1999 Toyota Tacoma Wheel & Tire Problems

Which parts fail

• Tread/belt
  5
• Sidewall
  2

Components named in complaints (wheels, lug nuts, original-equipment tires, TPMS).

Mileage when the problem started

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 1999 Toyota Tacoma owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

First incident I was on interstate 5 headed to san jose. I was within 15 miles of my destination, no place to change tire, had to drive on it until I reached outskirts of morgan hill, ca and had spare mounted, purchased a winston tire to take place of spare for my 500 mile journey home to long beach, ca. 2nd incident, I was on the ramp of the 91eastbound freeway and had to immediately get off at long beach blvd. Contacted aaa whereupon the tire was taken off and the winston (spare) was now put on. Took the blown tire to the tire station in carson, ca and they prorated the tire, stating that at the amount of mileage on the vehicle approximately 17,500 I had used up almost 60% apparently, the receipt indicates that they collected 40% of the value of the tire from me, for a total of $32.10 of a so-called $65.99 tire. At this point I am lucky to evidently be alive. …

From the day we bought the truck there was a loud noise coming from one pair of our tires. As we rotated them at each 5K mile intravels the noise would move with them. We took the truck to the frontier Toyota dealer in valencia for service on 7/13/00. They charged us for a tire rotation and balance and alignment. Afterwards the noise was unbearable and the truck developed a extreme vibration and shimmy. The tires were on the verge of disintegrating. We again returned the truck to frontier Toyota who replaced the two (2) subject tires. The problem disappered. Our truck is currently running smoother than when we originaly purchased it. All of the associated squeaks and noises from the vibration has also disappeared. We are displeased that the dealer should have known about the tire recall for similar tires and yet chose to charge us for an unneccesary alignment. …

My Firestone wilderness tire exploded just as the others have been described. Yet my tire size and manufacturer location is not one that is being recalled. I have been waiting for the recall to be expanded and it hasn't . A local Firestone store on erie blvd. In syracuse, ny informed me that the recall is ongoing and will probably expand. I had to change a sidewall exploded flat on the highway in 90 degree heat and then a year later I find that the same things were happening to others only with more drastic results. My experience leads me to believe that the location and size have nothing to do with it. I think it is the design and all wilderness at's should be recalled. (tiresize: 225/75/15)( dot number: tire size: 225/75/15 )

My tires have developed "flat spots" on them. I took the truck to the car dealer and they told me to take it to a tire dealer. The tire dealer told me it was the truck causing the problem and Firestone would not cover the defect. I have kept the truck maintained and tires rotated and balanced. I feel either Firestone or Toyota should be responsible for my problem. I am concerned that it might be more of a tire problem since there have been problems with the other size of wilderness tires.( dot number: w2 tire size: p26575/r15 )

Pe-00-020; orginal equipment on a Toyota, Tacoma 1999, tire size p215/70r14, 14 inch tires, and dot number w2hyawa248. When driving consumer heard a noise coming from front end. Contacted a dealer, dealer noticed front two tires were experiencing unusual wear. Vehicle was not out of alignment, tires were rotated every so offten. Tires only had 18 thousand miles on them. The customer replaced the two front tires.

I was not driving, I was washing my vehicle when I noticed a long split on the tread surface. The split was about four inches long and it followed one of the tread lugs. I took the tire in to a Firestone dealer and ask if it was a defective tire and they said no that it was a road hazard. It was not a road hazard! They made me buy a new tire.( dot number: w29v awi tire size: p265/75r15 )

Pe00020; tire tread separation: owner is able to see rubber breakdown between tread and excess of rubber where the tread hooks to the cap on all four tires. The tires are Firestone, wilderness, at, p26575r15, original equipment. When contacting the dealership, owner was told to go to Firestone. Please provide any further information.

One tire had a sidewall failure and the other three all split. We replaced all four at our own expense since the dealer said Firestone was avoiding settlement on tire problems. This all happened before the news about explorers. I kept three of the old tires as proof.( dot number: tire size: 10.5x31 )

Pe 00 020/tire tread separation: while washing the vehicle notice all the tires were warpping. Notified Firestone, and informed consumer that tire was not recallsed. Original equipment, tire size p265/75r15, dot# unavailable. Firestone, wilderness at. Please feel free to provide any further details:

P265/75r15 size, original equipment on 1999, Toyota, Tacoma. Tread on the left rear tire separated . The outer tread separated. The Firestone dealer indicated that the tires are backlogged but the driver replaced the damaged tire with the spare one.

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