i was driving down hwy then all of a sudden i see n my rear view mirror that im dragging my passenger side quarter panel .. so i pulled off then took the rest of quarter panel off .. start driving again then i keep hearing the same noise .. i pulled off again & noticed that the tread on my tire had completely peeled off the tire itself.. tire still is hiolding air … i cant fathom the idea how it did this.. the body of my car rear passenger side is completely demolished..
NHTSA complaint #11525185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES (P245-65R 17) ON MY VEHICLE, CAR IS PULLING TO THE LEFT & SHAKES, MY MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE AND SAID YOUR TIRE IS COMING APART. I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE GOODYEAR TIRES, BUT ON THE NEWS...I THOUGHT I UNDERSTOOD THEM TO SAY IT WAS THE 18" FORTERA? ANY OTHER REPORTS ON ISSUES WITH OTHER SIZES OF THIS MODEL? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10695169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN WE HEARD A POP AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLEW APART IN THE TREAD AREA. VERY UNUSUAL. WE HIT NO HOLES. THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON THEM. GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A 255/75/17. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10627755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE HAVE PUT AIR IN USING A GAUGE OR IF A MECHANIC HAS DONE IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST TURNED ON EVERY SINGLE TIME THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS LIT AND THE MESSAGE READS ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN. THIS IS VERY AGGRAVATING AND I AM AFRAID THAT IF THE TIRE PRESSURE REALLY DOES NEED TO BE CHECKED WE WON'T DO IT BECAUSE THAT LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.
NHTSA complaint #10626834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD MY ENVOY SLT NOW FOR 2 YEARS AND SINCE I'VE DRIVEN IT, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE IS ALWAYS ON FOR MY RIGHT REAR TIRE ALWAYS READS 0, MY MIRRORS HAVE A MIND OF THERE OWN, THE HEATED SEATS DON'T ALWAYS WORK AND NOW MY LEFT DIRECTIONAL DOESN'T WORK! GOT A LETTER STATING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE! UNHAPPY GMC ENVOY DRIVER NOT SURE ITS SUCH A SAFE SUV.
NHTSA complaint #10489266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, TIRE SIZE 245/65/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS AND SHOULDER AREA. THE CRACKS APPEARED TO BE EXTREMELY LARGER ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO TIRE CENTER FOR INSPECTION. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,496. UPDATED 09/13/13
NHTSA complaint #10446261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CLUSTER GAUGE QUIT WORKING. FIRST THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED READING THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. SECOND, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER QUIT READING. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY OUT OF THE ENTIRE CLUSTER GAUGE SYSTEM THE BATTERY METER IS THE ONLY GAUGE THAT WORKS.
NHTSA complaint #10398645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 GMC ENVOY. I LIVE IN NEW JERSEY AND I RECENTLY CAME OUT OF MY HOUSE AND FOUND I HAD A FLAT FRONT TIRE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR ENVOY THAT WE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE ON THE ENVOY OURSELVES. I WANTED TO SWITCH THE FLAT WITH MY FULL SIZE SPARE. WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO REMOVE THE SPARE THE HOIST THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE WOULD NOT BUDGE. HE EVENTUALLY JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED. LATER THAT DAY I BROUGHT MY ENVOY TO A TIRE STORE TO REPLACE ALL MY TIRES. THE SERVICE ATTENDANT TOLD ME HE COULD NOT LOWER THE HOIST TO REMOVE THE SPARE EITHER AND SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO MY GMC DEALER. I BROUGHT MY ENVOY BACK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY ALSO COULD NOT LOWER THE HOIST. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A 'DESIGN FLAW ON THE PART OF GMC. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIS GMC VEHICLE ONLY IN HIS CASE THE HOIST AND SPARE FELL OUT OFF HIS WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT AND HE DID NOT EVEN REALIZE IT UNTIL HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH ONE DAY AND IT WAS GONE. HE THEN TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $285 TO REPLACE MINE. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR HAD 89,000 MILES AND IT WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. GMC SAID IT WAS 'NORMAL WARE AND TARE' AND WAS CAUSED BY BAD WEATHER AND ROAD SALT. WHY ON EARTH WOULD GMC DESIGN A SPARE TIRE HOIST THAT COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE? THERE IS NOTHING WRITTEN IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT HOW TO CARE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE SPARE TIRE HOIST ON THE 2002 ENVOY. I WAS LUCKY THE FLAT OCCURRED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
NHTSA complaint #10366778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SPARE TIRE HOIST SECONDARY LATCH FROZEN, 2002 GMC ENVOY. SPARE TIRE COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM HOIST WHEN A ROAD HAZARD BLOWOUT OCCURRED. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR COULD NOT REMOVE SPARE. AFTER A TOW TO TIRE VENDOR, THEY COULD NOT GET THE SPARE DOWN. UPON VISITING A DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE AND SAID THE MECHANISM WAS 'FROZEN' AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $250, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. AFTER A TRIP TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, THEY CUT THE HOIST CABLE, REMOVED THE SPARE AND REPLACED THE HOIST PART. ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE TRAUMA IF THE FAMILY HAD BEEN ON US HIGHWAY 50 IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS MUST BE A PRIMA-FACIE VIOLATION OF THE FMVSS CODE THAT REQUIRES A SPARE TIRE. YES, THE SPARE TIRE IS PRESENT, BUT IT CAN'T BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. ONE WOULD HOPE THAT AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS KNOW THAT THE UNDERSIDE OF A VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO CORROSION AND DESIGN ACCORDINGLY. