2004 Toyota Sequoia Tires Problems

DUNLOP AT20 GRANDTREK P265/65R17 TIRE BLOW OUT. THIS NEW TIRE WITH ONLY 18K MILES ON IT COMPLETELY FELL APART WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 TRAVELING AT 50 MPH THROUGH THE CITY OF ORLANDO. I WISH I COULD UPLOAD A PICTURE, BUT THE END RESULT IS THAT THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM IN A SHREDDED CIRCULAR PATTERN. ODD AND VERY FRIGHTENING. THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 09. THE OTHER NEW TIRES ON THE CAR SEEM FINE. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/24/2007 SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 15 MPH THE WHEEL COLLAPSED UNDER THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED WAS 12/22/2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEREWAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA LOWER BALL JOINTS, BUT THAT THIS VEHICLE'S WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED.*AK

BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T TIRE SIXE 265/65R17 BLOWOUT AND COULD NOT LOCATE A REPLACEMENT. RIGHT REAR TIRE. TOYOTA SUV HAD ONLY 6.045 MILES. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE OF TIRE. HAD TO PAY $274.35 FOR A DIFFERENT TIRE.

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT TIRES MADE THE FRONT END VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK