Wheel Rim Problems of Chevrolet Cavalier

My daughter was driving my 2004 chevy Cavalier, hit a pot hole, and went off onto the side of a two-lane highway. Should the aluminum wheel-rim, factory-installed, have broken in half when the axle was fine? I am sensing metal fatigue?.

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The consumer stated that there was a rim failure on the alloy wheels. The vehicle is a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. The consumer was driving at 40 mph when this occured. The consumer felt a sudden drop in the car as if the tire had went flat and found that the rim had a hole in it about the size of two fists. The consumer stated that he did not run over anything in the road. The dealership/ manufacturer has not been contacted. The consumer purchased a new rim and tire for the car.

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2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. The aluminum rim on the front passenger side cracked when pulling off of the freeway and coming up to a light. Nothing happened to the tire, and nothing hit the rim to puncture it. The crack was on the inside of the rim. It cracked a 9 inch rip long ways and there is rip running outside towards the middle. The consumer took the vehicle to the Chevrolet dealership and they stated it looked like a chuck hole and it would not be covered under the warranty. He then called gm and was told to go to another dealership. That dealership stated it looks defective and it could have happened while backing up. Although they state this, they were not willing to put it in writing. The consumer heard a pop and heard the tire leak air because it lost its seal.

While approaching the vehicle consumer noticed a flat tire. Consumer took vehicle to a discount tire shop. At the tire shop technician informed consumer that the tire was fine, but the wheel rim broke in two pieces. The manufacturer and the dealer were informed of the problem.

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Consumer hit a piece of wood that had fallen off of another vehicle resulting in broken left rim. The next day the right rim was damaged after hitting a deep pot hole. Ph.