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I was told to file a complaint regarding the tread separation that occurred on my front drivers side tire. The brand name is kumho sense. A friend informed me it may be a defect with the brand of tire. I'm just thankful it didn't burst while I was driving 8 hours and killed me.
The right front of the vehicle hit a stationary vehicle on its left rear, at 25 plus mph, with no advance braking. Driver experienced full sun blindness. Naturally the quarter panels were destroyed, but the damage included the suspension, wheel universal, car doors were pushed together, and there was even a rumble on the roof. Car totaled. No air bags ever deployed. This said, the driver was unscathed and the alignment was still good. The issue given that the doors were pushed together, there was a rumple in the roof, both tires were deflated, and the universal and axels would have to be replaced (this was the minimum identified damage), this seems like a significant impact.
I was driving at about 20-25 mph when I felt the steering wheel get out of control I tried to steer it in the right direction but it just steered to the right and at the moment the steering wheel locked up and I couldn't control the car causing me to run into a side walk and almost hitting a pole also the accident caused my whole wheel and suspension to completely break also the cv drive shaft came off no one was hurt but I am really concerned that if this had happened on a highway road there could have been casualties and I want a response from Toyota and help because this is very unfortunate.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving, the tire pressure monitoring system warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was advised that air needed to be added to the tires. The contact added air to the tires however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000. Updated 1/24/13 the consumer stated the steering also had a defect. Steering was difficult and the transmission shifted abruptly. Updated 2/6/2013
- Kingsville, MO, USA
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- Palm Springs, CA, USA