I am a happy 2013 Journey RT AWD owner for two years. I had always thought the driving and handling was different, but i assumed it was the AWD. I have only had the car serviced at the dealership with routine oil changes and tire rotations. In July, I was told by the service advisor that I have two bent wheels. I was wondering how i bent my wheel until he told me that the word "BENT" was written on both the wheels. Please see photos. This is not someone's finger writing on dirt. It's some kind of marker that wrote this. My theories so far: Did someone at Chrysler assembly notice this and write it on the wheels intending to swap them out? -OR- did it happen at the wheel supplier and they never intended for them to be shipped out? -OR- did someone at the dealership swap them to my vehicle as a shortcut to deliver a vehicle? - or, or, or?
I get conspiratorial, not because of the bent rims (yes they actually are out of round), but because someone took the time to write it on them.
I have asked the dealership and Chrysler Customer Care to investigate, but they simply tell me that it could not have happened during the Chrysler supply chain.
Anyone seen this before?
dhh3 reacted to a post in a topic:
Anybody seen "BENT" written on their bent wheels
