2006 GMC Sierra 1500: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Aug 19, 2016 · Brakes, Transmission · 80,000 miles · PA

1.rusted brake lines blowout.fortunately mine happened in a parking lot,not on the turnpike,and requiring an emergency stop. 2.clutch master cylinder plastic mounting flange separates when clutch is depressed,disabeling std.transmission.on residential street.

Filed Dec 10, 2014 · Brakes · 106,000 miles · VA

Hydraulic brake line rust out results in loss of stopping ability. The "blow out" occurred while the vehicle was stopped (I was very lucky!). Upon inspection, several of the hydraulic lines were rusted badly. I felt that I had to replace them all (with stainless steel lines) to prevent another failure which could have dire consequences. The cost of the replacement stainless steel hydraulic lines was over $300. I performed the replacement of these lines myself. It cost me an additional $180 to get the complete ABS braking system bled out.

Filed Aug 29, 2011 · Tires · 37,057 miles · IL

Ameritrac general purchased from wal-mart 72653. Two truck tires p245/70r17 on 2 days with 7100 miles had failure on left side tire at center.tire designegrated from center;2nd tire tread started to fail at time of 1st tire failure. *tr wal-mart tires 72653 @9:50am confirmed other similar tire failures. Please check these tires. [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 gmc sierra 1500. While attempting to use the air conditioner the contact noticed that no air would blow out of the vents. The contact examined the vehicle and stated that the resistor failed. The failure was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 130000.

Filed Jul 5, 2007 · Tires · 17,600 miles · MA

This concerns an general tire p245/70r17. This tire was on my gmc sierra pick-up truck. These tires came with the truck. Within a month of owning this truck the tread tore away from the tire leaving large holes the dealership replaced those tires in 2006. This incident happened june 23, 2007. The passenger rear tire exploded while driving 65 MPH. It only had 17600 miles on the tire. The incident LED me to loss of control of the vehicle and damage to the rim as I tried to pull over. The dealership said general would not replace this tire because this can happen and is a risk you take, I disagree. If this had been on the front tire I have no doubt I would of either caused an accident or lost total control.