Lexus IS300 owners have reported 3 problems related to tire sidewall (under the tire category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2004 Lexus is-300 equipped with nexen n-5000 tires (n. A), line size 215/45/17. The contact stated that he noticed large circular cracks on the sidewall of three of the four tires. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician verified the failure and advised the contact that the problem was a manufacturing defect. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were replaced. The dot number was not available. The failure mileage on the vehicle was 91,000. The failure mileage of the tires was 15,000.
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Total failure of tire while going down the highway - in fact tire came off the rim - tire was only about 2 weeks old. Bridgestone with uni-t aq/aq 100528 potenza re950 215/45r17 tlbl ps dot # hydkdfa2001.
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Driver's side rear inner tire sidewall separated. This resulted in a crash. Bridgestone, potenza, 215/45zr17, dot ejokjbj360.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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| Tire Sidewall problems | |
| Tire problems | |
| Tire Blowout problems | |
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