This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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 Tahoe. 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.
While driving right rear tire separated from sidewall which tore tire from rim, damaging rim. Dealer contacted. Original equipment for a 2002, Chevrolet, Tahoe, wilderness le tire size P26570R16. *akconsumer's first indication something was wrong was a pronounced vibration felt in the steering.
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- Houston, TX, USA