2008 Toyota Sienna Tires & wheels Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the spare tire hatch control cable snapped and dropped the spare tire onto the roadway. The vehicle rode over the spare tire on the passenger’s side rear wheel causing a jolt to the vehicle. The contact pulled off the road safely and determined that the vehicle was drivable. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000.

NHTSA ID

11460697

Incident

Apr 12, 2022

Mileage

195,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH TIRE, TIRE LINE: ALL TERRAIN K02, TIRE SIZE: 215/65/R16, DOT NUMBER: BFAEAT11. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE TIRE MANUFACTURER NOR THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,920; TIRE MILEAGE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11325392

Incident

May 6, 2020

Mileage

134,920 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH COOPER CS5 GRAND TOURING (NA)TIRES, SIZE: 215/65R16 (NA). AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN INTERNAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON 12/5/2015 AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON 4/19/2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA ID

10863651

Incident

Apr 19, 2015

Mileage

54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 09/03/15

NHTSA ID

10726656

Incident

Jun 22, 2015

RECEIVED LETTER ADVISING THAT UNDER RECALL 14V27300 MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE CABLE, HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN THE FALL OF 2014 MY SPARE TIRE WAS RELOCATED TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF MY VAN WHICH RENDERED THE AREA UNUSABLE FOR FOLDING THE REAR SEATS DOWN TO USE THAT AREA FOR TRANSPORTING LARGER ITEMS. I CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL DEALER REGARDING A PERMANENT SOLUTION/REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT YET RECEIVED NOTICE OF AND/OR REPAIR PARTS FOR THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WAIT TO REGAIN FULL USE OF MY MINIVAN.

NHTSA ID

10716944

Incident

May 17, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10703119

Incident

Aug 12, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND PARTIALLY REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE REMAINING PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 06-08-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. SPARE TIRE AND CABLE WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED IN THE OPEN CARGO AREA NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND INCONVENIENCE IN THE USE OF THE CARGO AREA AND REAR SEATS. UPDATED 11/23/15 *JS

NHTSA ID

10695168

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

RECEIVED LETTER,7/24/14, ADVISING THAT MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE CABLE, HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON 8/26/14, MY SPARE TIRE WAS RELOCATED TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF MY VAN WHICH RENDERED THE AREA UNUSABLE FOR FOLDING THE REAR SEATS DOWN TO USE THAT AREA FOR TRANSPORTING LARGER ITEMS, ETC! I CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES WITH MY LOCAL DEALER REGARDING A PERMANENT SOLUTION/REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT YET RECEIVED NOTICE OF AND/OR REPAIR PARTS FOR THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM.ON 11/20/14, I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND SPOKE, AT LENGTH, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN RECEIVING NUMEROUS CALLS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THAT SHE WAS AWARE OF SEVERAL MEETINGS REGARDING THE ISSUE BUT NO RESOLUTION AS YET AND NO IDEA WHEN A RESOLUTION WILL OCCUR. IT WOULD SEEM THAT BY NOW, IF THE SITUATION IS BEING ACTIVELY WORKED ON, AN ACCEPTABLE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE! I AM FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA FOR THEIR SEEMING INDIFFERENCE TO THOSE OF US WAITING FOR THEIR ACTION ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10681544

Incident

Jul 24, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MAILOUT 1/13/15*LJ

NHTSA ID

10667602

Incident

May 22, 2014

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY , THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE BACK ON THE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODE AND BROKE THE PIPES OF THE HEATER AND THE ANTI FREEZE OF THE AIR CONDITION THAT WERE NEXT TO THE WHEEL THAT EXPLODED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE BACK WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10574002

Incident

Mar 15, 2014

Mileage

59,350 mi

TPMS BROKE WHILE INFLATING TIRES FOR A CUSTOMER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10545675

Incident

Sep 14, 2013

Mileage

107,601 mi

THE RUN-FLAT TIRES START TO MAKE NOISE, AND THEN ONE DAY BEGIN TO VIBRATE BADLY. THE STEEL BELTS SEPARATE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE PULL OVER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER WHO REPLACES THE TIRES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 10,000-30,000 MILES. WE HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10367758

