I Had a Flat On My 2025 Toyota Camry, The Toyota Dealer Charged Me $400 For One Tire, and Now They Tell Me It’s Another $800 For A New Wheel

I know that she purchased a new car...but one trip to the junkyard...a new wheel...many coming with the tire still on them.Less than $200 probably!!!Saving you many dollars.And concerning the road hazard warranty...I got tires at B.J.'s Wholesale Club...ROAD HAZARD INCLUDED!

Typical dealer prices. But what I'm wondering is, if she was in a construction zone, but driving legally, and hit something big enough to BEND HER WHEEL, why isn't she going after the construction company for causing the hazard?

The tires on my 2025 m4 competition xdrive, michelin pilot super sport, are about $350-$400 each but they are high performance and rated to 186 mph.
They are doing something very shady to charge that much for a camry.
(I bought the tire package which pays for a tire in full if punctured with minor rim rash also covered.)

A missing piece here is the dealer should have balanced the tire after installing the new one. There is no way they would have missed a bent rim IF they balanced the tire. I would never take my car back to that dealer.

I bought a set of wheels with winter tires for my Tesla model S plaid - it cost me 2750 - for 4 wheels and tires and whatever you say, a Toyota is not comparable to a Tesla S Plaid by any stretch of the imagination. Nothing on a Toyota should be the same price as that on an S Plaid.

The price she paid for 1 wheel and 1 tire is comically nonsensical. She was taken advantage of. Period.

If you can't put on a spare.. don't drive a car and stay home

Next time i purchase a cambry i ask them to discount the 4 tires and have them deliver the car in tow truck to costco. Costco tires are better price and are cover....

What type of tire do you have that cost 400.00 per tire I think they ripped you off.

Does she think she is free?

I have a 2019 Camry XSE. I purchased the tire and wheel warranty because I had a friend who had a car with those sport tires and he got a lot of flats because of the potholes in our area. I'm glad I did. I'm a good driver but I had the same problem because those sport tires are low and thin. So that's why your rims get bent easily as well because it's not much rubber on those tires. In the 5-year period that I have had the car I've had approximately four tires and two rims replaced. It also covers dings and I think the windshield. I also got the fabric protection for my leather seats. Little did I know at the time the red leather seats are a horrible dye and it will rub off and you will need to get spots fixed. I'm usually not someone that buys into those warranties but you definitely need it when you get that car. I also got the seven year platnum warranty and I like having a warranty after my car was paid off because I'm not trying to pay any more money. I also have to get the audio head unit replaced does the Bluetooth modulator kept disconnecting. So I got my money's worth for it. Even with all that I still love the car.

Classic case of 2 fools collide. She was foolish to allow them to charge her that much for the tire. Stealership was foolish for overlooking her bent wheel. Red flags should have went off when the tire wouldn’t balance properly.

I used to work at a GM dealership, a factory gm 20" wheel can cost up to $1200. When customers would wreck a rim passed the point where it is safe to put it back on, it's generally cheaper to find an aftermarket set for the price of one factory wheel. I also had numerous incidents with customers that couldn't parallel park to save their lives, and they end up shaving the lips off of the rims while parallel parking and want to blame someone else for their inability to drive/park. This whole society nowadays is based on someone else's fault

Go to a different dealer. Every dealer is run differently. Miss managed dealerships lose them.

Yes. I got the tire warranty. I've used it twice. 1st time, I got a nail in the tire driving through a construction zone. 2nd time it was a screw driving over train tracks.... took my car to get the replacement tires. No issues. Was in and out in less than an hour and a half both times. On my receipts the price of the tires are listed as $240. with an additional $60 labor. Then a grand total of $0. With notes stating covered under tire warranty. Definitely recommend purchasing the tire warranty. I'm covered for 7 years total.

So she got taken to the cleaners. In other news...

Where I live the state has mechanisms to recover certain costs due to damages caused by road conditions. Get pictures of the road if possible and keep your receipts for repairs. Inquire with the highway department as to where to direct your claim. This may be an option for you to pursue to recove some of your costs.

