general problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 equipped with prinx tires, tire line: high country, tire size: 245/75/r16, dot number: 04n18htpc1323. The contact had the tires rotated by an independent mechanic. Upon inspection of the tires, the contact discovered cracks along the base of the tire treads on all four tires. The contact notified the mechanic about the defect and was given a credit for the remaining mileage on the tires warranty. The contact notified the manufacturer about the failure through voicemail and email; however, the contact never received a response. The contact stated that the four tires were replaced. The tire failure mileage was 21,942. The vehicle failure mileage was 342,422.

First tire, the thread belt separated from the tire while going 50 mph on state highway but did not lose air pressure put $3000 damage to vehicle. Sam's replace tire , but bf goodrich said they could not do anything for me because I didn't have the tire . Second tire on [ 5-24-14] from same set 7 months later lose thread and blew out while doing 70 mph on interstate highway running me through right hand ditch on to service road . Belt causing damage to truck again , but lucky no one was hurt or damage to others.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd equipped with bf goodrich commercial tires, size: ta 245/75/r16. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the tread on the rear driver's side tire separated and caused the tire to explode. The contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle without incident. The contact stated that the strut support rods and the driver side tail light became damaged from the tire failure. The contact shipped the tire to the manufacturer for inspection. The manufacturer stated that they inspected the tire and noticed that an object had struck the tire and caused the tread separation failure. The failure mileage of the tire was 23,000. The dot number was unavailable. The vehicle failure mileage was 122,900. Kmj.

Tire belt failure, with tread separation . I purchased a matched set of four cooper discoverer atr m&s lt265/75r16 tires brand new. They have been regularly checked for air pressure and balanced an rotated. On June 28,2008, 26 months after purchase and with about 24000 miles on them the front left tire failed . I replaced tire with spare. On 10/10/08 with about 27000 miles on it the front right tire failed in the same manner. With 2 of 4 tires coming apart in tis manner, I removed the remaining tires as I feel there must be a defect. They are unsafe and I have replaced them with new firestone tires.