Spare Tire Problems of Chevrolet Avalanche

The spare tire release is impossible to operate unless there are two people around. After 7 years of corrosion and rust the release mechanism wont release the tire. This is hazardous should you have a flat at 3am on the side of the highway.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. The vehicle was equipped with good year wrangler hp tires, tire size 265/70/17. The dot number was mkt6f00r1707. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the front end of the vehicle began to shake excessively, followed by a significant amount of tread separation from the front driver's tire. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. The front driver's tire exhibited uneven tread wear and severe separation. The defective tire was replaced with a spare tire temporarily. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,207.

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The spare tire retaining cable broke causing a near collision with a motorcycle following, at a safe distance. The spare tire dropped off at highway speed. The entire hoist assembly was replaced and the part is not available. Service manager said he had seen this problem before.

When lowering the spare tire the cable assembly lowers to the ground but the metal sleeve that the cable runs through and also is suppose to drop as the cable is lowers gets stuck in the assembly and the end result is the tire is only partially lowered and is stuck with the cable on the ground. You can kick pull try and use the tire iron to try and pry it down but it does not go down. If the truck were up on the jack and flat tire removed it would be very easy for the truck to come off the jack because of the force needed to try and get the spare tire down. The problem is the tire wont come down. If a person were to get frustrated and try and drive on the flat and forget to raise the cable it could be possible for the spare tire to suddenly be jarred loose and suddenly be dragging behind the truck and who knows what might happen to a vehicle behind the truck as it drove down the road.

Driving my 2003 chevy Avalanche on PA I -380 tire firestone wilderness 265/70/16 blow-out on rear driver side cause damage to plastics covers . My wife hear the blow tire and she was thinking it was from truck passing but it was on my car. Stop the car safe and used spare tires to next service shop. Stop in scranton at firestone dealer and replace blow tire with same brand {aprox 4 months just replace 2 new firestone wilderness tires on front] I have 25 years exp. On cdl class a and never expect on cars tire blow-out like trucks. I all time care for vehicle im driving and never just drive. Tires pressure ck is all time in my maintenance and kept at 36psi. Firestone dealer refuse to change blow tire with out of charge so I paid 140. 00 for new tire and keep the blow tire for record. Hope not for refund just to keep rounds safe and not have a accident from a car with blow tires.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that he was unable to retrieve the spare tire. He stated that in order to remove the tire, he had to use a blow torch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the vehicle hoist was defective and needed to be replace. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage 100, 000.

Wrong size spare tire on Avalanche.

2003 Chevrolet Avalanche with "z66" package spare tire is a 16 inch tire. The vehicle is equipped with 17 inch tires. Sales literature indicates that the "z66" package upgrades all wheels 17 inch wheels. Despite manufacture and dealers claims the vehicle handling is very erratic with 16 inch spare installed. Dealer stated spare is for temporary use only. This is no consolation when the next exit on the highway is 40+ miles away. Manufacture and dealer both state that the TSB released resolves this issue. However, consumers are not provided TSB's in the show room. Problem was discovered when passenger side rear tire went flat. While repairing flat tire it was discovered that the original tire was out of round and could not be balanced even with over 5 oz of weight on tire. Replaced tire with brand new tire which required 3. 5 oz weight to balance indicating bad rim. Dealer and manufacture both state that is normal amount of weight for 17 inch tires. The 3 other tires on vehicle have less than 3. 5 oz combined weight to balance those. Dealer and manufacture both state problem must have been caused when original tire went flat. Original tire came from dealer with no weights installed and truck had pull to right when new.

While driving at normal city speed emergency spare tire fell off on the street. Tire bounced twice and hit another vehicle. Dealer stated this was unusual, never heard such thing.

The truck came with 17 inch goodyear tires. The spare is a 16 inch bridgestone tire.

Spare tire in the vehicle is a different size then the one on vehicle. Tire on vehicle is 17 inches and spare tire is 16 inches. Contacted dealer who is not willing to do anything. Consumer adds owners manual states that mixing tires could cause loss of control while driving. Manufacturer is aware.

Four primary tires are 17" inches. However, emergency spare tire is 16" inches. A mechanic informed consumer it would be unsafe for him to operate vehicle using 16" spare tire in combination with a 17" spare tire on same axle. Please provide any additional information / attachments.

Vehicle has four goodyear 17 inch tires, and for the spare tire there is a firestone 16 inch. Consumer is concerned. Consumer states that gm will not solve the problem.

I have not experienced a tire failure yet, but I have concerns on the spare tire that came with my vehicle. The 4 main tires are goodyear wrangler hp 265/70r17 and the spare tire is a firestone wilderness at p265/75r16. The owner's manual specifically states to use same size tires & type of tires. The spare tire should be the same as the premium tire package I upgraded my package to. . . Not a smaller size without any warning of what damage it could do to the vehicle if you used it for an extended period. . . . I think they should have the same size spare. If not, at least inform you of the potential damage one could do to their vehicle or person. (tiresize: p265/75r16).

I do not understand why the full size spare is firestone 265/75r16 vs the four goodyear tires size 265/70r17. Using different size tires is not recommend in the owners manual so why would they give you a spare that is different from the other tires & do not mention any hazards.

Truck came through with 17"wheels and 17" goodyear tires, the spare tire is a 16" wheel and 16" firestone tire. My truck is a 4 wheel drive, if I would have to use this spare, I feel it would be unsafe putting different size wheel and tire on my vehicle,. I have a complaint into the Chevrolet customer service, but they said that they won't do anything about it, that this is the way this vehicle comes through, I was never told this by the dealership, I also complained to them, and they haven't done anything yet. My complaint no. With Chevrolet is (05525998), the person I spoke to was named christine. The telephone no I called was 1-800-222-1020.

While driving 40 mph consumer heard a loud noise coming from the rear. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Consumer inspected the vehicle, and noticed that the spare tire was not in place. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the cable assembly needed to be replaced.