2019 Chevrolet Corvette

THE LAP-SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE SEAT BELT GUIDE AS IT SHOULD. THEREFOR THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT FIT OVER THE SHOULDER AND ACROSS THE CHEST OF SMALLER ADULTS OR OLDER CHILDREN AS REQUIRED TO KEEP THEM SAFE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT COMES OUT OF THE GUIDE WHEN MOVING AND AT TIMES WHEN STATIONARY. THE GAP IN THE GUIDE IS TOO LARGE. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SO PREVALENT THAT AN AFTER MARKET CLIP IS ON THE MARKET TO HOLD THE SEAT BELT INTO PLACE.

I PURCHASED MY CAR AS NEW FROM F.H. DAILEY (1ST TITLE WITH WARRANTY ON "CAPTURED TEST FLEET"). AS I DROVE HOME I REALIZED A LOT OF VIBRATION AND TRACKING ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO COSTCO TO AIR UP THE TIRES. ALL PRESSURES WERE DIFFERENT AND FAR OFF THE REQUIRED 30 COLD PSI. I NOTICED THE BALANCING WEIGHTS WERE MISSING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ABEL CHEVROLET TO CHECK THE WHEELS FOR SAFETY, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED ALL (4) WHEELS WERE BENT AND COULD NOT BE TRUE BALANCED. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE WHEELS, WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A HIGH PERFORMANCE ZR1 CORVETTE. 3339 MILES HAD BEEN PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE, AS EXECUTIVE VALIDATION BUILT,CORVETTE. ABEL CHEVROLET DETERMINED THAT THE CORVETTE WAS LIKELY "TRACKED" , CAUSING THE BENT RIMS/WHEELS, DAMAGED BY THE RAISED APEX(S) OF THE TRACK SURFACE. I ATTACHED THE SERVICE INVOICE WITH TECHNICIAN OBSERVATIONS. IT WAS DEMONSTRATED TO ME, THE IRREGULAR GYRATION OF THE WHEELS ON THE BALANCING MACHINE. ABEL CHEVROLET IS A CORVETTE CENTRIC SERVICE CENTER FOR GM VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF HAIRLINE CRACKS TO THE REAR RIMS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY CHEVROLET (716 W SUMMERS DR, ABBEVILLE, LA 70510, (337) 385-9999) TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE FROM THE RIM DUE TO ITS SIZE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A TIRE SERVICE LOCATION THAT HAS THE PROPER TOOLS. THE WHEEL WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2X FLAT TIRES ON THE REAR R WHEEL. DEALER SAYING RIM IS "CRACKED" DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS/DRIVER USE. GM BLAMING "WEAR AND TEAR", GM CURRENTLY IN LAWSUIT FOR FAULTY RIMS THAT "CRACK" WITH EVERYDAY USE. DEALER CHARGING ME FULL PRICE TO FIX WHEEL. MULTIPLE CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE TO GM FOR THIS ISSUE WITHOUT RESOLVE. NEW RIM COST:936$. VEHICLE HAS 10100 MILES, NO TRACK/STREET RACING.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT, I HIT A POT HOLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRE. AFTER STRIKING THE HOLE AN IMMEDIATE VIBRATION THROUGH OUT THE CAR STARTED. NEXT DAY I RAISE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS OFF THE FLOOR AND SPUN THE WHEELS WITH A BOARD NEXT TO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. BOTH WHEELS WHEN TURNING WOBBLE AGAINST THE BOARD INDICATING A BENT RIM. CLAIM # CM-1943186 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO MY WHEEL INSURANCE POLICY. MANY W

I HAVE A NEW 2019 Z 06 CORVETTE PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF. I HAVE 2400 MILES ON IT AND NOTICED A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED AND WAS TOLD MY RIGHT FRONT AND REAR RIMS WERE BENT AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THEY WILL LIKELY SPLIT IF I KEEP DRIVING ON THEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED! THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY RIMS WITH SAME PROBLEM TO BE JUST TO DRIVERS FAULT FROM HITTING A POTHOLE. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED 5 OTHER LATE MODEL CORVETTES AND PUT A LOT OF MILES ON THEM WITH NO WHEEL PROBLEMS ON THESE SAME ROADS. I HAVE A 2016 CAMARO WITH FACTORY RIMS AS WELL WITH 15K MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM EITHER. I HAVE A 2018 XT5 CADILLAC AS WELL WITH NO WHEEL ISSUES. ALL ON SAME ROADS DAILY. IT IS NOT JUST COINCIDENTAL THAT THESE WHEELS ARE FAILING FOR ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS. ARE WE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE HAS A WHEEL FAILURE AND CRASHES AND DIES BEFORE WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? EVEN LOSING AIR IN THE TIRE AND SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR ROAD SERVICE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR GM NOT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE ANYONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT! PLEASE DO SOMETHING NOW! SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR