This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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.
I was driving along in Washington DC on benning rd SE. When I hit a small bump on the road at about 25 mhp. After that I experienced a wobble or shake at around 50 mhp. I was on a city street driving straight ahead. At the time I only had 3700 miles on the car.
3 hairline cracks were identified due to a slow air leak in the right rear tire. Discount tire shop examined the wheel by submerging it in water. I contacted the Chevrolet dealer to inquire about a potential recall, but no luck. One oem wheel was quoted at $688. The vehicle has been primarily driven on highways.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the rear driver's side tire deflated and after inflating. It was discovered that rear driver's side wheel was cracked causing the air to leak. The contact also indicated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced severe vibration due to the cracked wheel. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer mcguire Chevrolet located at 63 hampton house, hampton, NJ 07860 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 18,000.
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