2019 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

In February 2021, my Chevy dealer service department found that both of my rear wheels were bent and had to be repaired. My Corvette had 13,319 miles on it and I had never run off road or hit a major pot hole to cause this level of damage. The service technician said that this was 'common' on 2017 to 2019 Corvette Grand Sport and Z06 OEM wheels. Additionally, the wheels would probably 'crack' in the future and need to be replaced. I find this totally unacceptable that GM (Chevy) would design and manufacture defective wheels on a sports car, or any of their vehicles.

Upon tire change, 3 cracks noted in right passenger wheel. Problem diagnosed at Discount Tire (1475 Austin Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78209) on 6/5/2021. No known obvious road hazards or incidents that could have explained wheel fractures. Due to severity of wheel cracks, it was not even safe to drive home from Discount Tire (per the technicians there). There was concern for eminent wheel failure that would risk loss of control of car and injury to self/others. Car was left there until new wheel can be ordered and shipped. Upon review of internet, this is a recurring problem owners of this model of Corvette have been reporting. There is concern for design issues, wheel selection, and tire selection leading to repeated wheel failures. More wheel failures are expected in the future raising concerns for potential safety risks.

I PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR MY 2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT AND WHEN THE TIRE SHOP REMOVED MY OLD TIRES I WAS INFORMED THAT (3) OF THE WHEELS WERE CRACKED AND (1) REAR WHEEL WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE A SET OF (4) NEW WHEELS WITH ONLY 32,430 MILES ON THE CAR.

CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE 4 NEW TIRES INSTALLED. UPON INSTALLATION THE DEALER DISCOVERED BOTH REAR RIMS WERE CRACKED (1 COULD NOT HOLD AIR) AND ONE FRONT RIM WAS BENT. THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE WHEELS AND MY WHEEL INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING BUT OEM PARTS. I SECURED FORGED WHEELS AS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY BY REPLACING THE SAME RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE OEM WHEELS. GM IS CLAIMING DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND/OR POTHOLES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CORVETTES ON AND OFF SINCE 1986 AND NEVER HAD ANY CRACKED RIMS. IN ALL THAT TIME MY DRIVING HABITS HAVE NOT SUDDENLY CHANGED. SECONDLY, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT I WOULD HAVE THREE DEFECTIVE RIMS ALL AT THE SAME TIME SIMPLY DUE TO POT HOLES. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH MY STRONGEST BELIEF IS THAT SINCE THE RIM IS CAST AND NOT FORGED IT LACKS THE STRENGTH NEED FOR A PERFORMANCE VEHICLE AND THAT THE CRACKS ARE FATIGUE CRACKS WHICH OCCUR OVER TIME. FURTHER, THERE IS NO SENSOR OR WARNING SYSTEM TO LET YOU KNOW THE CRACKS ARE PRESENT. IN ADDITION, THE PROBLEM IS MAGNIFIED IN THAT THE CRACKS ARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM AND NOT VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING AT THE WHEEL. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THERE WILL BE FATALITIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS DEFECT. I AM UPLOADING EVERYTHING I SENT TO MY INSURER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY CANNOT COVER AFTER MARKET WHEELS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE LESS EXPENSIVE. PS: I CANNOT TELL FROM YOUR FILE UPLOAD IF BOTH FIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN INTENSE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER COASTAL CHEVROLET CADILLAC NISSAN (8519 OCEAN HWY SUITE 1, PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC 29585, (843) 894-008) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE FOUR WHEELS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,200.*DT*JB

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2019. ON, OR ABOUT JANUARY 4, 2021, MY RIGHT 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 NOR THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL). MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NELSON HALL CHEVROLET IN MERIDIAN FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT SHE HAD TO GET APPROVAL FROM GENERAL MOTORS BEFORE THEY COULD REPLACE THE WHEEL ON MY VEHICLE. 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. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY, THAT I CAN NOT ENJOY BECAUSE OF GENERAL MOTORS' REFUSAL TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. PLEASE NOTE, THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR IS THERE ANY DAMAGE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WHEEL. THIS IS A FACTORY OR A DESIGN DEFECT...I KEEP THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE.

