2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Dec 6, 2021 · Tires · 89,000 miles · AZ

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer equipped with Hankook tires Model:Dynapro HT Tire Size: P245/70R16 Dot Number:Unknown. The contact stated that she had both rear tires, driver side and passenger side, replaced with the Hankook tires by an independent mechanic. After the instillation, the contact stated that the vehicle would shake while driving at various speeds without warning . The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who inspected the tires and made adjustments; however, the shaking persisted. While driving at 65 MPH, the lost control of the vehicle's steering as the vehicle began to abruptly fishtail. As the vehicle continued to spin out of control, the contact was able to stop the vehicle moments before the vehicle hit a highway barrier. The contact discovered that the rear driver side tire tread had separated from the rim of tire. Due to the failure, the contact had the tire replaced with a spare and was able to drive the vehicle home. The contact called the place where the tires were purchased; they offered no assistance and stated they were no responsible for the failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The tire failure mileage was approximately 1,700. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2015 · Body, Suspension · 122,494 miles · AL · crash · 2 injuries

Driving I-85 north bound on the morning on 6/15/2015 headed to work when the rear passenger tire blew out causing my 2004 chevrolet trailblazer to cross over into another lane then back into the lane I was in, spin uncontrollable, all of a sudden the steering wheel started spinning and then the vehicle just shut down, steering wheel locks, the car comes to a stop and slams into a guard rail where I am facing south bound traffic, none of my air bags deploy, I have a neck and back injury that to this day I am still being treated for and my passenger who was a coworker riding to work with me that morning also had a back injury. My vehicle was deemed a total loss by insurance company could not be repaired, lost time from work, still have medical bills, occurring, although I have full coverage insurance but because it was a one vehicle accident there is nothing that can be done about loss wages. Just had these tires put on my truck about 6 months ago, heard about people passing these bad tires on as new tires , don't know if this is the case or not. Don't know why air bags did not deploy, don't know why steering wheel spin then locked up, thank god it was not worse! State trooper said it could have been worse from the way I landed.

Filed Oct 23, 2012 · Tires · 94,000 miles · TN · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer equipped with firestone destination le tires, size 245/70/r16. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 to 40 MPH, the vehicle started to drive funny which caused him to crash into a guard rail. The driver did not sustain any injuries and the police were not contacted. Once the vehicle stopped the driver was able to inspect the vehicle and noticed that the rear passenger tire blew out. The vehicle was later towed to an independent mechanic. Once the tire was inspected they informed him that there was a pin hole in the tire which caused the blow out. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000 on the tires. The failure and current mileages on the vehicle was 94,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jul 13, 2010 · Body · 104,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated while driving at unknown speeds he experienced a blow out and contacted roadside assistance for help. When roadside assistance arrived, they were unable to remove the spare tire from the vehicle frame due to rust and corrosion. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who cut the tire away from the frame. The owner purchased a new tire to repair the failure. The manufacturer was contacted advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer was unable to remove the spare tire cable from the frame. The failure and current mileages were approximately 104,000. Updated 11/9/10 *cn updated 11/16/10

Filed Jan 6, 2010 · Electrical, Locks · 74,000 miles · MT

In september 2009, my 2004 trailblazer started going haywire! It lost all power (while going down the interstate), the power/cigarette outlets stopped working, the doors started locking themselves (sometimes with the keys in the ignition) , the radio would go loud or stop working, my speedometer went nuts (like saying that I was doing 65mph, when I was at a complete stop or 120mph down the hwy), the service engine soon light would go on and off,and my heater will not blow out the vents in the dash. We have taken it to a mechanic. He tried everything from replacing the battery, fuel filter, and spark plugs. He even hooked it up to his scanner (which showed that there was nothing wrong with the car) all this and $700.00 later I still have the same problems. Now I'm told that the electrical panel will need to be replaced at a cost around $500-$900!! If you look at carcomplaints.com you see that there are many more people like me with the same car and the same problems. This is a huge safety issue.how long will it be before someone pushes chevy into doing a recall? Does someone have to be killed or kill someone else for this to happen? I was so glad to google car complaints and find that it wasn't just me that was having so many problems with this trailblazer.

Filed Sep 28, 2009 · Tires · 123,101 miles · TX

I had two blowouts on the front tire (drivers side) and back tire (drivers side). On sept. 26, 2009. I ran into the curb and almost lost control of the vehicle; but since I was only going about 40 MPH I was able to keep from crashing or rolling over. On the 7th of sept my tire went flat and I took it to sears and they advised it was the valve stem that caused the flat. They replaced the valve stem per my road hazard agreement. Back in march of 2009 I had a flat while on vacation in fort worth and took it to discount tires, and they informed me that it was the valve stem and that there was a recall on the stem. Upon returning home I took my car to sears and informed them of the incident and they advised they were not aware of a recall, checked the valve stems and said they didn't see anything wrong. When the blowouts occurred, we took the tires back to sears and had to pay for replacement tires (with the roadhazard fee it was apprx $230) because sears still says they have not received information on a recall notice for bridgestone tire valve stems. I found the information on the internet and also was made aware in march by the discount tire store in fort worth. I still have 2 tires from sears remaining on the vehicle and they will not replace them due to recall.

Filed May 20, 2008 · Tires · 48,100 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

Within one month after purchasing 4 new bridgestone dueler at 693 (p245/70 r16) tires from sears, the left back tire had a blowout and caused a rollover on I-16e. This incident totaled the 2004 trailblazer SUV.

Filed May 15, 2008 · Tires · 26,000 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The vehicle has goodyear fortera tires (na). While driving 70 MPH, the sidewall of the front driver side tire exploded. The tire did not sustain any other damage besides the sidewall. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The tire size was unknown. The failure mileage was 26,000.

Filed Aug 23, 2007 · Tires · FL

Continental tire p245/65r17 conti trac tr, tread separated during normal driving conditions damaging vehicle (2004 chevy trailblazer) almost causing major accident. Contacted continental, they say its not their problem because tire "experienced impact damage" the tire was a rear drivers side tire, and there has been no impact of any kind.