Tire Sidewall problems of the 2003 Toyota Highlander

Two problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 2003 Toyota Highlander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Toyota Highlander based on all problems reported for the 2003 Highlander.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 07/14/2004

Goodyear integrity passenger car tires came on my 2003 Toyota Highlander SUV. Lf tire blew out at 11,350 miles as I was merging on to expressway. Authorized goodyear dealer could find no evidence of road hazard damage to tire. Dot m65l b3dr 2202 stamped on tire.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 03/16/2004

Bridgestone, dueler h/t, p225/70r16 tire had a bulge in the sidewall discovered at dealership where we purchased the vehicle. Told it was defective. Went to bridgestone, it took them 5 months to come up with a replacement and they then refused to warranty. It had 22,934 miles.


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