56 of the
642 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
are about the tires —
9% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1999.
MY WIFE HAD A BLOW OUT (7/15/08) ON THE FREEWAY (MIDDLE LANE), TIRE POPPED & LOOKS LIKE TIRE TREAD ABOUT TO COME LOOSE ON OUTER SIDE OF TIRE WALL. I OWN (2) TWO TRUCKS A TOTAL OF (8) EIGHT TIRES, SIZE 32X11.50 R15 LT TIRES. AS A CONSUMER, I'M INQUIRING ON SOME FEED BACK. ALSO I WENT BACK TO TIRE SHOP & WAS TOLD TIRE WAS DISCONTINUED. (NEED TO SOLVE PROBLEM).
NHTSA complaint #10234519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: FUTURA RV DAKOTA, THE TIRES STEEL TREAD BELT PEELED OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND CAMPER, CONSUMER WAS FIRST TO OWN THE TIRE, THE TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, CONSUMER HAD A TIRE OF THE SAME TYPE PREVIOUSLY, AND HAD THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN WITH THAT TIRE. THE FIRST TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10126289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PROBLEMS WITH REMOVING THE SPARE TIRE. TOOK TO SEVERAL TIRE STORES AND THEY COULD NOT REMOVE IT. BOTH TIRE VENDORS SAID THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPARE TIRE. AFTER TAKING TRUCK BACK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CUT SOMETING ON THE FRAM AND IT WOULD BE $40. THIS OBVIOUSLY HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND SHOULD BE COVERED.
NHTSA complaint #10111975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GOODYEAR, WRANGLER RT/S SAFETY DEFECTS - SIDEWALL BULGES AND BUMPS. ONLY 8,000-MILES ON THE TIRES. THE FIRST SIGN THAT SOMETHING WRONG WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN "OSCILLATING ROTATIONAL NOICE" WHEN DRIVING. IT GREW LOUDER WITH TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER TO CHECK THE BEARINGS, BRAKES, ALLIGNMENT, , ETC. FOR A PORBLEM. NONE WAS FOUND. THEN A "THUMPING" SOUND AT LOW SPEEDS DEVELOPED. I HAD THE AUTO DEALER INSTALL MY SNOW TIRES AND ALL UNUSUAL SOUNDS AND "THUMPS" DISAPPEARED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER ASKED ME TO TAKE THE TIRES TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE DEALER SAYS THAT SIDEWALL BULGES AND BUMPS ARE NORMAL AND THAT GOODYEAR WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 8,000-MILES ON THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES. I CAN ONLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING AND SAFETY DEFECT WITH TIRES THAT DEVELOP BULGES, BUMPS, MAKE ROTATIONAL SOUNDS AND THUMPING NOISES. I THINK THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AT HAND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THROUGH TIRE REPLACEMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM. PROMPT ACTION COULD SAVE LIVES, APPARENTLY NOT A TOP PRIORITY.
NHTSA complaint #10103052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FIRESTONE STEELEX, LT245/75R16. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. IT DAMAGED THE FENDER. DEALER AND FIRESTONE WERE NOTIFIED. NOTE CONSUMER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS CHEYENNE, 1991.
NHTSA complaint #10083967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGERS FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. THE TIRE'S ENTIRE SIDEWALL SHREDDED. TIRE INFO: FIRESTONE P225/70R15 DOT O. ELA6CNJ1402, WITH 60K MILES ON THE TIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE WAS 1/3 WORN AND NOT THE ORIGINAL. *NLM *SCC
NHTSA complaint #8020129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ATTORNEY WRITING ON THE BEHALF OF 4 ACCIDENTS IN WHICH HE STATES WERE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION ON GOODYEAR 16 INCH LOAD RANGE E STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES, THIS PARTICULAR POLICE REPORT STATES THAT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS FATALY INJURED DUE TO BEING EJECTED OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW, OWNER OF VEHICLE IS LYNN BOYER, BOX 1611, ARDIMORE, OK 73401, 746-7187. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #566277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF TRUCK.*AK (GOODRICH TRAIL EDGE-LT215/85R16 M+S DOT BFOP C01498 TIRE INFLATION HAD BEEN CHECKED ON MAY 19,2002 AT 65PSI) *SCC
NHTSA complaint #8012926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN A 1999, CHEVROLET Z71 TRUCK LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE: P265/75R16, DOT: W273WMB189 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THERE WERE 12,000 MILES ON TIRE, AND IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. BLOWOUT WAS APPROXIMATLEY 1 1/2 INCHES IN LENGTH, AND WAS IN CENTER OF THE TREAD. *AK
NHTSA complaint #898579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REAR PASSANGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BENT FENDER. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, TIRE SIZE P26575R16, VN73WMA4900. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #895848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.