Mechanics and technicians see all sorts of downright dangerous things on customer cars, from bald tires to shoddily repaired suspension, completely worn down brake pads and more. However a vehicle repairman in Erie, Pennsylvania felt the need to document an issue he discovered on a customer’s Chevrolet Camaro after they came to him complaining that their tire was flat and would no longer hold air.
The technician was initially confused why the Chevrolet Camaro tire wasn’t holding air, as it didn’t have any apparent cosmetic damage to it and looked to be in good condition. He then flipped the wheel around to the backside, however, revealing a massive hole in the inner lip of the rim. Turns out it’s hard for a tire to hold air when the metal rim it’s mounted to has a massive hole in it. Who would have thought?
The customer apparently incurred this massive rim damage after running over a pothole, but as the repairman points out in the video, this would have to be one nasty pothole to inflict this much damage. Then again, they are located in the American midwest, so there’s no shortage of major potholes on local roads. Pothole season may not be til spring, but one doesn’t have to look very hard to find a nasty pothole in a state like Pennsylvania – no matter what time of year it is. Mix these pothole-filled roads with stiff Chevrolet Camaro suspension, a large rim and a low profile tire and you have a surefire recipe for some major rim and/or tire damage.
The uploader of this video did not say if the customer decided to buy a new rim for their Chevrolet Camaro, but they’re going to need one, because this rim is fair beyond repair. Check out the clip embedded below.
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What the heck?
My 2020 Camaro SS wheels are made in China. I’m sure these are too
what does one think is going to happen with such a low profile tire and rough roads?
West of the Allegheny mts . I’ll give u the Midwest
I’d say the Midwest starts at the Ohio border. Rust belt would have been a better term.
hey brother I’m from Central PA, that why I said the Mid-West can have that part of the state. Erie actually would have been in New York but PA needed a port on lake Erie so the people in charge of setting the states borders moved Erie into PA
Wouldn’t the tire go before the wheel would damage?
Jumped my first 68 Camaro SS, ended up with 4 flats, 4 broken Cragar SS wheels, a leaf spring, and lower a arm –
Seems the tire should blow too ?
PA isn’t midwest lol.
Chinese wheels?
Are this run flat tires?
Loose brake caliper?
…. since there are scrape marks over the remaining “flap”.
Yep , good ole American made car loaded with cheep ass gook made crap.
@ Johnny Rotten Racist P.O.S.
Another post about a meaningless event to make GM look bad. Go to Ford Authority and check if they post this kind of bs about a Ford vehicle.
Easy repair with Romen noodles
@ Robert, so are HBCUs, Affirmative Action. Selective Service Office is misandry, to go with the sod floor of Arlington. Ever hear gender gap lifespan, suicide rate?
Lot’s of racism all over the place, do you scream to HR?
They’ll gaslight history or some other nonsense, two wrongs don’t make a right
Where you at?
Don’t you and the band have a gig somewhere?
Yup, we hitting yer mum again
The rim looks mighty thin! Should be double the thickness at least!
Not the cars fault
Oh, another GM cracked wheel problem. And the government let the Corvette wheel debacle slide. Starting to see a pattern here people with GM products and cracking problems. Chinesium.
Only problem with my 2019 ss convertibles wheels are they keep leaving everybody who tries a loser
You’ve heard of a temporary spare? Well, GM wheels are fast becoming a temporary item, for vehicle shipping use only. I can see the yellow safety warning sticker on new car GM wheels now… NOT FOR USE WHILE DRIVING – WHEEL SOLD AS IS – NO WARRANTY
That rim is paper thin ,
Should be twice as thick or more .
Why are car companies getting massive handouts of cash and also being let to get away with murder ?
the government is again ignoring safety with cars just as they have ignored pollution by fossil fuel burning cars , and air bags that shoot little steel fragment bullets in your face took long enough for that one .
#1 of all the rim it looks thin. I’ve cut up plenty of rims I’ve never seen one that thin. There are usually about a quarter inch of thickness
#2 was the air pressure low. I know a lot of people how don’t check their tire pressure. #3 how big was the pothole. Did he hit it straight on did they veer in to it . Was there a piece of asphalt sticking up. Without knowing these variables how can you determine what actually happened to the rim. So on my opinion that GM put a crappy rim on. But it’s also possible that those are shipping rims. I’ve been a mechanic for over 30 years I’ve never seen a rim damage like that before. I’ve seen semi trucks hit carbs annihilate the rim but the rim was still there all pieces of it. I’ve seen tires explode rims still there. But I can tell you this I’ve been looking at cars now and the older ones. The car is nowadays aren’t made like they used to be. I have a 1977 Ford pickup truck that’s still driving on the same kingpins. And that’s got a lot of miles on it. I got a 2000 Ford excursion with a 7.3 turbo diesel just shy of 300,000 MI with only basic diesel problems. My wife’s 2015 Chevy Cruze has only 55,000 MI and I’ve already replaced all the plastic cooling Jets on the engine thermostat housing coolant splitter water pump valve cover with a PVC built-in what kind of crap is that. I’ve never spent $90 on a PVC valve to replace the valve cover. I also had to replace a purge valve. For the fuel tank. I have never seen so many check engine lights on a brand new car. Next to a Dodge sprinter. So it’s my opinion that all new cars are just junk. They look pretty they sound nice but they’re all made out of plastic. You bump into one and instead of just a little fender bender. You’re picking up half your car and putting it in the trunk of your car. That’s why I choose to drive a car that has real bumpers on it.
I think the American pothole was the “aggressor” in this situation. The “Chinese rim” was the innocent “bystander” at the wrong place, during the right time. But despite the fact China has absolutely NOTHING to do with potholes in Pennsylvania, it’s no surprise that China gets the bill and the blame, again.
IMO i think the ppl that are blaming the inferior chinese wheels are really trying to say is this: the camaro is a North American car(with a few exceptions), lets build it with North American materials and labor
Purge valve can be overfilled tank problem
A pot hole it would of crack and bent the rim the rim is no bent this guy must to caught something on the road and got jammed between the rim and the lower control arm to make this TWO holes as you can see on the video it has a scrape mark also and that mark is no cause by a impact of a pot hole, i have a 2015 camaro and i have driven it thru pot holes and i never a problem with my wheels…tell the truth dude..
I can tell you how this happen. So the driver did hit a pot hole. When the tire hit that pot hole the rim flex enough to be caught by something. Either the brake caliper bracket or lower control arm ball joint nut.
A company caught the rim jammed up and lifted the rim and the results.
I seen this happen before. Not a lot of space between the rim and the components. Rim is thin for flexibility.
My guess is they hit a chunk of ice amongst the snow and slush on the wintery roads. At a high enough speed you’ll get tire deflection before the suspension reacts and walla, a cold rim will be more likely to fracture.
These rims are made in China as are many rims now. Inferior quality
I have a 2017 Fiftieth Anniversary RS. Only owner. I use it as my daily car. I haven’t had any issue with my rims. In fact just replaced the tires for the first time all around after having her for 3 years. I think that’s a good record on a sports car by the way.
I wonder if the 20 inch 875 dollar per rim upgrade for my chevy ss will have that happen.