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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.
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.
The contact owned a 2004 Toyota Sienna all wheel drive. All the tires had to be replaced at 14842 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer because one tire was damaged, and they said all the tires worn out and needed to be replaced. The tire that was damaged had a hole in it, and it was a flat tire. The tires were regularly serviced. The tire manufacturer was dunlop, line is 225/60R17, ODI # 3dt00004279-du. Searched on the internet and saw many similar complaints.
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).
On a 2004 Toyota Sienna AWD (1) regular driving and normal preventitive maintenance led to 14K miles before oem run flat tires were bald and unsafe (2) car steering was affected with a distinct pulling to the left (3) dealer replaced tires but indicated that run flat tires (either Bridgestone or dunlop) will continue to wear quickly
- Winchester, MA, USA
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I only have 18,000 miles on my 2004 Toyota Sienna and my run-flat tires are bald and have been advised not to take my vehicle out on a highway. From all the complaints out there, these tires should be recalled and a class-action suit against Toyota (who is trying to wash their hands of the whole situation) and dunlop should be filed. Toyota makes it sound like an advantage to have these on their $40,000 vehicle, and then their service department tells me now that some people are getting only 10,000 miles out of these terribly expensive tires and offers to sell me new non-run-flat Michelin tires for almost $800. This doesn't seem right and think something legal needs to happen before Toyota will do the right thing. Btw, tire pressure readings and rotations were done on a regular basis.
I own a 2004 Toyota Sienna le AWD with dunlop sp sport 4000T dsst tires and the tires are a huge safety risk. I have less that 15,000 miles on them and parts of the tires are worn right down to the belt. After reading posts online it appears that this is a not an isolated incident. Any tire that cost over $300 should not wear down to the point where they can cause a blow out before they even reach 15,000 miles. It's not like these are on a sports car doing burnouts. This is a minivan. My wife and 3 children ride in this van and they have the nerve to put this safety hazard on the road. Toyota and dunlop should be ashamed of themselves. I am still talking to Toyota at this point but listening to other people with the same problem it doesn't appear that I am going to get anywhere with them.
I was 60 miles from home and my Bridgestone run flat tire blew on my 2004 Sienna. The vehicle required towing because the run flat didn't do the job it was supposed to.(you're supposed to be able to drive 100 more miles at 60mph) I drove 11 miles and the tire was down to the rim. My Toyota dealer said these tires are only rated for 20,000 miles but I'm only at 17,000 when the mishap happened. The tires are over $300 a piece. Now all 4 tires are wearing on the inside due to the AWD so I am told. Buyers beware!!!!!!!
Run flat tires are worn completely at 19000 miles.catastrophic failure lilely to occur if not replaced. Serious liability issues for Bridgestone and Toyota imo.
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. I tried contacting www.NHTSA.gov using email bhavii_P@hotmail.com sometimes in April,2005. The replaced tire is lf tire mich energy LX4 P2156516 96T. I do not recollect actual date of purchase now but I can inform it later. Thanks. Bhavana
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.
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.
See complaint number 10120930 and 10112448. I do have had this problem on my 2004 Sienna le AWD.. my problem is identically to complaint number 10120930. I have contacted my Toyota dealership and they gave me this "oh you have to rotate your tires and tires wear more on minivans" crap. My tires should not be wearing at 6-12,000 miles. They replace both front ends and now they are wearing out again. I sincerely hope that you take this matter seriously and have Toyota look at the suspension and drive train issues and do a recall.
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.
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 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 Toyota 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.
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.
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.
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.
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