2010 Toyota Sienna Wheels Problems

Your spare tire assembly detached and flew off while driving at highway speed, landing on the roadside median. Years earlier, a dealership had dismissed concerns about a safety recall related to the spare tire assembly. The dealer agreed to repair the spare tire assembly and replace the tire after you contacted Toyota directly.

NOTICED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEARING ON ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS. ALIGNMENT SHOP SAID IT'S CAUSED BY ALIGNMENT ISSUE OF THE REAR WHEEL AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT ADJUSTABLE. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE, I SAW MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.

I PURCHASED MY MINIVAN WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT AND NEW TIRES. BY THE TIME I ROTATED THE FIRST TIME, THE FRONT TIRE ON THE INSIDE WAS STARTING TO WEAR DOWN FASTER THAN NORMAL. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED IMMEDIATELY AND THEN CHECKED THE SUSPENSION AND ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS OK. OVER THE NEXT 20,000 MILES AND 3 ROTATIONS LATER, ALL THE TIRES ARE WORN ON THE INSIDE DUE TO SOMETHING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION/DESIGN AREA.

2010 SIENNA SPARE TIRE RECALL: MY SPARE TIRE COMPLETELY FELL OFF MY CAR WHEN I WAS DRIVING - NOT SURE IF IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH BEHIND MY CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY APPLIED THE RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER, BUT THEY GAVE ME MY VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 2 WEEKS WITH 4 KIDS IN MY CAR WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, MADE WORSE BY INCOMPETENT DEALER PERSONNEL. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW SPARE TIRE. AFTER ESCALATING THE ISSUE THROUGH THE TOYOTA CALL CENTER, THEY ARE NOW OFFERING ME A USED SPARE TIRE AS A REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT SPARE TIRE SHOULD NOT BE CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO CARRIER FAILURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH BEHIND MY CAR. RECOMMEND THAT NHTSA FORCE TOYOTA TO MAKE SPARE TIRE REPLACEMENT PART OF OFFICIAL RECALL OR EDUCATE DEALERS ON HOW TO AUTHORIZE IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT.