Our complaint is with a tire on our car. The tire is a mirada brand, sport gtx, size is 195/65r15. Dot number is 4un9 with date code 6ah5111. Tire is manufactured in the philippines. The car is a 2003 toyota corolla. Tire was mounted on right rear of car with nothing in car but driver and one(1) suitcase of clothes. Tire blew out the sidewall at approx.70 MPH on interstate hwy. 26 west of columbia, s.c. On 7/7/2014. Driver had been driving about 2.5 hours, all on good dry and clean pavement, no obstacles were encountered to run over and damage tire in any way, and air pressure in tire was sufficient. Tires were purchased new and had at time of failure approx. 30k miles. Vehicle was driven rest of trip with spare installed, we have failed tire in our possession. We are concerned with any lack of oversight on tires and other safety related products manufactured outside of the u.s. As there have been reports of failures like this in the past that I am aware of. Tire sales people where I purchased the set on our car has said they are unable to purchase these tires any longer, so we had to acquire a different brand to replace the failed tire.
2003 Toyota Corolla: tire blowout or tread separation
6 of the 721 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Corolla describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 13,634
- recalls
- 0
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. The vehicle has firestone p195 tires. While driving approximately 65-70 MPH, the rear driver's side tire blew out and the vehicle swerved uncontrollably. The driver also noticed debris coming from the tire. The driver pulled over to the shoulder of the road and noticed that the tire tread was completely removed. In addition, the shield that covers the wheel well was disintegrated. The driver replaced the tire with a spare and drove the vehicle back to the contact's residence. The vehicle was driven to two local repair shops, but no diagnostic was provided for the tire blow out. The manufacturer advised that the tire be shipped to them for inspection. After the inspection, the manufacturer stated that they would inform her of their decision. The firestone dealer was notified and refused to assist her with the replacement of the tire. The tire size was unknown. The current mileage was 36,994 and failure mileage was 33,203. Updated 03/23/09. *lj updated 03/23/09.
The fudal carat assuro tires blowout on the sidewalls. The tire is only 15 months old with less than 10,000 miles.
Vehicle experienced left rear tire blow out.*mr *ts tire equipped on a 2003 toyota corolla .
7301 miles front right side (passenger) tire blew
While driving right rear tire exploded sending the vehicle of the road. Dealer notified.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Toyota Corolla tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 2003 Toyota Corolla?
6 of 721 owner complaints about the 2003 Toyota Corolla (1%) 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 2003 Toyota Corolla?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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