1. Toyota Highlander
  2. Problems
  3. 2009
  4. Tires

2009 Toyota Highlander Tires Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 29, 2011 · 17,300 miles

    Tires · Wheels

    Our car has 17,000. Miles and turns out the tires are bare in spots and the car hydroplaned and skidded and would not hold the road in a light snowstorm. We often skidded right into oncoming traffic. We have driven many suvs over the years -we are 69- and never had a problem. Toyota emailed to us that the toyo a20 p245/55r19 open country tires the car came with are not meant for driving in snow. We live in vt and…

    ODI 10436019

  • January 1, 2011 · 21,000 miles

    Tires

    Toyota highlander 19" rims with toyo open country a20 tires are very unsafe. This tire/wheel combination was standard on 2008/09 limited and sport highlanders. My 2009 highlander would slip all over the place in winter driving. By far the worst winter vehicle i ever owned and i've owned plenty that were not all-wheel drive. Luckily the traction control system is good and saved me from several accidents. Toyota used…

    ODI 10380881

  • July 1, 2010 · 14,900 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    Turning right from city highway to city street at about 15 mph and rr tire had sidewall blowout. Had to replace tire with same brand as only bridgestone and toyo make a tire this size for 2009 toyota highlander. 245/55r19. *tr

    ODI 10341374

  • April 20, 2010 · 20,679 miles

    Suspension · Tires

    Complainant had to replace the original bridgestone tires (245/55r19) on a 2009 toyota highlander ltd after 20,679 miles. Tread wear was below 3/32's. Toyota would not warrant or participate in the replacement costs. Bridgestone offered to split the cost of replacing the four tires with their dueler h/l (p245/55r19) which i accepted on april 20, 2010. My cost was $491.32. The replacement tires after 9 months and…

    ODI 10442078