2018 Chevrolet Corvette wheels & tires problems

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No recalls on file.

What owners say

1. Filed Dec 24, 2024FLWheels & Tires

   Wheels on these cars commonly crack and break online. Mine have a visible crack in one of them and is losing air due to quality of wheel from Chevrolet

   NHTSA complaint #11632251 · source
2. Filed Oct 18, 2023CAWheels & Tires

   Inside lip of rear wheel cracked and wheel bent beyond repair, per wheel repair company. OEM make and model tire was in place and no noticeable impact was felt to cause this failure. This caused an air leak leaving me stranded at the side of the highway. Had to buy an expensive replacement wheel.

   NHTSA complaint #11550568 · source
3. Filed Sep 5, 2023MIWheels & Tires

   Vehicle had a shake, and felt like it was shifting wrong. Apparently, Two of the four rims have were confirmed cracked which led to an unsafe vehicle for travel. The vehicle had approximately 15,230 miles on the tires and rims when air was leaking out. All four tires were shot. All four tires and all four rims had to be replaced.

   NHTSA complaint #11542753 · source
4. Filed Sep 27, 2022CAWheels & Tires

   Rear wheel cracked in 4 places inside rim towards outside causing slow leak. Could eventually crack enough to cause wheel to fail.

   NHTSA complaint #11486702 · source
5. Filed Jun 29, 2022TNWheels & Tires

   Purchased the vehicle February 2018. In September 2019, I replaced the tires and within a few days, I started losing air pressure. Both rear wheels cracked. I tried to get GM to honor the 36 month bumper to bumper warranty but they refused. I purchased replacement wheels at my own expense. In June 2022, after 9000 miles, the car started driving rough so I brought it to the dealership. Both the driver side wheels, front and back, are bent.

   NHTSA complaint #11471614 · source
6. Filed Sep 6, 2021MAWheels & Tires

   Prior to warranty expiration I took my car to be checked for vibration at highway speed. McMulkin Chevrolet NH told me they had to change the fluid in the transmission. This did nothing for the problem. During this time the drivers side tires would lose tire pressure faster than what is acceptable. At no time did the dealer mention the wheel cracking and warping problem experienced by this model vehicle. A year later I am experiencing excessive air leakage on three wheels.…

   NHTSA complaint #11431838 · source
7. Filed May 19, 2021FLWheels & Tires

   Failure was the right rear wheel cracked in two places causing tire to go flat on highway . A flat tire could cause the vehicle to go out of control in traffic resultion in a serious accident causing injury or death Dealer Bob Huff Chevolet of Wrythville Va diagnosed and confirmed the problem and initially Walmart tire and service attempted to diagnose and fix the tire thinking a nail had beenj picked up causing a air leak but discovered the cracked wheel in two places…

   NHTSA complaint #11417801 · source
8. Filed Mar 13, 2021CAWheels & Tires

   I purchased my 20018 corvette z06 in december of 2020 and because this was a very expensive vehicle i also purchased an extended 6 year bumper to bumper warranty. I drove car off the lot and drove it for a very brief period of time and discovered that there was a slow leak in the driver rear tire and took it to be repaid and the discount tire company said that it was cracked with a failing repair. I then looked took it back to the dealership to report this unsafe situation…

   NHTSA complaint #11402783 · source
9. Filed Dec 28, 202026,126 miGAWheels & Tires

   I started feeling vibrations in dec 2018, took it to a local dealership and the dealership told me that one of my rims is bent...took it to another dealership june 2019 and that dealership confirmed that the rims were cracked...finally july 2020 i purchased four new tires and that's when it was discovered that my two front rims are bent and the two rear rims have cracks in them. Gm will not replace the defective rims, so i ended up purchasing new rims.

   NHTSA complaint #11385359 · source
10. Filed Oct 29, 202046,000 miGAWheels & Tires

    The rim cracked several months after purchasing it. It's well known this model has been identified with this problem. The replacement was costly. 2018 grand sport, while traveling on the interstate my tire loss pressure and i had to make and emergency exit after being alerted by the vehicle.

    NHTSA complaint #11372322 · source
11. Filed Oct 14, 20202,800 miMNWheels & Tires

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated while driving at unknown speeds, there was a vibration coming from the tires. The vehicle was taken to an unknown tire shop where the mechanic informed the contact that the rims were bent and needed to be replaced. The contact stated the rims were changed twice within a year. Friendly chevrolet (7501 hwy 65 ne, fridley, mn 55432 [phone removed]) was contacted and informed them of the failure. The manufacturer…

    NHTSA complaint #11364330 · source
12. Filed Oct 13, 202025,000 miAZWheels & Tires

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet corvette equipped with satin black wheels w/ colored stripe - 19x8.5/20x10. The contact stated that when he was driving at various speed the vehicle felt that the passenger tire was flat. The contact got out the vehicle looked at the passenger tire and seen the rim cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer horne auto center 651 w deuce of clubs, show low, az 85901. Was contacted and confirmed that no recalls was under the vin. The…

    NHTSA complaint #11364146 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology