2006 Toyota Sienna Tires & Wheels Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna equipped Hercules Tires, Tire Line: Roadtour 855 SPE, Tire Size: 215/65/R16, DOT Number: U96VH260H21. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH during a trip, the steering wheel started shuddering. The vehicle was taken to a tire shop, and the contact was informed that the two front tires had sustained tread belt separation and bulges. The two front tires were replaced. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH, the TPMS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the tire shop, and the contact was informed that the rear passenger's side tire had sustained tread belt separation, and the metallic belt was poking through the rubber. The contact requested that the rear tires be replaced as a precautionary measure. The rear tires were replaced. All four tires were replacement tires. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 173,414. The tire failure mileage was approximately 16,022. The VIN was not available.

The TPMS system failed in the ECM or engine computer. It uses the wheel speed sensors on each hub to measure differences in wheel speed and uses this to infer if any one wheel has low tire pressure. (This vehicle does not have TPMS sensors in the wheels.) However, with this failure, it reports a tire pressure problem even though all 4 tires are inflated properly. This problem persists even after cleaning then replacing wheel speed sensors. The problem appears to be in the ECM or engine computer, which is very difficult and expensive to replace. With this problem, the driver is never able to tell if any tire actually has low pressure because the system always reports that a tire has low pressure. Toyota should be required to fix this issue in all affected vehicles.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER COLONIAL TOYOTA (2600 W PIKE RD, INDIANA, PA 15701, (724) 471-4287) SUGGESTED THAT THE ISSUE MAY BE DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE OR A DIRTY SENSOR. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED AND THE SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Swollen lug nuts. Won’t fit any wrench. Affects ability to remove a tire in case of needing to repair a flat tire.

I FILED A COMPLAINT 10/18/2018; HOWEVER, THE COMPLAINT WAS FOR 2 OF THE 4 TIRES. TODAY'S COMPLAINT IS FOR THE REMAINING 2 TIRES WHICH HAD MANUFACTURER DEFECT PER THE SHOP. PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE COOPERTIRE,CS5 NOT CS4.T THERE'S NOT AN OPTION FOR "CS5 "T SO LIKE OTHERS I'M USING THE CLOSET WHICH IS "CS4 T". MY VAN STARTING SHAKING (AT THIS POINT I HAVE TWO NEW TIRES ON 4/18 (COOPER CS5 -T) AND THE OTHER TWO TIRES ARE ALSO COOPER CS5 -T, BUT PURCHASED 1/2016, 80K MILE "WEAR OUT WARRANTY" I'VE PUT 7K ON THE TWO "NEW" TIRES & THE OTHER TWO HAVE 48K (22K LEFT). THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, PEOPLE SHAKE, I STOP DRIVING IT ANYWHERE THAT WILL REQUIRE ME GOING OVER 35MPH.SHAKING ISN'T EVEN THE WORD FOR IT WHEN OVER 35 MPH. I CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ON MY 35MPH FOR 1.5 WEEKS.. NOT FUN WITH 4 KIDS TO RUN TO SPORTS SCHOOL & EVENTS. I GET THE VAN IN FINALLY ON THURSDAY, 10/18/2018. I GET A CALL FROM THE SHOP TO TELL ME THERE IS A "MANUFACTURER DEFECT" ON THE TWO OLDER COOPER TIRES. THAT DEFECT WHICH IS TYPED ON MY RCPT IS "FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD A PLY SEPARATION CAUSING THE VIBRATION." SO I LOOKED IT UP, NOT KNOWING EXACTLY THE JARGON USED "TIRE SEPARATION IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO A TIRE, AND CAN PUT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND AT RISK. A SEPARATION CAN LEAD TO A TIRE BLOWOUT, WHICH IN TURN CAN LEAD TO ONE OF THESE EVEN MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. HEAD-ON COLLISIONS. ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS. ROAD RUN-OFFS. SIDE IMPACT INCIDENTS. AND, MORE. OFTEN TIMES, THE INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM THESE ACCIDENTS ARE SEVERE, IF NOT DEADLY." I'M A METICULOUS RECORD KEEPER AND DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLES. THE TIRES WENT ON 1/2016. ROTATED 1/11/2017, 5/17/2017, 3/2018, 4/2018,10/2018. OUT COME SAME AS LAST. 2 NEW TIRES I PAY FOR, NO OPTIONS, SO SAME BRAND ON AGAIN. IN 2016 I SPENT $675 ON 4 NEW TIRES, THEY SHOULD HAVE 22K LEFT OF WEAR. INSTEAD IN TOTAL I'VE PAID $106 TO HAVE THE BRAND TIRE ON IT.TOYOTA SAID ALL 4 TIRES WERE A PROBLEM 2/2018, DENIED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EXPERIENCING A FLAT AND LOOKING TO PLACE THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SPARE TIRE WAS RUSTED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO BECOME UNABLE TO BE USED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING THE RECALL PARTS AND THAT THE NHTSA HOTLINE SHOULD BE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE ASSEMBLY TOTALLY RUSTED OUT THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. UPDATED 9/27/18*JB

