Tire Sidewall problems of the 2002 Toyota Camry

Tires showed sidewall dryrot which was dismissed as 'ozone cracking' and extremely reduced traction after 2 years, 25,000 miles. Michelin would not make good on complaint. Entire set hn7rpk1x4911, hn7rpk1x01122, hn7rpk1x4611, hn7rpk1x5111.

No failure yet but the sidewalls of the tires are badly checked. The tires are only 5 years old and the car has been garaged or parked in the shade most of the time. There is still close to half the tread life left. I put in todays date for the "approximate incident date" just because a date is required, but there has not been an incident.

Sidewall is bulging - will be returning to dealer (costco). Has not completely failed. Tire is a michelin mxv4 s8 all season p215/60r16 94v rrbl. Installed 1/10/06. About 10,000 miles of use.

On sept. 27 the left rear tire exploded while driving on the highway at 60 mph. I pulled over to the shoulder and examined tire. Tire had sustained many rips and tears along the side and numerous fibers were exposed within the rips and tears. The tire was not flattened. All the damage was on the side of the tire. The tires on my 2002 Camry came with the purchase of the vehicle and had only 18,000 miles. The bridgestone/firestone inspector upon examination of the tire denied it was defective.

The tires were on the Toyota when purchased. The driver's front tire failed as my wife was driving on the 101 northbound for sun city. There were several large holes in the side wall. The dealer stated that this could be due to low tire pressure. However, the pressure in the tires were checked within the seven days of the tire failure---at least we were told that they had been checked as part of the service we paid for. The full tire size number was p205/65/r15 92t---more numbers than allowed in the previous blank. If low air pressure could cause this type of damage on a tire, then it seems to me that regulations should require greater tolerance in tire pressure. Nlm.

On hwy car pulled left. After canadian trip brought car to dealer who rotated tires & did alignment. Car still pulled left. Returned to dealer who rotated left fron tire. Car still pulled left. Brought to dealer 3rd. Time and shop foreman said it was "tire kineticism". Dealer removed tire from rim, inverted tire, and remounted and balanced tire. Dealer test drove and said no more pull. When asked who would pay for future inverting of tire during 5 wheel rotation dealer could not answer. Spoke to Toyota reginal spervisor who test drove car and said right rear out of alignment. I requested michelin tire upgrade and would split difference in cost with Toyota. Toyota said alignment and inverting tire would solve problem. Toyota never responded to query who pays cost of re- inverting one tire and inverting another tire during rotation. I'm concerned for my safety & future rotation costs with these bridgestones. Want upgraded tire replacement & these tires sent back to bridgestone for analysis. I also went to a bridgestone dealer in framingham and they said they never heard of "kinteticism" and tire inverting to resolve alignment problem. I suspect a weak sidewall causing car to pull left and worry about safety. Request dot take prompt investigative action. So far total of 4 visits to dealer who has acknowleged the problem but denies it is a problem. In other words live with it. Dt.

The side wall of the tire split while the consumer was driving. (continental tire p205/65r15).

While driving rear passenger side tire blew out. When changing the tire, seven punctured holes were found on the inside sidewall of the tire. Bridgestone firestone radial tire.