Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet astro equipped with gremax max 5000 tires (n/a), size 215/75r15 and the dot was jehkdvp2312. The contact stated that while traveling 40 MPH, the front passenger side tire blew out. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tire and vehicle failure mileage was 142,057.
Chevrolet Astro tire blowout problems
30 of the 2,617 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Astro describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 30
- worst model year
- 1994
- typical mileage
- 147,570
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20021
- 20011
- 20003
- 19992
- 19983
- 19974
- 19964
- 19954
- 19944
- 19931
- 19913
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What owners say
1998 chevrolet astro van, unit 1 was traveling west on ir 80 in the right lane. Unit 1 went off the right side of the roadway, over corrected, and went spinning 270 degrees and went off the left side of the roadway and struck the median barrier. The driver changed his story and said his tire blew out and lost control of the vehicle. *bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0293-90)*jb updated 08/11/11*lj updated 08/12/11*jb updated 08/16/11
1995 chevrolet astro van, right rear tire blew out, causing unit 1 to go off the road striking the gaurdrail. *bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0395-90)*jb updated 08/06/10
Tl*the contact owns 2000 chevrolet astro van. The defective tire was a pep boys futura, scrambler ap, tire size p215/75r/15. The dot number is 3dhfpanm3104. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the tire tread separated from the left rear tire. The tire seperated from the vehicle and left rubber marks in the middle of the rear panel. There was no traction when the incident occurred. There were no injuries or prior warnings to the failure. The tire manufacturer stated that the failure was related to tire tread separation. The tire was replaced. The dot and additional tire information was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 151,547.
4 cooper trendsetter were put on my van 6/18/07. On 9/6/07 I was driving on i4, and the left rear tire had a major failure. I felt the van start to weave, and at that time I thought it was the wind. The tire then just went completely flat. I was doing about 70 MPH., and managed to bring the van to a stop. A major accident was averted. When I looked at the tire, large pieces of the tread were missing, the steel belts were visible and broken, and a hole was in the sidewall. I had run over nothing, and the tires had 970 miles on them. The dot number on the tire was 3dhf c2t 469 f13l. After I got home, I checked the web, and found that there was a recall on this style tire. Recall 147. The dot number didn't match. I did call cooper tire, and they have put it in as a insurance claim. There was some damage to the rear panel when the tire separated. I told them that I was nervous driving on these tires, but they kept it as a insurance claim. I am replacing all the tires for peace of mind.*jb updated 12/12/07
While driving on an interstate at about 65 miles per hour, one of our firestone fr 410 tires exploded in busy traffic, placing us in a very dangerous situation. The tire blew out on both sides, and the tread separated. This was a front tire on an all-wheel-drive van. Putting on the space-saver spare in the dark on the shoulder of the interstate was very nerve-wracking and hazardous. A state trooper gave us advice and warned us about how dangerous the situation was. The other front tire, upon examination at a tire dealer, also had separating tread. The tires are p21575r15. We have never had a blowout or tire problem this severe. Of course we had to buy 2 new tires. We wonder if these tires have been recalled or if there is any way to get a remedy for ourselves and warn others who may have these tires. We feel we could easily have been in a very serious accident. We are angry, nervous, and disgusted.
After purchasing tires and placing them on the vehicle. The right rear tire blew out from the inside. Next the vehicle started to buckle, the left front tire blew out. The consumer drove to a tire shop and the other two tires are defective.
Vehicle tire blew out while driving.*mr while driving the vehicle began to pull to the right. A short time later the passenger side front tire blewout through the sidewall. The consumer saw no nail or other indication of a puncture.
The rear left tire experienced tread separation which caused damage to the rear of the vehicle while driving at 70 MPH. *jb tread separated without hitting any potholes or debris. Bf goodrich would only cover the amount of the tread and not the workmanship. *ph
While driving 60-62 MPH rear driver side tire experienced tread separation. 4 tires were replaced on 07-02-03.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Astro tire blowout
Which Chevrolet Astro years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (4 complaints), 1995 (4 complaints) and 1996 (4 complaints).
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