Table 1 shows three common tire related problems of the 1998 GMC Sierra. The number one most common problem is related to the tire tread/belt (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the tire (one problem).
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Tire Tread/belt problems | |
| Tire problems | |
| Tire Sidewall problems |
While driving 65mph and felt a bump. Felt like a tire had blown and went flat. Pulled to side of road, and checked tires. Noticed left rear tire had lost all of its tread. Firestone steel tex at p245/75r16 with 36,000 miles. Read details...
During the 29 months I have owned my GMC I have had 4 flats and 2 blowouts. All of them occurred with less than 16,000 miles on the tires. Obviously there is a design flaw with the steeltex tires. (tiresize: 245/75r16)( dot number: tire size: 245/75r16 ) Read details...
Sidewall failure. Huge tear in sidewall(not due to any impact). Tires had less than 3000 miles on them. Replaced them all the next day. Therefore, I'm not sure of tire size or dot code, date of incident or mileage on vehicle(irrelevant). ( dot number: tire size: 16 ) Read details...