Premature tire wear leading to unsafe driving conditions.
2004 Toyota Sienna tires complaints
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I was 60 miles from home and my bridgestone run flat tire blew on my 2004 sienna. The vehicle required towing because the run flat didn't do the job it was supposed to.(you're supposed to be able to drive 100 more miles at 60mph) I drove 11 miles and the tire was down to the rim. My toyota dealer said these tires are only rated for 20,000 miles but I'm only at 17,000 when the mishap happened. The tires are over $300.00 a piece. Now all 4 tires are wearing on the inside due to the awd so I am told. Buyers beware!!!!!!!
Run flat tires are worn completely at 19000 miles.catastrophic failure lilely to occur if not replaced. Serious liability issues for bridgestone and toyota imo.
We had a tire blow out through the sidewall recently. We drive a 2004 toyota sienna le fwd with dunlop sp sport 4000 a/s tires installed as oem. We had just barely passed 26,000 miles when we had a side wall blowout on the driver side rear tire while travelling app. 70 MPH on the highway in south carolina. I pay attention to tire pressure and teadwear, so the tire that blew should have been inflated properly, and in this case I had already begun thinking about getting new tires because the tread was approaching the wear bars. This is a very poor-performance tire, and I'm amazed toyota made a corporate decision to put these tires on their sienna "family vans." dunlop should be embarassed to even attempt to sell them.
I own toyota sienna 2004. I was driving from connecticut to washington dc. The front left tyre of the car bursted in maryland & it hit the left divider on I-95 . The mileage of the car at the time of accident was 2963. I called up dealer saying how can a tyre burst when it is a new car ? He said we cannot say anything until we see the damaged tyre. I haven't shown the tyre to dealer yet as I haven't taken the car back to connecticut. Kindly advise how to report this kind of incident . I tried contacting using email [email protected] sometimes in april,2005. The replaced tire is lf tire mich energy lx4 p2156516 96t. I do not recollect actual date of purchase now but I can inform it later. Thanks. Bhavana
On 06/09/2005, we noticed that our 2004 toyota sienna awd-xle had a flat tire on the driver's side rear. The tire was noticeably flat and we limped to a service station to inflate the tire. The tire had zero tire pressure and a massive hole between the treads where you could feel/hear the air escaping as it was being filled. The tire had 0 psi/tire pressure. The dunlop sp sport 4000 run-flat tires came standard on our 2004 sienna. We went to the dealership where we purchased the vehicle, have had service completed and tires rotated as required. Our van is 10 months old and has 13,800 highway miles. The dealership said they did not have the matching tire in stock and would work to find one. The assistant store manager said they had not seen any run-flats with flats. Later that day, the dealership called and said they had a deal for me. They were able to get the toyota rep to give us 4 brand new tires for free, except they needed to keep the vehicle the weekend until the tires arrived. When asked why? And if there was a problem with the other tires, I was told that they had worn down to a level that would barely pass a new york state inspection. After doing some research on-line, it is clear that the 2004 toyota sienna awd-xle and other versions, are in serious jeapordy due to tire failure. The vehicle had been driven for a day, in excess of 50 MPH, without knowledge of the catastophic tire failure on the run-flats, and there was no indicator light ever activated. The dealership will be getting a print out of this website's related search results and toyota will be contacted for a complaint. We realize we are fortunate to get 4 new tires at no charge, but the issue is safety, not appeasement. Please help.
See complaint number 10120930 and 10112448. I do have had this problem on my 2004 sienna le awd. . My problem is identically to complaint number 10120930. I have contacted my toyota dealership and they gave me this "oh you have to rotate your tires and tires wear more on minivans" crap. My tires should not be wearing at 6-12,000 miles. They replace both front ends and now they are wearing out again. I sincerely hope that you take this matter seriously and have toyota look at the suspension and drive train issues and do a recall.
With our 2004 toyota sienna minivan, we have had several problems with the run-flat tires installed on the vehicle as original equipment. These dunlop run-flat tires are standard on the all-wheel-drive versions of the 2004 and 2005 sienna. The tires have been prone to puncture (two semi-delfations in the past 6 months) and the tires do not wear properly. As a result, we are forced to replace them at $300 a piece with only 12,000 miles on them and after they were properly rotated and maintained during their short life. A quick search on the internet confirms that these problems are rampant on the 2004 and 2005 siennas with these run-flat tires. The toyota dealer has admitted that this is a big problem with these cars and has offered to pay for only 2 of the 4 new tires. To exacerbate the problem, siennas with run-flat tires are not equipped with any spare tire because the run-flats are supposed to allow you to drive the car until you can have the flat fixed. Two problems emerge from this -- (1) if your run-flat tire fails completely (there are reports of this on the internet), you are stuck with no spare; and (2) if you can still drive on the flat tire, there are few if any repair shops outside of major metropolitan areas that can fix these run-flats.
