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.
2017 Chevrolet Corvette wheels complaints
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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.
Bent rim 2017 corvette gs
Cracked rim
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 the way, these rims cost over $800 apiece. I have met many other owners of 2017-2018 corvette grand sport and z06 models that use the same wheels and have had to deal with the same problems of cracked and bent wheels that were refused warranty coverage by chevrolet. Online blogs have stated that chevrolet doesn't keep records of all of these claims that they refuse to honor. If chevrolet refuses to deal with these problems there should be a government recall to force them to correct the serious danger posed by these substandard wheels. It also appears that there is a class action suit that is being created to force some action and reimbursement from the manufacturer.
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
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.
Left, driver's wheel cracked with normal daily driving.
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 for the way they are treating us. Denying any issues. I don't track or race my car, I'm an older driver who enjoys driving and live in los angeles where I drive 50 miles r/t daily to work at a whopping speed of maybe 20 MPH due to traffic on the 101 fwy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 service during the month of august 2019. They initially told me that my wheels would not be covered under warranty because I refused repair. The whole point of of going to the dealer was to fix my wheels. Then they told me that the dealer denied my warranty. I asked for transcripts of my conversation s with customer service and they said no. It took a month to get written documentation that my warranty was denied after numerous requests. Gm customer service is as bad as their wheels. They told me replacement wheels were unavailable and they didn't know when they would be. I called my dealer 3 times between 8/12/19 and 9/16/19 to check wheel availability for my car. Each time the dealer stated they're not available and there is no eta. I store my car in the winter. I can't complain about the roads in my area. The worst roads have patched potholes. I have hit nothing that would even cause me to raise an eyebrow. See my thread on corvetteforum.com under c7 general discussion section. Thread title is gm does not honor warranty.
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.
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.
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.
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 repairs, or new wheels.
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