NHTSA Complaint #10561092 — 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE IMS RAMPVAN I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES W / PIRELLI 215 / 65R / 16 CENTURATO P5S IN MAY 2009 AT APPROX 16500 MILES, OEM DUNLOPS WERE UNSAFE ACCORDING TO A GOOGLE SEARCH, I WENT TO AMERICAS, THEY SAID THE PIRELLI IS THE BEST, IM A QUADRIPLEGIC & I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE WE AS WE ALL DO....I HAD A FLAT TIRE, AAA CHANGED IT THEY SAID IT HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS & CORD WAS SHOWING BETWEEN THE TIRE TREAD & THE SIDEWALL AS IF HAD BEEN ON A LATHE, WE TOOK PICS OF THE WORST TIRE & WE HAVE 2 MORE OF THIS BRAND ON THE FRONT AXLE W / A SIMILAR WEAR PATTERNS... IM A DISABLED CERTIFIED MECHANIC & I HAVE DONE 100S OF ALIGNMENTS & I HAVE NEVER SEEN A WEAR PATTERN LIKE THIS, WE TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE WE BOUGHT THEM TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, WE DID & THEY SAID THE TIRE HAD AN UNUSUAL WEAR ON 1 SIDE OF THE TREAD / SIDEWALL & THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 & THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT, SO WE HAD TO BUY 2 FOR THE REAR AXLE AS THAT'S ALL I CAN AFFORD AT THIS TIME..... THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT & ALL 4 SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED TOO.... MY CROOKDAR WENT OFF & I PLAY DUMB TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY & I START DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING...I HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP...TOOK MY SIENNA INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ITS 40K SERVICE & TOLD THEM WHAT AMERICA TIRE TOLD ME, THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT & SAID IT DIDN'T NEED AN ALIGNMENT & THE SHOCKS SEEM FINE TO THEM BUT MIGHT NEED REPLACING ONLY BECAUSE MY VANS 9 YRS OLD & THAT THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE WEATHER CHECKED & ARE DANGEROUS.......SO I GOOGLE PIRELLI TIRE COMPLAINTS & BAM, THEIRS 1000S OF PEOPLE W / THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MYSELF......SO NOW I GO TO WAR W / AMERICAS TIRE & PIRELLI. *TR