There are 19 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 1996 Toyota Camry in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 19 of 19 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL TIRES. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PUT THE SPARE ON. TWO DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE SECOND REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED 17 YEARS AGO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,664. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH COOPER DEAN ALPHA 365 TIRES, SIZE P195/70R14. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BURN TO THE LEFT INSIDE FOREARM CAUSED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AFTER THE CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05T015000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,900. THE DOT NUMBER AND VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ONE EVENING WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. PULLED THE CAR OVER TO SEE THAT THE TIRE HAD VIOLENTLY BLOWN OUT RELEASING THE HUB CAP AND ACTUALLY BENDING THE RIM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUT EXPLOSIVES UNDER IT. I PLACED THE SPARE ON THE WHEEL WELL AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, THE ALIGNMENT MADE SUCH DIFFICULT. THE CAR WAS TOWED, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS TIRE EXPLOSION I WOULD NEED A NEW AXLE, STRUT, KNUCKLE, MUD FLAP, AND OBVIOUSLY A TIRE. HE ALSO SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON THE RODE ALONE AT THE TIME AND AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT I COULD HAVE HIT AS A RESULT OF LOSING CONTROL OF STEERING . CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. AND I HAVE SAVED THE DAMAGED TIRE, AS WELL AS HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE SENT TO THE INSURACE COMPANY. *AK
IN AUG 26, 2004 I PURCHASED FOUR NEW GOODYEAR ALLEGRA P205/65R15 FROM SAMS CLUB IN PEARL CITY, HI. I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES IN JANUARY 2005 AND TOOK IT BACK TO SAMS CLUB TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY TIRES AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT MY RIM WAS BENT AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, I TOOK MY CAR TO A GOODYEAR SHOP IN EWA BEACH TO HAVE MY RIMS CHECKED AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY RIMS. SO I TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO SAMS CLUB THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON 02/16/2005, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I INDEED DID HAVE THREE DEFECTIVE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. SO SAMS CLUB REFUNDED MY MONEY AND I BOUGHT ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES IN PLACE OF THE RECALLED TIRES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER FELT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOOT TURNED AND THE BOOT FEED GREASED, THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL (PROVIDE DETAILS).
BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRE TREAD SEPARATION, SIZE# UNKNOWN, DOT# UNKNOWN.*AK
TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE (DOT NUMBER: W2RW AKA 3 TIRESIZE: P195 70R14)
THE LEFT FRONT DUNLOP DAYTONA TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURY. *SLC
ALL FOUR OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, FIRESTONE DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE TIRE WARRANTY (FIRESTONE FR-14-195-70-14, FR-1416800). NLM
FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC
TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
WHEEL RIMS DEFECTIVE.
DUNLOP TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. . (SIZE P195/70R14904)
FIRST CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AFTER REAR TIRES WAS PUT ON FRONT THEN VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK
WHEN IT RAINS THE CAR SLIDES AND HYDROPLANES EXCESSIVELY. *AK
GOOD YEAR REGATTA TIRES (P195/70/R14) ARE VERY UNSAFE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAYS WITH RIBBED-CONCRETE PAVEMENT.
BOUGHT 2 TIRES ON 3/4/2002 FROM NTB; NEITHER HAS THE DOT TIRE GRADING INFORMATION ON THEM. SENT PICTURE TO GEORGE GILLESPIE IN NHTSA. AT HIS REQUEST WENT BACK TO NTB AND LOOKED AT DISPLAY TIRE; IT WAS A DIFFERENT SIZE BUT IT ALSO DID NOT HAVE THE GRADINGS ON IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TEN MONTHS AGO IT HAD FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ABOUT A MONTH AGO. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS WEARING OUT THE TIRES TOO FAST. *AK
TIRES FAILED.(GOODYEAR INVICTA- TIRE SIZE 195-70-R14).
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