Have had three flat tires that had to be replaced on my 2002 sienna awd van with 11000 miles on it. The tires are the oem brigestone run-flat type.
2004 Toyota Sienna tires complaints
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Dt: the consumer stated that the vehicle experienced two flat tires. The first was on april 2005 while traveling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle became hard to maneuver, the ride was dangerously rough, and the tire indicator light came on. The flat was on the driver's side front tire. The consumer then realized that the vehicle did not have a spare tire. Three weeks later second tire had a flat. This occurred again while traveling at a high rate of speed, tire indicator light came on before having trouble maneuvering the vehicle. This time it was the passenger's side front tire. The consumer then took the vehicle to a repair shop which did not carry the size of tires for her vehicle. The consumer contacted a toyota dealership that provided her with a dunlop regular tire that was the right size. The consumer had to take the tire to the repair shop for them to replace the tire because toyota would not be liable for the contact driving the vehicle with a regular tire. The consumer went to a toyota repair shop and they showed her the tires on the vehicle. The tires needed to be replaced because they had wore out unevenly. The tires wore out so badly that they went bald. The consumer felt unsafe with this vehicle. The consumer had been speaking with toyota and bridgestone and has yet to receive any help. On august 2005, the consumer put all regular tires on the vehicle and felt safer and believed the odds were lower for a having a blow out on the freeway. *ak updated 11/29/2005.
Dt: the contact was not aware that vehicle had a flat tire, but no spare tire. He was not informed before purchasing the vehicle that there was no spare tire. He was told he had a doughnut for use in case of a flat, but one was not included. The dealer was unable to answer questions about the tires. The manufacturer of the tires told him they have written letters to car manufacturers to tell consumers there was no spare tire. He wanted to replace the damaged tire only, but the vehicle manufacturer told him all the tires have to turn at the same rate , and that was why he could not replace only one tire.
Dt: 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated the tires tread wore at a very low mileage. These were the original tires on the vehicle. The tires have not been replaced at this time. There is approximately 21,050 miles on this vehicle. These are dunlop, sp4000t dsst. The contact noticed the wear on the tire last week, october 11, 2005, when the tires were getting their third rotation.
2004 toyota sienna limited awd with dunlap run flat tires. Vehicle is 18 months old with 16,000 miles. The vehicle began to have hard ride with increase road noise. Taken to local tire center, 2 tires tread worn off, the other 2 significantly worn. Advised that the tires were dangerous to cont to drive on. Cost to replace tires approx $1300. No spare tire is provided, since the run flats are standard equipment. Must then buy the same tire with the same problems. Contacted toyota, they are unwilling to accept responsibility, dunlap was willing to prorate the tires, but still offers no warranty on new tires. Review of the internet shows this is a common complaint. I think the run flat tires are a good idea, but I doubt they were actually tested to be sure that they are safe and effective.
Dunlop run flat tires made specially for 2004 and beyond toyota sienna wear out in less than 20,000 miles for numerous consumers after regular rotations and balancing. Numerous reviews on www.tirerack.com from consumers complaining about the dunlop sp4000 dsst 225/60/17 tires wearing out after less than 20,000 miles. I just had to replace mine at a total cost of $1,300 - and there are no other tires that will work on this car since these tires were made specially for this car.
2004 toyota sienna xle ltd awd purchased new with bridgestone b380 rft 225/60r17 tires. Tires wear out prematurely. Estimated mileage based on tread wear is 30k miles. We had a flat tire at 22,000 miles. To have even treads on all tires the dealer recommended to replace all 4 tires at a cost of $250/tire. This means is I have to spend $1000/year just to replace tires!!!
Run flat tires on my 2004 xle limited awd. No spare tire, no place designed in vehicle to put a spare tire without giving up ability to flatten seats, tires that wear out every 18-20,000 miles, cost $1200 to replace every 18k miles, and unsafe to drive on. Two flat tires on one trip from brentwood, ca to los angeles (300 miles).
2004 toyota sienna flat run tires have premature tread wear under normal riding conditions, my tires have exposed steel belts, toyota nor bridgestone will stand behind their product.
