2002 Toyota Sienna

THE SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED UNDER THE VEHICLE WITH THE SHREDDER VALVE ORIENTED DOWNWARD FOR EASY ACCESS. THE WHEEL IS STEEL AND IS LOCATED SO THE TIRES KICK UP WATER AND ROAD SAND AND, WITH THIS ORIENTATION, WATER IS TRAPPED, LIKE IN A BOWL, AND SITS ON THE STEEL. THE PAINT HAS LONG BEEN BLASTED AWAY FROM THE SAND EXPOSURE AND NOW THE WHEEL IS RUSTED SO BADLY IT IS EXTREMELY THIN AND CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT RISKING FAILURE OF THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT WHERE LOADS CAN REACH IN EXCESS OF 2500 POUNDS IN A DYNAMIC FATIGUE SITUATION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS SIENNA HAS BEEN RECALLED ONCE ALREADY FOR RUST IN THIS AREA, THANKS TO YOU GUYS, AS RUST WAS DAMAGING THE RETAINING SYSTEM AND THE TIRE WAS FALLING OFF IN TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE SEEN THE RUSTED WHEELS AND THE STRENGTH IS NOW UNPREDICTABLE. ROAD SALT, RAIN, SAND ETC. AMOUNTS. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF COVER. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD 2 FLAT TIRES AND I THINK WITH MY WIFE & KIDS IN THE CAR IT IS A PROBLEM. IT IS A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

CORROSION ON THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND CABLE. CAUSES: 1) BINDING OF CABLE PREVENTING LOWERING OF SPARE TIRE 2) SLIPPING OF CARRIER AND CABLE; POSSIBLY CAUSING SUDDEN DROP; 3) WEAKENING OF CARRIER AND CABLE, AND 4) STICKING OF CARRIER AND CABLE CAUSING JAMMING PREVENTING SPARE TIRE FROM BEING LOWERED OR LOWERED IN A JERKING AND UNSAFE MANNER. 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA FWD, WITH SPARE TIRE CARRIER. *TR

I PURCHASED COOPER LIFE LINER TOURING TIRES FROM KAUFFMAN TIRE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE, ONE OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. KAUFFMAN STAFF TOLD ME THIS TYPE OF BUBBLE WAS A RESULT OF "HITTING A CURB OR OTHER OBJECT." I KNEW I HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SAME BRAND & MODEL. AS TIME WENT BY, I HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I VISITED KAUFFMAN SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ADJUSTED MY ALIGNMENT AND CHECKED MY TIRE PRESSURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TO NO AVAIL. TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2007, I STOPPED BY KAUFFMAN AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS APPARENTLY AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT CAUSED MY VAN TO PULL SO SEVERELY THAT I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP IN MY LANE. I REQUESTED THAT THEY DO AN IN-DEPTH CHECK TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THAT 3 OF THE 4 COOPER LIFE LINER TOURING TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, ONE HAD A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. KAUFFMAN EMPLOYEE AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY STRIKING A CURB OR OTHER OBJECT. AGAIN, I KNEW I HAD NOT HIT THE TIRE ON ANYTHING. KAUFFMAN EMPLOYEES REPLACED THE TIRES WITH 3 NEW COOPER LIFE LINER TOURING TIRES. ON JULY 6, 2007, ONE OF THE NEW TIRES DEVELOPED A HUGE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF I-20 IN ALABAMA. AN INTERNET SEARCH LED ME TO YOUR WEBSITE, WHERE I FOUND THAT THE TIRES KAUFFMAN PUT ON MY VEHICLE IN 2007 WERE RECALLED IN 2006. I FEAR SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED BY THESE FAILING COOPER TIRES. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE TIRES ON THE 2003 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE TIRE SIZE WAS P21565R15. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE DRIVER WAS UNSURE OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE DRIVER'S FRONT AND REAR TIRES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BELTS SHEARED OFF IN BOTH TIRES. THE TIRES WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

TIRE VIBRATION IN STEERING AT SPEEDS USUALLY GREATER THAN 40 MPH AND MOST PREVELANT WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. TIRES EVALUATED BY TIRE STORE, SPEED BALANCED AND ROTATED. FOUND THE SIDEWALL DEFECTIVE. MICHELIN X-RADIAL DT P205/70R15. WHEN DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS MOVED TO REAR PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR, MOVED BACK TO THE FRONT PROBLEM CAME BACK.*AK

TOYOTA HAS BEEN PLACING DUNLOP SP40'S ON THEIR SIENNA VAN'S AT LEAST FROM 2000 TO 2003. THEY ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND ARE PRONE TO PREMATURE WEAR (LESS THAN HALF OF THEIR 80,000 KILOMETERS. PLEASE REFER TO 1010TIRES.COM UNDER REVIEWS FOR THAT TIRE (VERY NUMEROUS). MY TIRES WERE WORN OVER 75% AT 33000KMS. EVEN PRIOR TO WEAR THEY ARE EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE ESP. IN THE SNOW AND RAIN---I HAD SPUN OUT ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF SNOW COVERED HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES ENTERING ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE WINTER PREVIOUS. THE SIENNA HAS A HIGH SAFETY RATING BUT IT IS IN FACT AN UNSAFE/HAZARDOUS VEHICLE BY VIRTUE OF THE TIRES PLACED UPON IT. I BELIEVE TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADMIT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THROUGH MUCH ARGUMENT, GOODYEAR HAS REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NEW ONES GIVING ME 50% OFF (I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN PLACED IN A POSITION OF PURCHASING NEW TIRES WHEN I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOR THE NEXT 3-4 YEARS). TOYOTA REFUSES TO COMPENSATE ME THE OTHER 50% AND WILL NOT ADMIT TO THIS UNSAFE (BUT NO DOUBT PROFITABLE) RELATIONSHIP THAT IT HAS WITH DUNLOP/GOODYEAR. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THESE TIRES ARE SUBSTANDARD IF NOT DEFECTIVE AND I AM UPSET THAT DUNLOP/GOODYEAR AND TOYOTA HAD PLACED MY FAMILY IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THEIR ARRANGEMENT. I HAD BOUGHT THE VAN BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I HAD A NEW BABY AND HAD TRUSTED THE SAFETY RATING BOASTED BY TOYOTA (UNAWARE THAT THE SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED BY THE TIRES THAT THEY CHOOSE TO UTILIZE ON THE VAN). *JB

TOYO TIRES DO NOT GRIP THE ROAD WHEN IT IS WET. THEY SLIP AND SPIN OUT EASILY ON WET ROADS. IN SAN FRANCISCO 2/19/05, ON A HILL, STARTING THE AUTO MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TIRES WOULD NOT GRIP THE ROAD AND KEPT SPINNING OUT. THE CAR SLIP BACKWARDS. I HAD TO TURN THE WHEELS TO FINALLY GET THEM TO GRIP ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR MOVING FORWARD. ANYTIME, ANYWHERE ROADS ARE WET THE TIRES SPIN OUT AND DO NOT GRIP WELL.*AK