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, MANY ENTHUSIAST FORUMS AND OTHER BLOGS REFLECT THE FRUSTRATIONS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION. THE COMMON GRASSROOTS SOLUTION IS TO CUT/GRIND OFF THE SECONDARY LATCH. THUS DEFEATING THE SAFETY SYSTEM INTENT. ONE CAN ONLY HOPE THEY ARE NOT BEHIND A MOVING VEHICLE WITH SUCH A MODIFICATION WHEN THE SPARE TIRE DROPS. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHILE POLITE, INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE HOIST REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A SERVICE BULLETIN COVERING THE PROBLEM. YES, THE VEHICLE IS LONG OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS CUSTOMER SAFETY ISSUE. FROM THE FORUMS AND BLOGS, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM, AND THE 'FIX' MIGHT BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE INITIAL ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10339239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL CRACKS IN ALL 4 TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE 23,750 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON 2006 GMC ENVOY. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED MICHELIN TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE CRACKS. THEY IN TURN CALLED MICHELIN WHO SUPPOSEDLY AUTHORIZED A 55% CREDIT TOWARDS A NEW SET OF TIRES. IF MICHELIN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEFECT, THEN THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10327502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE P245/165/1R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ONE HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TREAD ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
NHTSA complaint #10275022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE 2004 ENVOY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ALTERNATOR. STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE ENVOY HAD I REPLACED 3 TIMES THEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BACK SEAT WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE NOT ROLLING UP. THEN MY GIRLFRIEND HAD A FLAT ON SIDE OF ROAD AND COULD NOT GET SPARE DOWN I HAD TO GO OUT AND CUT THE CABLE THAT HOLDS IT UP. THAT IS A UNSAFE THING TO DO ON SIDE OF HWY SHOULD NOT TAKE 45 MIN TO GET SPARE DOWN. HEADLIGHTS DIM AND BRIGHTEN GETS DIM ENOUGH THAT MAKES HARD TO SEE.
NHTSA complaint #10267268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON 6/3/2008, I PURCHASED 2 MICHELIN LTX M/S 245/65/17 TIRES FOR MY 2003 GMC ENVOY FROM, MILLENNIUM AUTOBODY & SERVICE INC., 1782 MAIN ST., BROCKTON, MA 02304. ON 10/22/2008 (AFTER ONLY 7969 MILES) THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE WAY TO FL- HAD IT BEEN REPLACED IN NY. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. ON 11/10/2008 (AFTER ONLY 9557 MILES ) THE 2ND TIRE WENT FLAT- I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SUV OVER QUICKLY RECOGNIZING THE SAME SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS FROM 1ST BLOW OUT. THIS TIRE WAS NOT SHREDDED. THERE WAS NO PUNCTURES/ CUTS TO THE TIRE. THE CLERK AT THE TIRE KINGDOM IN FL STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY TIRE VALVE STEM THAT HAD CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. I CALLED HOME, AND MY FAMILY ADVISED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN REPORTS OF BAD VALVE STEMS ON TRUCKS AND SUV'S. I CONTACTED THE LOCATION WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES TO REPORT THE TWO TIRES FAILING- THEY REQUESTED THAT I BRING THE TIRES BACK WHEN I CAME BACK TO MA. I DID NOT HAVE THE 1ST TIRE- BUT I DID GET AND STILL HAVE THE 2ND TIRE. MILLENNIUM AUTOBODY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO TALK TO TIRE REP AND GET BACK TO ME- BUT IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS NOW AND STILL NO WORD. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THESE 2 EVENTS- I FEAR THAT THERE ARE STILL FAULTY TIRE VALVES OUT THERE- THAT OTHER CONSUMERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10261526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN TRYING TO LOWER THE SPARE ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS THE SPARE WOULD NOT DROP DOWN. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, WHO CHARGED $350 TO REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM BECAUSE IT WAS BROKE DUE TO ROAD WATER, DIRT, SALT DETERIORATING IT OVER TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10188234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2005 ENVOY SLE. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS A RESULT OF A TIRE BLOWOUT. I WAS CHANGING LANES ON A CITY STREET. I MOVED FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO ADJUST TO MOVING OVER. I THAN ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FISH TAIL. I TRIED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE FROM SWERVING AND I HIT THE GUARD RAIL. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE REAR TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS FLAT. I DID NOT HIT THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR ONLY THE FRONT. I BELIEVE THE BLOWOUT WAS THE REASON THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I AM SAVING THE TIRE TO HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT IT JUST TO SEE IF MY CLAIMS COULD BE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY CUTS IN THE TIRE TO REPRESENT I RAN OVER SOMETHING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX] I AM [XXX]DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10124927 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY FRONT TIRE HAD A LEAK AND WAS DOWN TO THE RIM. I WAS ON A LEVEL SERVICE AND AN IDEAL SPOT FOR ONE TO CHANGE A TIRE. I READ THE SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS SEVERAL TIMES AND FOLLOWED THEM EXACTLY, BUT COULD NOT GET THE SPARE TIRE OFF OF THE SUV. THE SECONDARY LOCK WOULD NOT COME OFF. I ENDED UP CALLING AAA TO COME OUT AND TRY AND HELP. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS ON OTHER ENVOYS/TRAILBLAZERS, BUT NOT TO THIS EXTENT. HE WORKED ON IT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WITH NO LUCK. FINALLY, HE HAD TO FILL IT UP WITH AIR AND I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT GAS STATION TO FILL IT UP MORE. I HAD TO KEEP DOING THAT UNTIL I FOUND A PLACE THAT COULD JACK UP MY CAR AND FIX THE TIRE ON THE SPOT (WITHOUT USING THE SPARE). I STILL CANNOT GET THE SPARE OFF OF MY TRUCK. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10080737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.