2016 toyota highlander with oem toyo 245/55r19 open country m&s 103t tires at about 70 mph on i95 south board near brunswick ga (exit 38?) , a loud bang was heard and then the bumping made it obvious a tire had failed so the vehicle was stopped well of the road near an exit. the local state highway assistance truck (champ) stopped after about 20 minutes and the toyota response service truck showed up about 20 minutes later - the tire was changed and we proceeded on our way - many thanks to the "road ranger" and his truck and expertise! the tires had about 28,500 miles on them - estimate about 55%of original tread and are marked: dot 78hh cnd 1016. there appears to have been a hole in the sidewall that caused sudden loss of pressure.
On november 27 2017 the right rear tire suffered a major blowout causing the vehicle to go out of control. i was able to stabilize the vehicle. aaa placed the spare on the vehicle and we drove it to lakeland toyota in lakeland florida. they gave us a rental vehicle and said they would replace the tire in a couple of days. we were on our way to port canaveral to go on a cruise. on friday we returned to the dealership and was advised that they would not honor the warranty on the tire and charged us $327.09 for a new tire. i requested. the old tire so i could have it examined and they said they had turned it over to waste disposal. i advised them that violated the spoilation doctrine in this state. the vehicle and tire had 6805 miles. at the time of the blowout the vehicle was in motion driving the speed limit of 70mph on interstate 4 on the way to port canaveral. i have the records of lakeland toyota for your review...the tire was a bridgestone dueler hl 422 p245/55r19. i told the customer service representative that it was wrong for ...
We bought tires and found them to defective within a few days in which you have 30 days to get refunded or pay the difference for another tires .we did upgrade to michelin tires but not get the full reund fom the defective tires that goodyear wanted to have returned and investigated ,but the manager had them destroyed to cover up the evidence and we lost $321.00 and now we will have sams also investigated by the national highway safety for selling defective tires from good year and covering it up.we definetly will not let this issue go because we feel these tires were a safety issue that sams and good year should of acknoleged