2001 Toyota Sienna Tires Problems

The cable that holds your spare tire underneath your van broke where it connects to the metal bracket. You discovered this when trying to remove the spare tire, but the owner notes that if this had failed while driving, the spare could have fallen onto the road and damaged your van or hit another vehicle. The dealership said there's no recall for this issue.

I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT DOES NOT FIT THE ORDINARY TYPE OF COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TIRE INDUSTRY IS PUTTING THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS AT RISK IN WINTER DRIVING BECAUSE OF POLICIES THAT IGNORE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. BECAUSE OF TEST ON VEHICLES THAT ARE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL THEY ARE MAKING POLICIES THAT PUT THE DRIVER AT RISK WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW. THEY RECOMMEND THAT TWO TIRES WITH GREATER TREAD ALWAYS BE INSTALLED ON THE REAR WHEELS. SKIDS ARE A RESULT OF DRIVING TOO FAST. HOWEVER IF YOU CANNOT MOVE THE CAR THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS OF ABSOLUTELY NO VALUE. IF YOU HAVE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE IN DEEP SNOW AND CANNOT GET ENOUGH TRACTION YOU CANNOT MOVE. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND A SNOW PLOW MAKE A PILE IN YOUR PATH IT MAY STOP YOUR CAN AND YOU MAY GET HIT IN THE BACKEND. IF YOU HAVE A STEEP HILL AND CAN'T GET UP YOU ARE A BIG HAZARD FOR ALL TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU. I TRY TO DRIVE WITH MY FRONT WHEELS IN MIND AND TO AVOID AT ALL COST LOSING TRACTION. ALSO IF YOU HAVE ABS BRAKES THEY MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF REAR WHEEL SKIDS. *TR

MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRES (80,000 MILE TIRES) FROM SAM'S CLUB I HAD 4 MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRES ALL PURCHASED FROM SAM'S CLUB ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA. ALL 4 TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. ON 9/10/10 MY SIENNA'S RIDE FELT BUMPY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SHOWED MY WHERE MY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING DUE TO THE RADIAL BELT OF THE TIRE COMING LOSE. I TOOK MY SIENNA BACK TO SAM'S CLUB ON 9/10/10. SAM'S CLUB ALSO DIAGNOSED THE TIRE AS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. ON 9/28/10 MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST A RADIAL BELT WHILE I WAS ON I-75 TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. I BROUGHT THE TIRE BACK TO SAM'S CLUB ON 9/29/10 AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE TIRE AS DEFECTIVE. ON 10/1/2010 I TOOK MY SIENNA TO MY MECHANIC FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND ALIGNMENT (SINCE MY ALIGNMENT WAS THROWN OUT WHEN THE TIRE STRIPPED ON THE HIGHWAY.) MY MECHANIC INSPECTED MY FRONT TIRES AND FOUND MULTIPLE SIGNS OF DEFECTIVE RADIAL BELTS IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. MY MECHANIC MARKED THE PECULIAR WEAR ON BOTH TIRES WITH CHALK. I REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. I TRIED TO RETURN THE TIRES TO SAM'S CLUB BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THEM. SAM'S CLUB REFUSED TO TAKE THEM BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE HAS DILL-ACP VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR-413. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARDRAIL AND WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VALVE STEMS ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. UPDATED 10/20/08 *BF

I HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF TIRE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE TIRES JUST CAME APART AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. THE FIRST TIRE HAD ABOUT 40K MILES ON IT AND THE 2ND TIRE HAD 50K MILES ON IT. I HAD A CLOSE CALL, BUT NO ACCIDENT. *NM

VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO FRONT TIRES BEING UNSAFE. *LA DUE TO EXTREME FRONT TIRE CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER WAS SHOWN THIN TREAD ON THE FRONT TIRES AND SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. )M&S TUBELESS RADIAL FR 68002) *SC

TREAD SEPARATED ON FIRESTONE TIRE IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO FORD EXPLORER RECALLED TIRES. TOOK TIRE TO TOYOTA DEALER WHO INITIALLY ADVISED ME TO TAKE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER. LATER TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSERTED THAT TREAD SEPARATED BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WHILE TIRE WAS NOT PROPERLY INFLATED. TOYOTA DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE TIRES HOWEVER. I STILL HAVE SEPARATED TIRE AND I WILL TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS. I INTEND TO KEEP SEPARATED TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO TREAD SEPARATION, I PUT AIR IN TIRES. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE AND ABOUT 2 MILES OFF OF THE INTERSTATE IS WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PARTICULAR TIRE IN NOT CURRENTLY PART OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL BUT I WOULD LIKE YOUR AGENCY TO NOTE THIS REPORT OF THE PROBLEM THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH THE AFFINITY TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: W2VFAAT050 TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2-2 1/2 HRS. MY TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH, AND I HAD 262 MILES ON MY BRAND NEW CAR. AFTER SPEAKING TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE DEEMED IT WAS "ROADSIDE HAZARD" AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THERE WAS A GASH IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AFTER ALL OF THE NOTICES ON THESE TIRES AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY NEW CAR.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2-2 1/2 HRS. MY TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH, AND I HAD 262 MILES ON MY BRAND NEW CAR. AFTER SPEAKING TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE DEEMED IT WAS "ROADSIDE HAZARD" AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THERE WAS A GASH IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AFTER ALL OF THE NOTICES ON THESE TIRES AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY NEW CAR.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2-2 1/2 HRS. MY TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH, AND I HAD 262 MILES ON MY BRAND NEW CAR. AFTER SPEAKING TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE DEEMED IT WAS "ROADSIDE HAZZARD" AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THERE WAS A GASH IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AFTER ALL OF THE NOTICES ON THESE TIRES AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY NEW CAR. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2-2 1/2 HRS. MY TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH, AND I HAD 262 MILES ON MY BRAND NEW CAR. AFTER SPEAKING TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE DEEMED IT WAS "ROADSIDE HAZARD" AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THERE WAS A GASH IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AFTER ALL OF THE NOTICES ON THESE TIRES AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY NEW CAR. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

TIRE IS LOW-PROFILE DESIGN STANDARD ON PRIUS. EXPLOSIVE SEPARATION OCCURRED ON DRY ROADWAY WITHOUT DEBRIS. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78 DEGREES. THANK GOODNESS THAT THE TIRE WAS ON THE REAR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO INITIATE A CONTROLLED STOP FROM THE NUMBER ONE LANE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER-PANEL, THE ALLOY RIM AND OF COURSE THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE CUSTOMER CARE WAS CONTACTED AT 800-847-3272 AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A CLAIM PACKAGE WITHIN 5 DAYS. THERE IS NO REFERENCE NUMBER ASSIGNED. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. SERIAL NUMBER FOR ALL 4 TIRES IS: CHA3700. IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS LOT OF TIRES IS ON ALL OF THE PRIUS VEHICLES SITTING AT THE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA STORAGE FACILITY. THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: EL9P TIRESIZE: P17565 R14)