2002 Toyota Sienna Tread/Belt Problems

4
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 4 stored complaint records:

1 indicate a crash
0 indicate injury
0 indicate fire

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

January 24, 2007
Tread/Belt
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
ODI 10181248
October 23, 2006
Tread/Belt
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 mph, the right rear tire tread separated from the belt and the vehicle went into a ditch. A police report was taken and no injuries were sustained. The tires were regularly serviced prior to the incident. There was no warning prior to the separation. Updated 12/18/2006 - *nm
Crash reported
ODI 10173572
April 23, 2005
Tread/Belt
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…
ODI 10118339
July 9, 2004
Tread/Belt
Driving south on i-15 north of las vegas, tire tread on passenger side rear wheel separated without warning. It was a hot day (around 110 degrees) and the highway speed there is 75 m.p.h. The tread flew up and smashed the side window of the sienna minivan, tore off part of the side fender and damaged the sliding door. The tires had been well maintained and had been inpected within the previous month at the toyota…
ODI 10093703