WHEN TAKING THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST RIDE I NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. I PURCHASED THE CAR AND A FEW DAYS HAD PASSED AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ACTIVE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED FURTHER AND REALIZED MY WHEEL WAS BENT AND CRACKED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAD FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE C-7 CORVETTES, SPECIFICALLY THE GRAND SPORT AND Z06 MODELS WHERE THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME DUE TO THE WHEELS NOT BEING FORGED.

I HAVE LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON MY 2019 CORVETTE ZO6 AND BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION I HAD MY TIRES AND RIMS CHECKED FOR BALANCING. I FOUND OUT THE DRIVERS FRONT AND BOTH REAR RIMS MUST BE BENT THAT WAS DETECTED ON THE BALANCING MACHINE. I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES AND HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL AS THIS IS MY DREAM CAR. OF COURSE I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED ESPECIALLY AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS!

II NOTICED UNEVEN AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR SO I TOOK MY 2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT IN AND THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT CRACKS IN BOTH REAR WHEELS, AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. AFTERWARDS THE TIRES WOULD NOT MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEELS.

GAINING A LOT OF ATTENTION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS BY C7 (2014-2019) CHEVROLET CORVETTE OWNERS, IS THE ISSUE OF WHEEL RIMS CRACKING, SPECIFICALLY ON THE Z06 AND GRAND SPORT MODELS. I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF ARTICLES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WHILE NOT CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE WITH MY 2019 CORVETTE, I'M CONCERNED THAT I WILL EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE NHTS COMMISSION WILL BE LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. GM HAS ALREADY STATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

THE WHEEL ON MY 2019 GRAND SPORT HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE RIM THAT LEAKS AIR. THE CAR HAS 11600 MILES AND IS DRIVEN CAREFULLY THIS SEEMS TO BE A CURRENT PROBLEM FOR GM FOR GRAND SPORT AND Z06 MODEL TRIMS

TOOK CORVETTE TO THREEWAY CHEVROLET IN BAKERSFIELD ON 6/9/20 FOR ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL FOUR TRIMS ARE BENT AND CRACKED. AND EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, THEY WON'T COVER THE TRIMS. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH THE MANAGER OF THREEWAY, AND HE AGREED THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED. HE SAID , NO WAY SOMEONE COULD BEND AND CRACK ALL 4 TIMES, AND NOT CAUSE ALOT OF DAMAGE TO CAR, AND AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 CHEVROLET GRAND SPORT CORVETTE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN OCTOBER 2020. MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE MY RIGHT REAR TIRE PRESSURE HAD DROPPED PRECARIOUSLY. I HAVE RUN FLAT MICHELIN TIRES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. I INFLATED MY TIRE TO 30LBS PSI AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED MY TIRE PRESSURE OF ALL 4 TIRES AND ONCE AGAIN MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS LOW. IT WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. I CALLED CRISWELL CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. THEY ASKED IF I COULD DRIVE MY CAR TO THEIR FACILITY IN MARYLAND. I LIVE IN NEW JERSY AND I DIDNT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CRACKED / BENT WHEEL ISSUE AFFECTING C7 GRAND SPORT AND Z06 CORVETTES. I WAS ADVISED TO GO TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM INSPECT MY WHEELS. I TOOK IT TO GLOBAL CHEVROLET IN NORTH PLAINFIELD ,N.J.. UPON INSPECTION, THEY DETERMINED I HAD A CRACKED RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.. I DID /DO NOT ABUSE MY CAR.

TOOK WHEELS AND TIRES TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE WHEELS RECONDITIONED AFTER THE SAME SHOP HAD SCRATCHED THEM DURING INSTALLATION OF NEW TIRES. MANAGER HAS ADVISED ME THAT THE WHEEL RECONDITIONING SHOP HAS TOLD HIM THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE BENT AND WILL HAVE TO BE TRUED BEFORE THEY ARE REPAINTED. RECONDITIONING SHOP TOLD HIM THAT THEY SEES IT A LOT WITH CORVETTE WHEELS. LESS THEN 10K MILES ON THE CAR.

