2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 Wheels Problems

“Auto moving and not moving. My husband is ocd and very particular about our vehicles. I had a flat tire on a run flat and damaged my left driver's side back wheel. We decided to replace all 4 tires and that wheel. My spouse removed all 4 wheels from vehicle, cleaned and inspected each wheel and we carefully put them in the back of our truck. I took them to alderson mercedes in lubbock. I watched as monte the service adviser carefully removed all 4 wheels. Later in the day alderson calls and says that the right back wheel has a crack in it and needs to be replaced. …”

“Tire was losing 1-2 pounds of air a day. Took to costco to fix what I believed was a tire leak. Upon exam costco found that wheel had a crack in it that was causing problem and told me that they see several of these cracks each year on mercedes. I then took car to mercedes dealer and bought a new wheel. Mercedes would not warranty wheel altho car still under warranty say I must have caused crack. I never hit anything that could have caused the crack. Mercedes dealer acknowledged that there was bo evidence of any damage to wheel or tire. I take very good care of car. No damage to tire. …”

“The contact owns a 2013 mercedes benz SL550. While driving at 10 MPH, the instrument panel indicated that the front driver side tire needed air. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the wheels were removed and it was diagnosed that all four tires were cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,472. The VIN was not available.”