1999 Toyota Camry

ON 8-27-2011, SET OF 5 NEW MICHELIN DESTINY TIRE P205/65R-15 92T BSW (4 FOR DRIVING WHEELS & 1 FOR SPARE WHEEL) WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED ON 1999 CAMRY V6, MILEAGE WAS 97163 MILES. ON 9-9-2012, A BUBBLE WAS NOTICED ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. ON 9-11-2012, THE BUBBLED TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE WAS DRIVING TO TIRE SHOP FOR INSPECTION OF POSSIBLE TIRE DEFECTIVE, BUT NOT AT BUBBLED SPOT, MILEAGE WAS AT 107467 MILES. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE THE ALLOY WHEEL, FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER AND MUD FLASH ON DRIVER SIDE. REMOVED THE BLOWOUT TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE, CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE TIRE STORE AND PURCHASED NEW MICHELIN DESTINY TIRE P205/65R-15 92T BSW TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT. AS A RESULT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. UPON DOING SO, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

ANEW SET OF GOODYEAR VIVA, P195/70R14 WAS PURCHASED AT WALMART SORE 1195, WAVELAND, MS ON 5/8/08. I NOTICED A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE LEFT AND ON 5/12/08 I TOOK THE CAR TO LEGGETT'S TIRE & AUTO FOR ALIGNMENT. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT PULL TO THE LEFT WAS STILL PRESENT. I RETURNED TO LEGGETT'S AND AFTER CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS DUE TO A TIRE PULL. I WENT BACK TO WALMART AND AFTER CHECKING THE BALANCE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. I HAVE ROTATED TIRES ABOUT EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE AND THE PULL TO THE LEFT IS PRESENT AFTER EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE. I HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT DONE FOR THE THIRD TIME RECENTLY AT A& A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN OCEAN SPRINGS, MS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PULL WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS A TIRE PULL WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SEPARATION. I WENT TO WALMART STORE 2715 IN D'IBERVILLE TO EXPRESS MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RESEARCH IT. DOT CODES ARE: RIGHT FRONT, M6RWH6HR1408; LEFT FRONT, M6RWH6HR_____; LEFT REAR, M6RWH6HR1608;RIGHT REAR, M6RWH6HR_____. *TR

MY FIRST COMPLAINT IS THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE. WHEN I SET IT TO OVER 50MPH AND THEN TRY TO TURN IT OFF, MY PEDAL STICKS A LITTLE AND ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO RELEASE. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE BURNING OF OIL SMELL THAT COMES WITH THE PEDAL STICKING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY THINGS THEY FOUND WAS A LOOSE HOSE. IT WAS RETIGHTEND. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL PARTS ON MY REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THEY ARE ALL OPPOSITES. UP IS DOWN RIGHT IS LEFT ETC. I HAD GOTTEN A VEHICLE CAR FACTS ON THE CAR AND ONLY ONE OWNER AND REAR ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED. ALSO I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY FRONT TWO TIRES WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASE AND IT MAKES A SCRAPING NOISE WHENEVER THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR

THE OUTER BELT OF THE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 15 NEAR BAKER, CA , TOWARDS LAS VEGAS, AT 7:30 PM. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN THAT BUSY HIGHWAY. I RECEIVED A CITATION FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL BECAUSE I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO REMOVE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE LIBERTY MUTUAL'S APPRAISER. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THESE TIRES HAD BEEN RECALLED ON NOV '06, BUT NEITHER PEP BOYS (THE SELLER) NOR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, COOPER TIRES, HAD EVER CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE RECALL. MOREOVER, PEP BOYS HAD FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THE SERIOUS CRASH RISK OF THESE TIRES, EVEN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR ON MAR 30TH, 2008 FOR TIRE ROTATION !!! BOTH COMPANIES PEP BOYS AND COPPER TIRES HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINTS AND CLAIMING THE OTHER AS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY IN THIS CASE. BY THE WAY, I'M STILL WITHOUT A CAR. *TR

ON SIX OCCASIONS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I HAVE EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. ON TWO OF THESE OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF ROAD ON FOUR OTHERS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE COMPANY WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES. THE TIRES INVOLVED WITH THESE FAILURES HAVE BEEN ON TWO SEPARATE CARS BOTH OF THEM ARE 99 TOYOTA CAMRY'S. THE TIRES ARE THE SAME MANUFACTURE AND MODEL BUT DIFFERENT SIZES. THE COMPANY WHERE I PURCHASED THESE TIRES FROM HAS WORKED WITH ME AND HAS REPLACED THESE TIRES ON ALL OCCASIONS. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH TWO TIRES ON ONE OF MY CAMRY'S AND ONE TIRE ON THE OTHER CAMRY AND I FEEL THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE. *TR

OCT. 22, 2006 DEAR DUNLOP TIRE REPRESENTATIVE: ON THE MORNING OF SEPT. 10, AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 TO THE JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT WITH MY DAUGHTER, THE DUNLOP TIRE ON MY CAR LOST NEARLY ITS ENTIRE TREAD, DAMAGING THE CAR. BESIDES CAUSING $1,800 IN DAMAGE TO MY WIFE''S CAR, THE LOSS OF THE TREAD ALSO COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IM SENDING YOU THIS LETTER, AND CCING COPIES TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION, MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND TO MY CONGRESSMAN AND U.S. SENATORS HERE IN FLORIDA, SO THAT YOU WILL BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT IT, AS I BELIEVE THAT IT CAUSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. I''D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD RESPOND WITH DETAILS OF WHAT ACTION YOU INTEND TO TAKE. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP RADIAL TUBELESS P195/70R14, RATED AT 90S M+S. SINCERELY, DANIEL LINDLEY 564 101ST AVE. N. NAPLES, FL 34108 239-591-8328, LINDLEY555@EARTHLINK.NET CC: AIG INSURANCE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION FLORIDA U.S. CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ALONG ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATION DESTROYED THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO START A CLAIM FOR THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND SHOULD BE READY SOON. I WENT TO THE TIRE STORE WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED 1.5 YEARS AGO. THE MANAGER MENTIONED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ISSUE AND CONTACT BRIDGESTONE. I CALLED BRIDGESTONE AND THEY MAILED ME A CLAIMS FORM. BRIDGESTONE IS REQUESTING ME TO SHIP THE TIRE TO THEIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHIP THE TIRE TO THEM AND THEY STILL MAY NOT HONOR THE CLAIM. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE USE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST 11, 2006. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE BRIDGESTONE B420 IN SIZE P205 70R14. *JB