Six problems related to tire blowout have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving on the freeway at 75miles per hour the left rear tire had a blowout, the tire completely peeled apart. It took my husband about 1mile to come to a stop, during which time the tire caused damage to the paint , wheel well, tore off a mud flap, and bent the steel rim. The vehicle is a work truck so my husband purchased 4 new tires immediately the truck was vibrating because of the bent rim so he also purchased new rims. Please let me know if anything that I might collect from firestone. I know his tires are not on the recall???but it came apart just like all the tires you see on tv and the internet. . . Thanx in advance jo lachance. (dot number: vn11bfc tiresize: lt245/75r1).
On August 25, going to work from a late lunch, I experienced a blowout on the right front tire. When the tire blew in threwmy truck into a large curb ruining the bumber,right front corner panel, parts of the door as well as suspension bendage, and ruining both wheels. Between me and my insurance company it cost almost 3000. 00 to fix. , besides me having to make a claim which wll probably raise my insurance rates. 2 weeks later the news came out that 16" general tires were being recalled because of this problem on the Lincoln navigators. I am interested if there have been any other of these tires recalled, because of not only the money im out of pocket, but the depreciation it caused my truck(not to mention I could have been injured severely because of this blowout. Please advise me, meantime I will contact my insurance company and my lawyer. Thanks. Jmk. ( dot number: tire size: 255/70/r16 ).
I had a firestone wilderness at tire in the size of p265/75r16 blow the entire sidewall out at a speed of aprox 55 with about 2000 miles on the tire. The auto was a Chevrolet Silverado, the tire looked lik it was cut around the sidewall just like the tires I saw on the recall of 15 inch. (tiresize: p265/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p265/75r16 ).
Tire blew on a very flat new road. The temp was around 98 and it was very humid. There is a five inch tear on the inside of the tire, perpendicular to the tread. ( dot number: tire size: p265/75r16 ).
Tire blew out while traveling 55 mph. The damage to the tire was right where the tread and sidewall meet. When I took the tire to a firestone dealer I was told that it appeared to be a "zipper problem". After the firestone warranty dept. Was called I was then told that they couldn't tell why the tire had failed because I had obviously driven on it while it was flat. I informed them that it is hard to come to a complete stop from 55 mph. , and that I had to drive aprx. A tenth of a mile to where I could safely pull off of the road. I was offered a replacement tire at either at 1/2 off or at dealer's cost I don't remember. The replacement also has the "vd" designation. ( dot number: vd11b1c tire size: lt24575r16 ).
While driving 40 mph tires blew out, and the truck fell down.