2006 Toyota 4runner Tires Problems

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF A TIRE STILL IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. I MAINTAIN ACCURATE AIR PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES AND CHECK THEM OFTEN. I ALSO HAD NOT DAMAGED THE TIRE IN ANY WAY. NO HOLES. NO REPAIRS. IT WAS LIKE NEW IN EVERY RESPECT. I WAS TRAVELING AT THE RATED SPEED LIMIT OF 70MPH ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN AT FIRST I HEARD A NOISE AND THEN FELT VIBRATIONS, AND THEN THE BACK OF VEHICLE SWAYED A LITTLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I BACKED OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PULLED OVER OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I FOUND THAT THE TREAD SECTION OF THE TIRE HAD TORN AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALL. AND UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION I COULD CLEARLY SEE WHY. THE THICKNESS OF THE RUBBER CONNECTING THE TREAD TO THE SIDEWALL WAS LESS THAN A 1/4" THICK ON ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE, WHILE DIRECTLY ACROSS 180 DEGREES ON THE OTHER SIDE IT WAS CLOSER TO A HALF INCH IN THICKNESS. THE THINNER PORTION OF RUBBER ON THE ONE SIDE WAS SIMPLY NOT THICK ENOUGH, NOR STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE TIRE TOGETHER AT HIGHWAY ROTATIONAL SPEEDS AND IT SIMPLY CAME APART. WALMART SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE, BUT I AM STILL VERY CONCERNED NOW ABOUT THE OTHER 3 TIRES ON MY SUV PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE. ***ADDED: I TRIED CALLING NHTSA AND THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE WAS VERY CONTROLLING, UNPLEASANT, RUDE, AND HUNG UP WHEN I TOLD THEM THEY WERE NOT LISTENING TO WHAT I SAID. SHE INSISTED I USE A PRINTER OR GO GET ONE, OR RUN TO THE LIBRARY AND JUMP THROUGH A BUNCH OF HOOPS FOR THEM. I TOLD HER THAT WILL NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS WEBSITE SHOULD BE RUN CORRECTLY SO WE THE PEOPLE CAN PUT THE CORRECT INFORMATION INTO IT RATHER THAN BE TOLD TO PUT INCORRECT INFORMATION INTO IT. I TRIED TYPING IN THE CORRECT BRAND AND TIRE SERIES, AND THIS WEBSITE WILL ONLY ACCEPT THE INCORRECT INFORMATION WHICH MAKES NO SENSE, BUT IT IS GOVERNMENT AFTER ALL AND THAT MEANS INCOMPETENT AND AUTHORITARIAN EVEN WHEN WRONG AND RUDE! A DISSERVICE TO CITIZENS. CORRECT TIRE FOR THIS COMPLAINT: ANTARES SMT A7, AND NOT COMFORT A5.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP GRAND TREK 8320 TIRES. TIRE SIZE: 256/65/R17, DOT; EU7Y-2KAR3907. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,347 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

REAR DRIVER SIDEWALL OF MY DISCOVERER HT PLUS TIRE SPLIT IN HALF. TIRE STORE TOLD ME IT WAS AN IMPACT TEAR WHEN NOTHING WAS HIT/RUNOVER NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR AND STABILITY CONTROL HAD TO TAKE OVER AFTER THE TIRE DEFLATED. *TR

"TIRE LOW" LIGHT GOES ON A LOT. THE FIRST TIME, I ACTUALLY HAD A FLAT. THE REST OF THE TIMES IT HAPPENED, I WENT TO THE TIRE SHOP, AND THEY SAID THAT EITHER ONE TIRE WAS A LITTLE LOW (NOT DANGEROUSLY) OR NONE OF THEM WERE. THIS IS ANNOYING BECAUSE THE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF BY ITSELF IF YOU FILL THE LOW TIRE -- SOMEONE HAS TO TURN IT OFF MANUALLY. ALSO, I TAKE THE VEHICLE OFF PAVED ROADS FAIRLY FREQUENTLY, SO I NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THERE REALLY IS A PROBLEM IF THE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL ON TOYOTA TRUCKS FOR THE TIRE GAUGE. I HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA 4-RUNNER (2006). THE TIRE GAUGE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ONE. WHEN I TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE THEY TURN THE GAUGE OFF BUT GOES RIGHT BACK ON. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 4-RUNNERS AND LEXUS RX400H. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID HE SEES THE ISSUE ALL THE TIME WITH 4-RUNNERS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND COME FROM THE VEHICLE. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. LATER, A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD ALERTING THE CONSUMER OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE. SOON AFTER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER BRIDGESTONE'S WARRANTY. *JB

TIRE WITH APPROX 35K MILES HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ALONG AREA BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES, SIZE P265/65/R17. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATION EVEN BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK 3 TIME ON THE 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER TIRES WERE LOW PROFILE TIRES WHICH WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE WAS AUGUST 26, 2006 WHILE TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH . THE CONTACT STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2ND TIME A TIRE FAILED SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH WHEN SHE HIT THE SIDE OF THE CURB. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REMINDED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD HER THAT TIRE FAILURES OCCURRED OFTEN ON TOYOTA 4 RUNNERS. BRIDGESTONE ,DUELHER H/T P265/60R18. WITH DOT# ELXT JAJ4105.*AK THE CONSUMER WISHED TO CLOSE THE COMPLAINT AND NOT FILE. UPDATED 02/09/07. *JB

MY TOYOTA SR5 WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 06, I HAVE 7400 MILES ON IT. MY RIGHT REAR TIRE SPLIT OPEN ON TREAD AND WAS SPLITTING AROUND THE EDGE AND SIDEWALL. LAST SATURDAY ON MY WEEKLY INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK THE TIRES HAD NO DEFECT. LUCKILY IT WAS CAUGHT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE DEALER HAS ORDERED A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND STATEDE IT WS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS MADE BY BRIDGESTONE, K0305 D840Z P265/65R17 TUBELESS STEEL BELTED RADIAL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IS MADE FROM A DEFECTIVE LOT AND THAT MY OTHER TIRES AND TIRES CURRENTLY SOLD HAVE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS.

HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON A NEWLY PURCHASED 2006,, TOYOTA 4RUNNER WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES, P265/65-17R WITH 400 TOTAL MILES ON THE VEHICLE. BLOWOUT WAS FROM TREAD TO BEAD WITH NO SIGNS OF IMPACT DAMMAGE. PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRE. OLD TIRE NOT AVAILABLE - PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *AK