FOUND TWO CRACKS IN REAR OEM WHEEL CAUSING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO GET NEW TIRES AS I THOUGHT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH A TIRE. APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF LATE MODEL GRAND SPORT AND 06 CORVETTES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE

ON 12/28/2020 I FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONLY 3 POUNDS OF PRESSURE IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. DISCOUNT TIRE FOUND A CRACK ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE RIM THAT WAS LEAKING AIR. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF IMPACT OR DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR THE RIM.

DRIVING INTERSTATE 75 ATLANTA SPEEDS70+MPH HEAVY TRAFFIC -- RF MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 3+ 285/30/ZR19(94Y) DOT 4MLW00UX (2819) PURCHASED 4 NEW FROM DEALER AT DELIVERY -- 24K MILES NOW-- ALERT SYSTEM SHOWED RF TIRE DEFLATING 35 TO 0.WAS ABLE TO RUN ON THE ZR TIRE TO NEXT INTERSTATE EXIT. TIRE SIDEWALL WAS SPLIT IN MULTIPLE PLACES ABOUT AN 1/2 INCH DOWN FROM RIM. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THE RR MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 3+ 335/25/ZR20(99Y) DOT 4MZR00VX(3019) SHOWED THE SAME CONDITION NOT LEAKING AIR YET. TOTALLY UNSAFE TO CONTINUE BACKED UP TRAFFIC TRUING TO GET FROM EXPRESS LANE TO EXIT OFF .RETURNED BOTH TIRES TO DEC TALLAHASSEE FL CURRENT THREAD 6/32.

THE WHEELS THAT CAME WITH THE 2019 C7 ZR1 -4 WHEELS BENT MULTIPLE TIMES MAKING THE CAR UNABLE TO BALANCE ALL 4 WHEELS. THIS MAKES THE CAR VIBRATE. I BOUGHT A SECOND SET OF OEM WHEELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. MY DEALER PURCHASED WHEEL PACKAGE ALSO DENIED MY CLAIM. THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT EXTREME VIBRATIONS. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT THE CAR JUST SLOWLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE WHEELS COULD NOT BE BALANCED CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF WOBBLE IN THE WHEELS. TWO SETS OF WHEELS.

THE FACTORY WHEELS ARE DEVELOPING HAIRLINE CRACKS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE IN ANY PREVIOUS CAR, FACTORY OR AFTERMARKET WHEELS

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE OEM WHEELS ON MY 2019 CORVETTE Z06 BENDING/WARPING/CRACKING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE SPENT MONEY HAVING THE WHEELS "STRAIGHTENED". I PAID TO REPLACE ONE WHEEL THAT WAS CRACKED AND LOST AIR PRESSURE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET/GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATE THAT IT IS A ROAD HAZARD ISSUE. I COULD BELIEVE THIS IF IT WAS ONLY 1 OR 2 WHEELS, BUT NOT ALL 4. THIS IS THE SUBJECT OF AT LEAST ONE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I SEE REPORTS OF WHEELS LOSING AIR PRESSURE. APPARENTLY A BENT WHEEL CAN FATIGUE AND CRACK CAUSING LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE SYMPTOMS OF THE BENT WHEEL APPEAR AS ROAD NOISE AND ARE NOT OBVIOUS TO THE EVERYDAY DRIVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FLOORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE AND REAR PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE ALSO VIBRATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER - HIGHWAY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (100 S FORD DR, EL PASO, IL 61738; (309) 270-1847) WHERE THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THE TIRES AND PROVIDE AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIM AND REAR PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE RIMS WERE BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.*DT*AS*DT*JB

