About two weeks after getting all new tires installed at Costco, the driver side rear tire blew out. I was driving about 50 MPH on a dry road with no debris in sight. The blowout gash was in the middle of the tire, not on the sidewall.
2011 Toyota Sienna: tire blowout or tread separation
8 of the 615 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Sienna describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 23,547
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Summary: toyota is recalling certain model year 2011 through 2012 sienna vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 110, tire selections and rims. These vehicles do not meet the requirement for displaying the correct vehicle capacity weight as the rated load for the combination of cargo and occupants. Safety risk: incorrect information on the vehicle placard may lead to tire overloading and possibly cause tire failure increasing the risk of a crash. Remedy: toyota will notify owners, and will provide a remedy when it is available. Toyota will mail out a corrected placard to customers along with revised owner manual information. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on june 27, 2013. Owners may contact toyota at 1‑800‑331‑4331. Recall status: recall incomplete
Bought our 2011 sienna new off the lot back in 2011 and we are now on our 2nd set of new tires (3rd in some cases that 2 needed replacing). A total of 6 new tires with a vehicle that has only 30,000 miles on it is ridiculous. I have called toyota about this issue and now our van sits in our driveway like a dead weight. We had a tire blow out on us already a few months ago in which we had to replace it. They go bald very fast and are no good in bad weather. I have never owned a vehicle in which I had to replace tires this often. It almost caused us a wreck when the tire blew out and we cant keep up with the costs of replacing them since they are so expensive.
Coming around a turn at 10 MPH, the passenger rear tire blew out, with a total loss of pressure and a whoosh of air. The tires were properly inflated at the time. The tire pressure warning light was not lit. The tires have only 23,547 miles on them. I do not feel a tire that is 2 years old with this number of miles should suffer a complete failure. I am very concerned for my safety and that of my family. Luckily no one was hurt, this time.
On july 1st 2013 I received notice of a safety recall, due to risk of tire failure and a crash, when towing with my toyota sienna. The recall indicated that if the vehicle has a tow hitch, the factory installed tires would be replaced with new extra load tires. I had already replaced my factory installed run flat tires with new extra load tires after one of the factory installed run flats failed. I contacted toyota on july 1st to request reimbursement for my expense. On 9/18/13 toyota informed me that the dealer would inspect my car to determine whether it qualifies. On 9/20 dch toyota inspected the car and informed me that the car is not eligible because my trailer hitch is not a toyota brand trailer hitch. When I purchased this car, toyota did not have toyota hitches available and recommended we get one from hitch, which we did. Now we are told that toyota isn't responsible for the recall because the hitch isn't a toyota brand. I spoke with a supervisor at the toyota company today, who verified this. This seems irresponsible and wrong. The car, with the factory installed run flat tires, was improperly rated for towing, making my vehicle unsafe to use for towing, regardless of the brand of trailer hitch being used. Toyota should be responsible for replacing the tires since the vehicle was improperly rated for towing unless the tires are replaced. Toyota insists that the federal safety agency approved their plan to replace the tires and render the car safe for towing only if the consumer is using a toyota hitch. There must be some misunderstanding, and I am asking that you review and revise the agreement so that all owners of toyota siennas that were improperly rated for towing will be covered under the recall, even if their trailer hitch is not a toyota-brand hitch.
The tires on my van have excessive wear and need to be replaced after only 20,000 miles. I installed a hitch on the car myself shortly after purchasing the vehicle and used it to tow. I received a safety recall notice from toyota for my 2011 sienna awd minivan that reads "the tire and loading information placard does not state the correct vehicle capacity weight as the rated load for the combination of cargo and occupants. Incorrect information on the vehicle placard may lead to tire overloading and possibly cause tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash." it goes on to say "based upon this information toyota has determined that the following actions will bring your vehicle into compliance with the applicable requirements: replacement of the factory installed tires with new extra load tires." it also says "...the dealer will replace the tires and label/placard noted above at no charge to you." I spent over 90 minutes at the dealer and 20 minutes on the phone with toyota. They refused to honor their recall because the hitch on the car was an after-market hitch and not installed by toyota. I fail to understand why they are not honoring their recall and their offer to replace the tires simply because the hitch was not purchased through toyota.
2011 toyota sienna. Consumer writes in regards to defective tires *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle came equipped with goodyear eagle tires. On march 2, 2012, a 10,000 mile service was performed. However, six days later, the consumer and her husband experienced a blowout on the rear passenger tire. A new tire was purchased on march 9, 2012. On april 28, 2012, the consumer and her husband experienced another blowout on the driver's side front tire. The consumer has since replaced all of the tires with a different brand.
I bought a 2011 toyota siena xle with bridgestone p35/55rf18 tires. They are the original tires and have been rotated according to schedule. After 25,000 miles, they are bald. I noticed slipping and tire failure, then inspected them. The front tires look like racing slicks with no remaining tread.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 Sienna vehicles originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The affected vehicles have a spare tire carrier assembly mounted under the vehicle whose attachment cable may corrode due to high concentrations of road salt splashing onto the spare tire carrier.
- Risk
- If the carrier cable is corroded due to road salt, the spare tire may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Toyota sent owners in August 2014 an interim notification to advise owners of the recall and that dealers will perform an interim remedy to remove the spare tire and relocate it to the luggage compartment, free of charge. Owners are being mailed a second letter as parts become available and dealers will replace the spare tire carrier assembly with an improved one, free of charge. The remedy campaign is being performed in phases. The first phase of the recall began July 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. NOTE: 2004-2010 Siennas subject to this recall were subject to recall campaign 10V‑160 initiated in 2010. Those owners are advised that they must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign and that having the earlier recall completed did not remedy their vehicles. Additionally, model year 1998-2003 Siennas were recalled as part of safety recall 10V‑160. Owners of those vehicles that have not had not the remedy performed on their vehicles, should contact their Toyota dealer to schedule a free repair.
Recall number 14V273000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2011 Toyota Sienna tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 2011 Toyota Sienna?
8 of 615 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota Sienna (1%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Toyota Sienna?
There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Toyota Sienna
Door locks 26No deployment 12Fire or smoke 10Stalling 10Jerking 9Brake failure 7Sudden acceleration 7Airbag light 6Check engine light 6Power steering loss 6Engine failure 5Harsh shifting 5Loss of power 5
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