1995 Toyota T100

Defect. ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.

Risk. IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

The contact owns a 1995 Toyota T100. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45-50 MPH, the driver's side air bag unexpectedly deployed. The air bag warning light had illuminated intermittently. The contact stated that there was no impact to the vehicle that could have caused the air bag to deploy. The contact sustained bruising to the left arm, chest, and stomach, but medical attention was not received. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Within about 30 seconds of pulling out of my driveway on a dead end street, and thus driving very slowly, the driver's side airbag suddenly exploded. Thankfully there was no one else on the road and I wasn't going at a high speed. The airbag hit me in the face, knocking off my glasses and producing terrible smell and smoke. My left cheek is bruised. The horn went off continually until I was able to turn off the road into another driveway and turn off the engine. There was no warning, no impact, no braking until it exploded.

A-ARM SUSPENSION IS VERY RUSTY WITH HOLES RUSTED THROUGH LOWER A-ARMS. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE OVER TIME. NO BREAKAGE AT THIS TIME.

I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND TURNED THE KEY. THE AIRBAG EXPLODED IN MY FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND COMPLETELY STILL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON AND IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. THE IMPACT OF THE EXPLOSION CAUSED MILD INJURIES. I TRIED TO WORK WITH TOYOTA ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE UNHELPFUL. I CUT THE AIRBAG OFF AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE HORN WILL NOT WORK AND OF COURSE I HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK AT THE TIME THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE RECORDS OF MY INTERACTION WITH TOYOTA THAT WILL PROVE THAT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A WRECK TWO YEARS AFTER THE AIRBAG EXPLODED. I STILL OWN AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING UP THE ROAD MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND THAT HUMIDITY COULD AFFECT THE SENSORS ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS WAS A HUMID DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON A NEWLY PAVED, SMOOTH TWO LANE ROAD AND HAD NOT STRUCK ANYTHING NOR HAD ANYTHING STRUCK ME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SAFELY STOP IN SPITE OF THE CAB BEING FILLED WITH THE SMOKE FROM THE AIRBAG. I SUFFERED BURNS ON MY CHEST AND LEFT ARM AND BRUISING ON MY LEFT HAND AND ARM.

JUNE 1, 2017, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. I WAS NOT HURT AND THE INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING COLUMN SHROUD IS ORIGINAL, THE SHROUD CAME IN TWO COLORS, OAK AND MOON MIST. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT HAPPENED BUT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FROM WHAT IT READS, THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE ENGINE AND IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS WHICH CAUSED IT TO MALFUNCTION.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE DRIVER HAD CUTS AND BRUISES (SEE PHOTOS). WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. HE SAID THAT THE "TRUCK WAS OLD AND PROBABLY JUST GOT HOT". HE OFFERED TO GIVE ME A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT THE AIRBAG OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I FIND THIS RESPONSE APPALLING IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NOT THE RESULT OF ANYTHING THAT WE HAD DONE.

TAKATA RECALL AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM ON 11/18/2016 AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH AND COMPLETING A RIGHT TURN IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SE INDIAN STREET AND SE FEDERAL HWY IN STUART,FL. IT WAS LIKE A GUNSHOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE AND RESIDUE AND BRUISED MY LEFT ARM THAT WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA T100. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD CRACKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING RELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000. ..UPDATED 06/12/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THE POWER STEERING AND STEERING RELAY FAILING. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. *J'S

THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH FLAT CITY STREET / HIGHWAY, NO IMPACT OR ACCIDENT INVOLVED. AS A RESULT THE INJURIES SUSTAINED WERE BRUISES AND BURNS TO THE FOREARMS, FACE, CHEST, AND NECK.

WHILE DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,THE AIRBAG ON THE STEERING WHEEL EXPLODED. I WAS HIT MY CHEST AND ARM. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD THAT ,I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET RID OF EAR RINGING. MY WIFE WAS ALSO IN THE VEHICLE AND THE SMOKE FROM EXPLOSION CAUSED HER THROAT TO BECOME RAW.

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LOWER ARM ON DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE NEEDS REPLACED ALSO. FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. EXCESSIVE RUST FOR THE YEAR. ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TRUCK IS BASICALLY ROTTING IN HALF. TOYOTA IS RECALLING OTHER TRUCKS DUE TO SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FRAMES BUT NOT THIS TRUCK. HAVE TALKED TO 2 TOYOTA DEALERS AND ADVISED THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE ON THESE TRUCKS IT ONLY THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED THE TACOMAS AND NOW THE SEQUOIAS. FOR THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO IMPACT. DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN 2 LANE ROAD GOING ROUGHLY 25 MPH. ROAD SURFACE WAS SMOOTH AND FLAT (NO POT HOLES). IT HAD JUST STARTED RAINING. NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO ANY OTHER OBJECT AND WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HEAD, ARM, AND CHEST. *TR

THE MPH DOSEN'T WORK, THE AIR BAGS DO NOT RESPOND, THE AC AND HEAT DO NOT WORK, REAR BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

