NHTSA Complaint #11446644 — 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2017. AROUND DECEMBER 2019, MY LEFT REAR WHEEL STARTED TO LOSE AIR. I ASSUMED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A HAIR-LINE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE WHEEL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN IMPACT, OR DAMAGE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WHEEL, ON THE INSIDE THE WHEEL OR EVEN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL AND THEY ARE NOT BENT OR SCRATCHED ANYWHERE ON THE RIM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS MYSELF AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND TO APPEAL THEIR DECISION NOT TO REPLACE MY WHEEL. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, GENERAL MOTORS STILL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL ON MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND TWO ADDITIONAL WHEELS NOW HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, ONE WILL NO LONGER HOLD ANY AIR. I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL MY RIMS ARE REPLACED. I ORDERED A NEW SET FOR $3K AT MY EXPENSE. PLEASE NOTE, THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR IS THERE ANY DAMAGE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WHEEL. THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT...I KEEP THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE, IT'S PAMPERED AND GETS DRIVEN LESS THAN 7K MILES PER YEAR IN SUNNY FLORIDA WHERE THERE ARE NO POT HOLES OR TERRIBLE ROAD CONDITIONS; EVERYTHING IS FLAT AND SMOOTH. I BECAME AWARE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE WHILE READING THE CORVETTE FORUM FOR THESE RIMS. THERE IS POTENTIALLY A HORRIBLE RISK TO SOMEONES LIFE IS THIS ISSUE ISN'T CORRECTED FOR SOME UNKNOWING VICTIM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE WITH THESE RIMS AND FORCE GM TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECAL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIER VEHICLE THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THIS DEADLY SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE HELP CORVETTE OWNERS DRIVING SAFETY, EVEN IF GM REFUSES TO DO SO!