Chevrolet Silverado tire blowout problems

Filed Nov 30, 2015 · Tires · 3,400 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado equipped with goodyear wrangler sra tires, size: p265/65/18 (na). While driving between 65-75 MPH, the vehicle started to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be inspected and repaired. The tires were replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The dot number was unknown. The approximate vehicle and tire failure mileage was 3,400.

Filed Nov 24, 2015 · Brakes, Wheels · 12,366 miles · WA

On october 24, 2015 while following my wife home on hwy 182 between west pasco and richland my truck experience what felt like a tire blowout on the right rear wheel. I was traveling the speed limit at 70 MPH. The road was level and flat with no debris on the road. I proceeded to change out my tire with the spare, thinking that the tire had a large bolt or nail in it. To my surprise, the tire was intact with no sign of damage. The factory rim had failed. Here are the facts of the situation: '2015 chevrolet silverado lt z71 with 12,366 miles 'smooth highway surface on a clear day traveling straight at 70 MPH with no debris on the road 'not hauling or towing 'single occupant in vehicle 'the tire is intact (not damaged at all) 'no damage to the right front wheel or tire or any other part of the vehicle 'severe damage to the right rear rim 'rim impacted the brake system hard enough to bend parts and cause leaking of brake fluid

Filed Nov 10, 2015 · Tires · 159,000 miles · ID · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado equipped with cooper discovery a/t tires, size: 265r75r16 (na). While driving approximately 80 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle veered to the right independently and rolled over multiple times. The contact was ejected from the vehicle and sustained a broken arm, neck, back, and shoulder, six broken ribs, a punctured lung, and nerve damage to the left leg. The driver sustained a broken arm that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. A police report was filed. It was determined that the tread separated from the rear passenger side tire and caused the crash. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The dot number and VIN were unknown. The approximate tire failure mileage was unknown and the vehicle failure mileage was 159,000.

Filed Nov 9, 2015 · Tires · 144,322 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado equipped with yokohama geolandar a/t-s tires, size: lt215/85r16 (na). The contact stated that the tires failed to pass an inspection because the tread was too thin. The tires were not diagnosed or replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 144,322 and the tire failure mileage was 25,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2015 · Tires · 60,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet silverado equipped with federal couragia a/t mud train tires, size: st 516-333/12.50 r20lp (na). While driving at approximately 10 MPH, the band of the tire separated causing the vehicle to vibrate uncontrollably as the tire blew out. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact stated that one tire was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage of the vehicle was 60,000 and the tire failure mileage was 3,000.

Filed Aug 3, 2015 · Tires · 149,910 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado equipped with cooper dean mud terrain radial sxt, size: 119/116n. While driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel started to wobble and made a loud abnormal noise under the vehicle. The contact stated that the front driver side tire blew out. An independent mechanic replaced the tire. The tires were replacement tires. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 149,910 and the tire failure mileage was unknown. Ma 10/23/15

Filed Jun 20, 2015 · Transmission · 18,802 miles · FL

I was merging onto the highway and just about got up to speed and felt a vibration that within a few seconds got really intense then heard a pop and then several bangs. I thought a tire blew, so as I looked up in my rear view mirror to see if I was clear to get over to the shoulder, I saw my driveshaft cartwheeling about 8 ft. In the air as people behind me were scrambling to avoid from hitting it. Luckily the driveshaft didn't lift the back of the truck into the air, and more importantly it didn't go through someones windshield behind me! It turns out that the knuckle on the rear of the shaft had snapped, violently vibrated and the shaft dropped, ripped apart about a foot behind the transmission and came out from under the truck. The u-joint was still in the differential and a foot of driveshaft was still in the transmission. I had brought my truck to 2 different dealerships for a vibration and clunking noise in the rear when it was new, (1900 miles) both dealers told me "they couldn't duplicate customers concern"...I'm a mechanic, I've worked at dealerships, this is what they tell people when they don't want the headache of dealing with an issue. After looking driveshaft vibrations up on these specific trucks, I came to realize that it is a common problem with 2014 and 2015 gm full size trucks. This incident could have turned out much worse than it did...if you own one of these trucks and notice a vibration at all, get it into the dealer and get it fixed immediately, don't take the chance of hurting your family or someone else!

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 19,423 miles · CA · fire

This involves an oem tire on a 2012 chevrolet pick up truck, silverado 1500. I'm a retired automotive engineer. Tire is made by general tire, size p245/75r/17, dot p583 bn1. I am original owner and only driver. This tire has never run over anything but roadway surface. I was traveling on the freeway when the sidewall plies broke internally causing the tire to de-bead. I pulled over to inspect. Tire was smoking from the inside. It was fully ready to catch fire. Copious amounts of smoke. I poured my ice tea down the inside part of rim and backed truck up to slosh ice tea around inside of smoking tire. There are no cuts, stone bruises, or other outside influences. This tire broke its sidewall. You can both see and feel it. Tread and crown at same area are fine. Tire has 6/32" tread remaining. When tire was replaced, there were handfuls of shredded rubber found inside the tire by tire shop. I kept the tire if any rep wants to inspect it. This is very dangerous. This tire failure could have caused a fatality..

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Brakes · 190,000 miles · MN

I pressed on the brakes and felt one set blow out, pressed harder to compensate and felt the remaining set blow out. The pedal then went to the floor resulting in a total loss of braking. The brake light did not come on (no reason for it to?). Luckily I had a trailer connected which had working electric brakes and I was able to manually activate those brakes. Later that day while moving the vehicle in my yard, I used the emergency brake which immediately failed. Inspection of the brake lines revealed massive corrosion on all of the lines and will require complete replacement. Inspection of the emergency brake revealed the line was coated in plastic except in some areas. Those areas were totally corroded resulting in the cable braking in one of those areas. So in one pedal action, both front and back brakes catastrophically failed. And in the same day, all 3 systems failed. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and they requested that the vehicle be towed in and have a diagnostic test run (at the vehicle owners expense), however chevrolet had no program in place and would not cover any of the repairs no matter what the outcome of the diagnostic test... I opted to repair all the break lines myself to avoid the the extra cost of a tow and diagnostic test that would have no outcome other than a report to chevrolet at a large expense to me. Approximate failure mileage was 190,000 miles.

Filed Aug 24, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 52,646 miles · AL

Firestone tire p245/70r17 108s m+ s destination le for your information while driving the inside lane of I-20 here in alabama august 23, 2014 at a speed of approximately 65 miles an hour when my right front tire blew. Fortunately I was able to maintain control of the vehicle and get off the interstate. The tire blew out just below the thread, outside wall. Hole is approximately the sizes of a twenty five cent piece. I had an experience tire professional look at the tire; he said that the tire was defective because of the way it blew. The other three tires on this vehicle are firestones identical to this one. I am worried about the safety of driving the auto with these tires? The tire is on a 2008 chevy silverado pickup that is driven for pleasure. (not a work truck) less that 10,000 miles a year. All four original tires were replaced with firestones p245/70r17 108s. I would estimate these tires to have less than 20,000 miles on them.