I BOUGHT A SET OF 4 DOUGLAS ALL-SEASON 215/65R16 98T SL TIRES AT WALMART. AFTER LESS THAN 4 MONTHS/600 MILES OF USE, 3 OF THE TIRES WERE DIAGNOSED AS SEPARATING INSIDE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES. THESE TIRES MUST BE RECALLED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF YOUR VEHICLE SHAKES AT A MODERATE SPEED (BETWEEN 25-40MPH) AND YOU HAVE THESE TIRES THEN YOU SHOULD GET THEM REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. IT IS NOT THE BALANCE (I HAD THEM BALANCED TWICE) OR THE ALIGNMENT, IT IS A DEFECT IN THESE PARTICULAR TIRES.

CORROSION ON OEM 17' ALUMINUM WHEEL RIMS CAUSED AIR TO SLOWLY LEAK OUT BETWEEN RIM & TIRE. LEAKING OCCURRED OVER SEVERAL DAYS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR BEING DRIVEN. TIRES WERE RE-MOUNTED THREE TIMES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. TIRE SHOP HAD TO CLEAN & THEN POLISH RIM MATING SURFACE TO REMOVE CORROSION TO GET TIRES TO SEAT & HOLD AIR.

PURCHASED 4 NEW CS5 GRAND TOURING TIRES THAT HAVE 80,000 MILE "WEAR OUT" WARRANTY ON JANUARY 26, 2016. MILES = 174295. IN APRIL 2018, 1 YEAR 4 MONTHS LATER, MILES NOW AT 215089 (40K PUT ON, SO SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER 40K MORE) MY VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, NOT HOLD AIR, I EVEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR GOING INTO THROUGH THE VALVE, MY VEHICLE FAILED AN ALIGNMENT CHECK BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. TIRE TREAD DEPTH FRONT DRIVER: 4 6 5 5 TIRE TREAD DEPTH FRONT PASS: 5 6 6 5 TIRE TREAD DEPTH REAR DRIVER 6 8 8 7 TIRED TREAD DEPTH READ PASS: 6 7 7 6 OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER 40K MILES OUT OF THESE TIRES. IN ADDITION THE WEAR ON THEM IS INCONSISTENT ON EACH TIRE. THE TIRE ISN'T WEARING RIGHT. ALIGNMENT RIGHT REAR CAMBER: -1.9 -.9. I HAD AN ALIGNMENT ACTUALLY TWO, BUT ONE CLOSE TO THIS APPOINTMENT. TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO WEAR I PURCHASED THEM, THE FINE PRINT COMES INTO PLAY. SURE THE CRAPPY TIRES, WEARING OUT POURLY, NOT HOLDING AIR, WON'T MAKE IT 80K, BUT I PAY HALF FOR TWO NEW TIRES PLUS LABOR, THE OTHER TWO TIRES DO NOT QUALIFY I'M JUST SOL. REPLACEMENT TIRES TO CHOSE FROM, THE EXACT SAME TIRE. SO I GET TO PAY FOR TWO NEW TIRES OF THE EXACT SAME BRAND AND WARRANTY. UPDATE TO FOLLOW AS A "MANUFACTURER DEFECT" HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE TWO TIRES THAT WERE ORIGINAL.