Dt: the tires are wearing out prematurely, these are the runflat tires. The tread is mostly gone, and they have only 15,000 miles on them. Consumer contacted toyota and they agreed to replace the tires with michelin regular tires. Consumer states that the vehicle is taking longer to stop when applying brakes because of the wear on the tires. Toyota has been cooperative in helping the consumer to get an understanding of the problem with the tires. The tire failure is on all 4 tires.*ak
2004 toyota sienna all wheel drive le-bridgestone b380 run flat tires are rated from the manufacturer for up to 50 miles distance after going flat while toyota claims that the vehicle can be driven for up to 100 miles after going flat.
2004 all wheel drive toyota sienna wears tires down to metal cords on inside edges were extremely chopped at 11,000 miles and worn to metal by the time toyota replaced at 23,000 this is not a safe condition ,no one can expect to see seperated tire cords at 23,000 on ant production vehicle,,vehicle came with dunlops dsst 22560-17 and were replaced with bridgestone b380 runflats at toyotas expense .however this is a desiegn flaw in our opinion ,does the all wheel drive push and pull on suspension causing tire wear???,,we feels toyota needs to retofit suspension or come up with a runflat tire that can have normal wear.
2004 toyota sienna all wheel drives have a suspension or drivetrain issue that causes tires to wear to chords on inside edges in 10 to 15,000 miles.vehicle came with runflat,bridgestones br380runflats and dealer replaced at 9,000 miles due to severe wear with2256017dunlops,now at 28,000 no tread left inner,and require replacement again after 9 months of driving obviou sly problem is not the manufacter of tire but something in deseign of truck or awd system,toyota should recall,this issue cost approx1400.00 in tires for one set and apparently will only last a year,toyota should be accountable for this tire wear issue issue and either retrfit vehicle a suspension drivetrain fix that will not wear tires,it should be noted that I have 2 of the same vehicle with exact same problem,on both toyota replaced the 1st set of tires at under 11,000 miles and basically said too bad it's not toyota problem by the time 2nd set were worn 10,00 mies later.
Consumer states: the tires came brand new with the van. The tire currently have 25000 miles and the consumer is concerned that the tires are not safe. The consumer spoke with someone at the tire store who indicated that most people only get 18000 mile out of the tires. The belts are currently showing through the tire and the tires are starting to make noise.
Toyota sienna runflat tires wear to rod by 16,000 miles... Started to hear noise in front end tires. A little pull to left .very jittery at 55+MPH.. Pressure seemed ok- so took to mechanic. He said "run-flat" tires completely worn down to rod.. But go try dealer since only 16,900 miles. Called toyota said not their responsiblity- tire co.'s wouldn't even help locate specialty tire shop for special oem dunlop oem (run-flat tires). Toyota guy admitted though (on the side) that it may be run-flats as getting many complaints. Web indicates many of same experiences at @15-20,000 miles. An accident waiting to happen. They should be recalled immediately before a family gets killed. Needless to say we are replacing with regular tires- no fun-flats. This technology may not be ready for prime time and every one is making it oem already. Thanks.
Concerns regarding the failure of run flat tire equipment on the 2004 toyota sienna.*mr the tires became noisy between 15000 16000 miles and the noise became worse as time went on. The tires were rotated per the manufactures specs. The vehicle was one month out of warranty when the dealer determined a problem existed with the tires. The tires had to be replaced and the consumer elected to have regular, non run flat tires, installed on the vehicle.
We purchased a toyota sienna 2004 in november 2003. I was told yesterday that the tires are so worn they are dangerous to drive on. The car is only 17 months old with 20.000 miles. We have had the car in for all its routine services. The tires have been rotated 3 times, air pressure and alignment is fine. Consumers have the right to know before they purchase this product that the tire will wear down quickly and cost $1300 to replace them. Three hundred dollars per tire. But most important is the safety issue. The consumer is not aware that the tires can wear so quickly and pose a hazard to themselves and their family. Neither the tire makers(bridgestone nor toyota will take responsibility. We are hoping that you will look into this matter.
I am the owner of a 2004 toyota sienna le awd van. On april 2, 2005, my family and I were on a trip approximately 200 miles from home. During that trip, the light to inflate the tires came on. We inflated the tires and the light turned off. Then, it came on very soon after the initial inflation. My husband took the car to several tire places, then finally a toyota dealership to treat the problem. The dealership informed us that our van was out of alignment and that two of our tires (they are of the "run-flat" variety) were severely worn, one even past the wear bars. At that time, our van had approximately 20,500 miles on it. We had taken it for regularly recommended servicing at a toyota dealership in our hometown, including two prior episodes of having the tires rotated. The most recent tire rotation occurred at the 15,000 mile check-up. At that time, the dealership noted no excessive wear on our tires. In fewer than 5,000 miles, apparently, the tires had worn down beyond what is safe. The consequence was the need to buy four new tires at the 20,500 mile mark. Both toyota motor co. And our local toyota dealership indicated to me today upon inquiry that we can expect only approximately 20,000 miles from these tires. I am concerned that these tires can wear down so quickly and fail.
