2019 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Tires & Wheels Problems

I drive 40-50 miles per day in this vehicle. I noticed a wobble develop last week, so I stopped into a local service shop to see if maybe a tire weight fell off. They brought me into the garage and spun all four tires individually in front of me...Every one of them was no longer a circle, more oval shaped. All four rims lost their shape. I drive this car on a highway to work every day with occasional potholes and rough concrete connections, but nothing notable over the last 11k miles I have put on the car in 8 months of ownership. The wheel repair shop who rolled them back in to shape told me "Mercedes-Benz and BMW are our most frequent customers" either for dents, cracks, or curb rash. He even went on to say "AMG rims may be the softest on the road. Even a speed bump going a little too fast will destroy an AMG rim." Sure enough, another C43 AMG was parked next to me in the parking lot when I picked my car up and a 2011-2013 C250 with the AMG sport styling package had just parked. I think seeing three AMG products in for the same reason is more than a coincidence. Furthermore, all four wheels to have lost their shape at only 33k miles total on the car is also hard to believe. After further research, it seems many Mercedes-Benz, especially AMG, drivers are facing similar problems; C43 with 5 cracked rims over 2 years, C43 with 1 rim replaced after 1 month of ownership, C43 with all new wheels after owner discovered 3 cracked rims out of the 4. Many stories. Given the violent wobble at highway speeds, it is scary to think that potholes could render these cars undrivable. These cars are advertised with performance in mind, yet rims that crumble under normal driving conditions, such as my 22 mile drive to work every day. Marketing speed and hardcore driving is reckless for cars prone to develop oval shaped wheels under these conditions. Specifically, the 19" AMG sport rims like the package on my car. No warning lights or anything either.

This is actually the second time I met the issue within the four years I own the car. After some researches, I decide to file this complain so some 3rd party can investigate into it. I have a Mercedes AMG C63s 2019 version with 19 inch OEM wheel. Firstly, it was a low tire pressure light. The dealership confirmed the tire was fine and there was actually a crack on the inner portion of the wheel that was causing the tire to leak air. I did not remember hitting a pothole or anything, and the tire showed no signs of damage so the wheels must be defective. But the dealership did not recognize it and would charge $1500/wheel to replace it. Please investigate into the Mercerdes AMG C-class OEM wheel rim as I also saw tons of people complaining this issue in a MB forum. The tricky part is that when another driver argued with the dealership that if they were not responsible for the wheel crack, he would take the wheel for a full evaluation. Then the dealership was willing to replace the wheel for free for the driver. Please investigate into this issue as wheel crack is serious safety issue.

I own a 2019 Mercedes AMG C43. I had 2 cracked rims which the insurance company claims that it is a manufacturers defect and not due to hitting holes in the road. The city of Chicago, where I reside, has many pothole problems. Which can be tough to avoid. After reading Mercedes Benz forums and finding there are many people having issues with these rims cracking. Most of my driving is in the city and not high speed but others have reported that the rims have cracked during highway driving and they have had tire losses as well. I believe there to be a risk with these rims cracking so easily, and causing damage to tires as well. Thought I should pass this on

I have 2 cracks in my wheels that needed repair. These cracks were 180degrees from each other. No tire damage

I got my Mercedes C300 4Matic 2019 model car back in 2019 August and since the purchase, I have unfortunately visited the service center more times than I would ideally want and lack of product safety (tires) endangers my life on the road. I'm listing out all the visits for your reference. 10th Feb 2020 (at 3,683 Miles) Left front tire. 23rd Mar 2021 (at 14,002 Miles) Left front, also change Right front to balance the car. 13th Nov 2021 (at 19,984 Miles) Right front tire. 28th Dec 2021 (at 21,084 Miles) Left front tire. "Front Tire Details: Continental 225/40R19 Y XL"

NOTICED A BULGE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, ON THE SIDE WALL. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, WITH MINIMAL DRIVING, RUBBER ON SIDE WALL OPENED UP WHERE BULGE WAS AT. ACCORDING TO A RECALL ON OTHER MODEL TIRES, "TIRES THAT ARE OVER-CURED MAY DEVELOP A BREAK IN THE SIDEWALL RESULTING IN SUDDEN AIR LOSS OR A BELT EDGE SEPARATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO A TREAD/BELT LOSS. EITHER CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH". THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MINE. TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP FRIDAY TO BE REPLACED.