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I have had two rear wheels crack in multiple places which required me to buy new wheels, GM refused any warranty claim and referred me to the dealer, the dealer put me on hold for ten to 20 minutes 3 times and refused to talk to me about the problem. The first wheel broke at27,000, the second at 38,000 miles
Drivers side rear wheel developed a slow leak. I took the car to my tire dealer and they found a crack on the inner outer edge of the wheel. My research shows a pattern of this problem and a class action lawsuit has been started. My car is considered a super car of speeds in excess of 200 mph. This is a serious safety hazard. What is my best course of action on this dangerous situation?
Passenger rear rim developed a crack at approximately 7k miles. It was replaced / repaired at approximately 40k miles by my local Chevy dealer. My car was repeatedly taken to the dealer for a leaking tire. At 39k+ mile, I was informed by the service department that I had a cracked rim. After several discussion, the dealer agreed to replace the defective rim at no cost to me. Please note! I have a copy of all of my repairs with the exception of the rim replacement. At this time, the dealers hasn't given me one. I am currently waiting for a copy of this repair. The dealers name is: Peter's Chevrolet HWY 259 N. Longview, Tx. 75608
The dealer, cosmo motors, Inc., failed to disclose that three of the four wheels on the vehicle have been repaired, even though the car goes under a multi point inspection at their location. One of the repairs looks particularly bad with two sections that are six inches long and not straight. The dealer was not willing to take the vehicle back or replace the wheels.
After I purchased the car for the past year all I had to do was repair wheels and purchase wheels from them cracking so bad I have pictuers videos and all
- Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the rear passenger's side wheel cracked. The vehicle was not repaired nor was the wheel replaced. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
Car was vibrating while driving and getting worse. Took to local tire shop for balance. Tire shop informed me I had 2 front and 1 rear bent wheels. Next trip to dealer for warranty work asked to have bent wheels replaced. Bent wheels were documented on work invoice but replacement was denied. Note wheels have never been inspected for cracks but do currently hold air.
The rear passenger wheel developed two cracks in the inner outside edge of rim. Cracks appeared with no noticeable road trauma/debris/collision. First indication was slow leak of air from tire. Tire was inflated and vehicle was driven two more times. On the second drive of approx 10 miles, air had leaked out of the tire. On the third drive of approximately 3 miles, the tire would not hold air. Tire was removed and cracks discovered in rim.
Both rear rims cracked. No road hazards involved. Simple manufacturing defects. Very complicated issue because GM refuses to replace rims & I had to pay for aftermarket rims for $4000. What is worse is that the dealership blamed the cracked rims on my driving habits. In 26 years of driving, I have never had a damaged rim on any of my vehicles. I received info about the cracked rims from a fellow Corvette owner who also discovered his rims were cracked. So I inspected my rims as well. Sure enough, cracked. Mary barra for prison!
The right rear tire is leaking air. I brought it to be repaired and was told the wheel is cracked and will not hold air. The air leaks when stationary, moving on city streets and highways.
Just discovered that one of my tires is leaking air because of a crack in the wheel. This car has never been tracked or raced and has never been driven in rough conditions or received damage. There is no justifiable reason for the cracked wheel. The wheel only has ~10,000 miles on it. This crack could leak to a blowout on the road and is due to manufacturing defects, but GM is refusing to acknowledge the issue / issue a recall. The defect is also not covered under their warranties. This is a massive safety hazard that will eventually spread to the rest of my wheels (very common issue for wide body C7 Corvettes).
I've had all four wheels on my 2017 Chevrolet grand sport crack or bend (two cracked (one wheel has three cracks), four bent). This is a very common problem: Https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/C7-general-discussion/4322291-C7-bent-cracked-wheel-roll-call.html. I drive this car infrequently, carefully, and only on good roads. I took it to the dealer (boardwalk Chevrolet) to see if they would fix them under warranty, and the service advisor told me: "this is a known problem and it happens on* of them. GM won't do the right thing and replace them. We've put in several claims and they all are rejected. You will need to replace the wheels at about $1000 per wheel, and it will probably happen again because they haven't fixed the design." There also is a class action suit specifically about this issue.
My vehicle doesn't see harsh road conditions in fact it is kept in the garage 100% of the time and gets maybe 5-7K miles per year. Never tracked or abused. Since I've purchased the vehicle I have had to take it to the dealer several times for low tire pressure and the dealer constantly says there's nothing wrong.
Cracked rear left wheel at 25K, inside rim - Aug 2020 cracked rear right wheel at 26K, inside rim - Oct 2020 both wheels started leaking air, no pothole, no damage, just normal driving car is a daily driver in san diego,
Air was leaking out of the tire. We kept refilling it and took it to les schwab today only to be told that the rim was cracked. We drive this Corvette carefully and have never hit a pot hole.
I have had to replace two wheels because of being cracked and bent causing wheel vibrations and leaks. This was from normal driving on various highways.
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- Cromwell, CT, USA