7 complaints reported

1997 Toyota Corolla Tires

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 2011 Crash

1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, UNIT WAS WESTBOUND IN THE CENTER LANE. UNIT 1 HAD AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE WITH THE REAR TIRES. UNIT 1 ATTEMPTED TO PULL ONTO THE RIGHT BERM BUT LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. UNIT 1 WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL, AND SPUN TO REST IN THE CENTER LANE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, WHEN THE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE REAR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY DEFLATED AND SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. IT WAS UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO DEFLATE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0044-91. *JB UPDATED 03/21/11 *BF

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2011
Jul 2006

DOUGLAS P185/65R14BL XTRAC TIRE - TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. TIRES PURCHASED AT WALMART, ALTHOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, WALMART CLAIMS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation Type: Tire, Vehicle: 9999 DOUGLAS DOUGLAS, Manufacturer: DOUGLASS & LOMASON CO.
Incident: Mar 2006
Sep 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY, TIRE EXPLODED. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND BLEW ACROSS FREEWAY. COULD BARELY DRIVE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER. METAL FROM INSIDE TIRE SCRAPED PAINT OFF SIDE OF MY CAR AND THE FLYING RUBBER DISLODGED MY REAR BUMPER. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2002
Aug 2000

THE GOODYEAR TIRE ON THE VEHICLE SEPERATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TREAD GOT CAUGHT UP INTO THE REAR AXLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. *MJS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 1999
Jan 1999

SIDEWALL BLISTER AND CUT RESULTING IN TIRE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Jan 1999

TIRE SIDEWALL FAILED (GOODYEAR) CAUSING FLAT TIRE.( INVICTA GS ) ( P175/65R14 ). *YC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Jun 1997

WHEEL CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1997 Toyota Corolla has 7 Tires complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.