Spare Tire problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna

2005 Toyota Sienna. Consumer writes in regards to the spare tire cable recall issues. The dealer informed the consumer, the part was not available. For safety purposes, the dealer removed the tire and placed inside the vehicle. For the past six months, the consumer was informed the part was still not available.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The dealer removed the spare tire and placed it in the trunk for the past 8 months. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced the failure.

Spare tire came off do to cable breaking sometime in last 2 months. Safety problem. I have pictures if needed never received any recall because I live in the south.

Safety issue - vehicle was not equipped with a spare tire, jack and tire wrench. Run-flat tires were prematurely worn prior to 30k. Toyota dealers refuse to resolve tire issues and will not add spare tire and jack to vehicle. This is major highway safety issue!.

Purchased 2005 Toyota Sienna with firestone compact spare in November 2005. In June 2006, used spare for about 8 miles and noted severe cracking on spare. Firestone replaced after two - three weeks delay due to out of stock. Replacement spare was mounted July 7, 2006. In June 2007, I was planning road trip, so I checked spare. Once again, noted cracking on spare. This tire was under a year old and has never been used on the road. One failure is bad luck, but two failures lead me to believe that tire and/or mount design on this vehicle causing premature failure. Obviously, I am concerned about safety and long term reliability.

: the contact stated while traveling 40 mph on dry flat road conditions, the front passenger run flat tire lost air. At the same time, a reduced tire pressure light illuminated on the dashboard. The contact pulled over, and upon visual inspection, it was found that the tire had lost air pressure. The vehicle was driven 6 miles to the contact's residence, and the tire failed completely upon arrival. On 10/05/06, the manufacturer was contacted, and determined that the tires would be replaced under the 36000 mile warranty. The contact expressed that a vehicle without a spare tire posed a serious safety risk in the event that a consumer's tire failed on a highway without a cell phone. The front passenger run flat tire was replaced under a recall once before when the vehicle had 18000 miles because of excessive tread wear. The tire manufacturer was dunlop. Line was tubeless and size was 17 in.

Got a nail in a run flat tire on my 2005 awd Sienna van. Took it to the dealer for repair or replacement under warranty. Dealer told me that it was not covered under warranty because the nail was in the sidewall and then offered to sell me 4 new run flat tires for my 3 month old van for $1300. Had four regular tires put on the van and also bought a new wheel for a spare since the awd van does not come with a spare tire (bridgestone).

I have a 2005 Toyota Sienna awd that is equipped with bridgestone run-flat tires. I was given no spare tire with my vehicle. I was traveling with my family on October 14 2005 on interstate 5 in CA. At 4 am when my tire went flat at 70 mph. The low tire pressure warning system failed to notify my wife who was driving that the tire had lost air pressure. She continued to drive until the tire started to disintegrate and she felt the vehicle start to pull to the right. There we were stuck in the middle of nowhere with a destroyed tire and no spare. I was forced to have my van towed to bakersfield CA. And have the tire replaced with a standard tire since the run-flats are impossible to find. Toyota refuses to compensate me in any way for this irresponsible design they have on their awd Siennas. I don't want these unsafe tires on my van and I want a spare. I paid $40,000 for this van and should have been given a spare tire. I was led to believe that these garbage tires would take the place of a spare which they obviously do not!.

2005 Toyota Sienna concerns with the run flat tire equipment and no spare tires. When the tire goes flat or when the pressure was below 15 psi, the tires must be replaced.

Toyota Sienna developed problems with the runflat tire equipment. A few days after purchasing the vehicle, the consumer discovered the vehicle did not have a spare tire. The owners manual lead the consumer to believe that the run flat tires could be repaired or replaced at any tire dealer in the us. The consumer went to a tire shop to have the tires rotated, however he was told if the tire became flat it would cost $250. 00 for a new tire and the tire(s) could not be repaired. The consumer went to the dealer and was told the same information, in addition if one of the tires had over 15,000 miles all 4 tires would have to be replaced. The consumer contacted Toyota and was told the vehicle was designed for run flat tires and there was no place for a spare tire. The consumer requested that the runflat tires be replaced with regular tires.