We had a blowout on our 2008 chevy avalanche. When the tire blew out, all the side air bags deployed. No crash happened! Only a tire blowing!! Going less than 10mph.
Chevrolet Avalanche tire blowout problems
21 of the 1,966 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Avalanche describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 2002 model year.
- owner complaints
- 21
- worst model year
- 2002
- typical mileage
- 42,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20082
- 20051
- 20042
- 20032
- 200214
Often reported together
What owners say
4"takata recall" the contact owns a 2004 chevy avalanche with a set of capitol precision trac ll tires on it. While pulling off in the vehicle and driving around 35 MPH you could feel the back end shaking and wobbling like the lug nuts were loose. The vehicle was pulled off the road to investigate the shaking issue where was found that the tires tread was separating making humps and waves in the tread. This happened on the highway at 92,207 miles on vehicle and 7, 319 miles on 265/70r17 capitol precision trac ll tires. The vehicle was parked for a few days until getting tires to replace the capitol tires but once the vehicle started moving to take it to the shop to replace the tires the front had started to shake just like the back at 92,221 miles on the vehicle but not as much. Walmart changed the tires and the technician reported the tires were really bad with tread separating from the tire and also that this brand tire were recalled. I have taken these tires back to tire pros where it was purchased and now is awaiting them to send these tires back to the tire company for an investigation of the tire. The recall # is 14t013-8570 if I'm not mistaken.
I purchased a new 2008 chevy avalanche and, shortly after the first year of ownership, I noticed that the front tires were wearing on the inside. I had the vehicle alignment checked regularly and the alignment was within specs and the suspension was without defect. This was reported to the dealership, to the customer assistance department at chevrolet and nothing could be found that was a cause for this condition. Recently, I took the vehicle back again to the dealer to check its suspension and alignment and it was clear that the front tires were cupping on the inside. The dealer shared a tsb with me indicating that this condition was normal. I contacted the customer assistance center again and they could not provide a solution or any accommodation for this. Something is wrong with the vehicle design that would cause this premature tire failure but chevrolet is denying this. Please help as I have found this condition to adversely affect vehicle stability.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet avalanche. The vehicle has firestone wilderness le tires, size p265/70r/16. While driving approximately 45 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and called roadside assistance. The rear passenger side tire exhibited excessive tread separation and was replaced with a spare. The manufacturer stated that the tire was included in the recall defect. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unavailable. Also, the front driver, passenger, and rear driver side tires exhibited severe feathering. These were the original tires on the vehicle. The dot number was unknown. The failure mileage was 42,000 and current mileage was 44,000. Updated 3/11/09 *cn the consumer stated he hears a wobbling sound coming from the right rear of the truck. He discovered the tire had gone flat and further inspection revealed the tread belt had separated from the tire. Updated 03/13/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet avalanche. While driving 45 MPH downhill, the contact heard a noise coming from the vehicle. He attempted to stop, but the brakes failed. The vehicle stopped when the right rear tire blew out. The contact experienced the same failure as noted in the federal safety agency campaign # 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The vehicle was towed to a shop and has been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 70,224.
2004 chevrolet avalanche tread separated from tire. *kb
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 MPH the passenger side rear tire had tread separation without warning causing a crash. The vehicle was totaled and was towed to the dealer where it remains. The insurance agency was alerted and determined the tire delaminated. A police report was filed. The tire is a goodyear wrangler hp p26570r17.
Dt*: the contact stated on the left rear tire there is a small bulge on the sidewall. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, the dealership determined the tires were defective and replaced all four tires. Several months later the contact experienced a blow out with the left rear tire. The local dealership was notified and the tire was replaced. The tire line is goodyear p26570r17.
2002 chevrolet avalanche 1500 4x4. Goodyear at 17" tires. All 4 tires evenly worn 75% had sidewall deterioration where tread and sidewall connect at 51500 miles. Wires were actually sticking out and had lumps where the wire was failing. Definitely not normal wear pattern. Failure would have been blow out and out of control and who knows what. Caught the failure and presented it to a goodyear tire dealer and they would not do anything. Still possess all 4 tires if I could only show them to an actual goodyear representative for review my mind would be at ease
While traveling north on interstate-15 through st. George, utah, I experienced a tire tread separation on my left rear firestone steeltex radial tire at approximately 65 MPH while towing my 23 foot travel trailer. Total tire mileage: 26,995 miles. The tire did not deflate, I was able to maintain control of my 2002 chevy avalanche 2500 truck and get stopped at the side of the road. After inspecting the vehicle for damage, I was able to drive off the I-15 within approximately 1.5 miles at 15 MPH and install a spare tire.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Avalanche tire blowout
Which Chevrolet Avalanche years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2002 (14 complaints), 2003 (2 complaints) and 2004 (2 complaints).
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