Spare Tire Problems of Toyota Sienna - part 2

2006 Toyota Sienna. Consumer writes regarding problems with run- flat dunlop tires the consumer stated while driving on the interstate, she experienced a tire blow out on the right front passenger side. The vehicle had to be towed, because it did not come equipped with a spare tire. The next day, the consumer was informed the blown out tire as well as the front driver's side tire would have to be replaced. Prior to the blow out on may 12, 2010, the consumer experienced a blow out on April 6, 2007 and again on August 30, 2007.

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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.

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: 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.

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.

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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.

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!.

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!.

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.

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...

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.

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).

Fr 680 02 firestone tire failure on 2000 Toyota Sienna. Low tire pressure indicator light came on. Driver side rear tire lost pressure repeatedly. Dealer claimed there was a nail in the tire. However, at a later date the consumer found a bulge in the repaired tire. Further inspection revealed tire had split from the inside. The tire was replaced with a spare tire. Consumer was aware of firestone recall and requested that all tires be replaced as well as the spare tire. However dealer was not willing to replace tires including the spare under warranty. Dot # unknown.

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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).