vdgeraci
3/7/2008 9:15:01 AM
# flat tires and 2 cracked rims in less than a year. Spoke with numerous other owners, same very costly issue. Found out that MB financial created insurance product for and now makes alot of money off. I am suggesting possible design defect as rims crack under normal driving conditions. Anybody else ? Please respond?
lawrencehare
3/7/2008 12:59:27 PM
What rims, what vehicles? I have been driving Mercedes for nearly 30 years and I have never heard of this.
Lawrence
AMGMercedes
3/7/2008 1:07:13 PM
There was a recall way back for the 84' 190d and 190e for cracking rims, but none recently that I am aware of. Yes, please tell us what model and year it is.
wmercer
3/7/2008 2:53:02 PM
I also am curious of the applicability to which year and model of Mercedes this issue is repeatedly occurring. I have not seen this occur and have not seen forums posting of multiple recurring same problems. If there are several car owners of certain MB models experiencing repeated cracked rims and flat tires, hopefully they share with all of the concern, so we can have awareness of the issue. Thank You.
shalonda2000
5/14/2008 4:19:35 PM
Hi i'm a victem
i own a 2004 clk500 with 17' amg wheels, and today will be the second time that i might have to replace the wheel, btw the wheels at the dealer costs $900 per wheel and of course its hard to buy just one rim
the first time i was getting flat tires took my car to a tire shop my tire was fine but there was a angle hair crack in the rim it had to be replaced, luckly i had just got my car and the dealership gave me a new rim at no cost (keyes european)
now its happing again diffrent wheel no outside apparence that the wheel is damaged but i have a leak, this time i thought it was the tire and purchased a new tire two days later another flat.
i contacted this company based out of san diego who repairs cracked rims, she informed me chrome wheels can have high corrosion and that the high proformace rim is like glass, but they can be repaired
