Tire Problems of Toyota Highlander - part 2

The contact owns toyo open country a20 tires, size 245/55/r19, dot# cxhhdk84607. While the contact was having her vehicle inspected she noticed that all 4 tires were experiencing adnormal tread wear. The tires were taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the tires were experiencing normal wear. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 30000. Updated 4/28/10 updated 06/11/10.

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Toyo a20 open country tires in 245/55r19 size wear prematurely with potential loss of traction and control. Drivers unaware of the fact these tires wear out in less than 20,000 miles may fail to check them for wear soon enough. These tires are the oem tires used on the 2008 Toyota Highlander sport model and probably some other Toyota models and model years as well. The 2008 vehicle owners will be the first to report problems. This blog on consumer reports details the problems. . Read more...

Have the bridgestone tires stock that come with the 2008 Highlander. They didn't even make it 28000 miles. While looking up the tire on the manufacturers site, they don't even have a mileage rating. We complained to the Toyota customer care site and never received so much as an acknowledgment. Complained to the Toyota dealership and were told that Toyota sacrifices the mileage of their tire so that we get a better riding tire. In other words, tough.

2008 Toyota Highlander purchased used Toyota certified 9-3-09 fails to shift into gear. Most occurrences at low speed after slowing to 5mph vehicle does not respond to gas pedal - or will not engage into gear and move forward. This occurs or is most noticeable at slow speeds when the gas pedal is pushed after having slowed down or in the midst of a turn into a parking spot. Wife has also complained about transmission not engaging into gear when car is first started up acts like you didn't shift it into gear. We have also noted transmission doesn't always seem to disengage when slowing from highway speeds 55 mph. Feels like it is dragging car to stop. There is a noticeable whine between 55 - 62 mph. Talked to dealer mechanic and he said that was normal everything is controlled by computers. We are going to take it back in this week and complain about the transmission slippage. We have also had a issue with the toyo tires. At 28,345 they were down to 5/32 to 4/32. They have major problems in snow and heavy rain with loss of traction. When esc kicks on in the snow on a turn do to sliding at slow speed it makes matters worse be better off with it turned off.

The 245-55x19 toyo open country a20 tires Toyota specs on Highlander limited models are utterly treacherous on ice or snow. Edmunds. Com documents a huge number of winter traction complaints under used cars> Toyota> 2008> Highlander limited> customer comments. In my own case, starting under 15 mmph I slid under 8 lanes of interstate viaduct, anti-lock brakes pulsing all the while, before my car stopped. The toyos are 1 of only 2 tires from any mfr in the size noted, the other being a bridgestone with equally horrific ice/snow traction ratings at tirerack and discount tire. Toyota refuses any assistance, saying the tires are tire manufacturer warranted. The problem? I would be getting exactly the same tire again, and the a20 tire is the problem to begin with. I replaced the toyo's with another make and size at 15,900 miles (for $900) and they transformed my Highlander completely winter traction-wise. This toyo tire needs to be banned entirely, yet Toyota continues to spec them on new vehicles.

2005 Toyota Highlander hybrid. Driving to work in a blizzard on 12/11/09 all dash board lights went on. Dealership found that the sunroof housing failed causing $3,977. 16 worth of damage. Being out of warranty the dealer agreed to pay 2,000. 00. Toyota customer service another 1,500 and we paid 477. 16. We picked up the car on 12/24/09. On 2/2/10 we returned it after noticing a burn spot on each of the plastic head light covers. The dealer found both highbeam bulbs melted,and suggested I had overused them causing the intense heat that did the damage. I am concerned it could be a result of delayed water damage showing up. Our concerns with this car(which we purchased new in Nov. Of 2005)goes back to 9/7/06 when the cruise control did not slow the car going down hills. On 2/28/07 we had brake and wiper blade issues. On 4/20/07 the blades locked during a downpour on the 5 freeway. I had to pull over in a panic. On 7/12/07 the cargo clip had to be replaced. On 9/10/07 that parking brake did not hold properly and there was a rattle from the right rear. On 11/6/07 we complained of squeaky brakes. Dealer tightened loose nuts and bolts on 4x4 assembly. On 4/1/08 the brakes were replaced @ 29,080 miles. On 10/22/08 the sound system failed and was replaced under warranty. Next week we are having the 5th set of tires put on this vehicle which has only 53,000 miles on it. The set to be replaced has only about 15,000 miles on them. They have a 60,000 mile warranty.

