2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Wheels Problems

I TOOK MY WHEELS TO A SHOP WHERE THEY REPORTED THAT ALL 4 HAD BENT. IN TRYING TO REPAIR THEM THEY NOTED THAT THEY WOBBLED WHEN ON A MACHINE AND THAT THEY SEEMED PRONE TO BEING EASILY BENT. ALSO THE BLACK POWDER COATING WAS INCONSISTENT AND EASILY CHIPPED. I NOTED THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE GRAND SPORT WHEELS. REPAIR COST IS UNKNOWN, BUT I NOW AM CONCERNED WITH CONTINUED USE OF THE WHEELS DUE TO POTENTIAL BENDING AND CRACKING ISSUES.

AT JUST LESS THAN 5000 MILES I WAS EXPERIENCING VIBRATION SPECIALLY IN CARS SPORT MODE ON MY 2017 GRAND SPORT CORVETTE. TOOK TO TIRE SHOP FOR A WHEEL BALANCE AND WAS NOTIFIED THREE WHEELS WERE BENT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED ALSO WHEELS WERE BENT IN REPAIR ORDER. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER BENT WHEELS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER 3YR/ 36K MILE WARRANTY. DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM. LATER INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING BENT WHEELS ON THIS PARTICULAR CORVETTE MODEL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS WHEELS ARE CRACKING AND COULD FOIL COMPLETELY CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE SITUATION.

I WAS TAKING A DRIVE ALONG THE COAST AND HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE NEXT DAY MY TIRE PRESSURE READ LOW SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY SHOWED ME TWO CRACKS IN THE INSIDE OF THE RIM

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 108 NEAR SONORA CALIFORNIA THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STARTED TO LOSE PRESSURE, UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE WHEEL TO BE CRACKED (1.5' LONG BY 1/16' WIDE) AT THE INNER BEAD AREA. WE HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROADWAY, ALSO NO DAMAGE TO TIRE WAS NOTED NOR WAS THERE A DENT IN THE AREA OF THE CRACK.I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS CRACK HAD GOTTEN ANY BIGGER THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT IT IS A RUNFLAT TIRE A REASONABLE PERSON MAY HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR UP TO 50 MILES TO GET REPAIRED OR REPLACED THINKING THAT IT WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, THIS COULD'VE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP AMERICAN CHEVROLET IN MODESTO CALIFORNIA AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACKED WHEEL...

I HAVE 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR DEC 2018, AND I AM SECOND OWNER. THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEM ON MY REAR WHEEL. I HAD TO CHANGE THE REAR WHEEL 3 TIMES FOR 1 YEAR. WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS CRACK ON IT. I COMPLAINT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I PAID TO CHANGE NEW WHEEL ON MY CAR 3 TIMES. YESTERDAY I REALIZED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS DEFLATED AGAIN EVEN THE SAME WHEEL WHICH I CHANGED NEW WHEEL 1 MONTH AGO. FOR 1 YEAR , WHEEL BROKEN 3 TIMES IS TOO MANY AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. AND CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY ALL THINGS TO FIX AND CHANGE WHEEL.

MY REAR PASSANGER SIDE RIM HAS CRACKED FROM NORMAL DRIVING ON A 2017 WITH 6550 MILES ON IT. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED, NEXT MORNING THERE WAS NO AIR IN TIRE, TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD RIM WAS CRACKED, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE B TO B WARRANTY

AN INTERMITTENT, SLOW LEAK IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RIM. NO EVIDENCE OF A HARD IMPACT CAN BE SEEN ON THE TIRE OR RIM , FAILURE FOUND ON 12/26/19

HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON CAR AS THEY SHOWED WEAR ON THE INSIDE ONLY 19000 MILES BUT WAS TOLD I HAD TWO BENT RIMS AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS BEEN PAMPERED AND NO WAY SHOULD HAVE DAMAGED RIMS. CAR IS A WEEKEND DRIVER / SHOW CAR WITH ABOUT 6500 MILES A YEAR. THEY ARE UPGRADED ALUMINUM FACTORY RIMS. WARRANTY IS UP IN APRIL 2020 BUT ARE NOT COVERED AS DEALER SAYS ITS FROM MY USE.

LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BEEN LEAKING ABOUT 1 POUND A WEEK, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HE FOUND A CRACK IN THE WHEEL. GM AND DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY POT HOLE OR SPEED BUMP EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO TIRE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS STILL IN DEALER SHOP WAITING TO HAVE NEW WHEEL INSTALLED.

AN INTERMITTENT, SLOW LEAK IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RIM. NO EVIDENCE OF A HARD IMPACT CAN BE SEEN ON THE TIRE OR RIM (INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY). NO SPECIFIC INSTANCE OF AN IMPACT WITH A ROAD HAZARD IS RECALLED OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHEEL FAILURE. FAILURE DISCOVERED ON 12/16/19

MY COMPLAINT CENTERS ON GM IGNORING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH CRACKS IN DEFECTIVE WHEELS ON THEIR C7 CORVETTE Z06 AND GS MODELS POTENTIALLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS, INJURY AND DEATHS DUE TO DEFECTIVE WHEELS. I WAS HAVING MY TIRES REPLACED ON MY 2017 CORVETTE Z06 BY DISCOUNT TIRE (TXD56). MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS CRACKED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD AIR AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. I TOOK CAR TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET - GRAPEVINE, TX. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED CRACK BUT SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WARRANTY COVERAGE DUE TO GM POLICY SPECIFIC TO CORVETTE Z06 AND GS MODELS. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED AN INSPECTION AND INCLUDED FOLLOWING COMMENT: 996 C/S PASS SIDE REAR WHEEL CRACKED. DID PRA THRU GM AND GM DECLINED TO ASSIST CUSTOMER. PHOTOS OF THE WHEEL CLEARLY SHOW THE CRACK BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE...

MY 2017 CORVETTE Z06 CONVERTIBLE HAS 4 BENT WHEELS, INCLUDING ONE THAT IS CRACKED AND LEAKING AIR. I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POT HOLES OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE WHEELS TO BEND OR CRACK. GM HAD DENIED 3/36 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY CLAIM TO REPLACE THE WHEELS AT 4000 MILES IN 6/2019. CAR PRESENTLY HAS 6000 MILES ON IT. THE CRACKED WHEEL WILL EVENTUALLY GET WORSE, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC WHEEL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

THE REAR TIRE ON MY GRAND SPORT STARTED LEAKING AIR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS REPAIRED. IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND I WAS AGAIN TOLD IT WAS FIXED. I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS ADVISED THE RIM HAD TWO CRACKS. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST 1,305 TO START OUT AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. LONG STORY SHORT THEY CUT ME A DEAL ON THE REPAIRS AND REDUCED MY COST TO 620.00. I WAS NOT HAPPY BUT I LOVE THE CAR AND I HATED TO HAVE AN EXPENSIVE CAR SITTING THE GARAGE AND ON TOP OF THAT UNRELIABLE. I GAVE IN AND PAID THE 620.00 BUCKS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN OR TOO ONE OF THE...

WITH ONLY 11K MILES MY CAR DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL, SO BAD THAT IT WOULD GO FROM 40 TO ZERO PSI IN 15 MINUTES. I DISCOVERED I HAD A CRACKED WHEEL IN THE RIGHT REAR. DURING REPAIR I FOUND BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE BENT. I HAVE NEVER RUN OVER ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS. CHEVROLET DENIED THE WARRANTY CLAIM, STATING I CAUSED THE DAMAGE. TO REPAIR THE CAR, I HAD TO BUY A USED SET OF WHEELS...OF WHICH ONE WAS ALSO CRACKED IN A SIMILAR FASHION. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THESE WHEELS. IN ADDITION, THE BENT WHEELS CAUSED 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES TO BE COMPLETELY SHREDDED IN ONLY 11,000 MILES. THE ONLY GOOD TIRE IS THE ONE ON THE UN-DAMAGED LEFT REAR WHEEL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR SHRED 3 TIRES TO THE CORDS IRREGULARLY WHILE ONE HAS...

