Tire Sidewall problems of the 1999 Toyota Corolla

Three problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 1999 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 02/17/2011

On 02/17/2011, I observed that my passenger side front tire was partially deflated. I inflated the tire as I could not see any foreign object in the tire. On 02/18/2011, I took my car to the walmart store #0548 where I had purchased the (4) douglas(xtra-tracii) size:185 65r14 tires on 12-21-2010, the tecnician found a pin size crack/break in the weak point of the tire(edge of sidewall where it meets the treads), it could not be repaired since the store policy is not to repair sidewallls, the manager did not issue me a new tire, so I plugged the tire & it is now warping/deformed.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 09/22/2008

Sidewall failure on goodyear regatta 2 tires. I ended up replacing all 4 tires. 75,000 mile tires with 27,000 miles on them. Goodyear used the excuse , car out of alignment.

3 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 05/22/2001

Bridgestone, bt-70, p175/65r14, replacement equipment with 7000 miles on a 1999, Toyota, while vehicle was parked, consumer noticed a split in sidewall of driver's rear tire, 1/4 inch. Tire had gone flat.


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