Tire Tread/belt Problems of Chevrolet Silverado - part 1

2002 Chevrolet Silverado. Consumer writes regarding problem with tires the consumer stated she purchased four cooper tires on July 6, 2006. When the vehicle had 60,893 miles on it. 34,573 miles later, the front passenger tire tread started coming out in chunks. The consumer only discovered the problem after hearing a noise against the truck. The second failure was on August 8, 2010 when the passenger rear tire tread completely shredded off and caused damage to the truck. The consumer stated the tires were defective and is requesting reimbursement.

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The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The vehicle has b. F. Goodrich t/a, size p245/75r16 tires. While driving 40 mph, the front passenger side tire blew out where the tread meets the sidewall. The rim was damaged. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The dot number was unknown. The current mileage was 151,000 and failure mileage was 140,000.

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While driving north on hwy 89 to paulden, az. At about 70 mph I noticed a severe vibration coming from my front end. I drive a 2001 chevy 2500 Silverado which had firestone steeltex r4s tires all the way around with approximately 32000, miles on them. The tread life looked like maybe 10000 more miles. Before I had a chance to pull over, my front left tire blew. I swerved into the south bound lane and luckily no oncoming traffic was coming and I was able to slow down and stop on the north bound shoulder. The tread had separated from my tire causing a blow out. My mirror broke and also my fender guard got partially torn off and the truck has damage from the tire thread hitting the side of the truck. I found pieces of shattered mirror inside my truck from when the treads hit my mirror. I had my window open and am fortunate that none of that mirror went into my eyes.

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: the contact stated upon inspection, it was noticed, the under hood shield was ripped and the intake manifold was scratched. The tread was separating from the passenger front tire in chunks. The dealership determined the under hood damage was caused by a squirrel. Although the dealer was alerted no additional inspections have been made. The manufacturer has been alerted. Updated 07/05/06.

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Tire tread completely separated from casing all at once causing a blowout that caused substantial damage to my vehicle.

I own a 2001 Silverado 1500 with goodyear wrangler st, p245-75r16. With @25000 miles all 4 tires have tread separation. Mfg canada/dot 4b70dadr/0302 d08r/d08l. Removed all 4 tires from vehicle to prevent possible incident. Still retain replaced tires. Realignment at owners expense.

The contact stated while driving the tire separated from the tread. He felt a vibration in the rear of the vehicle. Several moments later, the tire blew. The manufacturer was contacted , and they offered no free remedy. The tire line was 245/70r17. Updated 12/7/2005 - general tire.

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I am writing to inform you of a tire problem I had the other day with one of your firestone steeltex radial a/t lt 245 75 r16 ten ply truck tire. The other info on the tire is 120/116 r m&s. Dot vh11 baac 2801, 008009, da807t. I have only 23,000 miles on these tires. They came on the vehicle when I purchased it new. It was on the passenger side rear of my 2002 chevy duramax. 2500 hd. Had 80 psi as required and I had my camper on. Right at 30 inches of tread separated from the casing. I was lucky to have noticed the problem before it came all the way off and did any damage at all to my vehicle. \we have no firestone dealer at all in our area, and I could not take the chance of this problem ever happening again with these tires. I have replace all 4 tires with the same size and load range as required with another brand. Attached are some pictures of the tire. Is firestone interested in my problem, and what do I need to do now with my bad tire and the remaining 3 tires? thank-you.

Had a tire blow out on the passengers side. This happened on September 18, 2005. Contacted the manufacturer of trailer, and they repaired it. However, the insurance company paid for it. Took the tire to the mechanic at dealership, and he saw no reason why this happened. The tire was not dry rotted and â¾ of the tread came off.

I purchased a new 2005 Chevrolet Silverado VIN 1gchk23225f933277 - my tires are falling apart - the rubber is falling off. - I called the dealer able Chevrolet, I took it to a local dealer and was told - too bad. This is a serious issue with the bridgestone/firestone tire. I cannot reach a firestone representative -.