Problem is with run flat tires on new 2004 toyota sienna mini-vans. Ours is the xle ltd. Awd. Tires were substantially worn down at only 15,000 miles. Tires are dunlop run flat p225/60r1798t m + s. New car dealer refused to address the problem. Tires are very expensive and hard to find. I see there are many complaints on the internet re these tires on the new toyota sienna.
Complaint regarding factory installed bridgestone tires on the 2004 sienna minivan.*mr the consumer noticed the tires were starting to show wear after 7,000 miles. When the vehicle was taken in for an oil change, the tires were rotated which was suppose to solve the problem, however the tires continued to show more wear. The consumer took the vehicle in for a second time for an alignment and it still didn't resolve the premature tire wear. The consumers wife could barely keep the vehicle on the road, as it was hydroplaning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the consumer was told the front tires were no good and they needed to be replaced. The rear tires had excessive wear as well. The consumer was told the tires did not have a warranty since the tires were made to the manufacturers specifications and they were not the normal tires that bridgestone sold from its dealers.
2004 toyota sienna developed problems with the tires. ***no answer required***. *mr at 12,000 miles, the tires started to make a rumbling noise in the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection of the vehicle, it was determined the tires were showing signs of wear on the outside and the inside, 1/3 of the rear tires were cupping so bad that the tread was worn off in segments all around the inside edge, overall the tires were down close to the tread markers. The front of the vehicle was slightly out of alignment and was the cause of all the problems. The consumer also stated that the runflat tire had low air pressure due to the warning light illuminating. When the vehicle was taken to the dealer, he was told there was a nail in the tire and the runflat tire was un-repairable, however the owners manual stated the tire was repairable. The vehicle did not come equipped with a spare tire.
Run flat tires are unsafe and tread wear life is extremely short. 2004 toyota sienna xle awd limited has oe dunlop sp sport 4000t dsst 'run flat' tires. Car has 19,000 miles and all 4 tires are completely bald. Car has been maintained by the dealer per manufacturers instructions. 'run-flat' cars do not have spare tires, jacks or tire well for storage, so there is no way to switch to regular tires without losing the rear cargo space. I cannot afford to lose this space as this is why I purchased this vehicle. New run flat tires will cost me well over $1100 per year at this tread wear rate. The combination of these tires with this minivan seems to be a serious problem. It poses a huge expense to replace these tires regular and is a serious safety hazard to a class of owners who generally have infants or young children. The federal safety agency should act to require toyota and dunlop to resolve this issue satisfactorily.
Run flat tires are unsafe. 2004 toyota sienna xle awd has oe dunlop sp sport 4000t dsst 'run flat' tires. Car has 19,500 miles of moderate driving. Dealer refused to rotate and perform alignment at 19,000 miles because tires were too worn. Referred to dunlop who elected to do nothing. Now, at 21,500 cords are visible on inside edges of front tires. A. The only available replacements (from tirerack.com) are $845 plus mounting and balancing ($142). B. 'run-flat' cars do not have spare tires, jacks or tire well for storage, so there is no practical way to switch to regular tires. C. Dealer says that toyota will sell a kit that includes a mini-spare. Requires reconfiguring rear of van. Result means that there is no more storage well under rear seats. Toyota will not give the kit to affected owners. They sell it for $1,300. D. A decision to stay with (and replace) the 'run flats' means an out-of-pocket expense of ~$1,000 every year. E. If toyota abandons the 'run flat' consumer is absolutely victimized. F. If the suspension is a culprit, it is a serious safety hazard to a class of owners who generally have infants or young children. The federal safety agency should act to require toyota to issue recall and retrofit all affected siennas with standard tires and the components to fix flats!.
Run flat tires on a 2004 toyota sienna xle limited awd fail/wear prematurely. Need to be replaced at 12,000 miles. Dealer will not compensate for expense. Also, the vehicle does not come with a spare tire and this fact was not disclosed and in fact the vehicle de-caling was misleading. A decal on the passenger side door pillar indictes where the spare is loacted, but there is no spare on this vehicle.
