2019 Chevrolet Corvette

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER SECTION OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL/RIM WAS CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. MATICK CHEVROLET (14001 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD, MI) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,800.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2019 CORVETTE Z06 BACK IN FEBRUARY 2019. AS OF SEPT 07, 2019 I HAD APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE HIGHWAY MILES FROM A ROAD TRIP BETWEEN MI AND THE EAST COAST. I GOT AN UNEXPECTED "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" MESSAGE ON MY IP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH ROAD. I AIRED UP THE TIRE AND INSPECTED IT FOR A PUNCTURE BUT FOUND NOTHING. USING SOAPY WATER, I DETERMINED I WAS LEAKING AROUND THE INNER SIDE OF THE RIM. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO FIND THE ALUMINUM DIE CAST RIM HAD A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN IT RESULTING IN THE LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE CONDITION, WITH PICTURES, TO THEIR WARRANTY OFFICE WHO ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND WHICH I AM SURE THEY WERE HOPING TO ATTRIBUTE TO SOME SORT OF ABUSE. I UNDERSTAND THE RESULTS TO HAVE BEEN WITHIN GM SPECIFICATION WHICH IS NO SURPRISE AS I DRIVE THIS CAR VERY CAREFULLY AND AVOID ROUGH ROADS. GM HAS SINCE RESPONDED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THEIR 3YR/36K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I DID AN ODI SEARCH FOR THIS CONDITION AND THERE ARE SOME100+ COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN AND GM NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND RECALL THESE RIMS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED. I AM BESIDE MYSELF THAT GM WOULD TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THIS WAY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THESE VEHICLES PRICE OUT NEAR $90,000. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW RIM WHICH I AM INFORMED WILL COST ~$1,100 ONCE INSTALLED. SINCE THE RIM IS BEING REPLACED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, I CAN ONLY EXPECT THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER INCIDENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND WILL NOT BE BUYING ANY FUTURE CORVETTES!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS MISSING A WHEEL WEIGHT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO BACHMAN CHEVROLET (9650 BLUEGRASS PKWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299, (502) 499-6161) WHERE THEY ASSURED HIM THAT THE WHEEL WAS BALANCED; HOWEVER, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BENT RIM. UPON RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A BENT RIM COULD RESULT IN THE RIM CRACKING OVER TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PURCHASE A NEW RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,400. *JB

MY TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD A LEAK SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIM. WE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND WAITED FOR THE NEW RIM. THE CAR DID NOT MOVE UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. WHEN THEY TOOK THE RIM OFF THEY CHECKED ALL THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND THE REAR DRIVERS RIM WAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD AN OTHER CRACK. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE RIMS. GM WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE AND THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WE HAD PLANNED ON TAKING THE CAR ON VACATION TO YELLOWSTONE. I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND HE SAID WE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT AND I WOULD NOT BE STANDING THERE TALKING TO THEM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE NOT MOVING BECAUSE WE WERE ON VACATION IN YELLOWSTONE.