Chevrolet Colorado tire blowout problems

Filed May 27, 2025 · Tires · HI

Tire size 245/45R20 I purchased a set a 4 Cooper Discoverer H/T Plus tires for my truck in 2022. I haven't driven a lot of miles on them due to the fact that I live on the Island of Oahu, in Honolulu, Hawaii and have a lot of thread life left. I noticed that the sidewalls on 2 of 4 tires are cracking and separating. I removed them from the vehicle due to the risk of tire blowout and injury in the event of an accident. I've emailed Cooper tires for information and warranty resolution and have yet had a reply.

Filed Apr 21, 2021 · Tires · CT · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet colorado equipped with general tires, tire line: grabber at/2, tire size: 265/70/r15, dot number: a3bm3nh2617e40240029. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, there was a blowout of the driver's side rear tire. The blowout caused the vehicle to turn sharply left, spin around twice, and crashed with oncoming vehicles coming from behind. Emergency services were called out to the scene of the crash. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The tire was a replacement tire. Neither the tire manufacturer nor the vehicle manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage on the tire was 14,000.

Filed Feb 19, 2019 · 7,700 miles · NC

5/20/18 AC issues -- starts blowing cold then warm/humid then back cold. Inform service advisor when took truck in (6/18/18) for service. Tech not find AC issue. 8/7/18 truck in again -- AC starts blowing cold air then puts out warm/humid air then back to cold air. -- temp is set 72 and outside is 85 - why do I have to put on auto to get cold air to blow out or adjust down to get? Why on auto it wants to freeze us at 72 and temp has to be adjusted up? Tech monitor doors with AC running & were working as designed -- note they report wam to cold - not cold to warm to cold as I reported. Well the issue still holds and the truck's climate control (blending process) has as issue in getting the temp adjusted on startup. 2/18/19 - on my drive yesterday with my wife, truck temp set at 74 and outside temp was 54 and 40 minutes into drive the vehicle fogged up the side windows and I had to turn on defrost. Then that evening as temp had dropped, when turned on truck it blew hot then cold then back to hot. The blending that the system is doing is not working correctly. Need to go back to the manual AC/heat control!

Filed Mar 14, 2018 · Suspension, Tires · 9,688 miles · NM

Was at shop returning truck to install ordered electrical parts on 3/13/18, when the installer called me over to show me an extremely large gash in tire tread, complete width of middle tread and about 7 inches in length. (have photo)leaving the membrane exposed. I was there on friday 3/9/18 with initial repairs & this was not noted! ( tires were balance due to outage of wire for ABS) I drove back home 50 miles on friday, did not move the truck all weekend, till my return on tuesday (13th). When discovered . He advised me to get this repaired immediately! I drove cautiously approx. 4 miles to local chevrolet dealership (reliable) it was around 4pm, I explained that I did not have appointment, and needed immediate attention due to damaged tire ready to blow out! I explain this looked like manufacture defect. Needless to say none was covered by insurance, I paid out of pocket $274.24. I am so thankful I did not have a blow out driving to albuquerque,nm this is highway most of the way, with speed limit 70 MPH. And most grateful my 3 grandkids were not with me,, as I frequently pick them up from school. This could of definitely been devastating . The service dept. Assumed I ran over something. This is a newer truck I only have 9688 miles on it, and careful to watch what is on the roads. As this was the driver rear tire involved, the front was not affected at all? Is this possible it is a manufactured defect ? I have never had this happen to a tire on my vehicles before, as I am 65 yrs old. Do I have to wait for this to happen to another tire on this vehicle from this company with possible tragic results. I will do my diligence in inspecting tires before I leave, but this could of happen as I drive traveling once again on highways.

Filed Feb 21, 2017 · Tires · 34,000 miles · CO

Left rear tire blowout while traveling southbound on us hwy 550 at mile post 84 over red mountain pass. This is a particularly dangerous pass with steep drop offs and narrow, if any, shoulders. Driver was able to find room on the right side of road to remove the blown out tire and mount the spare. Had this blowout occurred on another stretch of the road, driver and truck would have gone over the edge. Asphault pavement was dry and ice-free at the time. Driver judges the blowout due to manufacturing defect: ply and tread separation. Tire was oem provided with the new truck, not quite 2 years old, and otherwise ample tread life. Driver has photographs of the tire, and keeps the tire in his barn for inspection if required.

Filed Dec 17, 2014 · Tires · 79,166 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet colorado equipped with tbc tires, tire line: sigma shadow, and tire size: p225/75r15. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front passenger side tire. The contact discovered that the front passenger side tire tread separated from the side wall of the tire. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate tire and vehicle failure mileage was 79,166.

Filed Dec 24, 2013 · Tires · 20,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet colorado. The vehicle was equipped with michelin tires, size 265/70r/17 and the dot number was apkp495x3812. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH the belts were defective on the front passenger's side of the vehicle. The driver's side front tire also had pin holes. On a different occasion; the right passenger's side rear tire blew out. The contact was able to replace the tire with the spare. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

Filed Apr 10, 2013 · Wheels · 57,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the front driver tire blew out without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that an alignment needed to be performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 57,000. The VIN number was not available.

Filed Sep 24, 2012 · Tires · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet colorado equipped continental general grabber tires, size: 215/70r15. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, he heard a loud popping sound. He moved over to the shoulder and assumed he had a flat tire. Upon further inspection, the contact discovered two blowouts in the sidewall of the tires. The manufacturer was notified and stated they would investigate the tires. The failure mileage was not available. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jul 30, 2012 · Tires · 80,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado equipped with laredo tires, size p235/70/r15. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the rear driver's tire blew out. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.