NHTSA Complaint #11255109 — 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

I PURCHASED A NEW 2019 CORVETTE Z06 BACK IN FEBRUARY 2019. AS OF SEPT 07, 2019 I HAD APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE HIGHWAY MILES FROM A ROAD TRIP BETWEEN MI AND THE EAST COAST. I GOT AN UNEXPECTED "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" MESSAGE ON MY IP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH ROAD. I AIRED UP THE TIRE AND INSPECTED IT FOR A PUNCTURE BUT FOUND NOTHING. USING SOAPY WATER, I DETERMINED I WAS LEAKING AROUND THE INNER SIDE OF THE RIM. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO FIND THE ALUMINUM DIE CAST RIM HAD A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN IT RESULTING IN THE LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE CONDITION, WITH PICTURES, TO THEIR WARRANTY OFFICE WHO ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND WHICH I AM SURE THEY WERE HOPING TO ATTRIBUTE TO SOME SORT OF ABUSE. I UNDERSTAND THE RESULTS TO HAVE BEEN WITHIN GM SPECIFICATION WHICH IS NO SURPRISE AS I DRIVE THIS CAR VERY CAREFULLY AND AVOID ROUGH ROADS. GM HAS SINCE RESPONDED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THEIR 3YR/36K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I DID AN ODI SEARCH FOR THIS CONDITION AND THERE ARE SOME100+ COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN AND GM NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND RECALL THESE RIMS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED. I AM BESIDE MYSELF THAT GM WOULD TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THIS WAY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THESE VEHICLES PRICE OUT NEAR $90,000. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW RIM WHICH I AM INFORMED WILL COST ~$1,100 ONCE INSTALLED. SINCE THE RIM IS BEING REPLACED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, I CAN ONLY EXPECT THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER INCIDENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND WILL NOT BE BUYING ANY FUTURE CORVETTES!!!