2019 Chevrolet Corvette

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 12/21/2022· WHEELS

  I have 32,800 miles on my 2019 Corvette Grand Sport. Each year during my annual service, I have had to have wheels repaired that were bent. Today, during my regular service, both of my rear wheels were identified as cracked and must be replaced. Cracked wheels on the 2017 to 2019 Corvette Grand Sport and Z06 models is a significant safety issue and needs to be addressed by your organization. GM should be forced to replaced all of these poorly engineered wheels before someone is killed or injured in an accident when the wheels fail.

• 12/19/2022· WHEELS

  The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that on several occasions, the tires started to deflate without warning. The contact then stated that he noticed that the rear driver’s and passenger’s side rims had started to crack. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the driver’s and passenger’s side rims needed to be replaced; however, the contact was referred to Rim Pros where the rear driver’s and passenger side rims were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that after several days the tires started to deflate and the vehicle was taken back to Rim Pro where the rear driver’s and passenger’s side rims were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there was no recall for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,500.

• 12/15/2021· WHEELS

  The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the passenger’s side rear tire low-pressure warning light illuminated. The contact stopped at a service station and added air to the tire and proceeded to drive however, the warning light illuminated again. The contact took the vehicle to a local tire shop who inspected the vehicle and diagnosed the failure as a cracked rim. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and it was confirmed that the rim was cracked. The rim was replaced. The contact stated that several months later the failure recurred on the driver’s side rear wheel. The contact took the vehicle to AutoNation Chevrolet Valencia (23649 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355, (661) 200-9107) and it was determined that the rim was cracked. The rim was replaced. The contact was concerned that the failure would return. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000.

• 12/12/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 12/11/2023· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  Both headlights when out with only 9500 miles. Bulbs replaceed 12/9/23 DeLillo Chevrolet.

• 12/10/2020· WHEELS

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

• 12/07/2022· WHEELS

  Rear Wheels cracked begot flat tire

• 12/03/2019· WHEELS

  WITH 4600 MILES ON THE CAR ON SMOOTH ROADS HERE IN AZ I HAVE 2 BENT FRONT RIMS. I HAVE NOT CHECKED THE REARS YET.

• 11/25/2019· WHEELS

  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.

• 11/24/2021· WHEELS

  The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the low tire pressure warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he added air to the tires however, the low tire pressure warning light illuminated again. The contact stated that he then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a driver's side rear cracked rim. The vehicle was not repaired as he was waiting to transport it to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a Chevrolet dealer for diagnosis. The failure mileage was 6,500.

• 11/24/2020· 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.

• 11/19/2024· WHEELS

  The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front tires became low on air. The contact noticed that the wheels were cracked. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer for routine maintenance, and it was determined that the rear wheels were cracked. The wheels were replaced. The manufacturer was contacted, and it was confirmed that there was no warranty coverage on the vehicle for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.

• 11/19/2020· WHEELS

  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

• 11/14/2022· WHEELS

  My corvette developed a cracked wheel. We took it to the Dealership that put new tires on a week ago because the low air alarm came on. They informed me the wheel was cracked and denied damaging it when putting on the new tires. “It just happens” was their claim. Now we learn there is a class action lawsuit because so many generation C7 Corvettes are suffering unexplainable wheel failures. GM is denying warranty claims and it’s costing the car owners thousands of dollars to replace wheels. The wheel I need is going to be $1200 and will likely be yet another OEM wheel prone to the same problem. Should this not be something in your agencies purview to investigate?

• 11/09/2019· WHEELS

  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.

• 11/06/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 11/04/2021· WHEELS

  During routine service at my Chevy dealership, both passenger side wheels were bent (out-of-round), requiring repair, at 20,793 miles. This is the send time the passenger rear wheel was found to be bent, requiring repair.

• 11/01/2019· WHEELS

  I HAVE A CRACKED RIGHT REAR WHEEL ON MY CAR. IT IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON THE INNER RIM. THE WHEEL IS ALSO WARPED. THE WHEEL IS LEAKING AIR FROM MY TIRE, THEREFORE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

• 10/29/2020· WHEELS

  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?

• 10/28/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/28/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/28/2020· WHEELS

  BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE BENT

• 10/27/2021· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the RPM decreased to 1,200 and the vehicle started to shudder and shake. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle to the residence. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer to be inspected. The dealer performed a transmission flush to fix the failure however, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer who inspected the vehicle and diagnosed the vehicle with 3 bent wheels. The wheels were not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 4,399. Per the dealership, the bent wheels are not covered under warranty and the problem is the result of normal wear-and-tear. However, I found numerous complaints on the internet stating GM made the wheels with inferior material that is "cast, rather than forged, and is of insufficient strength to withstand the torque and power input from the drivetrain," I am now scared to drive the car because the bent wheels or a safety hazard and will more than likely start to crack which could result in causing a wreck. At this time the only way to correct the failure is to purchase new wheels if I wish to continue to drive the car and prevent from being a safety hazard or causing a collision.

• 10/25/2019· WHEELS

  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

• 10/24/2019· WHEELS

  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

• 10/17/2019· WHEELS

  AFTER 9,000 MILES, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS LEAKING AIR. UPON INSPECTION BY COMMUNITY CHEVROLET DEALER IN BURBANK, THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED IN A HANDFUL OF PLACES. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO MISUSE DAMAGE AND SUBMITTED THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM TO CHEVROLET HQ. HQ DENIED THE CLAIM TO REPLACE THE FAULTY WHEEL.

• 10/16/2021· WHEELS

  The front rims are bent

• 10/16/2020· WHEELS

  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

• 10/15/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/14/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/14/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/14/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/14/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/14/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/14/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/13/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/13/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/13/2020· 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.

• 10/12/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/12/2020· WHEELS

  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 POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OWNERS AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD.

• 10/12/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/11/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/10/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/10/2020· WHEELS

  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.

• 10/05/2020· WHEELS

  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/

• 10/04/2021· WHEELS

  OEM wheels fail. Thousands of online reports of 2015-2019 Corvette C7 Grand Sport and Z06 models wheels cracking without incident. My wheel is available for inspection. Safety was risked by having a wheel crack, loose air pressure and fail under normal operating load, potentially causing a crash. This issue has been reported to GM, has countless incidents also reported and can be easily confirmed at any dealer. My vehicle is currently at the dealer and has been inspected by their professionals. No symptoms prior to failure. No other damage has been noted or reported by the dealership to this wheel or tire.

• 10/03/2020· 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

• 10/01/2020· 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

• 09/30/2022· WHEELS

  The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for all four-tire replacement, the dealer informed him that all four rims were warped and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was due to driver habits or road conditions. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000. The VIN was unavailable.