2002 American Wire Wheel Superspoke problems, complaints & recalls

2011-01-06 · Equipment

“tl*the contact owns evo weld wheels (manufacturer not available) installed on a 2001 nissan titan. the contact stated while having the tires changed by the dealer he was informed that the wheels were cracked. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the contact replaced the wheels. the failure mileage was approximately 70,000.…”

2004-02-11 · Equipment:mechanical:wrecker And Wheel Lift Devices

“i have a 1999 cadillac catera. it has been the most trouble some car i have ever had. the engine light comes on and reads mutiple cylender misfire. also i had to replace the rear main seal at 60,000 miles. which was six months after i bought the car. it costed me $600.00 to fix it. i also have alot of blow by in oil. also the cams are leaking a lit…”

2003-10-13 · Equipment

“i have 80 spoke american wire wheels on my 94 harley with tube-less tires. this week-end while traveling in southern indiana i noticed my front end feel "light". as we pulled into a small town for lunch i noticed my tire was low, almost flat. i reviewed the tire and it looked fine so i checked the rim. it had about a 5-6 inch crack around the t…”

2003-07-27 · Equipment

“read article regarding nhtsa investigation indicating that "supr spoke" wheels have been failing castastrophically. odi is aware of 11 spoke-related failures of super spoke wheels manufactured by aerican wire wheel, inc. of denton, tx. all catastrophic failures of he aww wheel resulted from its "defective design, with absence of quality control. …”

2003-07-03 · Equipment

“after being told of the failures of the aww superspoke wheels, i had no choice but to remove them from my 97 h-d motorcycle. i just cannot take the chance of risking my life and that of others. someone has to be held accountable for these wheels. i paid a small fortune for these and now they sit in my garage.*ak…”

2003-06-26 · Wheels

“the consumer contacted to advise the dayton wire wheel had refused to honor recall remedy 03e011000. dayton wire wheel purchased american wire wheel who is the original manufacturer of the recalled item. consumer does not know what action to take as of this point and would like to be contacted regarding this action report.*ak *ts *jb…”

2003-06-18 · Equipment

“i was driving my 1994 harley davidson when out of the blue my rear wheel locked up causing the bike to go into a skid and come to an unintended/abrupt stop. i looked at the rear wheel and was horrified to see that none of the spokes were attached to the hub and that the sprocket and rotor were resting on the gravel. this incident happened approxi…”