Dt: the vehicle has run flat tires. There is a light on the dash board that informs the consumer when the tire pressure is low. This particular did not light up and one of the tires blew out on the inside of the tire. The vehicle is not equipped with a spare. The tire itself is not easy to replace because nobody carries these tires. The dealer has the vehicle even though these tires cannot be filled once they are in flat mode. This occurred on september 4, 2005. *ak
We purchased a toyota sienna may 2003(2004 model), it has 20,696 miles and the front two tires are completely worn on the outside edge of the tire, the steel is even showing on one of them. The tires on the sienna are the bridgestone b380 p225/60 r17 98t these are run flat tires,was not aware of until today. I have done all routine maintenance on the car. I have spoken to the dealer, toyota, and bridgestone no one seems to be helping and excepting responsibility. It is not right that I am only getting that low mileage on theses tires and the fact that it cost so much to replace them. If I was aware of this at the time of purchase would not have bought it, one reason for buying it was the longevity and low maintenance of toyotas. Even if I do not replace the tires with run flat tires the car does not come equipped with a spare, which would be an additional expense and then the spare would sit in the cargo space where I would not be able to fold the third row seat.
Voids and peeling of tread on all four tires. It appeared as if there were large air bubbles trapped in the tread at manufacturing. This was noticed after having only 30,000 miles on tires. Had to replace with all new tires due to mfg. Defect. Michelin only allowed 50% toward new tires. I was fortunate not to have been killed while driving with these tires. This has really emotionally upset me considering I had just driven from fl to nh with them.
Dt: the contact owned a 2004 toyota sienna all wheel drive. All the tires had to be replaced at 14842 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer because one tire was damaged, and they said all the tires worn out and needed to be replaced. The tire that was damaged had a hole in it, and it was a flat tire. The tires were regularly serviced. The tire manufacturer was dunlop , line is 225/60r17, odi # 3dt00004279-du. Searched on the internet and saw many similar complaints. *ak
Uneven and premature wear on all 4 tires with progressively harsh and noisy ride on 2004 toyota xle limited awd minivan despite proper tire pressure and tire rotation. Current mileage ~8,900 miles.
Radiator ruptured and the engine overheated; hose replaced in steering column recall; rust protective tape recall; dvd screen replaced and the entire dvd player replaced(screen still not easily visible in middle row); passenger seat belt replaced; middle passenger seat belt failing; gasoline smell inside of car with AC on recirculation; driver's window fell inside door in snow storm and was not considered a safety issue to get a loaner vehicle even though the vehicle could not be locked; tires completely bald and leaking under 30,000 miles, dvd player must be at a high db volume and when returned to radio/cd will almost deafen you; interior lights have to be manually over ridden or will drain battery; car hesitates 1-2 seconds when trying to quickly accelerate and then lurches forward alarmingly; cruise control is not functioning; waiting to have fuel mixture sensor replaced. I was not informed of first 2 recalls until I my engine overheated. I did get the rust recall and a sticker on my sliding door informing user of danger of having middle windows open while opening the middle door could catch a head or other extremity. Toyota dealer service manager says mine is the only 04 sienna experiencing any problems except for the recalls on the radiator; the steering hose; the rust tape; and the middle seat belt. Not so according to all I have read here. Most of the problems have occurred between 22,000 and 34,000 miles; the dvd screen always failed to lock into a good position for the middle row viewers.
Problems with the dunlop run flat tires and the transmission on the 2004 toyota sienna.*mr during a 3000 mile service the technician notice that on or more of the tires was balding. All four tire were replaced. A few day after the 3000 mil maintenance the vehicle would not move because there was no transmission fluid.
I would like to report unexpected tread degradation on my 2004 sienna xle limited awd. At 17k miles the tires needed replacing.
On a 2004 toyota sienna awd (1) regular driving and normal preventitive maintenance LED to 14k miles before oem run flat tires were bald and unsafe (2) car steering was affected with a distinct pulling to the left (3) dealer replaced tires but indicated that run flat tires (either bridgestone or dunlop) will continue to wear quickly
I only have 18,000 miles on my 2004 toyota sienna and my run-flat tires are bald and have been advised not to take my vehicle out on a highway. From all the complaints out there, these tires should be recalled and a class-action suit against toyota (who is trying to wash their hands of the whole situation) and dunlop should be filed. Toyota makes it sound like an advantage to have these on their $40,000 vehicle, and then their service department tells me now that some people are getting only 10,000 miles out of these terribly expensive tires and offers to sell me new non-run-flat michelin tires for almost $800. This doesn't seem right and think something legal needs to happen before toyota will do the right thing. Btw, tire pressure readings and rotations were done on a regular basis.
Dt: the consumers vehicle did not have a spare tire. The consumer experienced a blow out on a tire that was not suppose to go flat. The dealer said it would take a few days to get a new tire. Manufacturer advised the consumer to call the tire manufacturer. Dunlop tire was not helpful. The consumer said no one was qualified to fix that kind of tire, and no one carried it in stock in his area. Dunlop run flat tires #sp4000, pooh/. *ak the vehicle was equipped with run flat tires, however when the consumer attempted to drive on the tire, it blew out. The consumer stated it was obvious one could not drive 100 miles on the tire as stated in the owners manual.
2004 toyota sienna dunlop sp run flat tires are defective.***no answer required***. *mr the original run flat tires were noted to have a few bald spots at about 33000 miles. The tires were replaced but 4 days later one of the tires went flat while the consumer's wife was driving the vehicle (dunlop sp run flat po# 35682and 36003 toy, p225/60r17).
Toyota sienna (2004+) awd models use run-flat tires since no spare tire is provided by toyota. These run-flat tires are defective in that they wear out exceedingly fast. Mine are nearly worn out at 17k miles on my 2004 sienna. At a equipment and labor replacement cost of ~ $1600 for all 4 tires, this is unacceptable. If you search the internet, this is a well known problem with the siennas using run-flats. Tires should not cost me $100 per 1000 miles driven. Secondary issue with the tires is the safety. I have not experieced this problem, but other owners are stating that if the tire is cut, that it needs to be replaced immediately. Because run flats are new, there are hardly any places in the u.s. That stock these tires, let alone having the special equipment to install them. You'll see many owners have resorted to buying regular tires for their siennas, then purchasing a spare tire and throwing it into the back of their van. This takes away from the utility of the van a great deal, since storage is a primary selling point of minivans. Please investigate this issue. Tires should last ~40k miles, and since these run flats are so expensive, replacing every 15k miles puts a huge cost on the owner that toyota never warned new owners. I would expect toyota to cover replacement cost of these tires until a suitable replacement is developed, or find a way to use regular tires and store the spare somewhere on the vehicle without taking up the advertised passenger storage space. Thank you for your support and assistance, -brian armer
I own a 2004 toyota sienna le awd with dunlop sp sport 4000t dsst tires and the tires are a huge safety risk. I have less that 15,000 miles on them and parts of the tires are worn right down to the belt. After reading posts online it appears that this is a not an isolated incident. Any tire that cost over $300.00 should not wear down to the point where they can cause a blow out before they even reach 15,000 miles. It's not like these are on a sports car doing burnouts. This is a minivan. My wife and 3 children ride in this van and they have the nerve to put this safety hazard on the road. Toyota and dunlop should be ashamed of themselves. I am still talking to toyota at this point but listening to other people with the same problem it doesn't appear that I am going to get anywhere with them.
All four dunlop sp sport 4000t dsst run-flat tires on my 2004 toyota sienna xle awd are completely worn after 13,800 miles. These are original tires. Both toyota and dunlop do not want to take any responsibility for this issue despite the numerous complaints being made here and elsewhere reported in depth in the internet. A reasonable consumer would expect that these tires would be engineer to last more than 10k miles given they are each $300 a piece. Please assist me and numerous other toyota owners with similar problems by conducting a defect investigation and ultimately assisting in a formal recall of these tires and the associated problems causing the tire failures. I am afraid that replacing the tires every year at a cost of $1400 won't solve the problem which appears to have some relationship to vehicle alignment issues as well as poor tire longevity.
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