NHTSA Complaint #10916711 — 2013 FORD EDGE

CLAD WHEEL RUBBED A CURB WHILE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES, LOCAL DEALER ADVISED THIS WASN'T WARRANTED, PAID $1000.+ TO HAVE A NEW RIM ORDERED AND INSTALLED WITHIN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS THIS SAME WHEEL (WITH THE OTHER OWNER DRIVING) RUBBED THE CURB AND ONCE AGAIN, RIM WAS RUINED. IT HAS SHARP JAGS JUST LIKE RAZORS, WE JUST REFUSE TO PAY ANOTHER $1000.+ FOR ANOTHER WORTHLESS RIM WRAPPED IN FOIL. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS THE FUEL FILL DOOR COVER LATCH IS NO LONGER WORKING, FUEL DOOR STANDS AJAR AT ALL TIMES. PHOTOS OF BOTH ATTACHED. DATES WHEN HAPPENED ARE APPROXIMATE, 1ST WHEEL WAS WITHIN 1ST MONTH OR SO AFTER AUTO WAS PURCHASED. FUEL FILLER DOOR LATCH WAS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH,APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 10, 2016., WE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND A CO-WORKER JUST ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO IT, WE WERE NOT AWARE ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. *NOTE, MILEAGE ON NEXT PAGE IS FOR FIRST RIM, PROBABLY SECOND RIM DAMAGE IN PHOTOS, WAS WITHIN ANOTHER MONTH FROM FIRST ONE DAMAGED. DEALER KEPT FIRST RIM AFTER THEY REPLACED IT, DID NOT RETURN TO US. *TR