VEHICLE FUEL LINES HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED GASOLINE NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT APPROX 1 YEAR AGO. CURRENTLY, AS OF 06/18/2012, THERE IS "EXCESSIVE RUST FOR MILES AND AGE OF CAR" (ON ENTIRE FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS PER MECHANIC EXAM). THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE HOLES CAUSED BY RUST THAT COULD AFFECT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO RECALL OF SAME VINTAGE TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME AND SUSPENSION WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INQUIRE ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

FULL LINE RUSTED AND LEAKED GASOLINE OVER DRIVEWAY. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF FUEL LINES,BRACKETS,GASKETS AND FUEL TUBE. FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REMOVED . ENTIRE PROBLEM CAUSED BY RUST. DAMAGE DUE TO GAS LEAKAGE ON MACADAM DRIVEWAY. *TR

GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, OUT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. ALSO GAS TANK HAD A LEAK FROM VIBRATION OR RUBBING ON GAS TANK STRAPS. IT WILL STILL LEAK WHEN FILLED PAST A 1/2 TANK. TO FIX THE ABOVE FUEL LINE LEAK THE METAL LINES WERE CUT AND REPLACED WITH HIGH PRESSURE RUBBER FUEL HOSE. THE GAS TANK LEAK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

1995 TOYOTA T100 FRAME WAS ROTTED UNDERNEATH. IT WAS NOT REPORTED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REGULARLY IN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE (JOSEPH TOYOTA OF CINCINNATI). AFTER BEING DISCOVERED, IT WAS DETERMINED BY A WELDER THAT THE UNSAFE DAMAGED PARTS COULD BE WELDED AND FIXED AND THAT THE RUST COULD BE REMOVED AND COMPLETELY RECOATED. THIS COST $1200.00. THE TOYOTA MAIN OFFICE WOULD NOT CONSIDER A BUY BACK OR ANY OTHER OPTION, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE AS THE FRAME ROT TACOMAS. *TR

CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET METAL CRACKED; RESULTING IN CLUTCH NOT ABLE TO DISENGAGE FLYWHEEL TO SHIFT GEARS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A YEAR AGO THE STEERING RELAY ROD FRACTURED. IT WAS REPAIRED BEFORE A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND BECAUSE NO INVOICE IS AVAILABLE, THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THE NHTSA RECALL # 05V389000 CONCERNING THE STEERING: RELAY: CONNECTING.

PUSHED CLUTCH PEDAL IN, HEARD POPPING SOUND. CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET CRACKED. UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB

FUEL LEAK FROM GAS LINES ABOVE TANK ON 1995 T100,LINES HAD RUSTED. HAD FUEL LINES REPLACE. *NM

FRONT STEERING LINK ON 1995 TOYOTA T-100 BREAKS. RESULTS IN NO STEERING.

WHILE BEING ROAD TESTED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

THE SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACES 2 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE LET GO ONCE AGAIN THIS CAUSES THE SEATBELTS TO GET SLAMMED IN THE DOORS AND EXPOSES THE TAG THAT SAYS THEY MUST BE REPLACED. IT ALSO CAUSES EXTREME WARE AND TEAR ON THE SEATBELT POTENTIALLY CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET AND THE FIREWALL BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, AND HAS CAUSED FINANCIAL REPAIR ISSUES.*AK

1995 TOYOTA T100 HAS FIREWALL AND CLUTCH BRACKET PROBLEMS AS NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND HAS CAUSED FINANCIAL, STARTING AND REPAIR ISSUES. *JB

THE TRUCK FRAME RUBBED A HOLE ON THE FUEL TANK. *PH *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *JB

SEAT BELT UNLATCHES BY ITS SELF.*JB

THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY/FIREWALL FRACTURED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE MANUAL TRANS. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE PLACED IN FIRST GEAR WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND TAKING ALL PRESSURE OFF OF THE DRIVETRAIN. IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO DOWNSHIFT GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED THERE HAD EVER BEEN A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY REDESIGNED A BACKING PLATE WHERE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE FIREWALL. I HAVE INSTALLED THE BACKING PLATE BUT THE FIREWALL REMAINS CRACKED. DT

THE FAILURE OF THIS BRACKET (FRACTURED AT TOP LEFT CORNER) PREVENTED COMPLETE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE ENGINE FROM TRANSMISSION, MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE, AS THE SAFETY START SWITCH CAN NO LONGER BE OPERATED BY DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. AS A TEMPORARY FIX, I HAD TO JUMP OUT THE SWITCH TO USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE NEW BRACKET IS DIFFERENT IN DESIGN FROM THE ORIGINAL, INDICATING THAT TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THE FAULT WITH THE ORIGINAL UNIT. DT

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR, THE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. *TS *JB

PE-02-039-CLUTCH PEDAL BRAKET/FIREWALL "CONSUMER STATES WHILE APPLIYING THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE AND THE BRAKET DAMAGE THE FIREWALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND TO THE OFF RAMP. AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE STEERING WAS LOST. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

