Problems with 2005 Toyota Tacoma TIRES

Tires cracking around bead area manufactured in 4816 less than 5000 miles

Summer 2012 the cross member holding the spare tire fell off while i was driving. now (january 2014) a large (three inch) perforation has appeared in the front frame. the truck frame is rotting out fast. *tr

I was traveling down an interstate when a rear tire blew out. the tire is a toyo cross country a/t. he tire separated completely leaving the sidewalls on the rim and the tread & belts & rest of the tire tore off in one piece. luckily, there was no accident/ injury. i looked up recalls and found there is a recall. i did not receive a notice. i have tried to contact toyo and been on hold for over an hour at a time, left message without return call. the tires have less than 20,000 miles on them. i am now very concerned about the safety of the three remaining tires. there was only minor property damage to the truck. *jb

I was driving about 40 miles per hour my 2005 toyota tacoma on the freeway in light rain. the steering completely went out of control and my truck began fishtailing. i tapped on the brakes lightly but the truck continued accelerating faster. i ended up hitting the concrete barrier and was placed in the ambulance. i now suffer from lower back and possible torn ligaments in the neck. before the accident there has been a couple of incident where the steering veers of for no reason and sometimes the steering shakes when i drive. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. the vehicle has el dorado sport fury suv tires, size p225/75r15. while driving 10 mph, the rear passenger side tire blew out. the dealer replaced the tire with a regular sized spare tire. the tire failure mileage was 1,500. the vehicle current and failure mileages were 37,000. updated 5/18/09 *cn the consumer stated when she slowed down to make a right hand turn, the tire hit the curb and blew out. updated 05/19/09.*jb

I am currently driving a 2005 toyota tacoma x runner. there are cracks across the treads of at least two of the four tires on the truck (bridgestone potenza tires). i went to a bridgestone shop and they told me to drive across the street and talk to the toyota dealership. the toyota dealership told me there was nothing they could do. i do not feel safe driving a vehicle with cracks across the entire tread face. i am not the only person with this problem, nearly all of the x runner drivers have the same problem; some of which get the tires replaced or get the run-around like myself. please help me. i am a college student and i need safe transportation. *jb

I recently opened a corporate case against the toyota of stuart dealership. this is not the first incident that i have had with them, but this is the most recent. on july 26, 2006, i noticed some grease all inside the rim of my tire. i brought the truck into the dealership. i talked to the service department to try and explain the problem. i was told, we know what it is, we will order the rear seals and call you when they come in. no one looked at my vehicle!!! i was told to leave and i would get a phone call. on july 27, 2006 at 10:30 am while in a left hand turn, i applied the brake lightly at a speed of approximately 30 mph. the truck very quickly spun around and backwards into a guard rail. i called the dealership and was told to bring the truck back to them. they assured me that because of the grease on the wheel and being made to think that it was safe to drive, that the dealership would take care of the damage to the vehicle. ...

My concern is that the tires on oem tires on my vehicle (2005 toyota tacoma x-runner) are defective. i had a "split" in my tire and i took it to bridgestone and they said that they are aware of this problem and they replaced all of my tires, not just the problem one with no questions. where my concern comes in is that i know other with the same vehicle as i have and they exact same problem, but the bridgestone rep. in their area is telling them that they don't know anything about this problem and they will not do anything about it. if the tire is unsafe and some area know about this and are fixing it why are not all the areas aware of this. i feel that they are knowingly putting lives at risk by allowing this to go on with no solution. *jb

I have a 2005 toyota tacoma x-runner. i have tires that are splitting across the tread. it seem that every model of this truck is having the same problem and no recall is being done. http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46086&page=17&highlight=tire i do not feel safe with my tires splitting. and no one seems to be trying to take care of this problem. my auto is only 8 months old, and i don't want to replace 5 $260 a tire out of my own pocket. *nm

I own a 2005 toyota tacoma x-runner. the truck came stock with bridgestone potenza's ra050 (255/45/18) tires on it. both rear tires started cracking along the tread of the tire. a number of other x-runner owners began having the same problem (customtacos.com, look for x-runner tire problem). *nm

2005 toyota tacoma x-runner purchased the truck in august of 2005 with 2k miles on it and noticed there is a large crack across the rear right tire. i would like to inform you that other people with the same truck are having the same problems. i'm not sure if this is a safety issue yet. for more information, the forum is at www.customtacos.com under x-runner talk / tire problems. *nm

I'm reporting this for my friend with a 2005 toyota x-runner with the original oem bridgestone potenza re050 18" tires. the tire has a split all the way across the right rear tire that looks as if it is a gash. looked at all of the other tires and the right front one is just starting to show signs of splitting in the same manner. vehicle has just about 3,000 miles. many other people i know that have x-runners are having the same exact problem, some of which have all 4 tires that are split. the dot # on all 4 tires on this truck are y79b jac 0805. other tires i've seen affected have different dot #'s as well. as of now, nothing has been tried to fix the problem as many people i know with have had a hard time trying to get them replaced as bridgestone/firestone will not admit a defect yet. i have taken a couple pictures that are at the following links for your examination. right rear tire http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a193/14asg/picture165.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a193/14asg/picture164.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a193/14asg/picture166.jpg right front tire http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a193/14asg/picture172.jpg *jb

I own a 2005 toyota tacoma x-runner, the factory bridgestone tires are getting big cracks across them. after some research it appears this is an on going issue with this tire on this truck link: http://www.customtacos.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?cat=&number=559915&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=186&fpart=38&vc=1. *nm

Rear passenger tire splitting across the tire treads. only 18,000 miles on vehicle 2005 toyota tacoma x-runner. *nm

My 2005 toyota x-runner, with only 4,000 miles from new, has the original equipment tires (3 of the 4) showing a splitting of the tire from left to right along 90 percent the tread. the tires are bridgestone potenza re050a 255/45r18. *nm