Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet silverado 1500. The vehicle has cooper discoverer s/t tires, size lt265/75r16. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the tread separated from one of the tires without warning. There are no recalls regarding this failure. The current mileage was 219,635 and failure mileage was 218,750.
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: tire blowout or tread separation
6 of the 360 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the rear tire on the driver side separated. There was a vibration and a loud noise seconds prior to the tire separation. Also, the truck skidded sideways, however control of the vehicle was regained and it was pulled to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was taken to the vendor of the tire to check the pressure and rotate the 4 tires prior to the incident. The contact had experienced 3 separate incidents of tire separation on the same type of tire. Both service and tire dealers were notified. The tire manufacturer recommended the tires should be inflated to 35 psi. Tire manufacturer: continental tire north america, inc. Brand: ameritrac SUV. Size: p265/70r16
Four kelly springfield navigator gold 108sxl ws were purchased on may 31, 2001 at flynns tire in kent, ohio. On july 3, 2002 I had the tires rotated and the front end alignment done. On july 15, 2002 I was turning a corner and heard a pop and thought I may have struck something in the road. I looked but saw nothing in the road. I went to my destination. When I returned to my van the front right tire was flat. I called a tow truck out to fix my tire and while he was retrieving the spare from under the vehicle he told me the rear right tire was damaged with a bubble protruding from a tear in the side wall exactly like the front tire. Both on the inside of the tire not visible to us. I drove the one mile to flynns tires and reported that both tires were damaged but heard a pop . He removed the tire from the rear and made no indication that there was a problem and my charge was 98.79 for two new tires. The tires were retained by flynns tires. On july 24,2002 we took a trip to tenn. And on the way heard a pop .in tenn. We found the rear tire flat but still one of the original because the new tires were placed on the front of the van. Even though I was not there I could describe to my husband exactly what the tire would look like when it was removed. The tire was removed and the spare put on and the tire had the four inch tear in the sidewall with the rubber bubble protruding from it. We had to locate a dealer who serviced kelly springfield in tenn. The technician reported to my husband that it was tire failure and after contacting goodyear/kelly springfield the two tires were replaced that remained from the original purchase. The company would not give me full credit for the tires and gave me a two tires with less mileage over the life of the tires. So not only did I receive a down grade in the tires but I had to pay another 50.10 towards the replacement tires and also pay for the balancing of the tires. My bill was 98.68. Ts
In february of 2002 the right front tire was replaced for radial pull. On sunday 6/2 the left front tire was replace for tire separation. On wednesday 6/5 both rear tires failed due to tire separation at different times. The milage for four failures was approximately 18,000 plus or minus 250 miles. I am the original owner of the van and the tires were original equipment. I believe that four different tire failures on the same vehicle indicates a serious quality control issue with all the tires from that manufacturing lot.
Tire blow out caused accident on 09/26/2000 - caused loss of consciousness and serious spine injury. Lucky to be alive and that my 2 little girls were not with me at the time. (tiresize: lt225/75r1)( dot number: tire size: lt225/75r1 )
Uniroyal 15 inch tiger paw experienced blow out. Mjs
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
6 of 360 owner complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (2%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Wipers 54ABS 40Brake failure 19Jerking 11Pulling 11Fire or smoke 7Power steering loss 7No deployment 5Fuel pump 5Loss of power 5Premature wear 5
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