Driving vehicle and the tire separated causing damage to the rear of the vehicle.
1997 Toyota Tacoma: tire blowout or tread separation
5 of the 131 complaints about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
While driving the drivers side tire blewout.
Pe00-020; while driving about 65 MPH right rear tire blewout and had a tread separation. However, consumer kept control of vehicle and drove off road. Toyota, tacoma 1997; firestone, firehawk atx, 30x9.5x15 r15lt, dot vd66/axc. *ak firestone dealer was not helpful when the customer reported the failed tire. The customer wants reimbursement for the new tire purchased to replace the failed one.
Original equipment, firestone wilderness ht tires p21570r14, dot wthyawa, toyota takoma, extend cab 1997. Passenger's side front tire went flat when turning a corner. *ak due to the tire failure, the vehicle lost control, went into a ditch and hit a stump, the consumer sustained inuries because the airbag experienced no deployment.
Had the first tire inspected for a nail, screw, any foreign object to identify why a v-shaped whole occurred in my tire that the steel cable was cut and showing. When my right front tire blew out in may 2000, I also had it inspected to identify why my sidewall of my tire blew out so suddenly. Again, there was no nail or foreign object in the tire. *ak( dot number: tire size: p225/75r15 )
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1997 Toyota Tacoma?
5 of 131 owner complaints about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma (4%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Toyota Tacoma?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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