Table 1 shows two common tire related problems of the 2006 GMC Sierra.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Tire Bead problems | |
| Tire Blowout problems |
The contact owns a 2006 GMC Sierra. The vehicle has goodyear wrangler at, size lt255/85r16 tires. The contact stated that the bead area of all the tires was extremely indented. She noticed a huge bulge on the passenger side front tire. The dealer acknowledged the failure and replaced three of the six tires. The manufacturer refused to replace the remaining three tires. The failure mileage was 20,100 and current mileage was 21,000.
- the contact owns a 2006/GMC/sierra 1500, while driving at 60 mph tire sidewall blew out. The failure mileage was 2000 miles. The contact's tires are general tire & rubber CO. , size p235/70r16. These were the original tires, the vehicle was delivered with passenger tires not light truck tires. The dealer would not adjust the tire, but recommended for the tires to be replaced at sears. The contact replaced the tires at his own expense.