Three problems related to spare tire have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban with firestone steel tex radial tires, lt245/75616,dot number:v611b1a198. The contact stated that the spare tire suddenly exploded, which was attached directly behind the rear passenger seating. The explosion caused the rear window to shatter. There were no passengers in the vehicle at the time of the explosion. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
On December 28, 2005, I was driving south on interstate 95 in southern south carolina near walterboro when a bf goodrich tire on the left rear of my 1999 Chevrolet Suburban suddenly disintegrated into fragments while I was driving. Before I left on my trip to florida, I had the tires on my vehicle rotated and balanced. All of the tires appeared to be in good condition. . . With deep tread. Bf goodrich has informed me that the tire in question was sold to gm as a spare tire for the vehicle when it was new in 1999. The tire was exactly the same type of tire as the others and was marked exactly the same way. I placed the tire on the vehicle to use in November of 2003. Since that time, the tire has been in use for approximately 24,000 miles.
The firestone tire (steeltex a/t; 245 75r16) that blew out on my Suburban was brand new. It was my spare tire. I drove on it approximately 20 miles when an approximately 6 inch square piece of the sidewall blew out for no apparent reason. In light of all the recent problems with firestone tires and recent news report that this particular tire is under investigation, I felt it was important to report this tire failure. (tiresize: 245 75r16)( dot number: tire size: 245 75r16 ).