NHTSA Complaint #10363129 — 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA

WHILE DRIVING A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, STARTED TO HEAR A RUMBLING SOUND FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN HEARD A LOUD POP, SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VAN AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT, OFF OF THE HIGHWAY INTO A DITCH. ONCE IN THE DITCH, THE VAN TURNED SIDEWAYS AND CONTINUED GOING SIDEWAYS FOR AT LEAST 50 FEET. WHEN I INSPECTED THE VAN, THE REAR, DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD LOST ITS TREAD. THE TIRE WAS BASICALLY BALD BUT STILL INFLATED. THIS TIRE WAS THE FAILED COMPONENT. IN GOING INTO THE DITCH, THE VAN LOST ITS REAR BUMPER, A FRONT GRILLE AND SUSTAINED SEVERAL DENTS / SCRATCHES TO THE VAN BODY.