# Chevy suburban wheels degenerating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-suburban-wheels-degenerating/148336>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 8, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-suburban-wheels-degenerating/148336 "2019-09-08T14:03:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nybob6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@nybob6](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nybob6)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-suburban-wheels-degenerating/148336/1 "2019-09-08T14:03:10Z")

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2015 wheels degenerating… look like I drove thru acid. bubbly like hard white goop on wheels. Never happened on my previous four Suburbans, or 5 cadillacs. GM says, not their fault, no compensation. Any other similar complaints? Seems like crappy product used by GM.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-suburban-wheels-degenerating/148336/2 "2019-09-08T14:42:53Z")

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> [@nybob6](#):
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> GM says, not their fault, no compensation.

That is correct , you are out of the warranty period . You may have two choices 1. Find a shop that refurbishes wheels 2. Just replace the wheels  
As for other complaints about the wheels maybe a site dedicated to Suburban’s might answer that.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-suburban-wheels-degenerating/148336/3 "2019-09-08T14:46:50Z")

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Pics? All 4 wheels have same issue?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-suburban-wheels-degenerating/148336/4 "2019-09-08T16:51:09Z")

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If the wheels are bright chrome and you live where salt is used on the roads, this would not be uncommon. It is impossible for chrome on aluminum to last very long. 4-5 years is not overly short nor long.

If the wheels are painted aluminum, this usually only occurs this early because the wheel were scratched by a ham-fisted tire changer, un-coated weights were used or curb rash.

In, any event, not covered by GM. Repair or replace.