16 of the 281 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette are about the wheels — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 49,977 miles.
16
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
WHEELS
2001 CORVETTE, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL HAS AN APPROX 3" CRACK WHERE THE SPOKE MEETS THE RIM AND RUNS FROM WHERE THE TIRE MOUNTS TO INSIDE THE WHEEL AFFECTED WHEEL LOSES 20PSI OF AIR PER HOUR.
NHTSA complaint #11282836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED
NHTSA complaint #11051051 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
CRACKS OBSERVED ON REAR WHEEL AT POINT WHERE SPOKE MEETS RIM.
NHTSA complaint #10606460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
WITH 46,920 MILES ON MY 2001 CORVETTE I REPORTED TO GM ON 4/14/2012 THAT I NOTICED CRACKS IN 2 OF 5 SPOKES ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OF THIS CAR. THIS IS A QF5 POLISHED ALUM 5 THIN SPOKED WHEEL. GM DIRECTED ME TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO INSPECT THE CONCERN. I DID THAT AND THE ANSWER FROM THE GM DEALER WAS " THERE IS A PROBLEM HOWEVER THERE IS NOTHING WE ARE GOING TO DO FOR YOU OTHER THAN SALE YOU A NEW WHEEL". I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT THEY HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW DEEP THE CRACKS WERE SO THEY WERE NO COMMITTAL AS TO MY QUESTION. MY GM COMPLAINT FILE NUMBER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #10455564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED A COUPLE YEARS AGO. NOW AGAIN, I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT ACTUALLY, MY CAR'S RIM CRACKED AND ALL THE AIR LEAKED OUT. DOES CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I HAVEN'T DRIVEN OVER ANY BAD POTHOLES... JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEEL CRACKS...
NHTSA complaint #10447678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
FLAT TIRE, CRACKED RIM CAUSED TIRE TO LOSE ALL AIR WHILE PARKED, NO ABUSE RIM CRACKED DUE TO FAULTY CASTING,IF FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. REPLACED RIM AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND GM WOULD NOT OFFER REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10227566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS:RIM
MY 2001 CORVETTE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR. I LOST MOST OF THE AIR BY THE TIME I STOPPED. I HAD THE TIRE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND ON THE TIRE. I HAD THE WHEEL CHECKED AND A CRACK WAS FOUND AROUND THE SPOKE TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #10225552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS:RIM
I OWN A 2001 CORVETTE, WHILE GETTING THE TIRES REPLACED THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ONE OF THE RIMS SPOKES HAS A CRACK IN IT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS CRACK (WHICH IS COMMON IN THESE CARS) COULD BREAK THE RIM APART AND CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10188906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS:RIM
LEFT REAR WHEEL IS CRACKED AT THE SPOKE MEETING THE RIM.
NHTSA complaint #10162907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
AFTER BROWSING A CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST'S WEB SITE I WAS MADE AWARE OF A FLAW WITH THE 2000-2004 POLISHED WHEELS THAT CAME ON BASE AND CONVERTIBLE MODELS. I INSPECTED MY CAR UPON ARRIVING HOME AND FOUND THAT INDEED MY VEHICLE TOO WAS AFFECTED THERE ARE 2 LARGE STRESS CRACKS IN THE REAR DRIVER WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #10161015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
CRACKED WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #10153479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS:RIM
I HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHILE LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE I FOUND THAT IT WAS A CRACKED RIM. AFTER LOOKING AT MY OTHER RIMS I FOUND ANOTHER ONE CRACKED, BUT NOT LEAKING. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY CORVETTE WITH THE Y2K STYLE, HIGHLY POLISHED, THIN SPOKE DESIGN RIMS. THE CAR HAS 59,000 MILES BUT THE CRACKED RIMS ONLY HAVE 55,000 MILES. THE RIGHT REAR WAS THE ONE WITH THE LARGE LEAKING CRACK, AND THE LEFT REAR WAS CRACKED BUT NOT LEAKING. THE FRONT RIMS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CRACKED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ORDERED FOUR NEW AFTERMARKET RIMS TO REPLACE MY CRACKED OEM GM RIMS.
NHTSA complaint #10152234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
1. 50,000 MILES OF DRIVING 2001 CORVETTE. 2. CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN BOTH REAR WHEELS WHERE THE SPOKE TRANSITIONS TO THE RIM . POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND VEHICLE CRASH. 3. STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE WHEELS.
NHTSA complaint #10125558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
WHILE WAXING THE FACTORY POLISHED SPOKE WHEELS ON MY 2001 CORVETTE YESTERDAY (SATURDAY APRIL 23, 2005, I NOTICED ONE OF THE WHEELS, LEFT REAR, HAS A CRACK WHERE THE SPOKE JOINS THE RIM. BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM BY MEMBERS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS, I AM VERY CONCERNED. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 16 MONTHS, BUT THIS STILL SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE LINK TO THE PARTICULAR FORUM POSTING IS: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1072167&FORUM_ID=103 THE PHOTO THAT APPEARS FIRST IS OF MY WHEEL. IT IS CURRENTLY APPROX. 3/4" LONG. *JB UPDATED 05/01/06
NHTSA complaint #10118342 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
PROBLEM WITH 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. *MR THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WITH NO IMPACT HAD EXPERIENCED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE. THE CRACK WAS SO DEEP THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THE TIRE PRESSURE TO BE 10 PSI. THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNED A 98 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHERE A PIECE OF METAL HAD FALLEN OF THE WHEEL ALONG WITH THE COATING. AN INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT THE COATING IS A CLEAR MATERIAL AND WAS LIKELY TO EITHER HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY APPLIED OR IS NOT SUITED FOR SOUTHERN FL. UP EXPOSURE. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10022301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
A DEEP AND LONG CRACK WAS ON THE REAR LEFT WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRE. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10012381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.