I HAD BEEN FEELING VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 26JULY2019 (6369 MILES) AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BRAKE ROTORS, WHICH WERE TURNED. THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN ON 25JAN2020 (12811 M) AND ON 12FEB2020 (13700 M). DEALER REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS BUT SMALL VIBRATIONS DID NOT GO AWAY. ON 17FEB2020 (13928 M), I HAD TIRES REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE VIBRATIONS. VIBRATIONS BECAME STRONGER OVER TIME. ON 4NOV2020 (20678 M) I TOOK CAR TO DISCOUNT TIRE AND HAD WHEELS BALANCED. I WAS TOLD ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE OUT OF ROUND BUT R/R IS THE WORST BENT AT .025 AND THE L/R IS ALSO BENT AND CRACKED. THIS IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE THAT I DO NOT RACE OR MISTREAT. THE WHEELS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR STREET USE WITHOUT RISK OF BENDING OR BREAKING. I NOW HAVE UNSAFE WHEELS ON A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE.

ALL FOUR RIMS ARE BENT AND CRACKED. THIS IS TRUE FOR ALMOST ALL 2015 TO 2019 GRAND SPORT AND Z06 CORVETTE'S. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST GMC AS OF TODAY'S DATE. THE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND GMC KNOWS THEY ARE. BUT REFUSES TO FIX THEM. I PAID OVER 50,000 CASH FOR MY 2019 GRAND SPORT, AND IT SITS IN THE GARAGE WITH 2 FLAT TIRES. DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT AT OF FEAR SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GMC SEVERAL TIMES, THEY REFUSE TO HELP. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?

IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO CRACKED RIMS AND FOUR BENT RIMS. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, PRIMARILY FOR 2014-2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT AND Z06 OWNERS HAVE WITH THE ALUMINUM-ALLOY WHEELS. A CRACKED WHEEL POSES A SAFETY RISK AS IT COULD PUNCTURE A TIRE WHILE DRIVING. GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT, ALTHOUGH THESE CARS HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. THERE HAS BEEN NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT ATTRIBUTE TO MY RIMS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS NOT AN EVERDAY CAR FOR ME AND I SELDOM DRIVE IT.

UPON RECEIVING MY 2019 GRAND SPORT FROM THE DEALER BY TRUCKING COMPANY, ALL 4 WHEELS WERE WARPED/BENT. I REALIZED THIS WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND AROUND 50 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY/SHAKE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY PUT IT UP ON THE RACK AND SHOWED ME ALL 4 WHEELS WHERE SPINNING WARPED. I HAVE VIDEOS OF ALL 4 WHEELS.

BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE BENT

THE CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 4,900 MILES. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAS 2 SMALL CRACKS. THE RIM WAS NOT DAMAGED BY ANY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE RIM WILL NO LONGER HOLD AIR AND IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND. THE CAR IS DRIVEN TO CAR SHOWS AND SUNDAY DRIVES, IT IS NOT ABUSED.*DT*JB

BOTH REAR WHEELS ON MY 2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT ARE CRACKED. ONE WHEEL HAD A CRACK REPAIRED AT AROUND 24,000 MILES BEFORE I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY 2020. IN AUGUST 2020 AT ABOUT 28,500 MILES, ONE REAR TIRE STARTED LOSING PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION, THE WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. IT CRACKED AT THE SAME SPOT WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AND AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE OTHER REAR WHEEL WAS HOLDING AIR, BUT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AS WELL. THAT WHEEL WAS NEVER REPAIRED BEFORE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO POT HOLES OR ROAD HAZARDS HIT TO CREATE THESE CRACKS. I DRIVE THE SAME WELL MAINTAINED ROADS THAT I DROVE MY 2006 CORVETTE ON FOR 120,000 MILES WITHOUT IT EVER CRACKING A WHEEL. BOTH REAR WHEELS CRACKED IN THE 4,500 MILES THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. THIS REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. AS OF TODAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT CHEVROLET ONLY OFFERS THE SAME CAST ALUMINUM WHEEL THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED CRACKING OR BENDING AS A REPLACEMENT.

