NHTSA Complaint #11254438 — 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM IN BOWLING GREEN KY TO CA, MY LEFT REAR WHEEL DEVELOPED A CRACK LOSING AIR PRESSURE EVERY 30-50 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC VEHICLE ACCIDENT DRIVING HOME TO CA. GM WILL NOT WARRANTY THE WHEEL EVEN THOUGH ITS ONLY DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND IS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY PERIOD (17,000 MILES ON VEHICLE). BECAUSE I CANNOT TRUST ANY OF THESE WHEELS, I AM FORCED TO BUY AFTERMARKET FORGED WHEELS AT A COST OF $4800 LIKELY A COST THAT I WILL NEVER RECOUP. AS FAR AS I SEE IT, THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT EARLY IN THE C7 DEVELOPMENT CYCLE. NONE OF MY PRIOR 6 CORVETTES HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS DEVELOPING CRACKS.