The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry hybrid with sumimoto htra/spo1 tires, size 215/60 R16 95V. The contact stated that all four tires exhibited bubbles and dents. The tires had not blown, but the contact was concerned about the safety of the tires. The manufacturer suggested having the contact take the tires to a tire specialist to be tested, but the contact had not taken the tires for the recommended service. The tire failure mileage was 5,000. The mileage on the vehicle at the time of the failure was 75,000. The VIN was not available.

- Annandale, NJ, USA

I purchased 4 brand new tire's, Continental contiprocontact, P215/60 R 94 T, at mavis discount tire in January of 2010. After three months, and approximately 3,000 miles, one tire blew out due to a sidewall explosion. This tire was the rear passenger tire. This tire was replaced by the dealer at a nominal cost, since I had purchased insurance on the tires. Exactly one month later, the front driver tire blew out from the same cause, and this failure occurred while driving on the highway (the first tire failure was also a highway failure). This failure was also inside the side wall, and not due to debris or pothole. This makes two of four new tires experiencing dangerous highway failure within the first 4,000 miles of ownership. This 50% failure rate without explanation I feel is a sign of a manufacturers performance defect, given both failure occurring at highway speed, and when the tires where in new condition.

- Deer Park, NY, USA

I have a new 2007 Toyota Camry hybrid. The car was purchased in July 2007 and I currently have just over 10,000 miles. I brought it in for an oil change (at Goodyear) and they informed me that my front tires are down to 3/32". when I took it to Toyota, they basically told me it was my fault.

- Ashburn, VA, USA