NHTSA Complaint #11139162 — 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TWO REAR OEM WHEELS HAD HAIRLINE FRACTURES ON THE INSIDE BARRELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THREE YEARS LATER, THE TIRES BEGAN TO LOSE 3-5 POUNDS OF PRESSURE PER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL FRACTURES HAD EXPANDED, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE IN THE WHEELS. BILL FOX CHEVROLET (725 S ROCHESTER RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48307, (248) 266-0563) WAS CONTACTED AND THE WHEELS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *TT*JB