# 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER — WHEELS:RIM
> NHTSA complaint `410404` · 2003-06-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** WHEELS:RIM
- **Miles at failure:** 90,997
## Narrative
THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED.  I AM THE SECOND OWNER ON A 1999 CHEVROLET, BLAZER. MY HUSBAND NT TO PUT NEW BRAKES AND TIRES ON FOR THE FIRST, THE SHOP COULDN'T GET THE TIRE OFF.  THE REASON--THE RIMS WERE MANUFACTURED ALUMINUM WHICH COOL FASTER THAN STEEL  BEHIND THE RIMS.IT PRODUCES A  SUBSTANCE THAT MAKES IT STICKY,  WHEN IT DRIES. IT CAUSES THE  BRAKES AND TIRES  TO BREAK THE RIM AND PAY FOR THE BROKEN RIM.  I FEEL THAT GMCSHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*