1. ORIGINAL D/S SEATBELT ASSEMBLY REPLACED AFTER REPEATED EPISODES OF BELT LOCKING UP AND NOT SLACKING OUT, AND ALSO NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY. REPLACED BY DEALER AT NO COST UNDER "GOODWILL WARRANTY". 2. HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS W/REPLACEMENT D/S SEATBELT (LOCKING UP/NOT RETRACTING), AND ALSO NOW BUCKLE, SINCE SUMMER 2001. 15 COMPLAINTS CURRENTLY IN NHTSA DATABASE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR T100 1993-1997. 3. RE: NHTSA ACTION #PE02039, MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET FAILED JUNE 1999 DUE TO NUMEROUS STRESS FRACTURES; I STILL HAVE DEFECTIVE BRACKET FOR EXAMINATION.*AK

THE FIREWALL FLEXES WHEN I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL MAKING THE TRUCK DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE START SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET DOESN'T ENGAGE WITH THE APPLICATION OF NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO REACH UNDER THE DASH TO START THE ENGINE. THIS IS HAZARDOUS, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES I OVERRIDE A SAFETY SWITCH MANUALLY IN ORDER TO START MY VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO, I HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH AND MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED BY THIS POORLY DESIGNED AND SUPPORTED CLUTCH PEDAL. MY FIREWALL ON THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS CRACKED AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET.*AK

VEHICLE IS NOT ENGAGING INTO GEAR AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. JT4D22E3S0013875. *AK

CONSUMER STATES CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN FROM THE FIREWALL CAUSING THE CLUTCH NOT TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH BRACKET. *TT

WHEN DRIVING, REAR SPRINGS SWITCHED BACK AND FORTH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER CHECKED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEY HAD FRONT AND BACK CLAMPS. *AK

THIS BRACKET COULD ONLY FAIL FROM DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE. IT IS THE PIVOT POINT FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL SO IF IT BREAKS YOU CANNOT SHIFT GEARS BUT WILL REMAIN IN GEAR AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO NEUTRAL. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART IF IT EVER FAILS AS IN THIS CASE IT IS A FAILURE IN DESIGN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE EQUIVALENT PART FAIL IN ANY VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR ABUSE. THE TOYOTA DEALER STOCKS THIS ITEM SO FAILURE CAN'T BE ALL THAT RARE. THIS COMPONENT IS MOST LIKELY USED IN TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUPS ALSO. THE DEALER ALSO STOCKS THE BRACKET OF SIMILAR FUNCTION FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL! ONCE MORE A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. THE PROBABILITY OF DAMAGE FROM AN ACCIDENT TO THIS COMPONENT WOULD BE SMALL DUE TO IT'S LOCATION MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE FIREWALL AND UNDER THE DASH. THE BRACKET I REMOVED HAS NUMEROUS STRESS CRACKS IN IT AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING OVER A MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 60+ MPH, AND VEHICLE BEING IN OVERDRIVE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD WHICH REQUIRED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF OVERDRIVE UNTIL TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. *AK *JB

HOW OFTEN DOES A CV BOOT NEED TO BE REPLACED?*AK

WHEN AIR CONDITIONING FAN IS TURNED ON WIRING STARTS TO MELT. IT MELTS WIRES BEHIND CONTROL SWITCH AND BEHIND MOTOR ITSELF. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

ALL TIRES HAVE CRACKS IN CIRCUMFERENCE. GROOVES. FEAR TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION AT SPEED. GOODYEAR WILL NOT GIVE CREDIT FOR ALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16 31?)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 31? )

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 30 MILE/HOUR CRASH,BRAKES-ABS SYSTEM-HAS EXTENDED RESPONSE TIME IN THE SYSTEM,CAUSING DELAY.

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 70 MPH. AMBIENT TEMP APPROX 95 F. TIRES WERE MARGINAL IN TREAD, BUT SHOWED NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. TREAD SEPARATED, BUT TIRE REMAINED INTACT. MAIN INGREDIENTS OF ISSUE. SPEED, HEAT, TIRE AGE. I NOTIFIED BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE THAT THEY SHOULD INVESTGATE THIS AS PEOPLE WILL THINK THEIR TIRES ARE OK, BASED ON A LAY-PERSONS VISIUAL INSPECTION, BUT THERE MIGHT BE AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE TIRE COMPANY DISCARDED THE TIRE BEFORE I COULD GET THEM TO LET ME KEEP IT. IT WAS A CLASSSIC EXAMPLE OF THE PROBLEM AFFECTING THE WILDERNESS, AT, ETC TIRES, INCLUDINGTHE FACT THAT IT STAYED INFLATED. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, BUT HAS NOT YET REACHED THE PROPORTION OF THE CURRENT TIRE PROBLEM, OR IT HAS NOT CAUSED CATASTROPHIC RESULTS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SEPARATION, OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S UNDERCARRIAGE AND COMPONENTS (AXLES, HEIGHT OF CAR, ETC.). IT SEEMS THAT B/F TIRES SHOULD AT LEAST NOTIFY CUSTOMERS TO GET ALL OLD TIRES CHECKED, BIUT IT DOES NOT SEEM FAIR TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR RECALL OF TIURES THAT ARE BEYOND THEIR EXPECTED LIFE. HOPE THIS HELPS SAVE A LIFE, OR AT LEASTS SAVES SOMEONE SOME BIG HASSLES OR BIG LEGAL BILLS. CHEERS! TONY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75/15 )