DANGEROUS VIBRATION AS DRIVING AND BRAKING AT 6000 MILES. AFTER DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS BRAKES, PADS AND MY BAD DRIVING, REPLACED BOTH. DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT EVEN GOT MUCH WORSE OVER THE NEXT 6000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR HELP AND FOUND THAT I HAVE 2 WARPED WHEELS. BOUGHT WHEEL AND TIRE PROTECTION PLAN AT THE TIME OF PURCHUSE BUT THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE WHEELS AS THE DAMAGE WASN'T FROM ROAD HASSARDS OR DRIVING. BUT GM WON'T COVER AS THEY SAY IT IS DRIVING AND ROAD DAMAGE. GM KNOWS OF THE WHEEL FLAWS FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT WON'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT.

LEFT REAR TIRE LEAKING AIR. PRESSURE WOULD FALL FROM 32PSI TO 14PSI IN ONLY TWO DAYS. TIRE REPAIR SHOP REPORTED GOOD TIRE, BUT NOTED 3 CRACKS ON INSIDE RIM OF WHEEL AT TIRE BEAD. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP NOTED CRACKS AND SUBMITTED FOR WARRANTY WORK WHICH WAS DENIED. ONLY 16706 MILES ON 19 MONTH OLD CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: PILOT SUPER SPORT, TIRE SIZE: P335/25/ZR20, DOT: 4M2R00RX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE WHEELS. GREGG YOUNG CHEVROLET, INC (17750 BURT ST, OMAHA, NE 68118, (800) 951-5257) DISMISSED THE CONTACT'S CONCERN AND SUGGESTED THAT THE WHEEL WAS POSSIBLY CRACKED WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE DEALER PROMISED A CALLBACK HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A CALLBACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE. THE WHEEL WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,800.

I BEGAN HAVING RIM PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2019 CORVETTE IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THE CAR HAD A VIBRATION AND MY TIRE STORE SHOWED ME HOW ONE OF THE WHEELS WAS OUT OF ROUND, SO I ORDERED A NEW RIM. SEE UPLOADED PHOTO 0948. MY NEXT PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION OCCURRED WITH THREE OF THE RIMS BEING OUT OF ROUND, SO I TOOK IT TO A WHEEL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THEM STRAIGHTENED. SEE UPLOADED PHOTO 0949. LATER ON, VIBRATION CROPPED UP AGAIN, AND I HAD ONE OF THOSE THREE WHEEL AGAIN STRAIGHTENED, PLUS WELDED IN TWO PLACES TO REPAIR AIR LEAKING CRACKS IN THE RIM, SO THE RIM WOULD HOLD AIR. SEE UPLOADED PHOTO 0950. STILL LATER, THAT RIM BEGAN LEAKING AIR AGAIN, SO I HAD THE TIRE SHOP AGAIN STRAIGHTEN AND WELD THE LEAKING CRACK. SEE UPLOADED PHOTO 0969. STILL LATER, ANOTHER RIM WOULD NOT HOLD ANY AIR PRESSURE FOR LONGER THAN ABOUT FOUR HOURS, SO AGAIN THAT RIM WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO BE WELDED. SEE UPLOADED PHOTO 0972. IN SUMMARY, IT SEEMS LIKELY THESE CORVETTE RIMS, WHICH COME WITH LOW PROFILE TIRES, ARE SUBJECT TO LOADS WHICH A CASTING CANNOT ABSORB WHEN ROLLING OVER POTHOLES, SPEEDBUMPS, AND OTHER ROAD ANOMALIES. WITH A NORMAL PROFILE TIRE, THIS WOULD UNLIKELY TO BE A PROBLEM, BUT WITH LOW PROFILE TIRES, THE RIMS ARE ONLY TWO INCHES FROM ANY ROAD ANOMALY. THEREFORE, THE CORVETTE RIMS SHOULD PROBABLY BE MANUFACTURED USING A FORGING PROCESS, RATHER THAN A CASTING PROCESS. OR, THE CORVETTES SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO USE NORMAL PROFILE TIRES INSTEAD OF LOW PROFILE TIRES.

