Three wheels have cracked and had to be replaced. The 2 original 20 inch rear wheels installed by General Motors cracked, leaked air and had to be replaced. Now one of those replacement wheels has cracked, leaks air and has to be replaced. In all cases there have been no events concurrent with the wheels losing air.

- Concord, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving 35 mph, the TPMS warning indicator illuminated and the "rear tire low" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to three-way Chevrolet (4501 wible rd, bakersfield, ca 93313, (661) 384-7578) where it was diagnosed that the rear wheel had a hairline crack. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 13,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

I bought this used Corvette back in the summer of 2015. After I purchased the car I noticed vibration problem at various speeds above 60 miles per hour. The steering wheel was not only shaking all over the place. The car was physically vibrating as I was driving down the interstate highway. I couldn't believe it because it only had 1289 miles on it. I noticed that the vehicle had a vibration problem early on and was checked at 570 miles at steve schmitt Chevy but never saw it again. Thought issue was fixed. I brought car back to bill stasek Chevy where I purchased car with full warranty and told them about the vibration problem. They said they fixed it by replacing 2 front tires and rebalancing the rear tires.they drove it and said it was fixed. Drove it home and it was much better than before. Several weeks went by and once again the vibration and steering issue returned. So I brought it back to the same dealer and explained that the same vibration problem had once again returned.they told me that they did the repair via the service bulletin that came out on that vibration issue from GM.explained to me that that was all they could do and they knew there is a defect in that year car but it is not a safety issue. So here I sit with a 76,000 dollar Corvette with 5000 miles on it and a vibration that know one can or will fix.I can't find the service bulletin but the mechanic who did the work on my car did show it to me at the dealership. I think someone needs to look into this.I feel it's unsafe and if the car is built with this known defect it should be fined or at least recall all C-6 Corvettes with this issue. I know I'm not the only one because I get I Corvette forum and heard other owners of this model have this same problem as well.

- Jasper, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Corvette. When the contact arrived at discount tire to have the tires replaced, the technician stated that the two rear oem wheels had hairline fractures on the inside barrels. The contact stated that there was no loss of tire pressure. Three years later, the tires began to lose 3-5 pounds of pressure per week. The vehicle was taken back to discount tire where it was discovered that the wheel fractures had expanded, which caused the failure in the wheels. Bill fox Chevrolet (725 S rochester rd, rochester hills, mi 48307, (248) 266-0563) was contacted and the wheels were replaced. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.

- Harrison Township, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Corvette. While the vehicle's oil was being changed at Suburban Chevrolet (36936 us-26, sandy, or 97055), the dealer noticed that the threads on the stud bolts on the rear passenger side wheel had stretched, failed, and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,700.

- Gresham, OR, USA