On march 23, 2013, I purchased four new cooper tires from sears auto center in lima, ohio, for my 1997 toyota corolla. The specific tires installed were cooper response touring m+s 175/65r14, dot u9ex lrc 4110, a08. Since that time, I have driven less than 30,000 miles on the tires and maintained appropriate tire pressure, maintenance, and alignment. In the early hours of this morning (october 30, 2016), the tire tread of the front passenger side tire separated from the tire, causing catastrophic failure and forcing me off the road. This incident occurred on I-475 north travelling at the speed limit, in the middle lane. It took less than ten seconds to coast to a stop. We were very fortunate that there were no other vehicles to impact ours before reaching the shoulder. Additional damage from this tread separation include destroying the wheel well, body damage, launching the headlight apart from the car, spontaneous release of wiper fluid on to the window as the tread ripped off from the tire, and other significant damage. The vehicle has been towed to toyonly, 1050 vijay drive, chamblee, ga 30341. While the tread separation has caused the aforementioned significant damage, the vehicle is otherwise mechanically sound. I am waiting for a response from cooper tires.
1997 Toyota Corolla: tire blowout or tread separation
6 of the 135 complaints about the 1997 Toyota Corolla describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 toyota corolla equipped with cooper response touring tires, size: 175/65/r14. While driving 65 MPH, the contact felt a vibration coming from the steering wheel and the front passenger side tire blew out. In addition, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. The contact previously noticed bubbles on the sidewalls of both front and rear passenger tires. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 93,000 and the tire failure mileage was 6,000.
Douglas p185/65r14bl xtrac tire - tread separated from tire on the inside of right front drivers side. Tires purchased at walmart, although under warranty, walmart claims this is a manufacturing defect.
While traveling on freeway, tire exploded. Tread separated from tire and blew across freeway. Could barely drive to get onto shoulder. Metal from inside tire scraped paint off side of my car and the flying rubber dislodged my rear bumper. Nlm
Car swerved off road and spun around twice before hitting the guard rail head-on. Car totaled. No tire failure involved. Road clean/dry. No explanation for loss of control.
Sidewall blister and cut resulting in tire failure on two occasions.
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Questions about the 1997 Toyota Corolla tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1997 Toyota Corolla?
6 of 135 owner complaints about the 1997 Toyota Corolla (4%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Toyota Corolla?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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