| Issue ID | 1342472 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10936261 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 09/12/16 |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought four goodyear assurance triple tread tires on jan. 29, 2013. After about a year i started having problems with maintaining air pressure in the tires. I took the vehicle back to where i bought the tires and they would do maintenance such as remounting or replacing valve stems. I still would have air pressure issues. On dec. 9, 2016 while driving on the highway i noticed a thumping noise. It got progressively louder and made the vehicle sway. I pulled to the emergency berm and saw that i had a flat tire. I took the tire back to conrad's tire express & total care which where i bought the tires from. The service technician put air in the tire and said that there were broken belts in the side wall. He laid the blame to a road hazard problem and laid the blame of losing air to defective toyota rims, even though with the original tires on the vehicle i never experienced a problem of losing air from the tires. My opinion is that the tires must be defective since they can not maintain air pressure. This is a real concern since the possibility of someone being injured or killed because of a tire blow out. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 52340 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CLEVELAND, OH |
| VIN pattern | JTEHP21A370XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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