2009 Toyota Camry: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Nov 30, 2015 · Tires · IA

Goodyear 215 60r16 tires new as of aug 2015. Hit a pothole, tire blew, $4k damage.

Filed Nov 30, 2015 · Tires · IA

Goodyear tires new as of aug 2015, hit a curb, tire blew.

Filed May 20, 2014 · Tires · 56,100 miles · NE

I bought a used 2009 toyota camry that the dealer had installed new general altimax hp tires on, size p215/60r16. After about 45 miles of driving the TPMS light came on and I found the front driver side tire down to 18psi. While putting air in the tire I noticed a large bubble in the sidewall. I put the spare on and returned to the dealer who replaced the tire at no cost to me, saying it was defective. Today, I went to have my tires rotated and the tech told me he could not touch the passenger front tire as it had a huge bubble in the sidewall. This tire has a total of about 14,000 miles on it. The bubble is about one third of the entire circumference of the tire. Upon closer inspection also found a smaller sidewall bubble forming on driver side rear tire. These tires must all have defects. I will have to replace all tires as it is unsafe to drive with tires that could blowout at any moment.

Filed Dec 29, 2011 · Tires · 20,333 miles · NE

Toyota camry with 20,000 miles tires have tread separation and pulls hard to the left. Alignment did not help. Repair shop identified the tire problem.

Filed Nov 29, 2010 · Suspension · 23,000 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact heard a noise from all the tires. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the tires were replaced. The failure occurred again. The vehicle was taken to a tire dealer who stated that the struts were leaking oil which caused the tire failures. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000 and the current mileage was approximately 45,000.

Filed Jun 15, 2010 · Tires · 20,000 miles · SC

I had to replace the tires on my 2009 camry at around 25,000 miles. The low pressure tire light came on after I had just had it serviced. The master mechanic at work check the tire pressure and each tire was 8 - 10 pounds low on pressure. I took it to toyota in north augusta, sc and the rude service manager told me that when I had it serviced a top technical signed off as rotating and airing the tires and that had it been another technician he might believe they didn't air the tires. He only aired the tires, didn't check valve stems or for tire defects. The light kept coming on and I went back a couple more times I believe. He finally determined making the statement "this is common. Since it was my second camry I disagreed with him and then he responded "it is common in this model". He said you could drive out of here right not and it might come on again.....I replied "I'm not buying this and left". The light did come back on within the week or two. I looked at my front tires and was shocked! The front tires were worn out with hardly no tread left on them. I immediately took it to a tire dealer and replaced the "firestone bridgestone" tires with another brand of tire...........that has been nearly 5,000 ago and the light has never turned on. There is a definite defect here with the car of tire dealer. Tires should last a long longer than 20,000 to 25,000 miles on a new car especially. If others are experiencing this problem, toyota needs to be reimbursing car owners for replacement tires....maybe they purchased defective parts at a low cost just like they did with the brakes....had I not taken care of the tire problem it could have resulted in a blow out and endangering of my life and others. The service manager was extremely rude and did not make any attempt to research for an existing problem, which became evident after a few trips in there. His and toyota's disregard for safety has really changed my opinion of toyota.

Filed May 8, 2010 · Wheels · 25,000 miles · IL

Early april, I attempted to rotate tires on a 2009 toyota camry. After jacking up the vehicle and removing the lug nuts, I was unable to remove the tire, despite using a technique of placing a 2x6 across the tire and hitting it with a 3 pound hammer. I split the 2x6 without any affect upon the tire. I phoned toyota hq in ny and subsequently took the vehicle to schaumburg il toyota where they told me that they used a sledge hammer to loosen the tires. When I returned home and after I jacked up the vehicle at all 4 points, I still had to lay down and use a 3 pound hammer and hit the inside of the steel wheel multiple times for each wheel in order to remove each wheel. Without a very heavy hammer and the act of hitting the steel wheel with tremendous force, it was impossible to remove a wheel. Since I previously lifted weights benching 390 pounds, I do not consider myself average in terms of the ability to change a tire. Without a very heavy hammer and the strength to deliver tremendous force to the wheels, it is impossible to change a 2009 toyota camry tire. Since it is mandatory for manufactures to provide the means to change tires in an emergency, toyota has made it impossible for virtually the entire user community to change a tires. This constitutes an extreme risk to owners and passengers where a tire failure occurs and there is no heavy hammer and the individuals do not have the strength to free the on-vehicle wheel. I wrote 3 letters to toyota hq japan and received a phone call from toyota ny where they indicated that it is necessary to rotate tires every 5,000 miles. Due the extremely close fit of the wheel to the axle assembly and the propensity of the axle assembly metallic composition to oxidize and the act of tightening the lug nuts which presses the metal wheel on to the axle assembly, there is virtually no time period in which users are able to remove a wheel within normal constraints. This is a serious design deficiency. Updated 07/27/10*jb