Tire Tread/belt problems of the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette

Three problems related to tire tread/belt have been reported for the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 09/02/2000

Tire tread completely came off leaving only sidewalls on the rim. This happened instantly with no warning while driving at high speed. Gm dealer says tire only warrented under the 36 month bumper to bumper warranty. General tire does not warrant tires that are ome. (tiresize: 215/70r15)( dot number: tire size: 215/70r15 ).

2 Tire Tread/belt problem

When traveling up a hill under wet conditions wheels slip. Consumer states it's the wrong tread design on the tire.

3 Tire Tread/belt problem

After 2/3 of the tire (general xp2000 size p215 70 r15) tread wore off the tires, the tire was not strong enough to travel a normal gravel road without the stones puncturing the tire tread. Nlm.


Other Tire related problems of the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette

Tire Tread/belt problems
3
Tire problems
2
Spare Tire problems
1


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