All four wheels show excessive corrosion. Toyota says this is normal and not covered by any recall or warranty. Corrosion may be simply cosmetic, but our concern is that it will become structural over time causing either wheel failure or loss of tire pressure. See photos.
2006 Toyota Sienna wheels complaints
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Our vehicle has 119,698 miles of wear. We had our vehicle serviced at a reputable dealer. While stationary, both a wheel stud (during tire rotation), and the oil pump tensioner bolt hole (during service) broke. Dealer told us excessive force was not used. I believe inferior metal used in manufacturing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. While driving at an unknown speed, the lug nuts fractured on all four tires. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000.
There appears to be a recall for the spare time mounting for this vehicle. I have waited months and months for replacement parts. The dealer has no estimate for when the parts will be available. In the interim, I must either ride without a spare or the spare is loose in the back of the vehicle. Date of incident (on your form) is approximate.
Have an 2006 toyota sienna with 17" factory original alloy aluminum wheels and all 4 wheels have their protective coatings bubbling up from underneath and peeling off. Even though the van is nearly 9 years old now, it only has 72000 miles on it. But even so, it has had the bubbling up coating issue for 4 or 5 years already according to the last owner I bought it from. Looks to be a common problem with toyota siennas with the 17" alloy wheels in the area here in the upper midwest as most I've seen have the same problem. Concerned that the now exposed metal will corrode quickly and then at some point develop into a safety concern. This van is a heavy vehicle compared to regular cars on the road so I would think problems would arise quickly if there were a weakness to develop in the corroding metals. I'm currently experiencing air loss in only 1 tire/wheel. A local tire shop finds no leaks in the tire or valve stem and has tried dressing the beads with sealant. They think when the weight of the van is on the tire/wheel it's then leaking air out somewhere. Local toyota dealer told me toyota has no information on addressing my particular problem let alone recognize or state to customers that there is any kind of known repeating pattern of failure of the finish on the wheels on newer vehicles made in the last 10 yrs.
I was sent a recall notice by toyota, indicating that the "spare tire assembly may corrode and detach". I took my vehicle to the dealer on december 19, 2014, and they removed the spare tire and placed it in the vehicle in a plastic bag. They did not fix it properly. The spare tire is now occupying a lot of space that I need for cargo. They told me I would receive a letter when the proper remedy was available. I called toyota this morning (may 21, 2015) after waiting five months for the letter. The toyota representative that I spoke with said that the parts would become available for the remedy "in the middle of this year" but she could not even give me the month in which this would happen. I think it is too much to have to carry my spare tire around in my cargo space for several months. Toyota should have been able to solve this problem faster. This is not the vehicle's drive train. This is a metal hanger for a spare tire, it shouldn't be that difficult.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v273000 (wheels); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
I want to know why toyota is dragging their feet getting the spare tire bracket and cable corrected. I will not have my wife and daughter without a means to replace a flat tire when they are traveling. The fix is simple new mechanism with stainless steel cable and associated hardware. The offer to remove the tire and place that in the trunk is an insult as is not to carry it and call toyota if they have a flat. This recall has been in place for a very long time and something has to be done. Recall is 14v273000.
All four alloy wheels on this vehicle have the paint bubbling and chipping off leaving the wheel exterior exposed to weather and further corrosion. Underneath the chipped paint the alloy is corroding, potentially compromising the strength and overall integraty of the wheels. I have experienced air loss in both front tires over the course of just a few days. My local tire shop checked both front tires for punctures but found nothing. They then removed the tires from the rims and indicated the rims had corroded around the outer diameter of the rim where the tire bead is supposed to seal. They cleaned the corrosion from the rim interior and applied a bead sealing compound that fills in the corroded and pitted bead area of the rim allowing the tire bead to seal and hold air. When it comes time to rotate the tires the tech person indicated that I should also have them seal the tires placed on the front of the vehicle as they would probably start loosing air as well with the added weight of the front wheel drive engine and transmission. This seems to be a common issue with this year model of the toyota sienna. Thus far,toyota will not do anything to correct this issue which seems to me to be a serious safety hazard.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v273000 (wheels) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. ## VIN passed ## toyota sienna 2006 ##
Toyota sienna recall for spare tire carrier moved the spare tire to the luggage compartment of vehicle. The tire was removed from the underside of the vehicle, placed in a bag, and placed in the luggage compartment. The tire was not secured by service and is free to vibrate, shake, and roll when turning. This was to be a temporary fix, with the permanent solution to be determined by toyota. It has been over 6 months from the release date of the recall and there is still no permanent solution, and there is no eta for a fix at this time, per the toyota customer service center. This issue needs to be resolved as it is limiting the available luggage compartment space, and the movement of the unsecured spare tire is distracting. What requirements are there for closing out action items on recalls and for completing "permanent" fixes?
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v273000 (tires). However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v273000 (wheels). However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced the failure. Updated 3/24/15*cn updated 9/6/2017
The vehicle has been 'grumbling' for the past few months. Finally took it in and they are having to replace the front wheel bearings. I don't think the bearings should be wearing out in just 100k miles.
