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Using the spare tire on rear passenger side dunlop TG35 grandtrek 265 70 R16 the tire was like new. Tread completely separated from the tire. Gained control and pulled over to the side of the road. No tread...but remaining tire was still inflated...with steel belt showing. Did damage to inside fender well....fender....tore off mud flap and damaged black plastic fender well cover. I changed tire.
Was driving at 65 mph on the highway and my spare tire that is mounted beneath the truck fell off and fortunately bounced off the road instead of into oncoming traffic. I inspected the frame in the area of the tire mount and found it to be almost entirely corroded. There is similar corrosion on the frame in the vicinity of the rear axle, however it is not quite as bad.
The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tundra. The vehicle has cooper discoverer radial lt tires. While driving 70 mph, the contact heard a thumping sound from the rear driver's side tire. The vehicle fishtailed, spun around towards the right side of the road, and rolled over. The driver sustained facial fractures as well as neck and back injuries. A police report was filed. The investigating officer stated that the tire still had 30 lbs. Of pressure remaining; however, the tread was wrapped around the hub and caused the vehicle to fishtail. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The tire size and dot number were unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 180,000.
Vehicle steering wheel vibrated since the day we purchased. Numerous attempts to fix have failed. Dealer(s) said wheels or brakes or tires were the problem. Replaced wheels and brakes, problem still exists. Told consumer to replace tires. We said we would if they prove this is the problem by putting tires on to check it. One dealer would not. We found one that would. New, high quality tires resulted in same vibration. Went to arbitration and lost. This is a complete waste of time and resources. Dealer was able to lie and say they didn't put new tires on (at the insistance of the 'district rep'. the front right tire was worn completely down on the outer edge, and other three were ok. Documented within alignment and balance the entire life of vehicle. Toyota 'recommends' 26 psi in front tires to dampen known vibration. Tires designed for 35 psi. This substantially affects value of vehicle, as after arbitration loss we tried to trade, but dealer said he knew of defect in front end of 2000 Tundra's and would not even give us wholesale trade value. His test drive confirmed vibration. In addition, we need to replace tires often due to defect. Will never buy another Toyota!
Vibration in front ent 55-64 mph tires and rims repaced at least 3 times. Dealer and Toyota unable to correct problem. Vibration in steering wheel varies with temperature conditions. Worse in temperatures above 70 F. dealer and Toyota representative refuse to acknowledge problem. This vibration was evident during initial road test and appeared to be tire balancing issue. Additionally, Toyota is requiring under inflated pressurization of tires against manufacturers recommendation which may be hiding a more significant issue with the frontend condition of this model truck. When dealer representative from toyaota test drove my vehicle this week, he stated that the vibration was within toyaotas specification. But he was unable to produce the details of such specification. I urge you to investigate this issue with these tires and Toyota recommendation for underinflation. I think it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured. (dot number: Db72G14 tiresize: P265/70R16)
- Rochester, NY, USA
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This truck has defects in the steeing, tires, brakes, airbags, and hadling.at 6244 miles, steer tires were at 6/32(12/32 new)coplained to deler they said normal tire wear, needs rotated! this front end slid, sqeeled, jumps around corners!two eng. Tom superitts&lee hammler from K.C. Corp. Says nothing wrong with truck!there boss steve eisbamrth will now buy me tires but won't admit the is a problem. This offer didn't happen untill I told them I was turing this in to NHTSA, then they wanted to keep me quiet. I am ready to turn this truck back to them because of there bad customer service and bad product. Bottom line on safety corners on wet pavement like on patches of ice when I was involved in accident, brakes vibrated, tires slid, and on impact rt. Bumper bent in to tire rt. Fender creased both air bags did not come out. This truck should go in for further testing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (dot number: Ap72ew1123 tiresize: P265/70R16)
Was driving vehicle on gravel road when tires started hissing. Stopped vehicle and exchanged tire. 2 other tires were having same problem. Each tire would become flat while driving in woods. Contacted dealershipand informed consumer it was not their problem. Didn't know cause of tires becoming flat.
Rack and pinion steering failure, causing front tires to wear excessively. Front brakes would grab/vibrate when vehicle got hot, and brakes were applied. Vehicle been in dealer shop on several occasions, and informed consumer that nothing was wrong. Vehicle taken to an independent repair shop, and it informed consumer of rack and pinion steering problem. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Consumer has replaced 3 sets of dunlop GT tires (P265 70 R16) every 12000 miles due to wear, vehicle vibrates when driven, possibly a suspension problem or tire problem.
Have had 3 flats in 1 week, dealer refuses to warranty tires, dealer says tires not meant for off road use. "?? 4X4 vehicle??" tires are 2 ply tread, 1 ply sidewall, passenger car tires. Toyaota won't replace tires. Tire dealers reporting similiar vehicles with same problems. (tiresize: P26570R16)( dot number: Tire size: P26570R16 )
This V-8 powered four-wheel-drive vehicle has P265/16 dunlop tires which are only inflated to only 26 P.S.I. on the front axle. I complained to the dealership that I thought they had put the wrong tire inflation sticker on my truck (the sticker states the pressure for P245/16 tires). Living in hot Florida and riding around on tires that are half-flat has me really concerned about a blow-out due to an underinflated, hot tire. The reason Toyota has recommended such a low tire pressure is because they are having vibration problems with this truck - when the tire pressure is raised to the proper (tire manufacturers recommended inflation of 35 P.S.I.), they vehicle vibrates like crazy at highway speeds. No amount of balancing or replacement has solved the problem - Toyota's answer is a dangerous lowering of the tire pressure to a ridiculous 26P.S.I. on a V-8 full-sized pick-up with a heavy four-wheel-drive driveline. Also, the tire information sticker placed on the vehicle doesn't even have the inflation recommendation for the tires on the vehicle. I'm afraid of a serious accident due to a tire blow-out.
Toyota recommended an incorrect tire pressure. It was different from what Michelin recomended. This was confirmed by the tire manufacturer, and could cause tire failure. The vehicle had vibration problem and Toyota says to run the tires at 26 pst to keep the front end from vibrating. Toyota was unable to fix it.
We bought a 2000 Toyota Tundra, 4X4, extra cab. At 800 klms we noticed there was no paint left on the front bottom corners of the box. At 5800 klms there is no paint left on the whole undercarage of the truck, large chunks of metal gone from the rockerpanels, rock chips all over the vehicle including the roof. This truck has factory tires, mudflaps, and fender flares and still throws rocks so extensively to the rear, centre and front of the vehicle you actually drive right into them therefore damageing the windshield as well. It is dangerous for any mortorist behind it. We are currently heading into a dispute with Toyota Canada via canvap as Toyota Canada's position on this matter is that nothing is covered under warrenty as it is "owner abuse" due to driving on abnormal road conditions!! we drive 2 klms a day on a government maintained gravel road, and 60 klms a day on a major highway. We have seen two other Tundra's with the same problem so far and are looking for any other Tundra owners who have this problem. Our truck looks like it has been sandblasted. We have reports from independent body specialist who can't believe what this truck is doing.
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- Bisbee, AZ, USA