NHTSA Complaint #11363690 — 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

PURCHASED MY 2017 GRAND SPORT IN DECEMBER 2019. IT HAD ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON IT. I NOT EVER HIT ANY ROAD DEFECTS OF NOTE IN ANY OF THESE CASES. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FIRST WHEEL WITHIN THE 1ST MONTHS (WAS LEAKING AIR FROM A CRACK IN THE WHEEL). A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THAT I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET NEW TIRES AND WAS INFORMED THAT TWO MORE WHEELS HAD CRACKS IN THEM. I HAD THEM WELDED. IN JULY, I WAS LOSING AIR IN ANOTHER WHEEL AND FOUND IT HAD A CRACK AND HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL REPLACED. I ONLY DRIVE IN TOUR MODE (SOFTER SUSPENSION) AND EVEN PAID TO GET A SUSPENSION SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM GM IN THE SUMMER TO SUPPOSEDLY SOFTEN THE RIDE AFTER READING OF OTHERS HAVING THIS ISSUE, IT DID NOT HELP TO STOP THE ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE SAME AREAS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, HAD MULTIPLE OTHER SPORTS CARS AND NEVER HAD ANY OTHER DAMAGED WHEEL BESIDES THIS CAR. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE STOCK WHEELS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS HEAVY WIDE BODY CAR AND THEY NEED FORGED WHEELS THAT I CAN'T AFFORD. TO RECAP, I HAVE ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW AND OVER THE APPROX. 5,000 MILES THAT I HAVE DROVE IT, THERE HAVE BEEN 4 WHEELS THAT HAD CRACKS ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE WHEELS, WITH NO TIRE OR OTHER DAMAGE VISIBLE.