NHTSA Complaint #10325949 — 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS BEGAN TO DISCOLOR AND PEEL. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN WASHING THE WHEELS WITH A PRESSURE WASHER, THE CHROME COMPLETELY PEELED AWAY AND THE WHEELS LOOKED AS IF THEY WERE CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEELS WERE JUNK. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.