Sterling McCall Nissan Nissan North America, Inc. Manufacturing Defect - Cracked Wheel Rim and generated false Tire Pressure Test Report Stafford, Texas

and passing out copies of your Ripoff Report to everyone going by, you could potentially cost the dealership tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost business, wouldn't you agree?

If the dealership lost five car sales as a result of you picketing, and each sale averaged $20,000.00, that would be a loss of $100,000.00 in car sales, right? Standing outside of the dealership with a large picket sign might be a good decision, if they don't want to pay for all of the damages, correct? It would also alert other potential customers who might want to have their car serviced at the dealership, and they might decide to go elsewhere after reading your Ripoff Report and viewing the photos of the damage.

Good luck, and keep us posted if you decide to stand outside the dealership with a large picket sign.

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I suppose it's possible that Chong did what you say but as a mechanic employed by a bona fide dealership that would be pretty stupid on his part. He would PO not just customers but his employer as well.

By road hazards I meant incidents that don't necessarily involve damage to the tires. Alloy wheels look great but they are more prone to metal fatigue than basic steel wheels. Look up "stress crack" and you will see what I mean, just hitting a hard bump can cause it. Although it's more common in areas with wide temperature variations between winter and summer it can happen anywhere. It has happened to me and I live in southern California. It's not really the result of a manufacturing defect, just a property of the material. This may be the reason why Nissan is offering to pay half the price of a new wheel.     

and pass out copies of your Ripoff Report to everyone going by, so they are aware of what happened. (Make sure to stay off of the dealership's property.)

Jerry was successful when he stood outside of the Toyota dealership handing out flyers. He also put vinyl lemons all over his 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid, which was obviously defective. The dealership finally caved-in and fixed the problem at no cost after he protested.

Just type in 354721 at this site and you can read his Ripoff Report and his '#3 Update by Author' in the consumer comments section at Ripoff Report #354721.

Good luck.

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Your conclusion, that damage must have been caused by either road hazzard, or some occurrance while in Sterling McCall Nissan Service Dept. is correct.
Wheel and Tire are undamaged and in amost new condition except for the crack on inside of rim. All other wheels and tires are undamaged. Therefore, very unusual for crack to have been caused by road hazzard.
 
My contention is; mechanic, David Chong was angry that I noticed he hadn't checked tire pressure and bashed the inside of the rim with the heavy rubber mallet, used in tire changing. I have heard that this is a common method used by mechanics to " Get Back At " customers with complaints.
Obviousely, crack not caused by false tire pressure report.
Also obvious, crack was not caused by road hazzard, with undamaged tire.

...the wheel's warranty has expired so Nissan was under no obligation to replace the wheel for free. I'm even surprised they offered to pay half the price of a new wheel since at this point it would be nearly impossible tell if either the wheel had a defect, was damaged during servicing, or damaged by you. It is obviously not a crack that came with the car since you've driven it for 75,000 miles without deflating issues. I don't see how reading tire pressure would cause a wheel to crack, it's more likely to have been caused by road hazards or a tire changing machine.