1998 Toyota Sienna problems
Owners have filed 352 complaints about the 1998 Toyota Sienna with NHTSA. Tires account for 12.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of latches/locks/linkages at 11.6%.
Complaints352
Crashes23
Fires4
Injuries22
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Tires 12.2% · 43
Latches/locks/linkages 11.6% · 41
Service brakes, hydraulic 11.6% · 41
Structure 10.8% · 38
Engine and engine cooling 10.5% · 37
Steering 7.1% · 25
Power train 6.5% · 23
Visibility 4.8% · 17
Severity
Of those complaints, 23 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 22 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Toyota Sienna in this data, 1998 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 97,375 miles.
In owners' own words
The left rear tire went flat as I was driving at about 60 miles per hour. I found the side wall of the tire (the side facing in towards the car) had split in 4 places. The tire came with the car at time of purchase and therfore only had 21100 miles logged on to the tire. The minivan is typically used in local traffic at a average speed of 35 miles per hour. *Ak( dot number: w2vf tire size: p215/65r15 ) Tires
Left front and right rear firestone affinity tires size: p215/65r15, experienced blowouts with approximately 24,000 miles on them on a 1998, Toyota, Sienna. *Ak first blowout occurred in the tread of the tire, the second blowout occurred in the sidewall, consumer states they experienced several punctures in the tires prior to the blowouts, dot number w2vfa1a160. *Slc Tires
On 8/4/00 we were having our tires rotated by america's tire store in folsom, ca. They showed us the passanger front tire was beginning to peel. About 20% of the tire was affected. With the reports I'm hearing abouit the other firestone tires I wanted to report this. We kept the tire for evidence just in case it is needed.( Dot number: w2m0 f6l tire size: 205/70/r15 ) Tires
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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