| Issue ID | 789064 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10329465 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 02/04/10 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased 4 brand new tire's, continental contiprocontact, p215/60 r 94 t, at mavis discount tire in january of 2010. After three months, and approximately 3,000 miles, one tire blew out due to a sidewall explosion. This tire was the rear passenger tire. This tire was replaced by the dealer at a nominal cost, since i had purchased insurance on the tires. Exactly one month later, the front driver tire blew out from the same cause, and this failure occurred while driving on the highway (the first tire failure was also a highway failure). This failure was also inside the side wall, and not due to debris or pothole. This makes two of four new tires experiencing dangerous highway failure within the first 4,000 miles of ownership. This 50% failure rate without explanation i feel is a sign of a manufacturers performance defect, given both failure occurring at highway speed, and when the tires where in new condition. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 71250 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DEER PARK, NY |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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