Lower sidewall of dunlop sp 4000 dsst run flat tire (installed as original equipment on 2004 toyota sienna xle awd minivan) was punctured by a nail. The vehicle was difficult to drive/handle under these conditions and was barely able to be driven to a tire repair facility despite the fact that vehicle owner's manual says the vehicle can be driven up to 100 miles at speeds below 50 miles per hour. Based on this presumption, toyota does not equip the vehicle with a spare tire. Toyota also recommends contacting the dealership for assistance. There are several problems associated with this philosophy: (I) not having a spare tire in the case of a puncture such as this has the potential to strand the driver and passengers in a potentially dangerous situation; (ii) driving the vehicle under these conditions can cause further damage to the vehicle and risk the safety of the occupants; and (iii) some toyota dealerships (such as ours) are not equipped to repair and/or replace these tires. With respect to the tires there are other problems as well: (I) the tires experience rapid tread wear (see numerous complaints listed at www.tirerack.com) requiring constant replacement; (ii) without constant monitoring of the tire wear, driving the vehicle becomes unsafe; (iii) the tires are generally in short supply and in cases such as ours, where the tire could not be repaired, vehicle owners have to wait at least a week to obtain replacements; (iv) because of the excessive tread wear, when damage such as ours occurs, it becomes necessary to replace at least two tires; and (v) the tires are outrageously expensive, averaging between $200-$300 per tire.
Have a toyata xle awd van with run flats and tire pressure monitoring system. The tire pressure monitoring does not work. Front passenger tire has a leak which could not be found 2 weeks ago. The system was reset, all tires pressured up by the dealer 2 weeks ago. There is a 20 psi difference between the left and right wheels and the system does not light up in the dash. 3 week ago, we went on a 2000 mile trip, before which I noticed the problem of one tire being low in tire pressure and the system not working. The dealer has no fix on the problem and said toyota does not have any tsb's on it. Now duse to this defective system, they have found a leak which may be close to the sidewall on the tire and cannot be repaired and it being an all wheel drive vehicle, I am being advised to put 4 new runflats at over $1200 with less than 16000 miles on this vehicle.
All 4 tires (dunlop run flat) on my 2004 toyota sienna awd xle limited have (according to the dealer, miller toyota of manassas) become worn on the outsides edges of the tires indicating (according to the dealer) that I have been riding around with under inflated tires and it is my fault. I informed him that the low pressure warning light never came on and that I don't think he was right. I have asked him to erplace the tires under the warranty for faulty equipment and he said that I needed to talk to the tire manufacturer. I told him no and that he needs to take it up with the regional toyota sales rep. I am in the process of doing this now. The dealer (in typical low fashion) pressured me into buying the replacements myself and not attempt any warranty claim. I declined as the 4 tires would cost me $1350 (!!!!!) to replace. That is absolutely unbelievable for minivan tires. My complaint is that this tire wear is not a unique situation as I have read many other incidents of premature tire wear for these run flat tires and that toyota needs to take responsiblity for these problems and replace the tires with something better suited to this minivan.
All four dunlop sp sport 4000t dsst run-flat tires on my 2004 toyota sienna xle awd are completely worn after 20,000 miles and need to be replaced immediately according to the toyota and dunlop dealers. These tires were the original equipment on the minivan. Dunlop informed me that these tires had no mileage rating. I have seen a number of consumer complaints regarding this tire (see comments on www.tirerack.com). I have spoken with toyota north america and was told they do not warranty tires and this is not their problem. I believe it is a serious design flaw to put this particular tire on a minivan in the first place. I have been told by dunlop and a tire dealer that this is a high performance, short life tire. This minivan does not come equipped with a spare tire and there is no place for a spare tire in it, which is likely why toyota chose to equip it with a run-flat tire. Consumers have very limited alternatives for replacing this tire and they are extremely expensive. Accordingly, in my view, toyota should have (I) selected a more durable tire for this vehicle (ii) clearly disclosed the tires expected useful life to consumers or (iii) included a spare tire and well in the vehicle. I view this situation as potentially very dangerous because drivers may not be checking these tires for wear at 15,000 miles and could easily have tire failure while driving.
Toyota sienna awd came with run-flat tires as original equipment and no spare. Had a flat and auto dealer claimed tire could not be repaired, tire could not be replaced for three days, replacement cost $280. Stranded for three days far from home. I object to not prior disclosures from auto dealer or manufacturer concerning limited availability & repairable, or cost of run-flat tires.
Brake degradation on 2004 toyota sienna. Toyota sienna brakes began to severly deteriorate at 14,000 miles. Pads worn beyond safe use and rotors glazed and warped.
Vehicle wasn't equipped with a spare tire because the factory tires were made to be driven 100 miles when flat. (nar) *ph
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