All four wheels have severe bubbling and peeling paint. Since purchasing the car, I have always gone to the toyota dealer for work and they have not paid any attention to this complaint. When I decided to have some work done with my husband's mechanic he raised the issue. He is concerned with the rust that is occurring and will continue to occur over time will eventually effect our ability to place new tires on the car as the rust encroaches into the rims.
Extreme wheel corrosion of all 4 alloy wheels on 2006 toyota sienna xle awd. Paint is flaking off, began as bubbling a couple of years ago. Only 65k on the vehicle.
Wheels are corroding excessively, this may cause air leaks in the future. It is a 2006 with 74700 miles, this seems to me to be too soon for this kind of wear.
Removed the run flat tires and replaced them with regular tires. I am constantly having the "tire balance" light go off in my car and getting flat tires. Ever since I switched the tires the alignment has always been issue.
Run-flat tire went flat without the warning light activation. When it activated, there was already a hole in the tire from running it flat. The second time this happened, which was one week later, there was a hole before the light came on. The tire pressure is checked regularly on this vehicle.
Spare tire underneath the van fell on road while driving while I was driving into a mall. Called toyota customer service at 18003314331 about this issue. Although toyota has acknowledged this problem and issued a warning, they refused to fix this issue. If this had happened on a highway, there could have been serious consequences.
I have had problems with my 2006 toyota sienna with most recently the power passenger sliding door that is broken and does not open or close. The dealer ft. Myers toyota said the parts were on national back order and may take months to get the parts to fix. They did say they would cover under warranty. Secondly, my steering assembly needed replacement at 80,000 miles because of leaking fluid and I had to pay the labor to fix. Lastly, all 4 of the tire rims on the car have peeling, bubbling and chipping paint that is exposing the metal rim. It may cause further corrosion to the rims and cause a safety problem to the wheels. Germain toyota in naples, fla where I bought the car would not help with the rims. Ft. Myers toyota where I get the car serviced told me about the national back order problem and also charged me for the defective steering assembly which I thought should have been covered under their lifetime power train warranty. They said it did not.
Severe corrosion on alloy wheels allows air to leak from tires. This results is almost constant low tire pressure, undue wear on tires, and safety issue. Issue began when the vehicle had only 14000 miles. Dealer refinished two wheels under warranty but refused to redo the other wheels or the same wheels when they quickly corroded again. Ongoing issue vehicle now has 66000 miles. In my opinion wheels need to be replaced with ones made from a different material --- aftermarket wheels do not seem to be available for this vehicle (awd).
No accident or fatalities, but I am concerned about the rapidly deteriorating condition of all four 17" alloy wheels (painted aluminum). Corrosion is progressing since the time I first noticed it starting (approximate incident date). Current mileage is 74,000. The paint is blistering starting at the inside edge of each wheel opening. It is quite severe and I am concerned that if this is not addressed, the corrosion might propagate a crack in one of the wheel spokes. I have another car with more than twice the mileage with similarly painted wheels with no corrosion after 36 years. This vehicle has seen three times the number of winters with salted roads. My 1986 porsche 944 wasn't washed in the winter any more frequently than the toyota. It appears this problem with toyota is so prevalent that they prefer disgruntled customers over responsibly addressing this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the air bag wiring harness was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 126,000 and the current mileage was 149,000. Updated 10/11/12*lj the consumer was informed the vehicle needed a main harness and driver seat air bag harness. He was given a price of $ 3,169.00 to fix the problem. The dealer informed the consumer the parts were on back order. Also, the alloy wheels alloy wheels were corroded. Toyota informed the consumer, he must have washed the wheels with the wrong soap or too much winter salt on the roads caused the problem.
Within 1 year of purchasing vehicle new the wheels started to show signs corrosion in the form of bubbling of the finish. We contacted our local dealer and they said it was due to road salt and me not cleaning them properly and I would have to pay to replace them. We took the vehicle back to the dealer shortly before the warranty ran out and again were told that it was our fault and we would have to pay to do something about it. We took it to the dealer one last time after the warranty and were told since the warranty was up they could do nothing for us. All 4 wheels are now corroded severely. Large chunks of paint routinely fall off during washing. I'm worried about safety at this point and plan to replace the rims at my own expense. I've owned multiple cars with similarly coated alloy rims and have never had this issue before. It wasn't due to me cleaning them properly, it's a manufacturing defect.
Chrome finish on wheels is bubbling and peeling off.
All 4 wheels on my sienna have their plating peeling off and possibly subjecting the wheels to rust and deterioration. I keep my wheels clean and, while cleaning them recently, I noticed what I feel may be rusting where the plating is peeling. I mentioned this when I had my car inspected and also registered a complaint with toyota corporation.
2006 toyota sienna xle limited premium alloy wheels with excessive corrosion under the paint causing the paint to blister and come off.
Wheel rims on 2006 sienna are deteriorating with bubbling of alloy wheels appearing on rims. Bubbling is occurring throughout wheels and not in one area.
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