LOOSING TIRE PRESSURE AND FOUND BOTH REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKED 3/20/2019. DEALER SAID I HIT A POTHOLE SO THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SUSPECT IT WAS BECAUSE I DROVE IN SPORT MODE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN TOURING MODE AND FOUND ANOTHER CRACK TODAY 11/25/2019. I DON'T RECALL EVER HITTING A POTHOLE AND DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SAFE.

MY 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR (TPS) CAME ON FOR BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES LOSING AIR, THE AUTO SHOP FOUND THAT BOTH RIMS WERE BENT AND CRACKED. THEREFORE, I DECIDED TO INCUR THE EXPENSE AND GET BOTH REPAIRED UNTIL I CAN PURCHASE NEW WHEELS. SINCE I HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE MAJOR STRESS TO THE WHEELS, MY MECHANIC AND I DETERMINED THAT THESE CRACKS MUST HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF CRACKED OR BENT WHEELS ON C7 (2014-2019) CORVETTES, I AM REPORTING WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT.

BOTH REAR RIMS CRACKED ON THE INNER SIDE , ODOMETER READING IS 18579. VEHICLE IS USED AS A TOURING CAR. CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW MARCH 2019 . GM WILL NOT WARRANTY THE RIMS.

THE LEFT REAR WHEEL (STOCK, OEM) CRACKED WHILE ON VACATION AND THERE BEING NO OTHER OPTION AND SINCE THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR I HAD THE WHEEL WELDED. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE STILL ON VACATION, THE SAME TIRE WAS LOSING AIR AGAIN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WELD WAS INTACT BUT THAT THERE WERE THREE ADDITIONAL CRACKS. AFTER HAVING THOSE WELDED I LIMPED ALONG UNTIL I COULD ACQUIRE A NEW WHEEL. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR ALSO SHOW A CRACK WHEN I RETUNED FROM VACATION AND HAD OCCASION TO REPLACE ALL WHEELS. I SHIPPED THE WHEEL WITH 4 WELDED CRACKS HOME AND STILL HAVE IT FOR EVIDENCE IF NEEDED. ALL CRACKS HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS-BOTH GOING STRAIGHT AND TURNING. CRACKED WHEELS ON 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTES HAVE HAPPENED ON TOO MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES TO BE A COINCIDENCE AND, IN FACT, THERE IS A PENDING CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THEM.

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...

CRACKED RIM

BENT RIM 2017 CORVETTE GS

LEFT, DRIVER'S WHEEL CRACKED WITH NORMAL DAILY DRIVING.

IN UNDER 15000 MILES THIS CRACK WAS FOUND AT A TIRE REPLACEMENT. I'M GLAD IT WAS CAUGHT BEFORE ANY KIND OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS OF DAMAGE, ABUSE, OR BENDING.

WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD AROUND 14K MILES ON IT MY REAR TIRES WE WORN BAD.SO I REPLACED BOTH REARS.THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME TO COME LOOK AT THE 2 BENT RIMS I HAVE.I ASKED IF HE COULD BALANCE THEM.HE DID THE BEST HE COULD.I HAVE A BAD VIBRATION WHEN PASSING AT H WAY SPEED AND AFTER A NEW ALIGNMENT THE CAR WONDERS ALOT.COST OF 2 NEW RIMS AND BEING UNAVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT HAS PUT SAFTEY IN THE BACKSEAT. I AM VERY CAREFUL DRIVING TO AVOID POT HOLES AND PAVEMENT IMPERFECTIONS.REPORTS OF THESE RIMS CRACKING.HOPEFULLY NO ONE GETS KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE.GM WILL NOT HONOR ANY REPLACEMENTS EVEN IF YOU HAD 100 MILES ON VEHICLE.VERY POOR DESIGN TO PASS FOR USA STANDARDS RIMS ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND DEEMED UNSAFE. I BET MY FRONTS ARE BENT TOO? WHEN MY TIRES NEED REPLACING THEY WILL BE CHECKED

2017 OEM CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WHEELS ARE UNSAFE DUE TO SOFT MATERIAL. I HAVE HAD 3 BENT WHEELS STRAIGHTENED LAST YEAR, AND NOW I HAVE 1 BENT REAR WHEEL AND 1 CRACKED REAR WHEEL. CHEVROLET IS NOT CORRECTING THIS SITUATION UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE A SECONDARY TIRE AND WHEEL CONTRACT THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY DEALER. THE PROVIDER IS STATING THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY TO A MAXIMUM OF $600 IN CLAIMS FOR WHEEL REPAIR, UNLESS THE WHEELS/TIRES STOP HOLDING AIR. THIS IS GM'S PROBLEM TO FIX.

