Tire Tread/belt problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Express

Four problems related to tire tread/belt have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Express. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 03/06/2003

The right rear tire experienced tread separation. Which caused the tire to blow out.

2 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2001

Tire had complete castastrophic failure of the side wall while on highway driving 54 mph. The entire side wall blew out. This tire had less than 15 days driving time on it since it was the spare that was replaced on Monday, 21 may. The only other time it was used was for 2 days last summer. The tire was brand new!!! (dot number: 120/116r tiresize: lt24575r16).

3 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2001

Pe00 020; consumer was loading up truck and noticed that passenger's rear tire had a chunk of the tread gone. Firestone, steel tex, r4slt245/75r16 , dot#23570urbno5326-1 dot vn11b1a338.

4 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 11/03/2000

Tread separation after loud noise. (thought a jet was going overhead). Felt no vibration or anything else prior to tire going flat. (dot number: canada tiresize: lt245/7516).


Other Tire related problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Express

Tire Tread/belt problems
4
Tire problems
3
Tire Blowout problems
2


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