Spare Tire problems of the 2004 Toyota Sienna

On June 17, 2016, I got into my 2004 Toyota Sienna xle-ims rampvan (joint Toyota-ims, floor-lowered wheelchair van conversion with ramp). There was debris on the back seat (what in a non-ims Sienna be the third-row seat). I saw tire belts sticking up from the tread of the spare tire. The tire had exploded and deflated, strewing debris from the ruptured tire belts and tread on the back seat. Note that in the ims version of the Sienna, the spare tire is mounted on a bracket behind the back seat. Thankfully, no one had been in the van at time of explosion. The rupture of the tire could have been behind the head or neck of a passenger sitting in the left-rear position. The exploded spare tire is a firestone radial tempa spare, t155/80r17 101m. It is the original spare tire and was inflated to the specified 60 psi. I still have the exploded tire, which I had dismounted and replaced. I also have photos of the ruptured tired while it was still mounted to its bracket behind the back seat.

2004 Toyota Sienna. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to complete spare tire cable recall notice.

Campaign 14v273000 (spare tire cable corrosion) was initiated in may 2014. It's now a year later and there is no permanent fix, nor has Toyota even provided a date when there will be a permanent fix. The interim fix I have been living with for the past year was to remove the spare tire from under my minivan and put it in the passenger compartment. Toyota has gone way too long without providing a fix. But what troubles me today is that when I look up my VIN ([xxx]) in Toyota's database and in yours (safercar. Gov), the response is no open recalls. How can this be? "no open recalls," yet the problem still exists. I wonder if anyone is working on it. Btw, I'd be happy to have a new cable same as the original installed, but apparently the dealer isn't allowed to use the same part as original because it could corrode again, which in my opinion is unlikely because at this point in my minivan's life, any cable will outlast the rest of the vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v273000 (tires); however, the part needed was not available for months and the dealer removed the spare tire carrier as a temporary adjustment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the delay. The manufacturer was unable to determine when the part would become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Spare tire failure.

While driving my 2004 Toyota Sienna minivan, the cable which held the spare tire under the car snapped and the spare tire fell off the vehicle.

On November 30, 2009, I got a flat tire, and called aaa to put on the spare. When they arrived and looked under my car, they discovered that I no longer had a spare tire! it had apparently fallen off at some point previously. I think it may have fallen off in late September of 2009, as I did notice something bumping around under the car on a trip on the highway.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the spare tire unexpectedly fell off of the vehicle while driving 10 mph. The tire had never been used. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, but they did not explain the reason behind the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. While driving at speeds of 20 mph over a speed bump, the spare tire fell off from the bottom of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where unknown repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure did not recur. The failure mileage was 41,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.

My 2004 Sienna le awd has premature tire failure. We have owned the vehicle for 2 years and less than 35000 miles however we are getting ready to buy 4 new tires for the vehicle after replacing 2 tires at approximately 17k. When we bought the vehicle we were told how safe the run flat tires were, especially in rural new hampshire so my wife and 2 kids did not worry about being stranded. Unfortunately most repair stations can change or service run flat tires so in addition to unexpected high costs of replacing tires every 15k miles I have to travel to a dealer for service and pay $280 per tire. I believe the combination of tires and vehicle are unacceptable and was not marketed or sold with full disclosure of the issues associated with these tires. I am now looking to convert to conventional tires but there is no place for a spare tire on the vehicle.

2004 Toyota Sienna developed problems with the tires. ** answer required***. 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 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.

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. Nhtsa 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 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).

I have a 2004 Toyota Sienna all wheel drive vehicle. In June of 2005 my tires had to be replaced. I had approx. 20,000 miles on the car. The tires were run flats. It would have cost me over $1,100. 00. Then I go ahead and buy regular tires and find out that there is no where to mount a spare tire on the car. So now I am driving around with no spare tire in my car. Toyota claims this is an isolated incident but now I am finding out that is not true.

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/. 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.

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.

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.

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. . Read more...

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. Updated 11/29/2005.

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. . Read more...

Vehicle wasn't equipped with a spare tire because the factory tires were made to be driven 100 miles when flat. (nar).

2004 Toyota Sienna tires blew out. ***** the vehicle came equipped with run flat tires and had suffered 2 blown out tires within the last 6 months. The vehicle did not come with a spare tire. The consumer found it was difficult to obtain a replacement tire. The consumer was informed that neither bridgestone nor Toyota carry spares for that type of tire. The consumer was also told that no other tire was to be used as a replacement for a single tire to create a mixed set. (lawyer on behalf of client).