MY CAR HAS ALMOST 2000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A SLIGHT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER EXPECTING A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM BUT FOUND OUT THAT I HAD 3 BENT WHEELS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CORVETTE. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN, STRENGTH, ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I CAN'T REMEMBER HITTING ANYTHING THAT WOULD BEND 3 WHEELS. I DON'T ABUSE THE CAR. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING NO SATISFACTION. THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM VERY LEARY ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR. GM SHOULD BEAR SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY.

MY GRAND SPORT HAS MULTIPLE WHEEL ISSUES, SAFETY ISSUES. THE WHEELS ARE PRONE TO CRACKING AND BENDING. HAPPENS OFTEN, TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK ON 2 DIFFERENT WHEELS, TIRES GO FLAT, WHEEL HAS TO BE WELDED OR REPLACED EACH INCIDENT. TIRES ARE NOT CAPABLE OF REINSTALLING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SAFETY. GM DOES NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THIS SITUATION, COSTING ME HOURS OF LOST WORK, INABILITY TO TRUST THE CAR FOR REGULAR OR PLEASURE DRIVING AND COSTING ME THOUSANDS $. NOW, GM HAS A MULTI MONTH BACK ORDER ON REPLACEMENT WHEELS (AT MY COST) AND THIS CAR HAS NO SPARE AS THESE ARE RUN FLAT TIRES. SO CAR BECOMES USELESS AND UNSAFE. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE 'THOUSANDS' OF SIMILAR OWNER SITUATIONS ACCORDING TO CAPSTONE LAW FIRM WANTING TO ENLIST ME IN A CLASS ACTION. I PREFER A GM SWIFT AND FAIR SOLUTION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND...

2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT 9,200 MILES. HAD SUDDEN AIR LEAK IN LEFT REAR TIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP EXPECTING FOR THEM TO TELL ME I HAD A NAIL OR SOMETHING IN THE TIRE. MUCH TO MY SUPRISE HE SHOWED ME A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND NOT EVEN A SCRATCH ON RIM JUST A CRACK. WE HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY DEALER OR TIRE SHOP HAVE FOUND CRACKED OR SEVERELY BENT WHEELS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THEM OUT-OF-POCKET AT A COST OF NEARLY $1000 PER WHEEL. THERE WAS USUALLY NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM BESIDES A SLOW AIR LEAK. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE TO AVOID POTHOLES AND LARGE BUMPS.

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL CRACKED AROUND 20K MILES. NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR RIM. I FOUND THE CRACK WHILE CLEANING THE INSIDE BARREL OF THE WHEEL.

I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE WHEEL REPAIR COMPANY 2 TIMES FOR CRACKS IN THE WHEELS. THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE 2 CRACKS IN THE SAME WHEEL AS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN. THEY WELDED THEM TO REPAIR.

AFTER HAVING MY CORVETTE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 55-60 MPH, I WAS TOLD I HAD FOUR BENT RIMS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOO SAID, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS. RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY INFORMATION CENTER THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND FOUND THREE CRACKS ON THE LEFT TIRE, AND I ALSO REMOVED ALL THE OTHER WHEELS AND FOUND THE RIGHT REAR ALSO WAS CRACKED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO TOM HESSER CHEVROLET, AND THEY SAID, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO.