MY 2019 CORVETTE WAS PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2018. I DROVE HOME THINKING I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME ON THIS NEW CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER, AS I'M READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THERE ARE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE PLACES IN THIS THICK MANUAL THAT SAYS MY TIRES ARE "SUMMER ONLY" TIRES, AND THAT IT COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON THESE TIRE IN COLD OR WET WEATHER. WELL, SUMMER ENDED ONLY ABOUT 2-3 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, SO I IMMEDIATELY FELT UNSAFE DRIVING ON THE SUMMER ONLY TIRES. I WENT TO MY TIRE STORE AND BOUGHT A SET OF ALL-WEATHER TIRES. SEE UPLOADED PHOTO 0973. I THINK IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR ALL NEW CORVETTES TO ONLY COME WITH SUMMER ONLY TIRES! NONE OF THE DEALERS I NEGOTIATED WITH FOR THIS CAR WOULD DELIVER MY CAR WITH ALL SEASON TIRES! LATER, RELATED TO MY COMPLAINT NUMBER 11364386 PERTAINING TO CORVETTE RIM DEFICIENCIES, I HAD TO PREMATURELY REPLACE EACH OF THE FOUR NEW ALL SEASON TIRES, ONE BY ONE, DUE TO RIM PROBLEMS CAUSING TIRE IRREGULARITIES WHERE THE TIRES MEETS THE RIMS. THERE WAS LOTS OF TREAD LEFT, BUT DAMAGE TO EACH OF THESE TIRES WHERE THEY CONTACTED THE OUT OF ROUND RIMS.

MY 2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE RIMS FROM DAY ONE. CURRENTLY THERE IS LES THAN 10,000 MILES. EACH RIM HAS BENT & NOW WE HAVE A CRACKED RIM (ABOUT 1 1/2 INCH LONG). THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE HAD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 500 & WAS TOLD WE HAD 2 BENT RIMS. THIS HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND AGAIN THIS YEAR. BUT THIS TIME WE HAVE A 1 1/2 INCH CRACK ON THE RIM. WHEN WE DISCUSS THIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS RELATED TO THE RIMS. THESE CAST RIMS ARE VERY WEAK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A LIFE THREATING ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY, IT HASN'T HAPPENED TO US. BUT I HAVE NOW SPENT ALMOST $1000 TO FIX THEM. SINCE THIS WILL OCCUR EVERY YEAR THAT I DRIVE IT. I MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE TO BUY NEW RIMS AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,250 PER RIM. CONSIDERING THE COST OF ANY CORVETTE YOU WOULD THINK THAT GM WOULD EITHER COVER THE COST TO REPLACE. OR WOULD HAVE PROVIDED FORGED RIMS FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS TYPE AS PART OF THE CORVETTE. I WOULD THINK THAT GM WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THE SAFETY FEATURE ON A PERFORMANCE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED A MUCH STRONGER RIM.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT, AFTER DRIVING IT A SHORT TIME I NOTICED A VIBRATION. I HAD THE TIRES AND WHEELS CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD ALL 4 OF MY WHEELS WERE BENT AND I NEEDED NEW WHEELS. I BOUGHT AFTER MARKET WHEELS BECAUSE I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE THE PROBLEM OF WHEELS COMING OUT BENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT HONORING THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY ON THE WHEELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE WHEEL REPLACED OUT OF POCKET. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MEDVED CHEVROLET (11001 W INTERSTATE 70 FRONTAGE RD N, WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033) WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND MADE A REQUEST TO THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER THEN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THE FAILURE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

3 BEND RIMS WERE OBSERVED WITH NO APPARENT REASON. BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 8000 MILES, DRIVEN ON GOOD HIGHWAYS ONLY. IT SEEMS TO ME A LOW QUALITY MATERIALS USED ON THE RIMS, VERY UNSAFE AND UNPLEASANT FOR A $76000 DOLLAR CAR.

