I was sitting at a drive up window at my bank when a man knocked on my window and asked if that was my tire on the ground. My spare tier had fallen off of the vehicle. I took my 2001 chevy tahoe to my repair man and he said that the cable rusted away that mounts the spare under the vehicle. I still have the rusted peice that attaches to the cable and it is all rust. The vehicle is only 7 years old and I have to wonder how many other SUV or trucks that are aging are going to have this problem. I sent an e-mail to gmc two days ago but I have not heard from them. Please let me know what I can do to make people aware of this problem becasuse I can not stop thinking about what if I was on the highway and my tire killed someone and how many other vehicles on the roads are in this same condition. My taho is going in this week to have a new cable put on but there needs to be a different set up so that if the cable rots away or breaks these tires will not just fall off.
2001 Chevrolet Tahoe tires complaints
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We were driving through the desert at 74 miles per hour in 115 degree temperature when our goodyear wrangler rt/s p265/70r16/111s had a complete blow out on the freeway. Our tires are only a couple months old and we had a complete safety check including tire pressure before leaving on our trip. The tire side was completely destroyed on the exterior wall of the tire.
Dt: the tread came off of the tire, contact states that it was in tread shredded. *ak *tt
While driving 65 MPH the spare tire cable snapped which caused the spare tire to fall off from under the truck. *jb
In the last two months, I have had three flat tires. The first was a completely shredded on the freeway at speeds 65 MPH. Costco replaced the tire, which was only 7 months old on may 3, 2004. A month later, sometime in june, a second flat, on the freeway. Costco claimed it was a nail. They said they patched it up and sent us on our way. The third flat, just yesterday on july 18, another flat. We took this tire and to another tire shop and they said it is a problem with the valve stem. We asked that they check the tire, which supposedly costco patched back in june and they said the tire had not been patched and that the air gage was replaced. What we infer is that costco knew something was wrong with these valve stems, lied about it and let us go on our way. Knowing full well that we still had two tires with bad stem valves. This third and final example is proof. Three out of four tires gone back in a period of 10 months is unusual. I don't know if it is a tire defect or a costco, man-made defect and need help.
When the lights are in the on position and you are traveling at 20 -25 MPH and take your foot off of the accelerator, the lights will dim for approximately 3 - 4 seconds. The vehicle was taken to a local dealership that stated they could not find anything wrong and that if it were a major problem it would show up some day. The battery has also come apart (the positive battery terminal came out of the battery), the windshield washer pump has been replaced due to leaking and is now currently leaking again, therefore the washer pump will have to be replaced again. A tire has separated for no apparent reason; dealer could not find anything wrong with the tire that would have caused the tire to separate.
In 2002 my 2001 chevrolet tahoe (@7800 miles)experienced a total (both sides)sidewall failure on one of the firestone wilderness le tires. I filed a complaint with you at that time. I had 2 questions; 1- were there any other reports of such catastrophic failure of this tire? 2- are these tires safe? I received no response from your agency! Last week another one of these tires (@28,500 miles)failed(one side wall completely came apart).so, I guess that answers question#2. I've survived 2 of these failures now while many people have been less fortunate and firestone and gm rake in the $. So, now I'm forced to pay for another set of tires or ride out another failure or 2. I'll spend the $ because I care about the safety of myself and my passengers!!!!
All 4 tires were dry rotted and contained stress marks.
Blowout (outside sidewall). Tires were used on a 2001 chevrolet tahoe with only 17,000 miles use. Speed of the vehicle at time of incident was approx 60mph. This occurred at night when temperature was about 58 degrees. I have included this information so you can see that neither excessive speed or temperature was a contributing factor. Ts
The consumer was checking tires for inspection when he noticed that the left front tire side wall was cracked on the outside. (firestone wilderness le p26570r16). The dealer has been notified. *ts
Right front tire blew out. Dealership claims a nail caused the entire sidewall to blow out. We strongly disagree with them. The tire wasn't leaking air, wasn't underinflated, there were no steering problems, and the tire didn't show any sign of wear. The entire sidewall blew out and cause damage to the tire and rim. For our safety we have removed these firestone tires from our vehicle, and they are here at our home for inspection. We believe there is a problem with this make of tire.
Tread separation. No punctures, no flats, no strikes to tire. About 30 miles north of brady tx. Temp about 80f, light rain. Road was hard packed gravel under contruction. Heard noise from rear of turck. Slowed down but continued droving. A minute later a loud noise and the right rear tire was flat. Did not swerve off road as our speed was only 30mph. Pulled off road onto soft ground. Changed to spare. Replaced tire at del rio tx goodyear store on 6 july 2001. No signs of a nail or other puncture. No holes in sidewall. Tread was completely separated from what looked like an inner tube. The side wall was gone due to the rim and the road after the loud noise. The goodyear dealer had no explanation for the failure. I am concerned that there may be a defect in either the tires or the truck, and this could happen again. I still have 4 original tires on the truck.
While the consumer was driving, the right rear tire exploded as a result the right rear dropped to the rim causing the vehicle to flip. (le wilderness tire).
While traveling in inclement weather tire has no traction. Vehicle will slide while applying brakes. Goodyear, wrangler ,t30/5135-955. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak. Consumer states the tires are not adequate for vehicle or braking system is not working properly, which cause the ABS to engage frequently.
While traveling on ga hwy 300 - our family was on our way to destin, florida to stay with family. The left rear tire exploded causing us to run into the median. My husband and I were traveling with our 3 children one of their friends. We were very shaken up and were stranded. Instead of arriving in florida around 9:30 pm (to have dinner with my sister and mother who live there) we arrived at 1:30 am. If we had not been driving in the inside lane then we would have been hit by traffic!! The tire looked like someone had taken a box cutter and sliced all the way around the outside (inside of the lettering onthe tire) we have taken pictures and saved the tire!*ak (tiresize: p265/70r16)
After purchasing vehicle, found that tires were of all of different sizes. *ak vehicle has four goodyear 17 inch tires installed, the spare tire which is a firestone has a 16 inch wheel, owners manual states that driving with different size tires is dangerous, therefore, owner feels manufacturer should be held responsible for installing tires that are all the same size.
While driving at 50 MPH half of left rear tire came off the rim , sidewall separated. Tire size p26570r16, dot number 8x72wl1300. *ak separation was on both sidewalls, dealer determined failure was a manufacturers defect and replaced tire and rim.
Tire size 26570r16, dot 8x72wl21101, original equipment on chevrolet, tahoe, 2001 with 6558 miles. Consumer drove about 10 miles at low speeds when right rear tire sidewall exploded, no prior warning or tread separation. Chevrolet dealer will replace all 4 tires with goodyear tires.*ak tire was a firestone wilderness le.
Firestone wilderness, p265/70r16, dot 8x72-wli 3600, original equipment on a chevrolet, tahoe, 2001 with 5000 miles,. While driving 45 MPH rear right tire had blown out. *ak. Consumer states the outside tire wall completely separated from tread.
Tire failed suddenly. Firestone,1804 w. Main,mesa,az kept tire.did not replace ,said it was road hazard failure. Replaced with michelin @ discount tire co. *ak (tiresize: 265/70r16)( dot number: tire size: 265/70r16 )
Was driving in newmexico on hot sumer day. Tire failed. The tread and sidewall shreaded. Firestone claimed it was not their fault! Finally replaced the tire at a discount price of $70.00. There was no reason for this tire to have failed. Had been driven the day before about 800 miles over hot highway. This was a brand new tire on a new vehicle. So sign of a hole or damage could be found. However tire was in bad shape. (tiresize: p265 70r16)( dot number: tire size: p265 70r16 )
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