Incident

Nov 24, 2010

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA LE, PURCHASED NEW. AT 5K MILES 1/2 TREAD WAS GONE ON FRONT TIRES PER REPAIR TECH NOTES. AT 15K FRONT TIRES WERE 2MM INSIDE AND BALD ON THE OUTSIDE, AND FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 1MM, ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES TWICE. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33K AND THE VAN NEEDS NEW FRONT TIRES AND FRONT BRAKES (ROTOR?); ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICING WAS DONE (PER OWNERS MANUAL) AND IS DOCUMENTED. THIS VAN HAS A PERMANENT DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10359944

Incident

Oct 7, 2010

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. I HAD ONCE GOTTEN A FLAT TIRE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. I TRIED TO UNWIND MY SPARE TIRE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE UNSCREWING THE BOLT TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE USING THE WINCH MECHANISM. ONCE THE SPARE WAS LOWERED I COULD NOT PULL THE WIRE BACK UP AGAIN. ONCE THE FLAT WAS REPAIRED I COULD NOT USE THE WINCH AGAIN TO PULL BACK MY SPARE TIRE TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE WINCH MECHANISM ON MY OWN COST AFTER NOT GETTING ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP FIX IT OR REPEATED CALLS TO TOYOTA THAT REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. THEY CITIED THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW COULD DO NOTHING. NOW I AM HEARING THERE IS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANISM AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VAN. I PLACED A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP IN TOWN THERE IS NO RESPONSE. WHILE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS WAS AVOIDED I THINK BY PUTTING IN A THIRD PARTY WINCH MECHANISM ON MY OWN COST. I LIKE TOYOTA TO EITHER 1) FIX MY PROBLEM 2) PAY FOR THE COST OF FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH I TOOK CARE TO FIX IT ON MY OWN COST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326167

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS TIRES AREN'T LASTING LONG. THE TIRES ARE GENERALLY SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD QUALITY TIRES AND SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL AT LEAST 25,000 MILES. AS OF 16,000 MILES THE TIRES SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE ON THE VEHICLE FOR YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WERE CONTACTED AND THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE VEHILCE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE DISTRICT MANAGER CAME IN TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. AS OF NOW THE CONTACT STILL HAS YET TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE TIRE FAILURE. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ALL THE RECALLS WERE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE HE WOULD BE ASSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21000.

NHTSA ID

10314177

Incident

Feb 2, 2010

Mileage

16,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA IN OCTOBER 2007. THE FIRST DEFECT I NOTICED IS WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS ARE OPEN, THE REAR DOORS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN YOU OPEN THEM. THE MECHANIC STATED SAID THE HE THOUGHT THE REASON IT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY WAS AS A PRECAUTION, IN CASE A CHILD IS LEANING OUT OF THE WINDOW WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED. THIS MADE NO SENSE. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT THE DOOR SLAMS REALLY HARD AND THEN BOUNCES BACK. IF A CHILD HAPPENED TO BE LEANING OUT THE WINDOW THEY WOULD SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY BECAUSE OF THIS. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED THUS FAR, BUT THE SLAMMING CERTAINLY STARTLES EVERYONE! THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF THE WINDOW IS ONLY OPEN SLIGHTLY. ANOTHER DEFECT IS THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE DASH. IT STAYS LIT UP CONSTANTLY. AFTER ADDING AIR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER AND HE SIMPLY STATED THAT TIRE PRESSURE CHANGES WITH THE TEMPERATURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WOULD NOT KNOW IF THE TIRES' INFLATION WAS REALLY OFF OR NOT. OBVIOUSLY I CANNOT ADD AIR TO THE TIRES EVERY OTHER DAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277431

