NHTSA Complaint #10455564 — 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10455564
Vehicle	2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Component	WHEELS
Date of Incident	April 14, 2012
Date Filed	April 17, 2012
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

WITH 46,920 MILES ON MY 2001 CORVETTE I REPORTED TO GM ON 4/14/2012 THAT I NOTICED CRACKS IN 2 OF 5 SPOKES ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OF THIS CAR. THIS IS A QF5 POLISHED ALUM 5 THIN SPOKED WHEEL. GM DIRECTED ME TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO INSPECT THE CONCERN. I DID THAT AND THE ANSWER FROM THE GM DEALER WAS " THERE IS A PROBLEM HOWEVER THERE IS NOTHING WE ARE GOING TO DO FOR YOU OTHER THAN SALE YOU A NEW WHEEL". I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT THEY HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW DEEP THE CRACKS WERE SO THEY WERE NO COMMITTAL AS TO MY QUESTION. MY GM COMPLAINT FILE NUMBER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

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