2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Tires Problems

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES.*MR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AFTER THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED THE CONSUMER HEARD TIRES NOISE WITH VIBRATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE CONSUMER CHOSE TO REMOVE THE TIRES AND INSTALL SNOW TIRES. ONCE THE TIRES WERE CHANGED THE NOISE AND VIBRATION NO LONGER EXISTED. WHEN THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE TIRES HE NOTICED SIDEWALL BULGES, BUMPS AND OTHER IRREGULARITIES. *NM

VEHICLE JUST TURNED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES AND NEEDED BRAKES AND ROTORS. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS PULSATION, AND DIFFICULT STOPPING. TOOK VEHILCE TO THE DEALER. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER $800.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK *TC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SNAPPED OFF RIGHT BEHIND THE BRAKE HUB ASSEMBLY. THEN, VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN ON ITS FRAME AND SKIDDED ALONG THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 150 TO 200 YARDS AND THEN SKIDDED INTO A GUARD RAIL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER , AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. CURRENTLY, GM DENIED THE CLAIM.*AK RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AT THE UPPER BALL JOINT. *TC

FIRESTONE TIRES: UNEVEN, EXCESSIVE WEAR; SIDEWALL DEFORMATIONS & SPLITS; NOISY AND VEH PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WILL NO LONGER PROPERLY OPERATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN AROUND IN CIRCLES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN IT KEPT FEELING LIKE VEHICLE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AS WELL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD IN A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE OUT OF CONTROL OFF THE ROAD. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AT THE TIME. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY STUDIES ON THE PEROFRMACE OF VEHICLES UNDER SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS? ARE TRUCKS MORE LIKELY TO HYDROPLANE THAN OTHER TYPES OF AUTOMOBILE? SINCE THIS INCIDENT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK

WHEN PULLING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY FRONT TIRES WENT OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO TRACTION IN THE TIRES.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE REAR END WENT OUT OF CONTROL. *AK THE GOOD YEAR TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS THE WRONG TYPE FOR THE PICK UP TRUCK. THE TREAD DESIGN AND THE HARD COMPOUND WAS A UNSAFE TIRE FOR THE PICKUP. WITH A LIGHT REAR END, IT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SPIN AT A LOW SPEED AND ACCELERATE WITH OUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER IS DISSATISFIED WITH GOOD YEAR SERVICE. *CB *JB

ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WARPED AND HAD STRESS MARKS LOCATED ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OR FATALITIES TO REPORT BUT THE DRIVER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THESE TIRES ARE A POTENTIAL HAZARD; A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE TIRE ARE BRIDGESTONE LT#P2457R16 1201169. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND THE DOT NUMBER FOR THESE TIRES. *NLM

THE TIRES HAD BEEN ALIGNED AND ROTATED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *JG *JB

THE FRONT DRIVE SIDE TIRE BLEW. SIZE #P26575R16 DOT# W273WMA1102. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

AT FIRST 1200 MILES ORIGINAL TIRES HAD FLAT SPOTS ALL AROUND AND CHOPPING UP. *AK

NO ROAD HAZARD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103F. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM SIDEWALL. NOTHING REMAINED ON RIM BUT SIDEWALL. BODY DAMAGE TO FENDER WELL AS WELL AS RUBBER BURN MARKS, DUE TO CENTRIPETAL FORCES FROM TIRE TREAD SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROX.60 MPH. ON HIGHWAY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE SUFFERED MAJOR BLOWOUT. IT IS TOTALLY SPLIT OUT AROUND OUTER EDGE HALFWAY AROUND TIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT A RECALL TIRE, AND ALSO CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD SAME. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT EXCEPT JUST PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 WMB TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)