5.2

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,624 miles

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problem #6

May 092020

Highlander 6-cyl

  • 102,742 miles
My front tires, (from a set of four), have parts of the tread separating from the tire body. The rubber under the missing pieces of tread has a texture like popcorn. The inner surface of the rubber is shiny and smooth. It is not from gouging, force, or abuse to the tires. It is as if the manufacturing process used two different batches of rubber that was not incorporated together correctly, and is now separating from itself. This is clearly a manufacturing defect and should be recalled immediately! if a tire failure occurs from this defect at speed, it could cause a serious accident, rollover, head-on, serious injury/death. Please review his matter as soon as possible. Please contact me for pictures of the defect, since the website has no way to upload the pics.

- Honolulu, HI, USA

problem #5

Oct 012001

Highlander 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 4,500 miles
Vehicle tire punctured. Mr the consumer experienced 5 tire failures on 5 separate occasions.

- Penfield, NY, USA

problem #4

Oct 082001

Highlander

  • 4,500 miles
Failure of deuler tires. Vehicle experienced five tire failures at different mileages ( 4500, 12816, 15480, 20000, 29160).

- Penfield , NY, USA

problem #3

Jun 262002

(reported on)

Highlander 4WD

  • miles
Front tires cause car to vibrate above 60 mph; sometimes enough to cause me to deccelerate; vibration problem started last year; tires continually go out of balance; Firestone dealer says they can't see anything wrong with them; Goodyear dealer said the tires wobble on their balancing machine and should be replaced; Firestone says they can't do anything for me and say there must be something wrong with the vehicle.

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #2

Sep 012001

Highlander 4WD

  • miles
Front tires are wearing out. Vehicle is all wheel drive, not 4 wheel, as advertised. Alignment may be computer controlled. Computer may be defective, as this is the second one since purchased in 02/01.

- Fairfield, OH, USA

problem #1

Jun 012001

Highlander 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While attempting to make a U-turn on dry hot road conditions orginal equipment Bridgestone, dueler ht tire with one thousand miles on it, size P225/70R16 front passenger side tire had a blowout. Bridgestone has been contacted.

- Commack, NY, USA