The right rear tire tread separated while driving 70 MPH resulting in loss of control and an accident. A passenger died and an other was in critical condition.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 tires complaints
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While driving on highway, consumer heard banging sound and vehicle began to handle roughly. Looked in rear view mirror and saw a piece of tire came off. Firestone, steel tex radial, lt 245/75 r 16. *ak blowout caused damage to vehicle.
We purchased this chevrolet dually truck in nov 00. The two front tires had excessive wear and were replaced by the dealer after two weeks of trying to locate them. We have found that goodyear no longer makes these tires. The truck was mfg 03/00 and the tires have a dot # that indicated the tires were mfg 07/00. We will not be able to obtain replacements should we have a blowout. Understand a class action suit was filed dec 01 re these tires. Chevrolet customer service has given us the runaround for the last four weeks and refuses to do anything about these defective tires (total of 7 on the truck). I don't believe the truck sat for four months with no tires in the beginning. Also someone needs to do something about the total lack of assistance with chev customer service, no return calls, lack of research and in general, a complete runaround over a period of four weeks.*ak (dot number: mk1l tiresize: 225/75r16)
Vehicle started vibrating while driving on interstate 10 on may 3, 2001. At first we could not see any visible problem so we slowed our speed to well under 50 MPH. We took vehicle to firestone store and the tread separation is now very obvious. The firestone store said they will replace tire with another firestone tire but they claim the steeltex tire is safe and does not have tread separation problems. This vehicle is a gm cutway, made into a class b motor home by roadtrek (home and park of canada). It is one year old and has original firestone tires. We have not driven it offroad, over medians, curbs or shoulders (this is what firestone has previously claimed was problem with emergency vehicles using steeltex tires). We did not have an accident but the tv in the motor home quit working as a result of the vibrating.*ak (dot number: dn11bia299 tiresize: lt24575r16)
Tire blew for no apparant reason at approx 70mph on interstate while towing an empty utility trailer. Tire looks separated and blew into 2 pieces. Lost some control of vehicle almost causing catastrophic crash. Damaged vehicle and trailer. *ak (dot number: 379 tiresize: 245/75r16)
Original tires on a chevrolet, k3500, 2000, dot ad11doa449, ameri 500 tr lt245/7516m+s load range e. Sidewalls developed large bubbles about 5 inches in diameter on two rear tires.*ak consumer states that four of the original general tires on vehicle have failed.
General ameri 550 tr tires(245 75r 16) experienced peeling and bubbling on sidewall.
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