Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 02/13/2002 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| While traveling on highway heard a noise. consumer was able to pull over. passenger's side front wheel fell off. *ak consumer stated that the dealer told him there was a recall on the model and the year of the vehicle, but not on his vehicle because of vin. # and they said the recall was only for cars/vans with a special wheel. *yh | |||
| 03/24/2000 | 9 | 05/30/1998 | |
| At all times when applying brakes they would make a high pitch/grinding noise. did not affect stopping. took vehicle to dealer, and was informed that entire braking needed to be replaced. *ak consumer was also informed that replacement parts are defectively designed, consumer stated that the backing plate is too thin and defective. left front rear wheel lug nut was cross threaded. knocking noise from the right front when going over bumps, dealer replaced strut mounts. *slc | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 05/25/2006 | 1 | 12/17/2001 | |
| Three year ago i bought 4 sportiva wheels for my 1998 toyota sienna. the model of this wheel was milano. on may 25, 2006 my wife was driving home with my 5 year old kid and on road 116 km 0.2 lajas, puerto rico one of the wheels broke in the center and my wife lost control of the minivan for a few seconds. hopefully she and my son don't have any injuries but she was very scared. if she were driving at much higher speed at that time my wife and kid could have been killed. she was driving at 25 mph because it was a turn. my car has damage to the front fender, brake disk, front axle, tire etc... the rest of the wheels are cracked in the same area. i'm writing this complaint because somebody that have this wheels can die and i will have to spend much money to fix my car. *jb | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 30 | ||
| Aluminum alloy rims apparently expand and contract with temperature changes, causing leaks in tires. sometimes pressure drops 2-3 lbs. but sometimes it drops to dangerous levels (15 lbs. or even less). sometimes the tire pressure monitor alerts and some times it does not, even at dangerous low levels.*ak | |||