Bulletins
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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WHEELS - RIM | |||
09/01/2004 | 1 | 09/01/2004 | |
Dt: the air was coming out of all of the tires. consumer did not think the rims were stamped correctly at the factory. when the tires were filled with air one could hear and feel the air coming out of the rim. the vehicle was pulling to the right. vehicle was taken to the dealership, and they stated have not had any problems like this. if the consumer wanted to have the problem checked he would have to pay for it. the consumer owned two 2005 hummers, and a similar problems occurred on both vehicles. the mileage for the other vehicle was 37,984.*ak | |||
10/15/2004 | 50 | 1 | |
Vehicle had a bent rim that came directly from the manufacturer. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and was informed that because the rim was bent it was causing the tire to go flat. consumer left the vehicle at the dealer for two weeks, and was informed that the manufacturer was not taking responsibility for the defect. while driving with this defect vehicle jerked to the right, knocking down a mailbox. while the vehicle was at the body shop the tire had to be inflated each time the vehicle had to be moved. owner was also told that the rim was bowed by the manufacturer which could not be repaired. it would have to be replaced. *ak |