OUR VEHICLE HAS 119,698 MILES OF WEAR. WE HAD OUR VEHICLE SERVICED AT A REPUTABLE DEALER. WHILE STATIONARY, BOTH A WHEEL STUD (DURING TIRE ROTATION), AND THE OIL PUMP TENSIONER BOLT HOLE (DURING SERVICE) BROKE. DEALER TOLD US EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NOT USED. I BELIEVE INFERIOR METAL USED IN MANUFACTURING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LUG NUTS FRACTURED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HAT A FLAT TIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE INSPECTED THE SPARE TIRE. HOWEVER, THEY NEVER MENTIONED THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. *JB

HAVE AN 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 17" FACTORY ORIGINAL ALLOY ALUMINUM WHEELS AND ALL 4 WHEELS HAVE THEIR PROTECTIVE COATINGS BUBBLING UP FROM UNDERNEATH AND PEELING OFF. EVEN THOUGH THE VAN IS NEARLY 9 YEARS OLD NOW, IT ONLY HAS 72000 MILES ON IT. BUT EVEN SO, IT HAS HAD THE BUBBLING UP COATING ISSUE FOR 4 OR 5 YEARS ALREADY ACCORDING TO THE LAST OWNER I BOUGHT IT FROM. LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNAS WITH THE 17" ALLOY WHEELS IN THE AREA HERE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AS MOST I'VE SEEN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CONCERNED THAT THE NOW EXPOSED METAL WILL CORRODE QUICKLY AND THEN AT SOME POINT DEVELOP INTO A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS VAN IS A HEAVY VEHICLE COMPARED TO REGULAR CARS ON THE ROAD SO I WOULD THINK PROBLEMS WOULD ARISE QUICKLY IF THERE WERE A WEAKNESS TO DEVELOP IN THE CORRODING METALS. I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AIR LOSS IN ONLY 1 TIRE/WHEEL. A LOCAL TIRE SHOP FINDS NO LEAKS IN THE TIRE OR VALVE STEM AND HAS TRIED DRESSING THE BEADS WITH SEALANT. THEY THINK WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE VAN IS ON THE TIRE/WHEEL IT'S THEN LEAKING AIR OUT SOMEWHERE. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME TOYOTA HAS NO INFORMATION ON ADDRESSING MY PARTICULAR PROBLEM LET ALONE RECOGNIZE OR STATE TO CUSTOMERS THAT THERE IS ANY KIND OF KNOWN REPEATING PATTERN OF FAILURE OF THE FINISH ON THE WHEELS ON NEWER VEHICLES MADE IN THE LAST 10 YRS.

I WANT TO KNOW WHY TOYOTA IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET GETTING THE SPARE TIRE BRACKET AND CABLE CORRECTED. I WILL NOT HAVE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WITHOUT A MEANS TO REPLACE A FLAT TIRE WHEN THEY ARE TRAVELING. THE FIX IS SIMPLE NEW MECHANISM WITH STAINLESS STEEL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE. THE OFFER TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND PLACE THAT IN THE TRUNK IS AN INSULT AS IS NOT TO CARRY IT AND CALL TOYOTA IF THEY HAVE A FLAT. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. RECALL IS 14V273000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RECENTLY PURCHASE THIS VAN AND IT HAS SEVERE CORROSION ON THE ALUMINUM WHEELS AND AIR SEEMS TO BE SLOWLY LEAKING FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF IT ACCELERATES AS ONE TRAVELS DOWN THE ROAD.

I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE BY TOYOTA, INDICATING THAT THE "SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY MAY CORRODE AND DETACH". I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 19, 2014, AND THEY REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE VEHICLE IN A PLASTIC BAG. THEY DID NOT FIX IT PROPERLY. THE SPARE TIRE IS NOW OCCUPYING A LOT OF SPACE THAT I NEED FOR CARGO. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER WHEN THE PROPER REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. I CALLED TOYOTA THIS MORNING (MAY 21, 2015) AFTER WAITING FIVE MONTHS FOR THE LETTER. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE THAT I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE REMEDY "IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR" BUT SHE COULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE MONTH IN WHICH THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I THINK IT IS TOO MUCH TO HAVE TO CARRY MY SPARE TIRE AROUND IN MY CARGO SPACE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FASTER. THIS IS NOT THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE TRAIN. THIS IS A METAL HANGER FOR A SPARE TIRE, IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.