Two problems related to tire have been reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. The vehicle was equipped with general tires, line size p245/70r17. The contact stated that the front driver side tire went flat. He purchased pennzoil fix a flat s455, 16 oz to repair the tire. The contact was attempting to fix the flat when the hose disconnected from the can. The contact stated that the plastic ring was fractured and the chemicals from the can released into his face. The contact sustained injuries to his lungs, both eyes and burns to the face. The contact stated that the bottle was not labeled in regards to wearing goggles or protection when using the product. He referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 99e007000 (tires) but had not contacted the manufacturer in regards to the recall. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 54,000.
The tires are out of round and they make the vehicle shimmy. The gm dealers replaced two of the four tires already, but was, suppose to replace all four of the tires. Now the vehicle shimmies again. The dealer had the consumer come in on three different occasions to get information off the tires. Noticed happened on April 30, 2005, and it only has 4685 miles on it.