2014 Toyota Sienna: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Mar 12, 2019 · Wheels · MA

My sienna minivan with 38k miles told needs 4 new tires. Purchased certified preownen-21kmiles- report gave tires ok- paid $26k- tires rotated 1/2019 no word of tire dry rot- march 2019 told 1/4 in tread and rot starting. Read cargurus on line and 20 pages of e-mail reports of tire failures at 20-30k miles on siennas- multiple replacements necessary. No disclosure of this ongoing problem by dealer. This presents danger on the road if tires not replaced and economic hardship to car owners.

Filed Dec 20, 2018 · Tires, Wheels · 86,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota sienna equipped with primewell valera touring ii tires, size: 235/60r17. While driving, the contact heard an abnormal ticking noise coming from the front driver's side tire. The vehicle was taken to toyota of muscatine (located at 3000 n hwy 38, muscatine, ia 52761) where it was diagnosed that all four tires had cracks and needed to be replaced. The contact called firestone complete auto care and scheduled a diagnostic appointment. The vehicle was not repaired. The tire was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 17t013000 (tires). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to call the dealer. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 86,000. The tire failure mileage and VIN were unknown. *dt

Filed Dec 4, 2017 · Tires · 24,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota sienna equipped with michelin primary mxv tires, size: pt335/60/r17 (na). While driving, there was an abnormal, loud noise. The contact noticed that the rear driver's side tire blew out and the tread separated from the sidewall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The rear driver's side tire was replaced. There were no issues with the other tires on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN and dot number were unknown. The vehicle and tire failure mileage was 24,000.

Filed Aug 26, 2014 · Visibility · 7,700 miles · PA

This part is not on the federal safety agency affected parts lists and needs to be under (sunroof / moonroof /panorama ) while driving from florida just outside the lincoln tunnel on a sunny 65 degree morning (7:30 am, sunday) we hear a loud boom. Nothing was in front of us, no overpass. I slide the moonroof (all other cars call it a sunroof) cover back and glass falls in - it look as if it had exploded upward. Thank goodness I had the cover closed. Dealership determines it was caused by impact because of the glass break pattern. I asked him if he had ever seen the pattern of glass if it was defective, if there would show a weak point. He said he had not and then said he did not know for sure - it was just from his experience he determined this - everyone at dealership had never heard of a spontaneous blow out in the moonroof /sunroof. There is a lot documented on edmunds.com and other places so I sent links to this info to the dealerships. I have opened a case with toyota, they have yet to determine. They need to be held responsible - they need to de research - we could have been hurt if the cover was opened.

Filed Jul 20, 2014 · Tires · 2,000 miles · NY

Tire failures- three sidewall blowouts after small pothole impacts first in february 2014 ( 30-35 MPH- pot hole about 4 inches deep) second- two tires july 4th 2014 ( 60 MPH- pot hole about 2" deep) no rim damage or other component damage.