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Toyota Prius Tires Problems

106
Owner complaint records in our dataset
16
Years with records
2001–2017
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 106 stored complaint records:

  • 9 indicate a crash
  • 6 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi43
30–60k mi17
60–100k mi8
150–400k mi2
100–150k mi2

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • October 27, 2018 · 73,500 miles

    Tires · Unknown Or Other

    Tire blew out on the freeway without warning. It was a general altimax rt43 size 195/65 15.with about 9300 miles on it. Tire has several blown out section in the sidewall.

    ODI 11144228

    2010 records in this system

  • August 1, 2018 · 27,000 miles

    Tires · Tread/Belt

    I have milestar ms 932 sport tires 185/65r15 on my prius toyota06 vehicle i recently had one of these tires separate on me ,the( steel belt). It had a large lump in the tread area which most definitely would have exploded if i didnt stop and get it replaced. Two months later i experienced the same thing with another tire one the same vehicle . All tires were purchased from the same company at first thought i…

    ODI 11132248

    2006 records in this system

  • July 5, 2018 · 63,792 miles

    Tires

    News tires where bad within 9 months-bought at costco -one tire had a nail and went flat very fast- -had repaired-one kept getting flat other exploded on freeway and caused damage -both flat and ripped tire happened suddenly. Costco has replaced the tires all 4 -but will not pay damage to car from explosion sudden flat and in shreds . We fell they sold bad tires and these tires are a safety hazard.

    ODI 11115358

    2015 records in this system

  • July 1, 2018

    Tires

    2015 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to issue with vehicle tires. *ld the consumer stated the tires had a brown substance on them. The consumer was informed the tires were not new like the document from the dealer stated they were. The tires needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified, but did not offer any assistance. *js

    ODI 11123748

    2016 records in this system

  • April 15, 2018 · 30,508 miles

    Tires

    We purchased a new 2016 prius from longo toyota in march 2016. Everything has been fine until march 2018 when we have had two incidents where the next morning a tire was completely flat when it was perfectly fine the night before. The oe tires are toyo nanoenergy a29 p195/65r15. Now it has happened a third time, april 15, 2018. It is parked in my garage overnight so its impossible to be tampered with. All three…

    ODI 11085102

    2016 records in this system

  • November 11, 2017 · 15,900 miles

    Tires

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota prius equipped with yokohama bluearth s34 tires, size: p215/45r/17 (na). While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly became unstable and a thumping noise was present coming from the rear end. After stopping the vehicle and inspecting it, the contact discovered that the rear driver side tire was flat. After removing the tire, it was discovered that the sidewall blew out…

    ODI 11047972

    2016 records in this system

  • October 4, 2017 · 19,980 miles

    Sidewall · Tires · Tread/Belt

    1) the event occurred on october 4, 2017. 2) 2017 toyota prius with approximately 19,980 miles. 3) the vehicle has been served on schedule at a toyota dealership. 4) at the prior inspection no damage or abnormal wear was reported. 5) from the time of the 15,000 mile inspection no damage occurred to the tire. 6) at no time did the tire prior to the incident, did the tire inflation warning annunciator illuminate. 7)…

    ODI 11032971

    2017 records in this system

  • October 1, 2017 · 22,000 miles

    Sidewall · Tires · Tread/Belt

    At highway speed tire tread separated completely from sidewall on both sides of right rear tire. Vehicle: 2016 toyota prius two eco. Tires - manufacturer: toyo - model: nanoenergy a29 - dot code: n39n size:195/6515 tire - date of manufacture: 1216 (december 2016)

    ODI 11031356

    2016 records in this system