2000 Toyota Sienna Tires & wheels Problems

I HAVE 4 BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA TIRES. NOT SURE OF MILEAGE BUT I WILL GO BACK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY TO CONFIRM, HOWEVER I WILL GUESS ABOUT 25K TO 35K. THE TREAD LOOKS VERY GOOD. I HAVE STEEL WIRES COMING OUT OF THE SIDEWALL. THERE ARE ABOUT A DOZENS WIRES BETWEEN 2" AND 8" HANGING OUT. I NOTICED IT BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR THE WIRES SLAPPING THE FENDER AND TIRE WELL AS ROTATION OCCURS. I HOPE THE FACTORY RESPONDS IN A POSITIVE WAY, WE WILL SEE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10664072

Incident

Dec 13, 2014

Mileage

201,500 mi

CAR AND TIRES INSPECTED BY PROFESSIONAL FOR 2,500MI ROAD TRIP. ALL TIRES APPEARED FINE AND WERE ROTATED; HAVE 40,000MI WEAR (70,000MI RATED). WITHIN LAST 250MI, CAR BECAME IMBALANCED AND LACKED STABILITY WITH COMPUTERIZED VAN TIRE MONITOR ALSO RESPONDING. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION REVEALED LEFT-REAR STEEL BELT VISIBLE AND TIRE SEPARATED AND FRONT-RIGHT HAVING EARLY SIGNS FOR SAME FAILURE. LEFT REAR TIRE REPLACED WITH FULL (NEW) SPARE, TRIP COMPLETED BUT LAST 25MI OF TRIP, VAN TIRE MONITOR ENGAGED AGAIN. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED ALL TIRES BE REPLACED; LAST THREE TIRES WERE NOT TRUSTWORTHY FOR ANY DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10416366

Incident

Jul 29, 2011

Mileage

132,128 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE HAD GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTED TIRES, TIRE SIZE 215/55R17. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THERE WAS ONE TIRE THAT EXHIBITED AN INDENTATION IN THE SIDE WALL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR THAT OCCURRED AFTER 5,000 MILES WHICH WAS AN EXTREMELY EARLY STAGE TO EXPERIENCE THE DEFECTS. THE OTHER TWO TIRES WOULD LOOSE AIR PRESSURE AND COMPLETELY DEFLATE. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECTS AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THERE WAS A DISCOUNT OFFERED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE EXCESSIVELY WORN TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ID

10325176

Incident

May 6, 2007

Mileage

101,000 mi

AFTER GETTING A FLAT TIRE, I BOUGHT TWO TIRES AT NTB, WALTHAM, MA TO REPLACE THE FLAT AND THE OLD SPARE TIRE. THE NEW TIRES (UNI TIGER PAW) WERE PUT ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE ROTATED TO THE BACK AND TO THE SPARE. I WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. WITHIN 100 MILES, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE SO I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED AAA. THE TIRE WAS FINE, BUT IT WAS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OFF. AAA TIGHTENED IT AND CHECKED ALL THE OTHER TIRES, WHICH WERE FINE, AND I WAS ON MY WAY AGAIN. APPARENTLY THE LUG NUTS ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTENED. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS EVENT DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW FREQUENTLY SUCH MISHAPS OCCUR AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. I WILL ALSO CONTACT NTB TO LET THEM KNOW OF THIS SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS EVENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10253900

Incident

Jan 4, 2009

Mileage

100 mi

TIRE FAILURE - APPARENT BELT SLIP/FAILURE TIRE MARKING IS SP40 A/S

NHTSA ID

10129841

Incident

Jul 23, 2005

Mileage

71,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. FEDERAL, SUPER STEEL, P215/65R15, DOT UXKW0303.*AK

NHTSA ID

10091984

Incident

Sep 13, 2004

THE BELTS ON ALL FOUR OF MY BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK SNOW TIRES SEPARATED AND MOVED WITHIN THE TIRES CREATING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DANGEROUS RIDE. THE OCCURENCE DEVELOPED FROM AN EVEN, SMOOTH RIDE TO SLIGHT WHEEL SHIMMY TO EXTREME BUMPY AND WOBBLY RIDE - ALL WITHIN ONE HUNDRED MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10064071

Incident

Mar 28, 2004

SEVERE PREMATURE WEAR ON PEPBOYS FUTURA LITE P215-65R15 TIRES, AFTER 20,000 MILES. PEPBOYS REFUSING TO REPLACE OR REFUND, DESPITE 70,000 MILE WARRANTY. *LA

NHTSA ID

10043021

Incident

Sep 26, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK. THE TIRE COMPANY STATED THE TIRE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10029380

Incident

Jun 13, 2003

Mileage

47,914 mi

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE, TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE, P205/70R15, DOT#W2M0F61. *AK

NHTSA ID

10041929

Incident

Sep 29, 2003

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 45,000 MILES DUE TO TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THERE WAS EARLY SLUDGE BUILDING UP IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE MADE NOISE AND VIBRATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10032229

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO FENDER/BUMPER. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE MODEL FR 680 SIZE P205 WITH 37K MILES. PREVIOUSLY LEFT FRONT TIRE PARTIALLY SEPARATED BEFORE REPLACED WITH OTHER BRAND TIRE. CALLED FIRESTONE STORE AND MANAGER SAID THIS IS NOT A RECALL. FIRESTONE SHOULD RECALL AS THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND COULD LEAD TO MAJOR DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030732