AT 9212 MILES, MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORTHWEST TIRE, BISMARCK, ND. THEY REMOVED THE WHEEL AND FOUND THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, ON 9-29-2020, I TOOK IT TO THE KUPPER CHEVROLET, MANDAN ND. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, FOUND NO DAMAGE. OTHER THAN THE CRACKED WHEEL. THEY CALLED GENERAL MOTORS FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR, WHICH GM DECLINED.

I FIRST NOTICED SOMETHING WAS OFF WITH MY 2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WHEN IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE, SHIMMY, AND SHUTTER WHEN I WOULD DRIVE ABOVE 30 MPH. LATER THAT SAME DAY MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A SLOW LEAK IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, I FIGURED I CAUGHT A NAIL OR SOMETHING FROM THE ROAD. I INSPECTED THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRE AND DID NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE MARKINGS THAT COULD CAUSE A LEAK. I INSPECTED MY WHEELS WITHIN THE INSIDE WHEEL WELL AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE BACK DRIVER SIDE RIM. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NEARBY GENERAL MOTORS DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A REAR RIM. MY CAR IS BARELY DRIVEN, RELATIVELY NEW, WITH LOW MILES AND I DID NOT RECALL HITTING ANYTHING IN THE ROAD NOR HAVE ANY ROAD/CURB RASH TO ANY OF MY WHEELS. RECENTLY, I SEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW AN ARTICLE POSTED IN A CORVETTE FORUM THAT CORVETTE Z06 AND GRAND SPORT OWNERS FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS FOR DEFECTIVE WHEELS THAT ARE PRONE TO DEFORM AND CRACK, WITHOUT ANY IMPACT DAMAGE. LIKE OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIM AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER FACTORY RIM OR PURCHASE A SET OF COMPARABLE AFTERMARKET RIMS AT ~$6K. THESE RIMS ARE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THEY COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRES, CAUSE ADDITIONAL AIR LEAKS, AND POSSIBLE TIRE BLOWOUTS. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE RIMS AS THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN HUGE RISK OF

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD CRACKED WHEEL RIMS ON MY 2019 CORVETTE. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH AND A VIBRATION OCCURRED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND BOTH TIMES THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO DEFECT ON THE RIMS AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM. SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND POSSIBLY DIE. CHEVY NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY RIMS.UNACCEPTABLE!!! I'M HOPING NTSB WILL ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT.

VIBRATION STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT FELT LIKE WHEELS OUT OF BALANCE. HAD READ ABOUT ISSUES WITH BENT AND/OR CRACKED WHEELS ON GRAND SPORTS. BROUGHT CAR TO THE DEALER, AND ALSO A TIRE COMPANY. BOTH DETERMINED 3 OF 4 WHEELS WERE VISIBLY BENT WHEN ROTATED ON THE BALANCING MACHINE (I COULD SEE IT AS WELL). THE FOURTH WAS NOT PERFECT, BUT BETTER. THE CAR IS USED ON REGULAR ROADS, NEVER ON A TRACK, AND AT MOST HAS ONLY ENCOUNTERED ROUGH ROAD PATCHES. CAR ONLY HAS 4,500 MILES ON IT.

RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. NOTICED AIR LEAK IN AUGUST 2020. OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. NO RECOLLECTION OF ANY IMPACT SUFFICIENT TO CRACK WHEEL. INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS ACROSS INNER RIM OF WHEEL. REPLACED ALL FOUR WHEELS AS PRECAUTION SINCE ISSUE APPARENTLY PREVALENT ACROSS ENTIRE C7 CORVETTE MODEL LINE.

ROUTINE INSPECTION DURING SERVICE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK AT THE BEAD ON THE INBOARD EDGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR DEFECT WAS NOTED ON THE WHEEL AT THAT TIME. THE WHEELS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET FOR SAFETY.

