Four problems related to tire tread/belt have been reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe based on all problems reported for the 2002 Tahoe.
Oem wilderness firestone tires wearing unevenly. Alignment, balance, pressure,etc all in check. The inner wall wears unevenly causing road noise, vibration. No tire failure, yet. Spoke to discount tire reps. And they've seen it time and time again with these on Tahoes. Once a different tire is replace on the rim, the uneven wearing stops.
While driving 55 mph a knocking noise was coming from the rear. The driver was able to pull over to the shoulder and noticed that the right rear tire exploded. The driver changed the tire. The rim and looked as if it had been completely tore apart at the seams. The sales dealer stated that they had never seen a tire look like that before.
The consumer had a flat tire the left front driver side tire. When he remove the spare tire it was damage. Please fill in additional information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ts.
Complete tread separation from sidewalk on the exterior portion of tire with no apparent damage from a contributing factor.