2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS GAS LEAKING AT THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT A MANDATORY RECALL?HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEACTIONCENTER.COM/TECH/KNOWLEDGEBASE/FILE.PHP?ID=143

WHEEL, MADE OF ALUMINUM, DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, WITHOUT MY NOTICING ANY REASON. ONE DAY I JUST NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SLOW LEAD IN THE RIGHT REAR. AMERICA'S TIRE WOULDN'T REPAIR THE LEAK AND SAID I HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES. I DID AND THE NEXT DAY THE RIGHT REAR WAS FLAT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO AMERICA'S TIRE AND THEY FOUND THE CRACK IN THE RIM. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 26,500 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE CHEVY DEALER TOOK PICTURES TO VERIFY FOR GM THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF THE CAR BEING RACED OR ABUSED, BUT GM DECLINED TO REPLACE THE RIM SAYING IT WASN'T DEFECTIVE. THE CHEVY DEALER ULTIMATELY SOLD ME A NEW RIM ($1,000 ON MY CAR) AND CHARGED ME $50 EXTRA FOR A CORE CHARGE AS I WANTED TO KEEP THE CRACKED RIM SO I CAN SHOW ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SEE IT THAT THERE ISN'T ANY IMPACT MARKS ON THE MEDAL IN THE AREA OF THE CRACK, I.E., THE RIM JUST CRACKED. MY CAR IS A VERY EXPENSIVE LIMITED EDITION CAR WITH VERY BIG RIMS. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES OF THE CRACK, ONE WITH THE TIRE MOUNTED AND LEAKING AIR AND TWO WITH VIEWS OF THE CRACK ONCE THE TIRE WAS REMOVED.

MY 2016 CORVETTE WITH 13000 + MILES HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WITH THE ' SERVICE REAR AXLE LIGHT ' ON DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS PAST WEEK, I WAS NOTIFIED BY (SERVICE SUPERVISOR) THAT THEY HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL EFFORTS IN THE ATTEMPT TO FIX MY CAR. I NOW HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ENGINEER TO BE DISPATCHED PHYSICALLY TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE . ACCORDING TO SERVICE SUPERVISOR , THIS CAN TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL CORVETTE OWNERS HAVING/ EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS GM LOOKING INTO THIS ? DOES GM KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THEY CAN SHARE IT HERE LOCALLY ? WHY CANT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FIX MY PROBLEM DESPITE WORKING WITH GM ENGINEERS? WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? THIS LIGHT SEEMS TO COME ON ON FIRST STARTS OR AFTER BEING OFF FOR HOURS.

I NOTICED A VIBRATION THAT WOULD START AT ABOUT 55 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO AMERICA'S TIRE TO HAVE THE WHEELS BALANCED AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE BENT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RACED AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN A NORMAL MATTER. I HAVE HIT SOME MINOR POTHOLES BUT NOTHING OF ANY CONSEQUENCE.

HAD LOW TIRE ON 11/22/2018. WENT TO TIRE SHOP. FIXED THE FLAT ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THEY INFORMED ME THE WHEEL WAS BENT BUT WOULD HOLD AIR. TOOK TO THE DEALER. GM WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. THE CAR NEVER HIT A POTHOLE, CURB, OR ANY ROAD DEBRIS. IT APPARENTLY OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.

AS HAS BEEN CITED BY MANY OWNERS OF THE 7TH GENERATION CORVETTE, I EXPERIENCED 2 BENT WHEELS IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 WHEN CAR WAS NOTICED TO HAVE HARSH VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. IN OCTOBER 2019 TIRE PRESSURE WOULD NOT HOLD AND WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN OCCASIONALLY AND IS NOT AUTOCROSSED OR DRIVEN ON A TRACK. CAR HAS ONLY 15,600 MILES.

AT 26000 MILES, LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. NO DAMAGE OR ANY IMPACTS AT ALL. FOUND INNER LIP OF WHEEL HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MATERIALS OR PROCESS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE WHEELS.

OVER ABOUT 3000 MILES THIS IM ON MY SECOND CRACKED RIM. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME I HIT A POTHOLE. DEFINITELY DID NOT HIT ANY THING. I BABY THE CAR. GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AT $1000/RIM NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS.

RIGHT REAR TIRE BEGAN LOOSING AIR. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL HAD A CRACK. REPLACED ALL FOUR WHEELS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT HOLD AIR FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS.

CORVETTE CRACKED WHEEL: ONE OF MY WHEELS ON MY 2016 CORVETTE Z06 CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.