2008 Toyota Corolla: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jun 4, 2020 · Wheels · 46,183 miles · SC

Multiple times my car has slid on the pavement upon an abrupt stop. Deer in my travel routes are abundant. But on june 2, 2020 I heard a noise as I was driving. It appeared to be a suspension problem. I pulled over and inspected the car. The tire having over half it's tread threw a belt or had a huge bulge in the tire. It went from a noise to a load grumbling sound and a lot of vibration very quickly. The sliding was ongoing and I assumed because the car was small and light but never had this sliding effect from multiple other small cares I've owned. Then the tire bulge. I researched the tire and it appears cooper tire has major issues with their tires but this tire size I did not see as a recall. (mst p185/65r15 mc strategy bw 88t(n)) if I were on the interstate I could have lost control or flipped the car at a fast speed. Speed limit was 45mph where the tire separation happened. I'm now scared to death to even think of using a cooper tire. I can only imagine that as a novice driver this would cause multiple accidents. Fortunately I have driven professionally for multiple years and know to prepare for the extra 20 feet or more skid that is not preventable with these tires when stopping abruptly. The tire were professionally installed july 2, 2012 with 23126 miles on the odometer. Now miles are 46184. I can provide picture and tires purchase receipt if needed.

Filed Aug 19, 2019 · Tires, Wheels · 168,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Purchase a set of pirelli p4 tires dot xl 886a 3017 195/65r15 six months ago and kept going back to fix the tire. It kept loosing air and going flat. So after the six months past I had a blow out of the same tire that was going flat. And it almost kill me.

Filed Jun 29, 2012 · Airbags · 61,000 miles · RI

Airbag light on dashboard came on while sitting in traffic. There was no accident or incident. I took it to my mechanic and was told that oem spiral cable to the SRS bag wasn't operational and wouldn't deploy in an accident and could potentially blow out.

Filed Apr 28, 2010 · Acceleration · SC · crash

2008 toyota corolla. Letter from senator demint on behalf of constituent re toyota unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated as his wife was attempting to park the vehicle, it accelerated on its own. The vehicle went up and over a concrete curb which resulted in damage to the under carriage of the vehicle, one tire exploded and the alignment of the front end was thrown out of specification. In october 2009, the vehicle was taken to the dealership for routine service and the consumers wife informed the dealer about the previous incident, however the dealer stated the vehicle was not included in the recall.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Steering, Suspension · 28,000 miles · NC

Purchased my corolla '08 model 6 pm on dec. 7th '08. During the following week I called the dealer because I was having difficulty keeping the car in a straight line it felt like the wind was blowing me left then right. But there wasn't wind. Like it was possessed, it veered off road on december 29th, 2008. The tire blew out and the fender crumpled which left a dent. Scared me to death, I took it in to the dealer repair shop and they made it look like it was my fault and that what I was saying was impossible. The repair tech took the car for a ride and suggested new tires in the front. They gave me 1 tire for which they tried charging me with an attitude, I argued the point that it was the car's fault and not mine. To shut me up they agreed to pay for the tire and let me leave with a car that weaves in and out at its own discretion, like it has a mind of its own. I called again to toyota during the month of january and was told and I quote, to bring the car back on a day without out wind so that the mechanic could test drive it. What a joke! Finally on a day with heavy rain the car spun me out and I called the dealer to complain that the car felt like it was on skates and was told that I needed to bring the car in for evaluation when it wasn't raining or windy. Again a joke! I continued to try to drive this car but only to get me to work which is 20 minutes from my house on a city road. I don't drive on the hwy because I couldn't control the car. The weekend of valentines day 2010 my husband took us to asheville nc. The car almost drove us into a tractor trailer, luckily my husband was driving who can lift 60lbs in 1 arm. He saved our lives. On feb18th we took the car to the dealer and told them were leaving it there and will get a ride home that we didn't care about it and would call a lawyer finally a nice man at toyota got the point and helped us by trading in the car for a new '10 toyota corolla, disappointing we got below value for the car but my life is safe.