Almost certainly not - we're talking about a failure of the coating on the wheel leading to, unsightly, but surface deterioration.
It would take many years to corrode to the extent structural integrity would be compromised.
Aluminium alloy corrodes rather differently to steel - steel rusts and will continue to oxidise and weaken. Alloy will form a aluminium oxide layer which to a large degree inhibits further corrosion - to a certain extent it's self healing. With the paint coating failed the underlying alloy will rapidly become very scabby and unsightly (and certainly shouldn't happen on an expensive car/wheel) but as for being dangerous - not unless the wheel was verrrry badly made or already had damaging cracks.
I'm certainly ticked off that my wheels have performed as they have, but as for being dangerous, that is the last thing I shall worry about! (and I'm an ex automotive engineer).
Mollusk.
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