Tire Related Problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius

Table 1 shows four common tire related problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius. The number one most common problem is related to the tire (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the tire blowout (two problems).

Table 1. Tire related problems of Toyota Prius


Recently reported Tire problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius

The Tire problem

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius equipped with bridgestone/firestone insignia se200 all season tires, size: p185/65r 15 86t. The contact stated she was driving 30 mph when she heard a flapping noise coming from the rear passenger's side tire.   Read details...

The Tire Blowout problem

Sequential failure of 4 goodyear assurance tires placed on vehicle in October 2004. Since October of 2012 the tires have been blowing out at the rate of one every 6-8 weeks. I plan on replacing the one remaining of those 2004 tires before it implodes also while driving.   Read details...

The Tire Tread/belt problem

We had to replace the tires with only 20,000 miles on in order for our vehicle to pass inspection. Tires are rated at 50,000. Dealer claimed it was because our rear wheels were out of alignment yet they had no way of aligning the rear wheels so nothing was done to correct the problem but pay above   Read details...


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