Wheel Rim Problems of Buick Regal

The contact owns a 2002 Buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the aluminum rims on the vehicle caused all four tires to lose pressure. She took the vehicle to a tire center for repair and was informed that the aluminum in the rims were peeling inside. In addition, the aluminum was punching the side of the tube and caused the tires to lose pressure. The repair center stated that they had to sand the aluminum down to stop the peeling and loss of tire pressure. The tires are the original tires that came with the vehicle. The rim manufacturer and other related information was unknown. The VIN, failure and current mileage were unavailable. Updated 2/23/09 updated 02/25/09.

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The chrome-plated alloy rims on the 2003 Buick Regal have the plating peeling off in sheets on the inside of the rims, where it can strike and potentially slice or damage the tires, brakes, brake lines, etc.

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I have had numerous flat tires on the 2002 Buick Regal. I have been informed by goodyear the flat tires were due to the pealing of the chrome rims on the vehicle. The warning light illuminated when the vehicle tires were low and became flat. There weren't any particular road or weather conditions when tires went flat. The failure mileage was about 60,000 miles.

I have had issues with low air pressure in the front right tire of my 2001 Buick Regal. There has also been significant corrosion on all of the chrome coated aluminum rims since my purchase. I have tried to resolve this issue under warranty during the first year of ownership with my dealership, gm customer service, and various tire manufacturers. All parties involved will not take responsibility for these problems citing reasons having to do with mother nature, and/or blaming each other to avoid the issue. I recently had a front tire change where the employee working on it informed me of a "cracked or "fractured" wheel. After contacting gm customer service and being sent to the dealership again, I was told that the crack must have come from either corrosion, or hitting a pothole. I disagreed with their assessment and demanded a new rim free of charge. This is the first time that I have ever experienced a crack in a rim. It is my position that this is a major safety issue, and could possibly cause a "death in the field". I will be replacing the rim at my cost, yet I need this issue resolved before the other three rims on my car possibly crack. Also, I need to find out how "common" cracked rims are on this model vehicle, and why they were never recalled.

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All four rims are peeling and breaking into pieces , creating pockets that trap dirt and debris. This makes it impossible to align the tires.

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Both rear rims, original equipment, are experiencing loss of air pressure. Consumer replaced both rims, and the problem appeared to be corrected at this time. Dealer was notified.

Rim failed, tire was new and undamaged, manufacturer ,per dealer, refuses to acknowledge problem.

2003 Buick Regal unsafe tires deemed by goodyear tire CO. Consumer states that the inside of the rims is peeling back causing corrosion and flat tires. Also the plating is hitting the brake drums and calipers.