NHTSA Complaint #11277445 — 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

IN THE PAST YEAR MY REAR ALLOY WHEELS HAVE SUFFERED TWO SEPARATE CRACKS IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND ONE CRACK IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAUSING FLAT TIRES. ON EACH OCCASION I WENT TO MY CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I HAD TO HAVE THE WHEELS REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THESE WHEELS ARE FRAGILE BECAUSE THEY ARE LOW PROFILE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR TRACKED NOR HIT ANY MAJOR POTHOLES. I AM 76 YEARS OLD AND HAVE DRIVEN MILLIONS OF MILES AND OWNED DOZENS OF CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BENT OR CRACKED WHEEL BEFORE. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, AUGUST OF 2019 AND OCTOBER OF 2019. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF DRIVING ON UNSAFE WHEELS. BY THE WAY, THESE RIMS COST OVER $800 APIECE. I HAVE MET MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2017-2018 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT AND Z06 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME WHEELS AND HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS OF CRACKED AND BENT WHEELS THAT WERE REFUSED WARRANTY COVERAGE BY CHEVROLET. ONLINE BLOGS HAVE STATED THAT CHEVROLET DOESN'T KEEP RECORDS OF ALL OF THESE CLAIMS THAT THEY REFUSE TO HONOR. IF CHEVROLET REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS THERE SHOULD BE A GOVERNMENT RECALL TO FORCE THEM TO CORRECT THE SERIOUS DANGER POSED BY THESE SUBSTANDARD WHEELS. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT IS BEING CREATED TO FORCE SOME ACTION AND REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.