I own a 2025 Toyota Camry XSE it has less than 10,000 miles and I bought the tire and wheel warranty. Two months ago I hit a pothole which caused a tire blowout. I put the spare on and drive it to the dealership. They put a new tire on at no charge to me. I was on the road in no time.

Yea u have the tire and wheel package. There's 2 package one is basic that only covers cosmetic damages. Like scratches too the rim.the second one is the one u should get.it covers. Potholes..bent rims..it cost over 3.000 dollars. So if you get Pothole damages. The cheaper plan doesn't cover it.

Let me get this right, Tay nails a pothole in a construction site by probably going too fast, gets a flat, and thinks the 3 year warranty covers negligence? Now she's complaining that the dealership is charging her a lot for the OEM tire and wheel? Girl, the manufacturer warranty only covers MANUFACTURER'S defects. Not "woops, I hit a curb" or "woops, hit a pothole". There should be car education in school. This is how places make money upselling a cabin filter for $100

I only went to the dealership when my tires were bald 3 months after purchase and was like "wtf. Why are my tires on a new vehicle bald? Also my alignment is f***" they replaced and realigned the tires because they agreed that they shouldn't have been.

Should have noticed a bent rim when it was being balanced..

Those prices are high but they are at a dealer, if the wheel was damaged prior to the tire being replaced then that should have been brought up to the dealer when going to the follow up appointment. If she authorized the dealer to replace the tire initially then it was to late at that point to go elsewhere for a tire. Myself when I had a flat I went and bought new tires at a local tire shop, installed all 4 on a Subaru was about 600, the. Went back a month later when I decided to upgrade and change all 4 wheels, that was another 1000. And now I have 2 sets of wheels, all the same size, and 3 additional stock tires as spares. Not a option for all but for the cost of the extra warranty for the wheels and tires it's more affordable to get a second set in my opinion.

Just take it to a tire shop instead of a dealer because dealers always overcharge.

Either smashed wheel in a curb or continued to drive on a flat tire. That tire at my local dealer 235/40/19 is less than $250 mounted and balanced. New wheel less than $400. Pay attention next time.

If she did not authorize them to put on the new tire and it was just a quote she should have told them to take it back off. 400 for just a tire is ridiculous it does not matter the trim level of the vehicle. Dealerships are complete scam artists if they arent covering warranty.

Having read several stories of American vehicle repairers, it seems that these mechanics make the prices up according to the gender or absolute thick skinned skullduggery.
Total rip off merchants. By the way, I have 51 years of Automotive experience.

She bought the wrong trim level. Her problem is low profile tires. They truly suck because they go flat and the wheel gets destroyed allllll the time. Never ever buy a vehicle with low profile tires. They get lousy mileage and have horrible ride quality. Their purpose? Racing, pure and simple. You can corner quicker with low profile tires. That's it. EVERYTHING else about low profile tires sucks big time.

It sounds like your vehicle had more extensive damages more than just a flat tire. That's about the average repair cost plus a little more from dealership repairs. A good tire is at least $200. Rims are also pricey.

It sounds like your vehicle had more extensive damages more than just a flat tire. That's about the average repair cost plus a little more from dealership repairs. A good tire is at least $200. Rims are also pricey.

I had hybrid camry. I put 110 dollars each tyres. 400 bucks for a camry hybrid tyre . What a great loot.
I recommend you don't go to dealer.
Use private shop.

Is it worth it to roll the price of that tire and wheel coverage into a 36, 48, or 60 month payment? Unless you paid cash for a $35k plus car, absolutely not!
Assuming she has full coverage insurance, road hazard may be covered with a lower deductible than regular collision. It's a 2025 Camry, and it looks like an XSE or similar model, and comes with a Toyota only aluminum rim. So, unless you can find a rim used somewhere you're stuck with dealer pricing anyway. You could go to discount for a new tire, and maybe save a couple bucks, but that's a lot of shuffling.
Dealers work great for those who don't have the knowledge or common sense to source things for themselves.
My suggestion is to not complain about the pricing if your lacking the common sense to slow in a construction zone, read the warranty coverage section of your owners manual, or contact your insurance agent.