general problems of the 2004 Toyota Sienna - part 2

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

2004 Toyota Sienna dunlop sp run flat tires are defective. ** answer required***. 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).

Problems with the dunlop run flat tires and the transmission on the 2004 Toyota Sienna. 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.

Concerns regarding the failure of run flat tire equipment on the 2004 Toyota Sienna. 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.

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. . Read more...

Dt: contact states: he has put two new sets of tires on his vehicle since purchasing it. The alignment on the vehicle has been checked. The original tires on the vehicle had to be replaced at 16,463 miles. The second set had to be replaced at 15,337 miles. The tire dealer told him the tread was wearing out and experiencing premature tire failure.

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.

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.

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.