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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander sport. The contact stated that one of the lug nuts on the tire had rusted. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the lug needed to be replaced. There has been no replacement of the lug nut at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000. The current mileage was 27,806.

I own a 2008 Toyota Highlander limited. After driving 25k miles, I noticed a vibration in my steering. I then noticed my tires tread on all 4 tires worn down to almost 2/32" of tread depth remaining. I have original tires: open country a20 p 245/55r19 103s. I called toyo tire consumer relations dept. And they said there is no mileage warranty on the original equipment. They offer 30% discount on new set of tires installed at tire dealer center. New tires, after discount will cost about $900, but they on the back order and become available only by the end of December 2009. I forced to keep driving my car with bad tires. They don't offer any replacement tires for this odd size, manufactured only for this car. These tires create a hazard to me, my family and public safety, especially driving in the north-east areas. I have never had a new vehicle that need new tires when it is barely two years old. I try to replace this tires before I have an incident. I have noticed numerous complaints about these tires on various web sites. All Toyota Highlander owners very disappointed and lost. Many try to change tire size to more common used, which will void power-train warranty and could create more of safety problems. I hope you find this situation very disturbing and potentially safety hazardous and will lead to your investigation and correction.

Known defects of toyo tires on 2008 Toyota Highlander. Tires shred tread in little pieces. Toyota dealer has a sheet describing the details. Toyo knew the tires were defective. They waited until the owner noticed and complained. The tires wear out very quickly. The tires should have been recalled and replaced. Instead toyo applied their warranty. With 80% credit, my costs were$252. 25 since the tires were known to be defective, they should have been replaced at no charge to me.

Tire flaking and prematurely wearing.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander equipped with toyo open country tires, size p245/55/r19. The contact stated all 4 tires on the vehicle, including the spare, exhibited tread separation. The dealer performed an alignment yet the failure persisted. The vehicle and tire manufacturers were contacted and neither would provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000 and the current mileage was approximately 27,000.

Just eight months after purchasing four new tires from just tires, I felt the car sliding in the rain and decided to take my car to the Toyota dealership to be checked. I was informed that the tires were completely bald and too dangerous to drive on. I live in los angeles, I do not drive on road-wearing terrain but residential streets and freeways, so there is no obvious reason as to why the tires were worn out just eight months later. I then contacted just tires directly with my complaint and brought them the worn tires. Their response was that the cause was due to the wheels not being aligned. However, on examining the original work order from just tires, it shows that the car was checked for alignment. If the work wasn't carried out, I should not be held responsible for just tires shoddy workmanship and if the work was carried out then the fault was with the original tires and, again, I should not be held responsible. To solve the issue, I would like a full refund for the tires including all extras namely $986 (the cost of replacing the tires and labor). I originally paid just tires $612. 12 and they have now offered me paltry sum of $292.

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Toyo tires (p245/55r19) were installed on my 08 Highlander at the time of purchase. At first oil change, was advised that they were not wearing properly & had alignment checked. No problems with alignment--called Toyota--they advised to rotate every 5k with oil change. . Did the same and I now have 20k miles with 2 rear tires that rubber is "peeling" so bad that they have to be replaced immediately. Front will have to be replaced within few months as well. Toyota is blaming toyo & no reply from toyo. . . . Obviously this manufacturer makes poor quality products with just the complaint records that you have on file. Anyone driving a vehicle with these tires is obviously taking their life in their hands!!.

Took car for service and was told that at 12,500 miles the tires on our 2007 Toyota Highlander where worn out and needed to be replaced the tires are a toyo tranpath a11 225 70 r 16.

