Tire Problems of Chevrolet Prizm

Chevrolet Prizm owners have reported 12 tire related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common tire problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's tire blowout (5 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's tire (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Tire related problems of Chevrolet Prizm


Recently reported Tire problems of Chevrolet Prizm

The Tire Blowout problem

2000 Prizm left front tire blew out. The blowout caused damage to the left front of the vehicle. Updated 07/20/06   Read details...

The Tire problem

The tread on the rear driver's side tire separated from the tire causing the vehicle to skid through the northbound lanes and then into the dirt median and finally becoming caught on the cable divider, totaling the vehicle. The tire that separated from it's tread was a firestone fr380 e26l 38b.   Read details...

The Tire Valve problem

4 new tires were purchased on Feb. 7, 2007. Three of them went flat between June 9, 2008 and July 17, 2008 after only 15,000 miles while riding on the interstate. The tire store found no foreign objects in the 3 tires, but did report that the valve stems were cracked.   Read details...

The Tire Bulge problem

I installed four kumho 795 tires (p185/65r14) on 10/03/2006 on my 2002 Chevrolet prism lsi. In November 2008, without any warning, one tire (front passenger side) ruptured on the inside side wall. I was lucky not driving on the highway. The car almost lost control.   Read details...

The Tire Bead problem

Right front tire blew out unexpectedly while driving. Had not yet anything. Tire was split radially from bead to bead. The noise was so loud that I originally thought it was the suspension failing. Tire was a sigma tempest by cooper size: p185/65r14.   Read details...




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