Issue ID | 609105 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10173427 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2004 |
File date | 10/11/06 |
Component | TIRES:TREAD/BELT |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | To whom it may concern: i bought a 2004 toyota camry from a toyota dealer, green brook, nj on june 2004. It came with goodyear 205/r60/15 tires. I only drove mainly on city roads and the mileage is only 20,500 miles. I rotated four tires once in the past two years. I, however, am shocked to find that the tire treads in radial direction (across from the center tread to the outer rim) of all four tires were totally gone today when i visited a car shop for oil change. I have been experiencing car sliding on wet road since i bought the car but i did not know what the cause is. The technician in the car pointed out the tread problem to me that the car sliding problem is because the worn-out outer tread could not expel water out from the inner center tread. He warned me the serious safety issue on driving such worn-out tires on a watery or iced road surface. I checked your product information that states the tire warranty is 80,000 miles. How could this worn-out tread problem happen when the mileage only reaches a quarter of the warranty. I have checked the internet that there have been many complaints on this issue specified to the toyota camry 2004. Toyota shall address this issue and make a recall or compensation in response to this safety concern. *nm |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | EDISON, NJ |
VIN pattern | 4T1BE32K24UXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | |
No. of fatalities | |
Date of purchase | 03/06/04 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | |
Drive train type | |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | CRYSTAL BROOK |
Dealer's telephone number | |
Dealer's city | GREEN BROOK |
Dealer's state code | NJ |
Dealer's ZIP code | 08812 |