There are 3 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2007 Lexus ES in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM COSTCO IN JUNE 2012. SINCE NOV. 2013 THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL TIMES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FILLED WITH NITROGEN FOR BETTER PRESSURE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK IN TO COSTCO TIRE CENTER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED, REFILLED AND ROTATED AND NO SLOW LEAK WAS FOUND. THE TIRES ARE STILL UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I BARELY PUT 5,000 MILES PER YEAR ON MY CAR. GOING BACK TODAY HOPING I DON'T HAVE TO GET 2 NEW REAR TIRES. *TR
I HAD A NEW MASTERCRAFT TIRE (215/55R17 TOURING LSR) INSTALLED ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR ON NOVEMEBER 17, 2011. ON DECEMBER 31, A CAR WASH ATTENDENT NOTIFIED ME THAT I HAD A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF ABOVE TIRE. I WAS TOLD BY THE INSTALLER OF THE TIRE THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO SOME KIND OF IMPACT TO THE TIRE. PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS FOUND ON THE INTERNET INDICATE THAT ALTHOUGH SIDEWALL SEPARATION/BUBBLES CAN OCCUR FROM CURBS AND ROAD HAZARDS, IT ALSO "MAY BE DUE TO COMPONENT CONTAMINATION OF INCOMPLETE BONDING DURING MANUFACTURING." IT IS SAID THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO BE SEEN "WITHIN THE FIRST SX MONTHS OF USE." (WWW.TIRERACK.COM) AS A CONSUMER, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THE REAL CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. AND I'M NOT SURE HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE USING THIS TIRE. ONCE THE TIRE IS REMOVED AND REPLACED I WILL HAVE NO WAY OF EVER KNOWING IF THIS WAS MY FAULT OR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FOR THIS REASON I AM HESITATING TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
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