general problems of the 1997 Toyota 4Runner

The treads of my continental tires separated when I was traveling on the freeway. My car lost traction and spun uncontrollably when I was driving on freeway. My tires were purchased 5 years ago and have about 75,000 miles on them. The other 3 continental tires also show substantial wear that are beyond the typical wear and tear.

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota 4runner. The contact purchased goodyear wrangler at (lt255/85r16) tires. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard a hissing sound and the vehicle pulled to the right. He pulled over and noticed that the passenger side rear tire was flat. The tire has not yet been examined. The current and failure mileages were 185,000.

While driving 25 mph rear passenger's side tire separated from the vehicle. As a result, vehicle rolled over. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.

The first tire that the tread came off was while traveling on the freeway - July, 2002. No damage to the vehicle or myself. Tow truck driver came out and changed the tire. Went to discount tire to have the tire replaced, they replaced it at no cost. When I asked if the others were safe, they said yes, leaving the other desert dog tires on. August, 2003 - driving on the freeway again with my husband, we felt a vibration, pulled off to the side of the road and found that the tread had come off once again. Had that replaced at discount tire, where they didn't mention again that there was a recall on the remaining desert dog tire on the vehicle. October, 2003 - my husband was driving on the freeway, traveling about 75 mph, felt a tire go down, this time causing the vehicle to pull right, then back to the left. Then there was total loss of control as he veered down into the median where the vehicle rolled 6 - 8 times. Once again, the tread had separated causing what could have resulted in his death. Luckily, he did not have any serious injuries. The vehicle is totalled. There was a recall on these tires from pirelli on June 7, 2001. The recall states that pirelli would notify their distributors. Discount tire should not have let us drive away from their location with those tires!!.

We have contacted Toyota and the dealership and they are unwilling to see any of these things as safety hazards. Especially door locks, tires, seatbelts. And we were never told the vehicle was serviced before we purchased it "brand new" in 1997. We found that out in error at the dealership (al hendrickson Toyota) when they accused us of not servicing our vehicle. The SUV was clearly a lemon all along. We took the vehicle to be serviced but the dealership conveniently has no records of us, even when provided with documented proof (receipts). There computer says "we did not come into service our vehicle. " the 1997 4-runner is a safety hazard. (dot number: n/a tiresize: p265/70r16).

No summary( dot number: ex bm06247 tire size: p235/75r15 ).

Firestone wilderness at tires p225 75 r15 experienced cupping and vibration, consumer wants reimbursement.

2/4 original tires have failed several times to maintain air pressure under normal driving conditions. Of those two tires, 1 has been replaced after showing signs of seperation, and the other is needing more air 2-3x/wk, and is showing signs of seperation( dot number: w2hh tire size: p225/75r15 ).