DUNLOP SP4000 TIRES Complaints

DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES MADE SPECIALLY FOR 2004 AND BEYOND TOYOTA SIENNA WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES FOR NUMEROUS CONSUMERS AFTER REGULAR ROTATIONS AND BALANCING. NUMEROUS REVIEWS ON WWW.TIRERACK.COM FROM CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DUNLOP SP4000 DSST 225/60/17 TIRES WEARING OUT AFTER LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MINE AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,300 - AND THERE ARE NO OTHER TIRES THAT WILL WORK ON THIS CAR SINCE THESE TIRES WERE MADE SPECIALLY FOR THIS CAR. *NM

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. AT 7500 MILES THE FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR, NOW WITH 9000 MILES THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING ME TO CHANGE ALL 4 TIRES. CURRENTLY I AM NEGOTIATING WITH TOYOTA TO PAY FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. THEY HAVE OFFERED LITTLE ASSURANCE TO HELP AND NO COMMITMENT FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS. I KNOW THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANY AWD TOYOTA OWNERS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE/RESPONSIBLE. *NM

PROBLEM IS WITH RUN FLAT TIRES ON NEW 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VANS. OURS IS THE XLE LTD. AWD. TIRES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY WORN DOWN AT ONLY 15,000 MILES. TIRES ARE DUNLOP RUN FLAT P225/60R1798T M + S. NEW CAR DEALER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. TIRES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO FIND. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET RE THESE TIRES ON THE NEW TOYOTA SIENNA. *JB

DT: 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONSUMER STATES THE RUN FLAT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FOUND ON OTHER WEB SITES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OF THE TIRES, THE CORE COULD BE SEEN. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THESE ARE DUNLOP TIRES, SP400TDSSCOTT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TODAY, FOR A LOUD NOISE SHE BELIEVED TO BE THE ROOF RACK. *JB

UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR ON ALL 4 TIRES WITH PROGRESSIVELY HARSH AND NOISY RIDE ON 2004 TOYOTA XLE LIMITED AWD MINIVAN DESPITE PROPER TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE ROTATION. CURRENT MILEAGE ~8,900 MILES. *NM

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE AWD WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000T DSST TIRES AND THE TIRES ARE A HUGE SAFETY RISK. I HAVE LESS THAT 15,000 MILES ON THEM AND PARTS OF THE TIRES ARE WORN RIGHT DOWN TO THE BELT. AFTER READING POSTS ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. ANY TIRE THAT COST OVER $300.00 SHOULD NOT WEAR DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN CAUSE A BLOW OUT BEFORE THEY EVEN REACH 15,000 MILES. IT'S NOT LIKE THESE ARE ON A SPORTS CAR DOING BURNOUTS. THIS IS A MINIVAN. MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VAN AND THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO PUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA AND DUNLOP SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. I AM STILL TALKING TO TOYOTA AT THIS POINT BUT LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT I AM GOING TO GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM.

ALL FOUR DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000T DSST RUN-FLAT TIRES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD ARE COMPLETELY WORN AFTER 13,800 MILES. THESE ARE ORIGINAL TIRES. BOTH TOYOTA AND DUNLOP DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE DESPITE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BEING MADE HERE AND ELSEWHERE REPORTED IN DEPTH IN THE INTERNET. A REASONABLE CONSUMER WOULD EXPECT THAT THESE TIRES WOULD BE ENGINEER TO LAST MORE THAN 10K MILES GIVEN THEY ARE EACH $300 A PIECE. PLEASE ASSIST ME AND NUMEROUS OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS BY CONDUCTING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION AND ULTIMATELY ASSISTING IN A FORMAL RECALL OF THESE TIRES AND THE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS CAUSING THE TIRE FAILURES. I AM AFRAID THAT REPLACING THE TIRES EVERY YEAR AT A COST OF $1400 WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE SOME RELATIONSHIP TO VEHICLE ALIGNMENT ISSUES AS WELL AS POOR TIRE LONGEVITY.

WE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL RECENTLY. WE DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE FWD WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 A/S TIRES INSTALLED AS OEM. WE HAD JUST BARELY PASSED 26,000 MILES WHEN WE HAD A SIDE WALL BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELLING APP. 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I PAY ATTENTION TO TIRE PRESSURE AND TEADWEAR, SO THE TIRE THAT BLEW SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFLATED PROPERLY, AND IN THIS CASE I HAD ALREADY BEGUN THINKING ABOUT GETTING NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS APPROACHING THE WEAR BARS. THIS IS A VERY POOR-PERFORMANCE TIRE, AND I'M AMAZED TOYOTA MADE A CORPORATE DECISION TO PUT THESE TIRES ON THEIR SIENNA "FAMILY VANS." DUNLOP SHOULD BE EMBARASSED TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO SELL THEM.

ON 06/09/2005, WE NOTICED THAT OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD-XLE HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. THE TIRE WAS NOTICEABLY FLAT AND WE LIMPED TO A SERVICE STATION TO INFLATE THE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD ZERO TIRE PRESSURE AND A MASSIVE HOLE BETWEEN THE TREADS WHERE YOU COULD FEEL/HEAR THE AIR ESCAPING AS IT WAS BEING FILLED. THE TIRE HAD 0 PSI/TIRE PRESSURE. THE DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 RUN-FLAT TIRES CAME STANDARD ON OUR 2004 SIENNA. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HAVE HAD SERVICE COMPLETED AND TIRES ROTATED AS REQUIRED. OUR VAN IS 10 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 13,800 HIGHWAY MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MATCHING TIRE IN STOCK AND WOULD WORK TO FIND ONE. THE ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY RUN-FLATS WITH FLATS. LATER THAT DAY, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD A DEAL FOR ME. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE TOYOTA REP TO GIVE US 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR FREE, EXCEPT THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE THE WEEKEND UNTIL THE TIRES ARRIVED. WHEN ASKED WHY? AND IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER TIRES, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD WORN DOWN TO A LEVEL THAT WOULD BARELY PASS A NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD-XLE AND OTHER VERSIONS, ARE IN SERIOUS JEAPORDY DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A DAY, IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH, WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE CATASTOPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON THE RUN-FLATS, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT EVER ACTIVATED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE GETTING A PRINT OUT OF THIS WEBSITE'S RELATED SEARCH RESULTS AND TOYOTA WILL BE CONTACTED FOR A COMPLAINT. WE REALIZE WE ARE FORTUNATE TO GET 4 NEW TIRES AT NO CHARGE, BUT THE ISSUE IS SAFETY, NOT APPEASEMENT. PLEASE HELP.

ON MAY 17, 2005 WE PURCHASED 4 DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 TIRES FOR OUR HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAD 4 WHEEL FRONT DRIVE ALIGNMENT AND COMPUTER BALANCING. ON MAY 30TH, WE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE OF THE WALL. SINCE THE TIRES WERE ONLY 2 WEEKS OLD, WE WERE VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL TIRE SHOP, THEY SAID THAT SUCH BUBBLES WERE NOT THE RESULT OF POORLY MADE TIRES, INSTEAD, BY ROAD HAZARDS. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR OTHER NOTICEABLE MARKS ON THE TIRE, BUT THERE IS A RIP ON THE INSIDE, NEAR THE RIM. THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE.