Tire Sidewall Problems of GMC Yukon

Tire size: 265 70 16. While driving on a straight and level highway, the right rear tire sidewall completely shredded. Tire lost all air pressure and separated from the rim. I bought four general grabber tires in July 2021. This is the second tire that the sidewall shredded. The first one shredded on the left rear side in July of 2024. There are a lot of general grabber tires being recalled for over-cured sidewalls but it's strange that there are no recalls on this particular tire.

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Numerous tires have had sidewall failure. We have had two tires withing 8 months (7000 miles).

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The contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon which has four b. F. Goodrich lt 235/75/r16 tires. The tires were purchased in 2008. He stated that there was a significant crack in the sidewall of all four tires that formed around the tread of the tire. There were no recalls on the tires pertaining to the specific type of failure. The VIN was rejected from the system. The current and failure tire mileages were under 25,000. The current vehicle mileage was 93,000.

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Was driving approx 60mph on newly paved 4 lane highway (us 31). Vehicle began to make a noise and then shake. Front driver's side tire was completely destroyed with approx 80% of the tread and belt separated from the tire and numerous holes in the tire. Many sharp steel prong ends were sticking out of the tire and the separated tread/belt. Destroyed the wheel well covering. 2002 Yukon xl. Tires had been installed in March 2008. When looking at the front passenger side tire, it had numerous large cracks from the tread extending into the sidewall. To avoid having another blowout/separation, quickly replaced that tire and returned both to the dealer where purchased. Having the dealer contact cooper and inspect the rear 2 tires as well (visual inspection did not show the tread/sidewall cracks).

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Yukon xl 1500. The contact ordered a vehicle that was specifically designed to tow a trailer. The vehicle came equipped with goodyear passenger tires, size p26570r17. While driving between 55-60 mph, he noticed that the vehicle swayed from right to left. The contact almost lost control of the vehicle. He believed that the passenger tires on the vehicle were insufficient for towing a trailer. A representative from the dealer stated that the tires were standard for that model. They also suggested that the trailer was overloaded; however, the vehicle tows up to 8,100 lbs. The failure mileage was 2,500. Updated 05/19/08 the consumer stated he experienced severe swaying problems while towing his trailer. The consumer believed the factory installed tires were designed with soft sidewalls for a smooth ride in a passenger car and not for the trailer towing which required tires with stiff sidewalls to discourage swaying. The consumer stated the vehicle should have light truck tires. Update 05/20/08.

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The contact owns a 1999 GMC Yukon. The vehicle has cooper discoverer h/t tires, size 275/70r/16 (na). The contact observed a slow leakage in the sidewall of the front passenger side tire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the tire was replaced. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on seven separate occasions for the same failure, but the failure still persists. The contact purchased a total of 11 replacement tires. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 110,000 and current mileage was 114,000.

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The contact bought goodyear wrangler tires in 2003. He had to take them back because of a blister on the outside walls. He returned them in 2004 , and they gave him the same exact tires that he had to pay for. Also, they blistered on the outside walls. He noticed this on 8-28-05. The dealer wanted to prorate the tires and give him the difference. The tires were prorated in 2004. On paper work it stated there was a manufacturer's defect in the tires.

The passenger side rear tire blew out while consumer was traveling at 60 mph. At 1,000 miles the vehicle's fuel pump failed while driving on the freeway at 65 mph.

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Catastrophic tire failure - side wall split.

Firestone tire exploded while driving speed limit too lake havasu, az, may 28, causing erratic control of vehicle. Appears sidewall dislodged from tire and and tread dislodged from base tire framing. Tire info: firestone wilderness le - p265/70r16 111s m/s; tubeless; other number on side of tire: dd726g g09r (e4) 027680 dot 8 x 72 wl2 . Damaged area shows a number ?4601? (? = denotes unknown numbers if anyin these places) damage to undercarrage of vehicle as well to the wheel well.

My 2000 GMC Yukon xl came with defective firestone steeltex r4s tires. I was driving down the road and one of the four tires blew out. Upon examination of all four tires on the car by my mechanic he found all four tires had signs of vertical separation of the sidewall and partial tread separation of the left rear tire and bizarre wear. The tire that blew out had come apart on one of these vertical separations. I replaced the tire with the spare and drove it to a firestone dealer. I was informed that there were no problems what-so-ever with these firestone tires and that the alignment of my SUV was the problem. I told him he was crazy and that I would not have an alignment done and I wanted it in writing. The manager gave me it in writing, and had the tires replaced but charged me over $200 and gave me more of the same brand of tire on the vehicle. I took the vehicle to my GMC dealer and had him check to see if an alignment was needed and I was explained in writing that an alignment was not needed.

Original tires on GMC, Yukon, 26575r16 le; while traveling at 30mph, front right tire blewout without warning. There was nothing sharp on the road, tire experienced sidewall separation. The firestone dealer is claiming that the tire had a puncture, however 2 miles prior to incident, the tires were checked and there were no punctures or leaks.

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Sidewall failed. Vehicle was going at 5 mph when failure occurred. Tire was not abused in anyway.

At . 155" depth of tread and even wear, tire developed 30 to 40 deep radial cracks, 1" to 2" long, between the tire outside edge tread blocks and proceeding toward the sidewall. The tire has always been properly inflated to 36 - 50 psi (80 psi cold max) and was imeadiately removed from the vehicle apon discovery of defect. There is no visible external damage to the tire and it never been off the rim. The tire still holds air. (dot number: v611 tiresize: lt245/r16).

Front tires rub against suspension during a full left/right turn, causing the inner sidewalls to be damaged due to the rubbing.

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