2011 Toyota Camry: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Sep 25, 2018 · Tires · 124,710 miles · CO

This complaint is based on multiple replacements and repairs, an abnormally quick/constant loss of tire pressure, and a disastrous blowout that caused me to miss my fathers death by 1.5 hours. I purchased 4 arizonian silver edition plus tires on may 22nd from discount tire. It didnt take long for the tires to lose air. On july 2, one of my tires went flat. On july 5, discount tire replaced the flat tire as well as a second tire. On september 6, I noticed a tire was low again. When I went to discount tire, the employee told me that my air valve was loose, but that they had inflated the tire to its proper pressure level and inspected the other tires as well. On september 12, 2018, I was driving to the denver airport after finding out that my dad was in critical condition in austin, tx. At 12:00 pm mt, when I was driving southbound on the e-470 toll about to exit for denver international airport (exit 28), my rear passenger tire completely blew out. I did not hit anything. I was not speeding nor driving erratically. I was 10 minutes away from the airport. I missed my flight. I had to wait an additional 6 hours to get on the next flight. I arrived in austin at 10:45 pm cst. Upon landing, I discovered that my dad passed away 1.5 hours earlier. I was deprived of the chance to see my father one last time by a matter of 10 minutes, which was how far I was from the airport when my tire blew out. Its not a hyperbole to say that this situation was the worst experience of my life. But for the blow out, I wouldve been on time for the 1:55 pm flight and would have made it to see my dad before his death. When I went to discount tire on september 24, 2018 for a tire replacement, I was told by the employees that upon examining the blown-out tire, there was no indicative reason as to why the tire blew out. These tires were defective, causing a catastrophic life event for me.

Filed Nov 17, 2011 · Acceleration, Brakes · 460 miles · PA · crash

This vehicle was involved in an accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. As the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. As the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. According to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. But another incident has recently happened involving the car this year which will be reported on a separate form which shows us their is an unsafe issue with the vehicle that requires toyota to be investigated.

Filed Nov 17, 2011 · Brakes · 9,710 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

This vehicle was involved in a previous accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. As the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. As the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. According to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. But another incident has recently happened involving the car this year on the incident date listed on this form. The wife of the owner of the vehicle was in the driveway operating the toyota camry 2011 to park the vehicle. As the car was turning to park in the driveway the operator pressed on the brake to back the vehicle back when all of a sudden without warning the vehicle leaped forward hitting the an exterior door to their basement which is surrounded by the rock that covers their home. The car was severely damaged, air bags were deployed and the operator sustained some injuries which caused her to visit the hospital and have medication prescribed to her. The impact on this second accident was so severe that is shown pictures of the incident you have to wonder how such an impact could happen unless their was fault in the vehicle. This time we are awaiting response from toyota to investigate this problem. We also wanted to contact the government to make known of this recurring issue with the braking or unintended acceleration of the vehicle.

Filed Oct 11, 2011 · Tires · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota camry equipped with bridgestone turanza tires, size p215-60-r16, dot number: obx8pm6. The contact was driving 60 MPH when the steering wheel became resistant. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the front passenger side tire blew due to blisters on the sidewall. The tire manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The dealer replaced the tire and advised the contact that the failure was due to road hazards. The tire failure mileage was 18,240. The vehicle failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 19, 2011 · Tires · 18,000 miles · SC

September 14, 2011 dear sir, about 10 days ago, my wife had a blowout of her right front tire with tread separation of the sidewall very near the tire tread. At that time, she also noticed on the right rear tire a large blister in approximately the same area that was bulging out several inches. As directed by toyota I took the 2011 camry le to the local toyota dealer (sparks toyota) in myrtle beach, sc. The service manager (chris ?) indicated that he thought we had hit something that damaged the sidewall on the front and rear tires. He showed me a miniscule scratch on the painted alloy rim that he thought may have been an impact area. I could hardly see it and it was too small to be photographed by my camera. He also said the tire was scuffed slightly but of course it was scuffed after the blowout by sudden deflation. The right rear tire he indicated also had been impacted which I could not see any apparent damage. I spoke with firestone by telephone and they indicated that since the technician had reported sidewall damage the warranty was no good due to impact. Quite frankly, we have not hit anything with either tire nor run over or scraped the sidewall on curbing. I feel that both of these tires were defective and toyota and firestone are covering up defective tires that need to be recalled. I am filing a complaint with the ntsb and also with the consumer products safety administration in washington d.c.

Filed Sep 13, 2011 · Wheels · 6,700 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, he drove over a rock and the front passenger side tire blew. As a result of the blowout, the rim on the front passenger side split in half. The contact installed a spare tire as a temporary remedy. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that he would have to pay to have the rim replaced. The rim was replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,700. Updated 11/01/2011 *ln