08/14/2005 traveling from atlanta, GA on I-95 and noticed a vibration coming from the left front of vehicle started slowing down then the truck started shaking so bad it was almost hard to control. Stopped vehicle safely and inspected front end and found that the left front tire had separated at the radial belt. Found a back country store and had a tire install (used all that was avail). Tire cost 150. 00 boy was I taken. Still have tire in my possession.

1) highway driving for 4 hours, 60 mph, normal loading of vehicle, 2 adults, 2 children 2) complete tread separation of tire, fortunately tire remained inflated, no accident, damage to rear wheel well, firestone wilderness at, size p265/75r 16 114s m/s, tire was original from Chevrolet, truck had 53,400 miles 3) replaced all tires to goodyear.

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2001 chevy Silverado 2500hd crew cab, with pickup camper, towing light catamaran sailboat on trailer. Temperatures 85-90. Had been on freeway for 1 1/2 hours, driving 75 mph, all of a sudden lots of noise from back of vehicle. Thought a trailer tire may have gone. Stopped on side of freeway immediately. Saw right rear tire carcass with no tread. Tread had separated and was in about 6 pieces on roadway. Tread had whipped around wheel well & done significant damage to vehicle. ($4,500 repairs). Thank god it wasn't a front tire that failed!! put on spare and replaced all 4 tires at next closest town. Had checked tire pressure before leaving home & all was to spec. Tires were original. I still have the failed tire. Firestone has refused three times to take responsibility, claiming under inflation & I'm fastidious maintaining my vehicles.

The consumer states that the ameritech by general tire has developed a problem with tread separation. The two front tires had to be replaced about 4 months ago and the 4 rear tires need to be replaced now. The dealership agreed that the tires need to be replaced and the manufacturer said that they would supply the consumer with new tires if they had them. The consumer has been waiting for the tires for 3 weeks. The consumer talked to general motors about the tires. The consumer states that the tires are under warranty. The tires are a year old and have 14,000 miles on them. The first two tires had to be replaced at 6,000 miles. The tire line is lt215/85r16. All the tires are from the same line and have been properly maintained.

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Chunks out of treads on all four oem supplied tires. Increasing vehicle vibration noted when driving on the highway. Tires are bridgestone duravis ii lt245/75r16e. Vehicle has 11,000 miles. Vehicle is used for personal use 80-85% hwy/cty, 10-15% gravel road, 1-2% offroad. Tires have been inspected by car dealer and local tire dealer who state the problem could be caused by rocks or rough roads. Customer claims vehicle is not abused or being used any differently than previously owned full size pickups, and never experienced this type of tire problem before. Customer claims that when vehicle was ordered he spec?d and payed for option code qiw ?tires on/off road duty?. Customer is concerned about the safety and reliability of these tires. Customer is requesting warranty condsideration for ?improperly supplied tires? on this vehicle. Both the dealer and gm customer assistance have denied customer request.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the front tires were wearing prematurely. The tires were rotated regularly, but the front tires continued to wear prematurely. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the manufacturer designed the front tires to be rotated every 6,000 miles. The contact felt that the suspension was causing the tires to wear prematurely. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 6,000 and the current mileage was 40,400. . . Updated 08-30-12 the consumer stated the tires were rotated every 3,000 miles since the vehicle had 6,000 miles. The dealer and manufacturer offered no repair for the failure. Updated 09/04/2012.

Severe tire pulls, left front tire developed most pull. Even developed a small bulge in the tire tread itself. Condition worsened with mileage. Consumer took his truck to 4wp store and asked them to replace defective tires under purchased warranty. Store manager stated that the tire pulls were common among all tire brands and failed to replace tires under warranty. Consumer at a later time replaced worn suspension parts due to out of balance condition and vibration caused by tire bulges. Consumer also filed complaint with the consumer affairs state enforcement agency. Fb f2.

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While driving,a loud noise was heard coming from the rear and the vehicle shook uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Passenger's side right front tire tread separated from the vehicle, causing damage to under carriage and the door. Firestone steeltex radial, lt245/75r16, dot vn11b1c. The driver was able to change the tire, and will contact firestone.

