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239 messages, Last post on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:45 AM
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Hi everyone, I just had a new set of 4 Bridgestone RFT put on at a friends tire shop and he notice on my 2006 Sienna awd limited that the rear tires were a little slanted, more in on top and slighted slanted out at the bottom. He also noticed that the rear wheels cannot be adjusted. He suggested that I rotate the tires every oil change Maybe this is why initial set of rear tires were worn on the inside. I called the dealer and trhey said this was normal. Has anyone else noticed this and why is this. Thanks.
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Replying to: nycdude450 (Sep 08, 2009 6:55 am) |
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Went to Prince Edward Island in Canada this past week and when I got there, the right rear tire was just about to come off the rim. Toyota refinished my rims last year after severe corrosion and apparently when they put the tires back on, they damaged the bead on this tire. I'm surprised it did not come off the rim on the highway. The end result was that I could not get a replacement RFT on Prince Edward Island and had to purchase a regular tire at a cost of $170.00. After the new tire was put on, the tire light on the dashborad came on and even after resetting it, it would just come back on after 5-10 miles. Now I have to decide if I want to throw the rest of the RFT's away and buy all regular tires, or eat $170 and spend another $200.00 to put another RFT back on. What a crummy system. They build a great vehicle but having to deal with RFT's is a real pain in the ass, not to mention the expense, especially when you are in a place where you can't buy a replacement RFT. I wonder what Toyota expects you to do when you lose one of these tires and you are in a desert or somewhere where you don't find help for a couple of hundered miles.
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Replying to: whitewaternut (Sep 13, 2009 3:24 pm) My Miata has no spare tire at all. You get a can of fix-a-flat. You can limp home slowly, on the reinforced sidewalls. I have to call a tow truck. |
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Living in the mountains of central Pennsylvania and driving a number of gravel roads and tire ruts in all weather conditions, I replaced my run flats with Yokohama Geolander AT/S' s for my AWD Sienna. Not only do they have terrific traction in all weather and road conditions (including mud), but offer a better ride and are smoother and quieter than the run flats. By inflating to 42 lbs (max is 51) I still get very good gas mileage (23+ highway). I've gutted out the back and imitated a VW Westfalia camper with a fold out bench seat from Discount Van and truck, fabricated screens for sliding door windows, bought a plug in cooler, etc and now have an excellent small camper, only one that works well. I'm very pleased.
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Replying to: sienna45 (Sep 14, 2009 10:18 am) |
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Replying to: dkwarren (Oct 16, 2008 6:33 pm) |
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Replying to: whitewaternut (Sep 13, 2009 3:24 pm)
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Replying to: spongecat (Sep 17, 2009 6:37 pm) My dealer would not do anything to help me and it took a couple of letters to Toyota Customer Service before they finally repaired the rims. As I posted before, the dealer damaged one of the tires when they remounted them after the rims were refinished. This damage almost caused a disaster when I was far away from home as the tire almost came off the rim. I have written a letter to the dealer with, as expected, no response. Looks like another letter to Toyota about the lousy service from one of their dealers. I think Toyota builds a great vehicle but their dealers leave much to be desired. |
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Replying to: spongecat (Sep 17, 2009 6:21 pm) I've noticed several other Siennas with this same problem. The only way to go up against Toyota on this issue is with numbers. I will provide a link to my blog in the next few days. Link will describe the problem, document my experience with Toyota to date, and provide a "Toyota Hall of Shame" on which other affected owners can post a photo of their particular wheel problem. As the wall grows, we might get some attention from Toyota. Together we can and will get satisfaction!
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