I OWN A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE GRAND SPORT. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT CAME TIME FOR NEW REAR TIRES AND WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CAR A CRACK WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTICED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REMOVED AND THE CAR WENT TO THE DEALER. I HAD THEM CHECK ALL 4 WHEELS AND I WAS TOLD THAT 3 WHEELS WERE CRACKED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEELS ARE NOT COVERED AND THAT GM BLAMES POTHOLES OR OPERATOR ERROR. THERE ARE NO MARK'S ON ANY TIRES OR SAME THAT WOULD SHOW POTHOLE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS MARKETED AS A TRACK CAR BUT DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY SPEED WITH CRACK WHEELS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND COULD EASILY KILL SOMEONE. A RECALL NEEDS IMPLEMENTED ASAP AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY LARGE PROBLEM.

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS CRACKED. I NOTICED THAT I WAS LOSING TIRE PRESSURE FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT A NAIL AND CAUSED A PUNCTURE. I TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THE RIM HAD CRACKED. THE PRESSURE WAS LOST DURING THE TIME IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE.

PASSENGER-SIDE REAR WHEEL CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. I NOTICED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES GOING DOWN SO WENT TO GET IT INVESTIGATED BY LOCAL TIRE SHOP WHO FOUND THE THREE CRACKS. GM WON'T HONOR THEIR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY WHICH IS INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING, DESPITE THE CAR ONLY BEING 2 YEARS OLD WITH 9K MILES ON IT.

2 BENT WHEELS

FRONT WHEELS (TIRES) RUB WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. DEALERSHIP REPORT THAT THE CONDITION IS "NORMAL". I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE. I FILED THIS REPORT PREVIOUSLY [#11234279] BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED A REPORT. WITH THIS REPORT I AM SUBMITTING THE MODERN DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPORT.

ALL 4 WHEELS ARE BENT, INCLUDING ONE THAT IS ALSO CRACKED. 4600 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POT HOLES OR OTHER SERIOUS ROAD HAZARDS. CAR IS UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. GM WILL NOT COVER REPAIR.

REAR RT WHEEL CRACKED. WHEEL IS ON BACK ORDER AND MY DEALER SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED 50 0F THEM IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IF THAT MANY CRACK

WENT TO DEALER FOR VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. WAS TOLD I HAVE 4 BENT WHEELS. READING CORVETTE FORUM INFORMATION IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEEL. THEY BENT AND CRACK. THE CAR WAS NEVER OF ROAD OR ON A TRACK. THIS IS A NORMAL DRIVEN CAR WITH 17000 MILES.

4 BENT OEM WHEELS, LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON CAR. NEVER HIT A MAJOR ROAD HAZARD, NEVER TRACKED. CAR VIBRATED AT CERTAIN SPEEDS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW AND I AM THE 1ST OWNER. I REPLACED ALL 4 WHEELS WITH AFTERMARKET FORGED WHEELS, NOW - NO VIBRATION AT ALL. WHEN YOU SPIN THE OEM RIMS YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE ALL SLIGHTLY OUT OF ROUND.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2017 CORVETTE GRANDSPORT CONVERTIBLE. WITH UNDER 6,000 MILES, I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND FROM THE FRONT WHEELS IN JULY 2019. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE ROAD. THEN I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE FRONT WHEELS OFF THE CAR AND TOOK THEM TO GOODYEAR TO CHECK THE BALANCE. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE BENT, EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOKED PRISTINE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE WHEELS WARRANTIED. THEY DETERMINED ALL 4 WHEELS WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE FOR RUN OUT. MY SERVICE ORDER STATED THE 0.03' WAS THE SPECIFICATION. MY WORST WHEEL MEASURE 0.075' AND BEST WAS 0.035'. THE REAR WHEELS WERE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW VALUES. THE SERVICE ORDER STATED THAT THE WHEELS NEEDED REPLACED TO CORRECT THE VIBRATION. I WORKED WITH GM CUSTOMER...

IN APRIL 2019, MY CAR'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE INSIDE LIP, SO I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE WHEEL. IN SEPTEMBER 2019, MY CAR'S LEFT REAR WHEEL LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY. I DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL HAD 3 HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE INSIDE LIP, SO AGAIN I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE WHEEL.

WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM IN BOWLING GREEN KY TO CA, MY LEFT REAR WHEEL DEVELOPED A CRACK LOSING AIR PRESSURE EVERY 30-50 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC VEHICLE ACCIDENT DRIVING HOME TO CA. GM WILL NOT WARRANTY THE WHEEL EVEN THOUGH ITS ONLY DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND IS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY PERIOD (17,000 MILES ON VEHICLE). BECAUSE I CANNOT TRUST ANY OF THESE WHEELS, I AM FORCED TO BUY AFTERMARKET FORGED WHEELS AT A COST OF $4800 LIKELY A COST THAT I WILL NEVER RECOUP. AS FAR AS I SEE IT, THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT EARLY IN THE C7 DEVELOPMENT CYCLE. NONE OF MY PRIOR 6 CORVETTES HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS DEVELOPING CRACKS.

ORDERED MY CAR AND PICKED UP @ BOWLING GREEN KY AS A FACTORY DELIVERY(AT CORVETTE MUSEUM) I HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BENDING AND CRACKING. HAD A TIRE GOING FLAT. HAD ALL TIRES CHECKED AND REBALANCED AT DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THEY WERE BENT. TALKED US INTO REPAIRING THEM. SHORT WILL LATE HAD TIRE COMPLETE FLAT ON THE DRIVE. TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHEEL BENT AGAIN AND SOME CRACKED. THEY SAY THE ARE NOT PART OF THE CAR. NEVER SEEN CAR GOING DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT WHEELS. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE AGAIN. I CAN'T KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS ON DEFECT WHEELS. I HAVE THE WHEELS STORED IN MY ATTIC IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE, THIS VERY DANGEROUS PRODUCT ON THESE CORVETTES. I COULD NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY SO I REPLACED THE 4 WHEELS AT MY EXPENSE. GM DID NOT PAY FOR ANY...

RIGHT, REAR WHEEL FAILED AT APPROX 9,000 MILES. TWO CRACKS ON INTERIOR SIDE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG. THIS WAS NOTICED BECAUSE OF A SLOW LEAK. GM REFUSES TO COVER UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER OR OTHER WARRANTY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRE.

CRACKS DISCOVERED ON REAR WHEELS. TIRE RETAILER DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE VEHICLES REAR WHEELS AND RECOMMENDED THE WHEELS BE REPLACED/REPAIRED.

THE FACTORY WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE ARE CRACKING WITHOUT BEING SUBJECTED TO HARSH ROAD CONDITIONS. IN THIS VEHICLES CASE ONE FRONT WHEEL WAS REPLACED AFTER A FLAT TIRE. THE REAR WHEELS HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY FLATS AND NEVER WERE SUBJECTED TO ANY BUMPS, POTHOLES, ETC. THE ONLY REASON THE CRACKS WERE FOUND WAS DUE TO THE TIRE INSTALLER FINDING THEM. THE CAR TECHNICALLY WAS BEING DRIVEN IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION UNTIL THE REAR WHEELS WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE CRACKS DURING A BRAKE INSPECTION. 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE GRAND SPORT. MILEAGE: 25,000

2017 GRAND SPORT ALL 4 RIMS BENT LESS THAT 10000 MILES CHEVY NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT I EVEN FOUND AN ARTICLE FROM CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE DATED OCTOBER 15 2018 AND THEY EVEN HAD ISSUES WITH THE RIMS

ON JULY 24, 2019 I STARTED MY 2017 C-7 GRAND SPORT CORVETTE AND NOTICED A RIGHT REAR TIRE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND DECIDED TO LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE AND USE ONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SERVICE THE TIRE AT THAT TIME. THE CAR HAS REMAINED PARKED DUE TO VACATION AND WORK SINCE THEN. TODAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 I CHECKED THE TIRE AND IT HAD ZERO PRESSURE. I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND NOTICED TWO CRACKS ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE WHEEL. I SPRAYED SOME SOAPY WATER AND VERIFIED THAT THE WHEEL IS LEAKING AIR FROM ONE OF THE CRACKS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE HOW TO GO ABOUT CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS AND NOTICED MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS TO INCLUDE A CHEVROLET CORVETTE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BY PLAINTIFF FILED ON 04/30/19 WHICH...