I purchased a new 2007 Toyota Camry in May 2006. I have had the tires, Bridgestone turanza el-400, rotated regularly since purchasing the car. I have problems with the tires squealing upon breaking and noticed that the tire treads are wearing prematurely. I took the car to the dealer where I purchased the car and a Bridgestone dealer who advised that the tires were not wearing evenly but they could be replaced at a fee of over $400. I presently have 12,300 miles on my car and the tires need to be replaced.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

I had a blowout on the interstate at 55mph. No notice just blew out, did not hit anything. Tire replaced at my expense.

- Naples, FL, USA

My 2007 Toyota with only 14,000 miles on it is already out of alignment and wearing the inside of the tires. I thought that I had a defective tire because of the thumping noise and was told by the dealer that it was because I did not rotate the tires. I had rotated the tires 1 time during the 14,000 miles and the rear tire was "cupping" the same as the front tire. This proved that the alignment was bad probably from the factory. I talked with the salesman at the dealer and he said that I should probably have an alignment done every 6 months. I have never had to get an alignment done on a new car until I bought new tires. They did not offer me anything even though the car is still under warranty. I feel that this is a safety issue due to the fact that if I were someone who was not aware of what was going on with my tires due to improper alignment from the factory and the tire would wear on the inside (as mine are) where it is not noticeable there could be blowout of the tire resulting in a serious accident and even death. I would like to see Toyota issue a recall on all 2007 Camry for front end alignment or else reimbursement for those who have had to get their vehicle aligned (as I am about to) due to the fact the dealers are unwilling to warrant this work. I have read consumer web sights and there are a lot of these cars with the same problem. Please, in the interest of safety, make Toyota accountable for this failure of design.

- Alliance, NE, USA

Front end shimmied when braking. Found front tires were cupped. Had just rotated tires, leaving on a trip, so rotated tires back to front. Returning on trip, car front shook badly when braking going downhill in mountains. Took to dealer, they said (Bridgestone) tires showed cupping. Replaced front brake linings and car seemed to handle ok. Three months later, another trip through mountains, again front end shimmied badly when braking going down steep incline. Dealer said all tires showed cupping, but brakes, cv joints, bearings were ok. Suggested I replace tires (but did not try to sell me any"?") installed 4 new Michelin tires and car handles great although I still feel some dragging in the brakes. Another trip to dealer, paid for a brake inspection and dealer said brakes ok 80 % remaining wear. Car now out of warranty, told dealer I felt they were stalling me on repairs until warranty expired. They said repair record would show problem in past if condition continued. Did not say what condition they were referring too. Feel they are giving me run around on steering problem, but as they said, there are no mountains around here they can test drive.

- Orient, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The vehicle has Bridgestone turanza EL400-02, size 215-60vr16 tires. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance at 17,000 miles. The dealer stated that all four tires had wear and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the best price she could get from the dealer was four tires for the price of three, at $567. The dot number was unknown. The vehicle current and failure mileages were 17,000. The tire failure mileage was 17,500. Updated 03-04-08

- Worcester, MA, USA

Vibration throughout speed range, very noticeable at highway speeds. Three sets of tires, two sets of wheels, multiple attempts to balance wheels.

- Buxton, ME, USA

I'm writing to detail my issues with my 07 Toyota Camry V6. I have had it one year and the hesitation upon accelerating is still there even after a supposed 'fix' by my selling dealer. The tranny sometimes hesitates as much as 2-3 seconds B4 actually moving forward as intended. I also have extreme frustration with the interior plastics. The dash rattles more than my old 97 Pontiac. The other major issue is the softness of the driver seat foam. I am due in 2 days for a re-foaming of the seat. Hopefully that will firm it up a bit. One last point is the tires wore out by 13K on them making me spend over $300 for new rubber. Not acceptable for a $25,000 car.

- Gibsonia, PA, USA

I bought a Toyota Camry hybrid 2007 at the end of Oct. 2006. I also bought a pre-paid maintenance service. Yesterday, Dec. 6 2007, I took my Camry for the 5th regular service for 25,000 miles. I commute to a distant work, so I put on a lot of highway miles. The service manager form the folsom lake Toyota dealer called me to inform me that I needed to replace all of my four tires. He said that the tread was all worn out. I was extremely frustrated about the exceptionally accelerated wear of Bridgestone tires. I finally was able to talk to the tire company customer service. There their explanation was that because of Toyota's specifications, they produced tires that had softer rubber for better ridership. It makes them last much less than their store tires. By the way, the tires, turanza EL400 in their store will last about 80,000miles. The same brand and same model tires will have two different performance. I did not pay any closer look on the tires because I only put 25,000 miles on them. It is also mostly from highway drive. I spoke with Toyota consumer representative. I was told that it is not their responsible and was told to bring it up to the tire company. I could have gotten into problems because never expected or suspected any bad tires. I had many different cars from different companies, but this is the first time that a brand new car tires lasting only 25,000 miles. A sales person from the Bridgestone store in citrus height said that it is not new that he sees often brand new car tires lasting only about 15,000miles or even less.

- Folsom, CA, USA

Tires rotated every service (5K miles), brigestone turanza's ES400, cupping @ 20,000 miles.

- Quakertown, PA, USA

2007 Camry xle with Bridgestone turanza el 400-02 tires. Size 215/60-16. Tires started making "road noise" at 18,000mi and getting progressively worse at 23,000. Dealer said it's because of hard rubber composite used in mfg of tire and offered to pay for 2 if I pay for 2 of another brand tire.

- Estero, FL, USA

TL- the contact state that while driving his 2007 Toyota Camry (15000 failure mileage) 55 mph, the vehicle began to shake. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for a front end alignment. The dealer stated that the vehicle did not need a front end alignment, it was that defective tires on the vehicle. The tires have not been changed, but the contact feels the vehicle is unsafe.

- Boyton Beach, FL, USA