general problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 equipped with kelly tires, tire line: edge, tire size: 245/75/r16, dot number: pjuyjh1r1918. The contact stated that upon exiting the vehicle, there was a loud boom sound that came from the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the front passenger’s side tire had exploded. The contact stated that there was an excessive amount of rust between the rim and the tire. An independent mechanic was sent to the location and a spare tire was placed on the vehicle. The contact stated that the explosion of the tire caused the rim to be bent. The was concerned that the tire had been mounted improperly. The defective tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 154,000. The tire failure mileage was approximately 9,000.

Brought a 2001 chevy Silverado 1500 in for a slow leak in the front drivers side tire. Upon mechanic tacking tire off the vehicle the inspection revealed the inside side wall seam is separating and actually has a gaps measuring 3/16' wide by a few inches long all along the seam. Upon further inspection the rear tire on the drivers side also reveals the same side wall separation tears in the seam. This is a goodyear wrangler sr-a , p245-75-16. With a manufacturers date of 2009.

On January 9th I was driving on route 601, mile marker 19,@ 45 mph when my tire separated and disintegrated with only 25,000 miles on them. The tire damaged the wheel well and truck body. Tire: p265/75r16 114t m+s long trail t/a, sku# 4121-786, bfgoodrich. I spun around 180 degrees and fortunately my wife and I were safe with only miner discomfort in neck and back areas.

Copper tires the tread is coming apart big rips in lugs dot# 3d11-cn6-4905 bought in July 13-06 all 4 tires.