Problems with 2011 Toyota Sienna TIRES

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while attempting to replace a tire on the vehicle with the spare tire, the contact noticed that the spare tire assembly had corroded and would not allow the spare tire to be placed in position. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 47,000.

I took my 2011 toyota sienna to the dealership to be serviced. i was told the spare tire cable is defective (nhtsa #14v273000) and the spare tire was placed in my trunk. i was told there is no fix to this situation. this recall was issued in may of 2014 and i feel 10 months is more than enough time to have developed a fix for this problem. it is unacceptable to take this long to develop a fix, and to inconvenience the owner by taking up half the trunk with the spare tire. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 11v560000 (wheels) 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 not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 3/13/15*cn updated 6/18/2015 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) however, the 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 not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. the dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 01/12/15*lj updated 6/3/2015 *js

My car was recalled about two months ago for a temporary repair of the connector to hold the spare tire. this resulted in the spare tire being placed in the back-seat area of the van. this prevents me from using the fold down feature and full storage area. on october 20, 2014, i called their 888-270-9371 number to see how much longer before a permanent fix would be completed. i received a vague answer that it should be done in november 2014. i still wait a solution, and believe that this issue should have been long ago resolved. updated 09/23/15.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) and stated that the part needed was not available within a reasonable timeframe. the dealer did not provide a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure.

In july of 2011 toyota sent a notice of recall on the 2wd sienna vans for a problem of excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier. they said the remedy was under development. it is now december and every time i call toyota they say they have not yet developed a remedy and are wording on it. heir temporary solution was to remove the spare tire and put it in the back of the van. to me a reasonable time for this to be resolved would be 1-2 months, it is now going on 5 months and no notice of resolution. i feel that myself and everyone else effected by this recall notice have waited far to long. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 11v560000 (equipment) and stated that the manufacturer had not notified the dealer of the permanent remedy to repair the vehicle. the dealer only removed the spare tire carrier and placed it in the rear seat of the vehicle. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the permanent remedy would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 7/9/15*cn updated 01/27/16*jb

2011 toyota sienna. consumer writes in regards to tire support cable mechanism corrosion recall notice. *smd the dealer informed the consumer, there was no permanent solution. the consumer was given the option of placing the spare tire inside the vehicle or signing a waiver releasing toyota of any liability should the spare tire fall off. the consumer opted to have the spare tire placed inside the vehicle. *jb

Our toyota has only 34,900 miles on it. on 4/13/2014 while trying to fill air in the rear passenger tire, the stem valve broke off, literally in two pieces. that was a very dangerous situation and easily could have happened while driving since i didn't exert any pressure while attaching the air hose to it. i called toyota headquarters and spoke to [xxx] who said that since there us no recall on it, its not their problem. so it seems, unless a few people die, they will not move. 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' *tt

Tire valve stem broke while we were adding air to the customer's tire. *tr

Bought our 2011 sienna new off the lot back in 2011 and we are now on our 2nd set of new tires (3rd in some cases that 2 needed replacing). a total of 6 new tires with a vehicle that has only 30,000 miles on it is ridiculous. i have called toyota about this issue and now our van sits in our driveway like a dead weight. we had a tire blow out on us already a few months ago in which we had to replace it. they go bald very fast and are no good in bad weather. i have never owned a vehicle in which i had to replace tires this often. it almost caused us a wreck when the tire blew out and we cant keep up with the costs of replacing them since they are so expensive. *tr

This is for a sienna 2011 with awd that i purchased new in oct 2010. at approximately 27,000 miles, toyota dealer recommends replacement of run flat tires with bridgestone turanza run flats. at 45,000 miles, same dealer recommends replacement of tires again. they now recommend a non run flat tire. this will be third set of tires for this vehicle that is 3 yrs old and has been serviced by toyota every 5,000 miles. there appears to be a problem with excessive wear of run flat tires on this vehicle. toyota should be held accountable for this issue and replace these tires. *tr

My sienna falls under the current recall for unsafe tires for siennas used for towing, but the dealer refuses to provide the extra load tires because my hitch was installed aftermarket. i purchased the vehicle with the towing package, however i was advised by the dealer to get the hitch installed elsewhere to save time and money. regardless of that fact, i fail to see how where the hitch was installed makes the tires safe vs. unsafe. toyota is clearly hiding behind an arbitrary policy. i use the vehicle for towing. one tire is beginning to show signs of early failure. toyota needs to provide the extra load tires asap. this is a serious safety concern. toyota needs to comply with the recall. *tr