| Issue ID | 726859 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10273257 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 30/05/09 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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 |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11373 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LA CRESCENTA, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5TDBK22C18SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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