I bought 4 pep boys definity tires w road hasard total was 424.58 on 9/10/201. Mileage was152156..yesterday 9/1/2011 ihad a blow out on l rear tire. The mileage was158180. They told me it would be pro rated,only 6,000 miles and it cost me 41.52 for another tire. It couldnt be fixed. What was the road hazzard for? Ps they offered me a oil change as a settelment. I told them no thanks!
1997 Chevrolet Venture: tire blowout or tread separation
7 of the 431 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Venture describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 7
- 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
After starting the vehicle in driveway a burnt odor was smelled followed by black smoke. Within a few minutes the vehicle caught on fire from under the dashboard. Local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. *ak black smoke came gushing out by the airbag. Soon after the dash board exploded in flames. Explosion caused all the windows to blow out. Vehicle was a total loss as flames engulfed the entire body.
Consumer experienced a blow out on the front right tire (ohio traffic crash report). *ph
Vehicle:1997 chevrolet venture 2 front tires: b.f. Goodrich 21570r15 dot # bem3nx711801 experienced tread separation blowouts within 30 miles of each other after driving approximately 600 miles, from fl. To va, in 12 hours. Tires were purchased from bj's wholesale in oct 2001. And had approximately 20,000 miles on them. No unusual road conditions were encountered prior to tread separation. Rear tires were not purchased at the same time and were unaffected. Will return tires to bj's for replacement unless instructed otherwise.
Bridgestone tires showed signs of tread separation. Chevrolet notified, but stated tires are not on recall list.
Tire tread peeled off and caused a blow out causing loss of control. *ak (tiresize: p215/70r15)( dot number: tire size: p215/70r15 )
Pe00-020; while driving about 60 MPH right rear tire had a tread separation, but tire never went flat, and consumer kept control of vehicle. Chevrolet, venture, 1997, general, ameri p205/704 185, dot a3m0db1446. *ak general tire claims the tire failure was due to road hazard.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Venture tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Venture?
7 of 431 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Venture (2%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Venture?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Venture
Headlights 55Overheating 21Steering lock-up 17ABS 15Wipers 15Door locks 14Stalling 13Engine failure 12Power steering loss 11Loss of power 9Grinding brakes 8Transmission failure 8Fire or smoke 7Seat belt 6Fuel pump 5
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