THE NEWER C& CORVETTES, ESPECIALLY THE Z06 AND GRAND SPORT MODELS ARE EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKED RIMS. I RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $170 TO HAVE A RIM A CRACKED AND LEAKING RIM WELDED TO FIX NUMEROUS CRACKS. THIS REPAIR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE LEAKING HAS BEGUN AGAIN. WHEN MOTORTREND MAGAZINE CONDUCTED AN EXTENDED TEST OF THE C7 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT CORVETTE, IT HAD NO LESS THAN SIX SEPARATE RIM PROBLEM INCLUDING EITHER BENT OR CRACKING PROBLEMS. THE CRACKED RIMS REQUIRED VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENTS, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS AN EXISTING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON BOTH CITY STREET AND ON HIGHWAYS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTIONS AND COULD BE DISASTROUS IF THE RIM WERE TO TOTALLY FRACTURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HERE IS A LINK TO A COMMENT ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS. HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEBLOGGER.COM/2019/05/10/ANOTHER-LAWSUIT-FILED-AGAINST-GM-OVER-CRACKED-CORVETTE-WHEELS/

3 BENT WHEELS AFTER 9500 MILES, 2 REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT TERRIBLE SHAKING AND INSTABILITY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MUST REPLACE WITH AFTER MARKET WHEELS

REPAIRED RIGHT REAR TIRE FOR A NAIL AND DISCOUNT TIRE INFORMED ME OF A CRACKED TIRE RIM. I TOOK CAR TO A AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY SAID MY 2019 GRAND SPORT CORVETTE WITH 9300 MILES WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE RIM. I WAS LOSING TIRE PRESSURE AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THE CRACKED RIM. AT MY EXPENSE I'M REPLACING THE RIM $985.10

NOTICED A RHYTHMIC VIBRATION AND WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALER TO INVESTIGATE. OEM REAR WHEELS HAVE WARPED OUT OF ROUND. CHEVROLET MECHANIC DID NOT FIND PHYSICAL DAMAGE BUT COULD SEE THAT THEY DID NOT SPIN IN A CIRCULAR MANNER. GM WILL NOT HONOR THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS 6,700 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY MANNER. A VEHICLES WHEELS MUST BE ABLE TO SUPPORT NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT WARPING, BREAKING OR LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE

CRACKED REAR DRIVERS WHEEL ON 2019 CORVETTE Z06. JUST STARTED TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. REMOVED WHEEL TO FIND THAT IT WAS CRACKED

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2019 CORVETTE ZR1. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT BUMPER AREA. DURING THIS TIME THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. I SLOWED DOWN, PARKED THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE FRONT END. UPON INSPECTION I SAW THAT MY FRONT SPLITTER HAD NEARLY DISCONNECTED FROM MY CAR. I TRIED TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND MAKE IT HOME BUT THE SPLITTER WAS SCRAPING AND I DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT WAS SAFE. I ALSO DIDNT WANT TO CAUSE ANY MORE DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION FROM A SHOP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CENTER SUPPORT BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FRONT SPLITTER ON PROPERLY WAS NEVER INSTALLED ON MY DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER ZR1 OWNERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO WE NOW BELIEVE THAT SOME CHEVY DEALERS ARE FORGETTING TO PUT THIS CENTER SUPPORT BRACKET ON DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION WHICH WE BELIEVE CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAVE INFORMED CHEVY ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED.

WITH APPROXIMATLY 12,000 MILES THE DEALER TOLD ME THE LR WHEEL WAS BENT WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR NEW TIRES. AT 13,600 MILES WHEN IN FOR ALIGNMENT I HAD TO REPLACE THE RF WHEEL DUE TO A CRACK. NOT COVERD UNDER WARRANTY, NO SERIOUS POT HOLE HITS, JUST NORMAL ROAD DRIVING. BASED ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FOURMS THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING EXCESSIVLY ON THE WIDE WHEEL EQUIPPED CORVETTES.