While driving at 70 mph left right rear tire tread separated, causing the tire to blow out, firestone wilderness, sizeunknown, dot: unknown.

2001 Chevrolet 2500 tire tread separated while driving at 40 mph. When the tread of the driver's side rear tire separated it damaged the rear fender and wheel well.

While driving, the tire blew out and caused damage to the left side mirror and left front bumper. The consumer replaced all tires. The consumer stated the left tired tread separated.

While driving 60 mph left rear tire experienced tread separation. Firestone, original equipment, tire size lt 245/75r16, dot# vn11b1cs300. Vehicle sustained quarter panel damage from the tread flapping against that area. Dealer and the manufacturer were both notified.

(1)high vibration felt especially at slower speeds. Steering pulling firmly to the right. (2)tread very bumpy aroung all four tires. Thumping on tread ,causes hollow sound in various places around circumference of tires. (3) due to the history of firestone tires and reported failures of these tires, I had them replaced before catastrophic failure occurred.

Firestone tire failure, tread lost on left and right rear tires, have to be replaced. Damage was caused on the left side of the vehicle.

Problems with steeltex radial tire equipment on 2001 Silverado truck. The consumer requested reimbursement. The vehicle was in motion when the vehicle started bucking and fish tailing due to tread separation. The tire did not go flat. The consumer was denied reimbursement because the manufacturer stated they found evidence of deformation and rim flange grooving, they also stated the tire had been operated for an unknown period of time while being in an over-deflated state.

While driving 70 mph rear passenger tire tread separated. As a result, consumer lost slight control of the vehicle. No impact reported.

Husband noticed that 2001 chevy Silverado equipped with firestone wilderness at p265/75r16 tires was pulling to the right. . . Upon inspecting the vehicle, he noticed tread separation on right side front tire. Brought vehicle to firestone, they refused to inspect tire and they refused to replace tires. Although tire is defective they are not concerned with my particular tire since it was not on a Ford vehicle and not part of the tire recall a few years back. Tire that is falling apart was replaced with a full sized spare tire until new tires can be purchased.

Firestone steeltex r4s,size lt245/75r16, dot vn11b103600. A bubble developed in the middle of the tires, causing shimmying and vibration when driving at 40 mph. Firestone suggested that the problem was due to road hazard.

Firestone tires: uneven, excessive wear; sidewall deformations & splits; noisy and veh pulls to the right.

Tire blow out and other tire separated on firesotne steetex r4s lt245r75rx16 that is two on same vehicle.

While driving 55 mph a loud noise was heard coming from the rear. Driver was able to pull over, and noticed that the passenger side tire tread separated from the wheel, but the tire was still inflated. Driver contacted road side assistance to change the tire. Firestone steeltex at, lt245/75r16.

The rear driver's side tires tread separated without warning. No impact reported.

While driving at 40mph the passenger side rear tire blew out with tread seperation. Please provide additional information.

On August 15, 2003, the right rear firestone steeltex r4s tire on my 2001 chevy Silverado suffered complete tread separation, commonly referred to as "capping", on the interstate. I filed a claim with gm since the truck was still under mfr warranty. Gm referred me to firestone and I filed a claim with them, incident report #826379. Sent the tire to firestone for evaluation per their instructions. Firestone refused to honor my claim stating the tire was "underinflated for some period of time before the failure". I know this to be false because I checked the tire before leaving home on the trip and it had 80 psi (recommended pressure) and it still had 70 psi when I pulled over to check the tires after the tread separated. Tire went flat only after I drove to a safe area to change it, while I was removing the spare from its carrier. I grew up on a farm and am retired military so I know how to care for a vehicle and especially tires. I have all the documentation/correspondence exchanged on the incident. If there is a lawsuit or other action against firestone I would like to know how to request inclusion in it to recover my financial loss.

While driving 65 mph left front tire had a blowout which caused tread to separate from the sidewall. This occurred with only the driver in a 2001, Chevrolet, Silverado, aftermarket equipment installed at 300 miles, tire size lt 215/75r16, dot# utw8dmc3501. Manufactuerer was notified.