Incident

Feb 10, 2008

RUN FLAT TIRE COMMERCIAL. IT IS TRUE THAT YOU CAN TRAVEL ON A RUN FLAT TIRE FOR OVER 100 MILES WITH A NAIL PUNCTURED TIRE. THIS COMMERCIAL DOES NOT TELL YOU THE PRONES OF IT AND I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AND IT HAS THE ELECTRONIC INDICATOR OF LOW AIR PRESSURE. IT CAME ON ONCE IN A WHILE AND JUST ADDED SOME AIR. BUT LATELY IT CAME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND I TOOK THE VAN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN LA CRESCENTA CA., WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN, FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A NAIL IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND THIS TYPE OF THE RAN FLAT TIRE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. LUCKY ENOUGH THEY COULD ORDER IT RIGHT AWAY AND GOT THE TIRE MOUNTED THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT MOUNT THE TIRE ON THE RIM AND HAD TO SEND IT TO A SPECIAL TIRE PLACE, BECAUSE THIS ARE SPECIAL RIMS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD. THE PRICE FOR THIS ONE TIRE WAS $ 269.56 INCLUDING MOUNTING, BALANCING AND SALES TAX. SINCE THIS TYPE OF A VAN WITH THIS RUN FLAT TIRES, DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. THEY TOLD ME, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE ONE. WHAT WILL HAPPENED, WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WILDERNESS IN THE COUNTRY. YES YOU CAN DRIVE OVER 100 MILES ON THE FLAT TIRE, BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE NEXT TOWN AND THEY HAVE TO ORDER THIS TIRE AND IT CAN TAKE DAYS BEFORE THEY GET ONE. THERE YOU WILL BE STUCK FOR A WHILE. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GOOD WAY TO HAVE THIS TIRES. IT SURE IS A MISS LEADING ADVERTISING AND A BAD EXPERIENCE. ON TAP OF IT THE TIRES HAVE NO WARRANTY. UNHAPPY EXPERIENCED OWNER, KARL *TR

NHTSA ID

10273257

Incident

May 30, 2009

Mileage

11,373 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH DUNLOP SP4000 A/F P215/65S/R16 WITH DOT DA2HC4ER3807. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED OF 5MPH THE VEHICLE APPEARED UNBALANCED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. THE DRIVER OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE RIM WITH APROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE TIRE HANGING ONTO THE RIM. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFERTY RISK DUE TO THE DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,500.

NHTSA ID

10266490

Incident

Apr 21, 2009

Mileage

5,700 mi

MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LOW SPEED RIGHT TURN FROM LEELAND ROAD (RT LANE) ONTO DEACON RD (LEFT LANE) IN STAFFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA WHEN SHE SIMULTANEOUSLY HEARD AN "EXPLOSION" AND FELT A JOLT COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THERE IS NO CURB OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE INTERSECTION BUT AFTER THE "EXPLOSION" SHE WAS STARTLED AND LOST CONTROL SLIGHTLY GRAZING THE CURB ON DEACON ROAD BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A SAFE AREA; MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES 9 & 7) WERE ALSO IN THE VEHICLE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, IT APPEARS THAT A SIDE WALL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IS A NEW 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT HAS MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES ON IT, APPROXIMATE MILES ON THE VEHICLE/TIRES WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,200. MY WIFE CONTACTED MICHELIN THAT EVENING AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT; SHE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE TIRE TO NTB WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. NTB REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY CITING THE TIRE WAS "ROAD DAMAGE" AFTER A NAKED EYE VISUAL INSPECTION. THE NTB STORE WE WENT TO DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE IN STOCK AND REFERRED US TO THEIR OTHER STORE. UPON ARRIVAL, IT WAS OBVIOUS THE "ROAD DAMAGE" ASSESSMENT WAS PHONED AHEAD AND THE "MECHANIC" ALSO WOULD NOT HONOR THE MICHELIN WARRANTY AND ACCUSED MY WIFE OF LYING AND HITTING A CURB. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY $198.73 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET JUST TO GET A NEW TIRE PUT ON FOR MY WIFE. I HAVE THE TIRE IN QUESTION IN MY CUSTODY, I WOULD NOT LET THE TIRE STORE KEEP IT; I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10243606

Incident

Sep 17, 2008

Mileage

10,200 mi