NHTSA Complaint #10509746 — 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY

2011 CAMRY WITH 27,373 MILES ENTERED TRAFFIC ON FWY AT 50+ MPH STARTED TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY ENGULFING ME FROM ALL SIDES IT WAS IF CAR WAS POSSESSED. IN MY 61 YEARS I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE RADIO CUT OUT I FELT PRESSURE WAVES AND NOISE THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I FOUND A GAS STATION JUST OFF FWY AND CHECKED THE TIRES SINCE THAT SEEMED THE LOGICAL CULPRIT, I FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. TO GET HOME I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT ANOTHER 20 FWY MILES KEEPING CAR AT OR UNDER 60. I ARRIVED AT DEALER AND WAITED 3 1/2 HOURS BEFORE BEING SHOWN POSSIBLE PROBLEM. ALL 4 TIRES HAD WHAT HE REFERRED TO AS "CUPPING," ON THE INSIDE RIM. THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE ENTIRE CAR TURNING INTO A FREAK-SHOW LIKE NOTHING I EVER EXPERIENCED. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO CHARGE ME FOR 4 NEW TIRES AT RETAIL. MECHANIC SAID TIRES LOOKED GOOD AND HAD 20,000 PLUS MILES LEFT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO REPLACE, (IN MY OPINION), DEFECTED TIRES. TIRES WERE NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT IF THEY WERE THEN THE DEALERSHIP IS AT FAULT SINCE THEY DID IT. I EXAMINED ALL 4 TIRES IN THE BAY WHILE IT WAS JACKED UP, NO EXCESSIVE WEAR SHOWED. WHO DO I SEE THAT WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? THESE ARE BRIDGESTONE TIRES I THOUGHT WERE A SOLID BRAND. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND SEVERAL. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF THOSE 4 TIRES DECIDED THE PRESSURE WAS TOO MUCH AND BLEW SIMULTANEOUSLY, PROBABLY A HIDEOUS DEATH!? WIFE DRIVES THE CAR IT HERS. SHE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. SHE CAN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND EVEN THEN IT IS STIFF AND NOISY. ON A HILL THERE WAS NO GRAB IT WAS IF THE CAR HAD NO STOP IT LITERALLY TOOK BOTH FEET ONE ON BRAKE OTHER REVVING ENGINE TO KEEP FROM BACKING INTO A TRUCK. *TR