NHTSA Complaint #11325176 — 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE KEPT GOING FLAT AND THE LEAK COULD NOT BE FOUND. A TIRE SERVICE CENTER EVENTUALLY FOUND 2 CRACKS ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE WHEEL THAT EXTENDED INWARDS 1.5" INTO THE BARREL AREA OF THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THIS COULD LEAD TO A WHEEL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE SHOP MANAGER SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A WARRANTY CLAIM. THE SHOP FOREMAN FILED THE CLAIM BUT GM DENIED IT. THE FOREMAN ALSO INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A NEW WHEEL AND KEPT THE OLD ONE. THE WHITE MARKS IN THE PICTURES ARE JUST A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRACKS. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF IMPACTS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE. *TR