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. A NISSAN SPECIALIST SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE BBB IF I A NOT HAPPY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES, SIZE: S33 225/65/R17 (NA). UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES WERE WORN HALFWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN DOWN HALFWAY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS ABNORMAL WEARING WITH THIS SPECIFIC BRAND OF TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,143. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID ENVIGOR TIRES, SIZE: P205/50R17. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES BETWEEN THE TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,300 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,800. MA 10/23/15

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR G91A, P225 65/R17, D.O.T. FDF5-PC51414 OEM TIRE: ON JULY 6, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30PM EST, MY DAUGHTER WHILE DRIVING OUR 2015 MAZDA CX-5, EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. THE MAZDA CX-5 IS EQUIPPED WITH OEM YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR G91A, P225 65/R17, D.O.T. FDF5-PC51414. SHE WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH) EASTBOUND ON ROUTE 66, NEAR EXIT 53, AND DESCRIBES HEARING THUMPING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WHILE SHE WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY EXIT FROM THE ROADWAY TO THE SHOULDER, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND THEY SENT A COURTESY AAA PATROL TO ASSIST. THE MAZDA CX-5 IS EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE TREAD OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR OEM TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS AND WAS LAYING ON THE ROADWAY. THERE IS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. I PURCHASED THE 2015 MAZDA CX-5 NEW IN JUNE OF 2014. THE CAR AND OEM TIRES HAD 8,000 MILES WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED MY TIRES COMPLAINING OF A SHAKING STEERING WHEEL (THINKING ONE OF MY TIRES HAD LOST A BALANCE WEIGHT), THAT'S WHEN I DISCOVERED 3 OF THE 4 TIRES I HAD PURCHASED A YEAR AGO SEPTEMBER (AND WHICH HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES OF WEAR) HAD ALL EXPERIENCED THE STEEL BELT SEPARATING INSIDE THE TIRE. UPDATED 09/02/15*LJ UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

YOKOHAMA G-91 TIRES- ON A SUBRAU FORRESTER 225-60-17 WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES THE TIRES WERE BALDING. ROTATIONS WERE DOWN BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 MILES- LIKE CLOCKWORK. I WROTE YOKOHAMA. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS, (SUBRAU USING G91) AND THEY HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM,TOO. I HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE AS THESE ARE DANGEROUS-

YOKOHAMA TIRES 195/65R15 DOT#479N-EBM1212. PREMATURE WEAR. PALM BEACH TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR 60 K WARRANTY. PREMATURE WEAR AT 25K MILES. YOKOHAMA STOPPED MANUFACTURING THIS TIRE BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS, SO CANNOT GET EQUAL TIRE.PALM BEACH TOYOTA WANTS TO CHARGE ME PRICE OF NEW TIRE. I HAVE 60 K WARRANTY. *TR

I PURCHASED 4 YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER H/T-S ON A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON 02/2013. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR MY ANNUAL STATE SAFETY INSPECTION THIS YEAR ON 02/2015 I WAS TOLD AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY TIRE ARE CRACKING BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE TREADS. THIS TREAD SEPARATION CRACKING IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE SHOP CONTACTED TIRE COMPANY THAT SUPPLIED THEM THE TIRE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY CREDIT ME 35% OF THE ORIGINAL TIRE PRICE THEY WOULD BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER YOKOHAMA TIRE. THESE TIRES ARE 2 YEARS OLD AND HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THEM. IT SEEMS I AM BEING PUT IN DANGER IF I DON'T HAVE THEM REPLACED AND SEEMS I AM GETTING RIPPED OFF IF I DO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *TR