Table 1 shows two common tire related problems of the 1998 Chevrolet K3500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Tire Blowout problems | |
| Tire Tread/belt problems |
Problems with all six firestone steeltex tires on dual axle pickup truck. The consumer had to replace all six of the tires, because of a blow out. Several days later the consumer noticed that tread had separated from on one of tires on the vehicle. The consumer felt that he deserves compensation for the tires. The first tire had blown out at 71200k miles, then on the second tire the tread separated at 71427k miles.
Both left/right inside duals suffered violent tread separation, 70 mph, approx. 75-90 deg. F, interstate highway. Approx. 1600 miles between incidents. Tire pressure at manuf. Specs. Truck carries camper and seismic equipment, well below rated gvwr, gets intermittent use, is housed in warehouse. Control maintained at time of failure, but vehicle suffered much damage to fender flares and sheet metal. Incidental damage to customer installed equipment. Reported to gm customer service, case # co4325661. Tires lt225/75r16. No warranty from goodyear (doesn't warranty oem tires) or Chevrolet (warranty time expired). Replaced all tires with different brand and style, heavier load range, and increased air pressure to max rating. (tiresize: lt225/75r1).