10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,525 miles

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problem #4

May 172008

RAV4

  • 72,000 miles
My fiance was driving my rav 4 this past Saturday. The car has 4 copper discoverer tires (dot# utdac5T0704) that were purchased in early 2006. They were traveling at about 70 mph on a busy highway. One of the tires completely came apart, leaving only some ragged sidewalls on the wheel. There were (miraculously) no injuries and he was able to get the car under control and off to the side of the road.

- Manakin-Sabot, VA, USA

problem #3

Jul 102002

RAV4 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,100 miles
A constant rattle/squeak in front dash. The rear tire mount rattles/squeaks to the point that I have to remove the tire mount.

- Puyallup, WA, USA

problem #2

Feb 272002

RAV4

  • miles
Tires provide extremely poor traction in rain or snow. At the recommended psi, the tires spin when accelerating and skid when stopping on wet pavement at anything other than extremely slow speeds. With any snowcover on pavement, the vehicle is virtually impossible to prevent from sliding or skidding at virtually any speed. The only way I was able to use the vehicle at all during the winter was to reduce the air pressure in the tires dramatically... and even then I was taking my life in my hands everytime I drove on even lightly snow dusted pavement. I have driven in snow for 30 years and these are the worst tires I '

- Amherst, NY, USA

problem #1

Feb 272002

RAV4

  • miles
Tires provide extremely poor traction in rain or snow. At the recommended psi, the tires spin when accelerating and skid when stopping on wet pavement at anything other than extremely slow speeds. With any snowcover on pavement, the vehicle is virtually impossible to prevent from sliding or skidding at virtually any speed. The only way I was able to use the vehicle at all during the winter was to reduce the air pressure in the tires dramatically... and even then I was taking my life in my hands everytime I drove on even lightly snow dusted pavement. I have driven in snow for 30 years and these are the worst tires I ' (tiresize: P215/70R16)

- Amherst, NY, USA