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Toyota RAV4 Sidewall Problems

7
Owner complaint records in our dataset
4
Years with records
2003–2011
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Complaints by year

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2
30–60k mi2

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • March 8, 2017

    Sidewall · Tires

    GOODYEAR 225/65R17 102T SL ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TL

    ODI 10959584

    2006 records in this system

  • September 6, 2012 · 19,985 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota rav4 equipped with yokohama tires, size p225/65/r17. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, one of the tires exploded. The contact was able to safely pull over. After inspecting the vehicle the contact saw that the front passenger side tire sidewall failed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop because there were exterior damages to the front passenger side of…

    ODI 10480118

    2011 records in this system

  • December 10, 2011 · 35,680 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    2009 rav 4 yokohama geolandar 225/65r17 35,680 miles.tires have been rotated every5k miles my wife was on expressway going 65 mph,when left rear tire blewout .she had swerve three lanes into the breakdown lane,she called aaa which call the state police.aaa changed the tire.when she got home i looked a the rest of the tires and noticed all tires were drierotted along the sidewall. *tr

    ODI 10440921

    2009 records in this system

  • August 3, 2011 · 32,900 miles

    Bead · Sidewall · Tires

    This is to notify you of a potential problem with yokohama geolandar g91 tires. On wednesday, august 3, 2011, i had a blowout in one of their tires located in the right rear of my suv. The tires are original equipment in a 2009 rav4, with 32,900 miles, and are inflated to a pressure of 32.5 psi. The tire thread is evenly worn to a depth of 5/32?, measured virtually everywhere along the tire, indicating even wear.…

    ODI 10417861

    2009 records in this system

  • August 11, 2009 · 2,400 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    We purchased a new rav4, in may 2009. Yesterday while the car was parked the left rear tire explosively blew out the sidewall, the car has 2400 miles on it. The person who witnessed the failure said it sounded like a shotgun blast. I also found this in our toyota vehicle owner service records: by dealer 05/05/09toyota of mcdonough 5 0092548repair flat tireview details basically this car has had two tire failures in…

    ODI 10280567

    2009 records in this system

  • August 21, 2005

    Sidewall

    Dt: while driving 60 mph on the dry highway there were funny noises coming from front of the vehicle. Left front drivers side tire blew out. Consumer pulled to the side of the road. The sidewall blew out at 16,000 miles, there w 40,000 miles on the tires. There were no previous problems with these tires. Consumer had to change tires. Did not report to the dealer, but did report to dunlop manufacturer. Dunlop said…

    ODI 10133906

    2003 records in this system

  • July 21, 2003

    Sidewall

    Had just got on the freeway a couple of miles ago, was going about 70 miles and hour and had the rear driver's side tire blowout in two locations along the sidewall. The tire is a bridgestone dueler h/t 687 (it wasn't listed as a model in the menu).

    ODI 10129632

    2003 records in this system