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

Mileage

37,000 mi

TREAD SEPARATION,D10L DOT PDMO IMGI 1300 09R DOT PDMO IMHR 1300 DETAILS - I PURCHASED THE TWO TIRES SHOWN ABOVE ON 7/7/2000 TO REPLACE TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I STILL HAVE THE TWO BUM GOODYEAR TIRES IN MY GARAGE. THIS WAS ON A 2000 TOYOTA SIENA MINIVAN WITH ONLY 9,916 MILES. I PURCHASED IT NEW. ON 8/9/2001 WITH 28,923 MILES I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT BALANCE THEM. HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE TREAD OF BOTH TIRES WAS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY. THE GOODYEAR DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE TIRES SAID I COULD GET REPLACEMENT BUT NO MONEY BACK. THUS I KEPT THE TIRES AND WENT TO ANOTHER SHOP. GOODYEAR DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE BUM TIRES: DANIELS TIRE SVC 14200 WHITTIER BLVD, WHITTIER, CA 90605 HONE: (562) 693-7721.TIRE DEALER WHOSE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THE SEPARATION PROBLEM: DISCOUNT TIRE CTR . *AK 14101 WHITTIER BLVD, WHITTIER, CA 90605 PHONE: (562) 698-0503

NHTSA ID

10030598

Incident

Aug 9, 2001

FR 680 02 FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE ON 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. *MR 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. *TT *JB

NHTSA ID

10024638

Incident

Apr 28, 2003

LTR FWD FM FHWA RE HIS DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE THAT EMITS A LOUD BEARING WHINE, THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO TRACKING & PULLING PROBLEMS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE REP THAT 31K MILES ON A MICHELIN WAS ALL TO EXPECT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 55K MILES. THE TRACKING PROBLEMS WERE RESOLVED ON THE TWO SETS OF FOUR WITHIN THE FIRST 15K MILES. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHEN GOING BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THERE WERE RESULTS FORM AN ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS THAT MAY INDICATE EARLY SLUDGE BUILD UP. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10024281

WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10017700

Incident

Apr 28, 2003

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND TIRE EQUIPMENT. MR THE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES DUE TO A TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER SAW INDICATIONS OF EARLY SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE MADE NOISES AND VIBRATED. (DAYTON/GOODYEAR) *SCC *NLM *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10014842

Incident

Mar 3, 2003

ALL FOUR TIRE WERE PURCHASED NEW AND ARE WORN COMPLETELY. ORIGINAL TIRE ON TOYOTA SIENNA 2000. TIRES ARE ROTATED REGULARLY. YD *JG

NHTSA ID

8021958

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

Mileage

21,500 mi

TO DATE MY SIENNA HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT 200 MILES, THE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITHIN A YEAR, THE REAR STRUTS ON THE HATCH HAVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE BLEW OUT, THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT CONSISTENTLY, SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, SLIDING DOORS CONSISTENTLY STICK, PRONOUNCED CLUNK WHEN GOING IN REVERSE DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE I AM SURE THERE IS MORE TO COME. DT

NHTSA ID

768601

Incident

Sep 2, 2002

STEERING ON THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. A CALL TO FIRESTONE SENT ME TO CADILLAC TIRE AND INDEPENDENT DEALER. THE OWNER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN. HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND SPOKE WITH 2 INDIVIDUALS. A LADY TOLD HIM THEY ARE AN 80000 MILE TIRE. HOWEVER SHE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SO WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER PERSON. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NO MILEAGE WARRANTY ON THOSE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THEY SENT ME TO THE TIRE STORE BUT WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER ANY TYPE OF ALLOWANCE FOR ANYTHING. I ALSO ROTATED THE TIRES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

765719

Incident

Jun 14, 2002

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN APRIL2000. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. WE HAVE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE FREQUENTLY AND ADD AIR. TODAY, DURING A TRIP FROM NORFOLK TO WADESBORO, NC, VIBRATIONS WERE FELT. PULLED INTO FIRESTONE STATION. SAID NOTHING WRONG. UPON ARRIVAL IN WADESBORO, WE HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AGAIN (NOT FIRESTONE STORE) AND WERE TOLD THE TREAD IS SEPARATING.*AK

NHTSA ID

765395

Incident

Aug 8, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 TO 80 MPH, CONSUMER STARTED TO HEAR A FLAPPING SOUND IN REAR OF VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TREAD HAD COME OFF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE (ORIGINAL TIRES ON TOYOTA, SIENNA, 2000, FIRESTONE P20570R15 95 S M&S, DOT W2MO F6L 096 FR 680). *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

8015727

Incident

Jul 16, 2002

ORIGINAL TIRES, DOTW2VF239 ON INFINITI, FOREST, ST P21565R15. DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY DEFLATED WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING PREMATURE SEPARATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8015650

Incident

Jul 5, 2002

TIRE DELAMINATED, DAMAGED BUMPER, ETC.*AK

NHTSA ID

761627

Incident

Nov 23, 2001

VAN EXPERIENCED EARLY AND SEVERE TIRE WEAR. TIRES REPLACED AFTER ROTATIONS AND 33,000 MILES. VAN STILL PULLED LEFT. DEALER REALIGNED VAN, BUT IT STILL PULLED LEFT. SENT US BACK TO TIRE STORE. TIRES REBALANCED TWO MORE TIMES (FOR A TOTAL OF 3) AND VAN STILL PULLS LEFT. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS THE TIRES AND WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

761125

Incident

Mar 12, 2002