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On March 2, 2009 I rented a SUV from hertz at the salt lake city airport. Upon picking up the car I commented to the person checking me out that the tire tread depth looked very low for an SUV that would be used in the snow. She said she would make note of it. When I arrived at my destination 230 miles away I used a penny to check the depth. I called hertz to ask for assistance to get the tires replaced. Roadside assistance said there was a goodyear dealer in the city I was in but would have to get approval. The manager at the hertz in slc said he would not approve new tires. I stopped at a Toyota dealer who checked the tire tread depth, the depth ranged from 2/32 to 3/32, the service manager stated the tires were unsafe. Should the nhstb investigate car rental companies who may be placing the safety of customers at risk to save money?.

Stock tires on 2008 Toyota Highlander limited are unsafe.

At 22,356 miles I had to replace all 4 tires on this vehicle the brand was toyo tires.

The bridgestone dueler h/l400 (not h/l 683 or 684 ii as listed in the choices for this tire on this web site!!!!!) tires on our 2008 Toyota Highlander are terribly unsafe in all conditions other than dry roads. They hydroplane in the rain, the rear end slides in all types of snowy conditions, causing the stability control to kick in and compensate, and they require frequent topping off of the air pressure, more so than any tire on any vehicle I've ever owned. This tire is getting terrible reviews on tirerack. Com from current owners of Mazda cx-9s and Highlanders, and there isn't another tire on the market in the size I would need to replace it. It's an accident waiting to happen. Our car is a v6 powered 4x4 SUV we bought brand new 10 months ago. It has never driven well in snow, and despite the full-time 4-wheel drive, the vehicle behaves like a rear-drive truck with summer tires. The car severely fishtails and slides sideways, with the stability control fully cutting power and applying certain brakes in attempt to correct course. This happens at every turn and intersection. It's not only embarrassing, it's also wreaking havoc on my fuel economy as I do so much slipping in these tires, and I fear I will be going off the road or sliding into someone's property or vehicle some day without warning.

We have leased a 2008 Toyota Highlander for 22 months. The toyo a 20 tires are so worn with normal driving they will not pass state inspection. Numerous complaints appear online regarding this matter. No one wants to take responsibility for this matter. There is obviously a defect with tire or car.

I have a 2006 Toyota Highlander hybrid. It has the four wheel drive "I"system. Any time the vehicle senses slipping in the tires it cuts power to all wheels. I have been stuck in very manageable conditions. Not only do you not get 4 wheel drive to help out of adverse conditions, you get no drive to any wheels and are left stuck. I spoke with Toyota and they said that the vehicle is designed to do this to prevent damage to the hybrid system. There is no information in any of the literature provided when purchasing a vehicle. This vehicle should not be sold to anyone who drives in snow or on any thing other than an improved road. Toyota acknowledged that they have received other complaints regarding this issue but will not correct it, nor inform buyers about it's design. This will undoubtedly strand drivers in adverse conditions they deem manageable.

While traveling on the highway at 60 mph the rear tire on the drivers side fell apart. The tire separated at the side wall. My wife managed to maintain control of the vehicle and came to a stop on the side of the road. The dealer was no help. We feel that these tires are unsafe and want to replace them. Tires-toyo p225 70r16 101s m+s 97h1407 these tires had only 19800 miles on them.

My toyo tires have failed after only 18,000 miles of use on my Toyota Highlander.

During routine maintenance of my vehicle, I was advised that the tire tread was separating and that all of them needed to be replaced. The mileage on the tires was less than 16,000 miles. The tire model is toyo transpath a11.

Tire went flat due to failure or breakdown of side wall.

My wife's 2008 Toyota Highlander sport with 19" rims came with bridgestone dueler h/l 400 tires. This tire happens to be the only tire made to fit this rim other than a Toyota open country which apparently was standard on the hybrid model. We found this tire to be unfit and unsafe for a 4,500 lb vehicle of this scale. These tires hydroplan in rain from the moment they were new, and they handled terribly in any amount of snow, causing the rear of our 4wd vehicle to slide sideways when starting from simple stops. On several occasions we held our breath as we slid toward vehicles and property while the stability control system tried in vain to overcome the tire's very poor handling characteristics. If you go to tirerack. Com you will see that this tire is rated extremely poorly by many many owners of Highlanders and other cars that they came standard on. When I contacted Toyota about this, they balked at me, and copped an attitude when they asked if I seriously thought Toyota was going to replace my tires for me. These tires are unsafe for any vehicle which will travel in snow or rain. The final insult of these tires is that they were more than three-quarters worn out by 15,000 miles. We milked these tires until almost 30,000 miles since I refused to buy the same tire again, hoping some other manufacturer would come along with a similar sized tire - 245/55-19. That never happened, so I went with a 255 width tire and brought a well rated hankook. I could not be happier. I am just incensed that Toyota colluded with bridgestone to install such terribly cheap and unsafe tires on thousands of Highlanders, stranding all those owners to suffer the same instability issues as we did, while they did not work with any other tire vendors to supply this distinctive tire design. I am not sure who I hold in more contempt - bridgestone or Toyota. I do not doubt that you could research vehicle crashes involving Highlanders and find many caused by poor traction.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Highlander. The contact purchased the vehicle in 2007. The vehicle was purchased with the wrong size tires, per a firestone dealer. The dealer refused to replace the tires. The contact has purchased 4 new tires. He also stated that the vehicle was involved in a crash per a local mechanic. The wrong tire size was 215/70/15 and the correct tire size he purchased from firestone was 195/70/16. The failure mileage was 30,000. The current mileage was 83,000.

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2002 Toyota Highlander tires made noises and vibrated in the steering wheel. The vehicle could not be balanced. The dealer determined that this was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The vehicle is still under warranty. The tire were noisy and the consumer had them replaced.

Tranpath toyo tires on 2005 Toyota Highlander the tire came on the Highlander. The tire seemed to funcation well until about 15,000 miles. The road noise is getting to be unbearable and the traction is poor and hazarded on wet road. That could cause a bad accident. Complainted to the car service department they offered to sale us new tires with no discount. Very disappointed to the tire.

It is not possible to safely drive the Toyota Highlander 2004 with the michelin 225/65/r17 tires sold as original equipment in any kind of snow conditions. Even with as little as 1-2 inches of snow these tires on the Highlander trap and build up snow in the wheel well leaving the driver with no stopping ability.

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The contact stated the tires had to be replaced at 23,000 miles. The dealership told her to call bridgestone, and bridgestone said they did not warranted tires that came from the dealership. She has to replace the tires today. She reported not noticing anything wrong with the tires prior to this. She maintained the car well. She has the tires rotated to the recommend rotations. The recommended psi on the tires was 35.

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Tires slid dangerously at 35 mph while braking, with 9000 miles on tread. 2 tire valves have failed & had to be replaced with normal paved road driving by 62 yr old lady.

The goodyear integrity tires that came on my 2002 Toyota Highlander are horrible. Since day one, I feel extremely unsafe in wet conditions let alone ice and snow. I complained several times to the dealership, but they will not do anything about it. They say the tires look fine. I have read several articles on the internet from people who agree.

Complete tire number is dot m65lb3dtl3901, and is being safe kept by goodyear distributor. Vehicle was -thank god- parked for about half an hour and when I returned to it the front passenger side tire was flat. The car did not even hit a pothole all day long and out of the blue I had aflat. After filling it with fix a flat I drove for some two miles to repair it. At first the mechanic found nothing suspicious other than the smallest of nails but after removig it and patching the hole he attempted to fill it back when he realized the tire was losing air very fast. The outside wall of the tire was cracked from the inside out. The tire was taken to the goodyear distributor yesterday and not only did they insist there is no guarantee on the tire since it is not a manufacturing defect but that the problem poses a safety risk. I most certainly do not agree and hope you do to. The distributor agreed to hold the tire until the proper authorities had the opportunity to take a look at it, if they so desired. There is clearly a manufacturing problem. Needless to say, my wife and I are very concerned for our gradson's safety,. Please take a look at it before lifes are lost. Thank you.

Failure of deuler tires. Vehicle experienced five tire failures at different mileages ( 4500, 12816, 15480, 20000, 29160).

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Vehicle tire punctured. Mr the consumer experienced 5 tire failures on 5 separate occasions.