NHTSA Complaint #10272488 — 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TIRES, SIZE P175/65/R14. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND DESTROYED. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ON THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE PLACE WHERE THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND. WITHIN A YEAR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. SHE BELIEVED THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIRES WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/02/09.*JB