2006 Toyota Camry: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jun 12, 2016 · Tires · 124,000 miles · FL

Tire ply separation on 4 tires - kumho solus kr21 215/60 r16 94t e4-0268050 dot 4tl1 yp6v tires purchased april 2014. All 4 tires failed from may 31 through june 11, 2016. Vehicle had 95k+ miles on it on date of tire purchase. Vehicle had 124k+ miles on it yesterday (june 11) when I had to replace the remaining two kumhos. Issue initially presented with strong pull to the right and within 100 miles there was significant vibration at any speed above 20 MPH. First tire replaced 5/31/2016 in jacksonville, fl after experiencing pull and vibration on may 30 while driving on I-4 in central fl. Strong pull to the right was still occurring after tire replacement so I returned to auto repair shop and was told of same issue with a second tire. Second tire replaced 6/9/2016. During drive from fl to nc on 6/11/2016, car started to pull hard to the left with some vibration. I was able to safely exit in florence, sc, and firestone identified tire separation was occurring with the two kumho tires still on the car. ---- I have one of the tires that was replaced 6/11/2016. ---- please advise if you would like to have someone from the federal safety agency inspect this tire. --- I routinely have my car serviced every 5,000 miles per the manufacturer's recommended servicing interval, and have had these tires rotated at each routine maintenance service appointment. ---- these are very dangerous tires. I consider myself very fortunate that I was not in an accident due to the failure of these tires.

Filed Jun 24, 2013 · Body, Tires · 155,800 miles · AZ

Traveling east on interstate 10 west of tonopah, az , felt vibration and pulled to the side of the road. The right rear tire suffered a partial tread separation. Tire was replaced with spare and trip continued for another 30 miles when the left front tire suffered a complete tread separation causing nearly $1600 dollars damage in and around the wheel well. Tires were firestone fr380 p215/60r16 with less than 25,000 miles. Subsequent check of tires indicated that the tires were properly inflated. Tires had been rotated and checked on a regular basis with oil changes.

Filed Jul 26, 2011 · Tires · PA · crash

2006 toyota camry. Unit #1 was traveling east on ir80 the ohio turnpike at milepost 208.3. Unit #1 left front tire blew out causing unit #1 to move to the left striking the median wall. *ln (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0429-91)*jb updated 9/20/11 *cn updated 2/21/12

Filed Aug 25, 2009 · Tires · 35,000 miles · CA

The entire outer tread separated from the tire, leaving the sidewalls intact. Occurred while driving 65 MPH at 6am on freeway. The tire pressure slowly leaked out while driving off of freeway. Steelbelts do not appear to be damaged and are the only thing left in tread area. When tread separated, a loud noise occurred and rear fender area was moderately damaged.

Filed Aug 7, 2007 · Tires · ID

Driving on highway at approximately 60-65 MPH when tire separated . Wheel was ruined and as tire parts came off the wheel paint on the fender was damaged. Tire is a bridgestone potenza re 92 p215/60 r16 with approximately 15,000 miles. Original equipment on 2006 toyota camry. Rim was american custom made designed to work with camry.

Filed Mar 24, 2006 · Tires · 5,000 miles · CA · crash

2006 camry, only 5 thousand miles, back right continental brand tire unexpectedly and suddenly blew out and was completely obliterated, at 75 MPH, ruined the rim, and caused vehicle to loose stability and ruined the rim. Vehicle spun around several times on the freeway, hit the median on the left side, causing the front left tire and rim to also be ruined, as well as damaging the drive train. No other cars were involved, but passengers could've been killed and were extremely shaken. We believe the continental tires are defective and inferior. The vehicle was undrivable and towed to a toyota dealership where vehicle was repaired at owner's expense. According to research on this website, continental tires have been investigated for this same occurrence previously. We believe toyota used an inferior brand of tire on the 2006 camry. They also did not help pay to repair any damages to the car resulting from this tire failure.