NHTSA Complaint #11352396 — 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11352396
Vehicle 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Component WHEELS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 30,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State OH

Consumer Description

MUCH LIKE MANY OF THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CORVETTE GRAND SPORT (C7) OWNERS WITH BENT OR CRACKED WHEEL COMPLAINTS, MY CAR HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO GM'S DEFECTIVE DESIGN ACCORDING TO THE CORVETTE SPECIALIST AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR HIRED BY MY THIRD PARTY WARRANTY COMPANY TO REVIEW MY DAMAGE CLAIM. ALL FOUR WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE SUFFERED, "CATASTROPHIC" DAMAGE ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION DONE BY AN UNBIASED THIRD PARTY AND REPORTED TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE DENIED MY CLAIM FOR COVERAGE. ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE BENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE BARREL, WITH ONE ALSO BEING CRACKED (LEFT REAR WHEEL). ACCORDING TO THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS REPORT, THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD, BUT BY A DEFECTIVE OEM DESIGN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A BRAND NEW $75,000 VEHICLE, GM AND OTHER REGULATORY / GOVERNING BODIES ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION, PLACING LIVES AT DIRECT RISK. AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, GM IS DENYING COVERAGE ACROSS THE BOARD, AND AVOIDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A DESIGN ISSUE WHILE OWNERS ARE HUNG OUT TO FOOT A $3600 BILL TO REPLACE A SET OF WHEELS. THIS DAMAGE IS DUE TO REGULAR, DAILY DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT MAINTAINED TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN THE MIDWEST, WHICH IS WHERE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE DAMAGE TO EACH WHEEL (WHEELS ON A ROADFORCE BALANCING MACHINE) I CAN PROVIDE ON REQUEST, AND I'M CERTAIN THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS REPORT (WHICH CONTAINED EXTENSIVE VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE) CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY.

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