There are 10 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 1998 Toyota Corolla in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL XDT TIRES, SIZE P185/65/R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER AND THE VIN NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 172,000.
TWO YEARS AGO I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A SET OF NEW KUMHO TOURING A/S 795 (175/65SR14). THE TIRES ARE NOW ABOUT 15,000 MILES OLD. THE WARRANTY STATES THEY SHOULD LAST 70,000. ON 01/05/2009 I GOT THE FIRST FLAT TIRE. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AUTO SERVICE AS CAUSED BY A "BAD VALVE STEM". ON 07/03/2009 I GOT A SECOND FLAT TIRE. IT OCCURRED WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE THAN THE FIRST INCIDENT ABOVE. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE AUTO SERVICE AS CAUSED BY THE VALVE STEM. TODAY 08/08/2009 I GOT THE THIRD FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT GOT YET TO THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE AUTO SERVICE BUT IT SEEMS THESE TIRES ARE NOT VERY RELIABLE. *TR
BFGOODRICH 175/65/R14 TIRES PURCHASED AT SEARS WITHOUT "ROAD HAZARD" ON 4/22/2007. TIRES CLAIM TO HAVE A 60,000 MILE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY ON 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS. THE FIRST TIME, SERVICE TECH'S WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE- NO ROAD HAZARDS. PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND TIRE. SECOND INCIDENT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TAKEN IN AND SERVICE TECH'S AGAIN COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. MANAGER AT SEARS SOLD ME ANOTHER TIRE (SAME MODEL) AT HALF OFF. THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. THIS TIME SAME MANAGER AT SEARS DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE, CLAIMED IT WAS A VALVE STEM AND BECAUSE I DID NOT PURCHASE ROAD HAZARD SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I INSISTED THAT HE CHECK IF IT WAS A TIRE DEFECT AND HE RESPONDED THAT HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THAT. LEFT SEARS RIDING ON MY SPARE TIRE. NOTHING WAS OFFERED BY THE MANAGER. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES AND VALVE STEMS FAILED OVER THE COURSE OF ONE MONTH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS FAILED, WHICH INEVITABLY CAUSED THE TIRES TO FLATTEN AND FAIL. ALL FOUR TIRES AND VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE INVOICES AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08T018000 (TIRES:VALVE). HE DOES NOT KNOW THE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE EQUIPMENT. THE VIN, SERIAL NUMBER, AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,977 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,500.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE HAS WINDSTAR PHASER TUBELESS RADIAL, SIZE 185/65/R14 TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE DRASTICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPING AND WEARING ON THE INSIDE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE STRUTS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE PRESSURE AND OUTSIDE TREAD WAS NORMAL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE FINE. THE CONTACT HAD THE TIRES REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2002, AT ABOUT 10:00AM WE WERE DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 5 ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF EUGENE OREGON WHEN WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON OUR REAR PASSENGER-SIDE TIRE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WARM AND THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH AND DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECT, BUMP, OR DEPRESSION PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. WE WERE DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. *AK
TIRE BLOWOUT. TREAD SEPARATION APPARENT. CAR IS UNABLE TO REPAIR.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
TIRE COLLAPSED WHILE IN MOVEMENT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND HERAD A NOISE. FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL.*AK THE TREAD FLEW OFF OF THE RIM OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH
REAR RIGHT WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE AXLE WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEM CONTACTED AS OF YET. *AK
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