1999 GMC SIERRA Tires Problems

PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE P255/70R16, BOUGHT 7/11/2007 FROM TIRERACK.COM. AT 21,000 MILES, TIRES ARE SHOWING SEVERE WEATHER CRACKING, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY FORD EXPLORER DURING THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL IN 2000. TIRE RACKS WARRANTY SPECIFICALLY STATES TIRES WITH WEATHER CRACKING WHICH WERE PURCHASED MORE THAN 4 YEARS PRIOR TO PRESENTATION FOR ADJUSTMENT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS AMPLE TREAD LIFE LEFT, THESE TIRES ARE SIMPLY NO LONGER SAFE. *TR

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE PEDAL STUCK, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE OILED. *AK. THIS WAS THE SAME EXCUSE GIVEN BY NULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY. CONSUMER CLAIMED HAD MANY CARS AND NEVER WAS THERE A NEED TO OIL THE ACCELERATOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD TAILGATE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THREAD CRACKS. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED, TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 90'S TODAY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS TIRE SIZE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON A RURAL PAVED ROAD IN WILLCOX ARIZONA (REX ALLEN DR.) I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. I KEPT THE TIRE AND DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL WELL DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. LOOKING AT THE TIRE (WHAT'S LEFT), IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE SEPERATED CAUSING THE DAMAGE. ALSO, THE ALUMINUM WHEEL IS SCRATCHED BECAUSE IT HIT THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS A SUNDAY AND WILLCOX, AZ IS A SMALL TOWN. I DROVE TO A LOCAL TRUCK STOP (RIP GRIFFEN TRUCK & TRAVEL CENTER - ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY) THAT ACTUALLY SOLD FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, BUT NOT FOR REGULAR TRUCKS. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SPARE (THE SPARE WAS USED) SO I PURCHASED A KUMHO TIRE OF THE SAME SIZE (IT IS NOW THE SPARE). I DROVE TO TUCSON AZ (ABOUT 70 MILES - CLOSEST LARGE TOWN) AND...

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, GMC, SIERRA PICKUP, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT NUMBER W273WMB129, TIRES HAD 38 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT COMPLETELY AND TREAD SEPARATED. *AK FIRESTONE AT TIRES. *SLC

IF FORD SEES FIT TO RECALL THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATS THEY INSTALLED, WHY DOESN'T GMC? EITHER THE EXPLORER REALLY IS TO BLAME, OR THE TIRES ARE. IF THE TIRES ARE, WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING THEIR 16 INCH WILDERNESS ATS? *AK

I HURT MY NECK AND LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,ALL I WANT IS 5 NEW TIRES THEY WANT TO PRO RATE THEM , NO WAY. I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN I LOST CONTROL.I'M DISABLED AND I NEED GOOD TIRES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, AND I THINK THEY NEW OF THIS TIRE BEING BAD. DONT TRUST GOODYEAR NOW THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION SINCERELY ALBERT MAJEWSKI. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

I HURT MY NECK AND LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,ALL I WANT IS 5 NEW TIRES THEY WANT TO PRO RATE THEM , NO WAY. I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN I LOST CONTROL.I'M DISABLED AND I NEED GOOD TIRES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, AND I THINK THEY NEW OF THIS TIRE BEING BAD. DONT TRUST GOODYEAR NOW THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION SINCERELY ALBERT MAJEWSKI (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

LOOKS LIKE THE BELT BROKE OR TREAD SEPARATED, THERE IS NO HEAT DAMAGE LIKE IF IT HAD BEEN RUN LOW OR LOST AIR, AIR PRESSURE WAS 40 PSI THE DAY BEFORE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

LT 245/75R16 VIBRATE/SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AT 40-45 MPH. YOU CAN FEEL IT THRU YOUR BACK. WORSE WHEN COLD IN THE AM. BALANCING BY THE GMC AND FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE NOT HELPED. FIRESTONE HAVE OFFERED A GENEROUS PRORATED TRADE TOWARD DUELLER HT 6 PLY PASSENGER TIRE. 50% OF TIRE HAS WORN BY TREAD DEPTH AT 18000 MILES. SHOULD BE A 50000 MILE TIRE. RIDE HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES. STILL OCCURS IN NEUTRAL AND APPEARS TO COME FROM THE REAR. NO VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING COLUMN. AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 60-65, SOMETIMES IS NOTICEABLE. FEELS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY TOWING CAMPER AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R )

PE00-020; TIRE SIZE P2657516, DOT W273WMA408, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, A BIG CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD, TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CAN STICK FINGER IN IT, AND TREAD IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. *AK FIRESTONW WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC

TRUCK WAS MAKING BEARING/TIRE NOISE. DEALER COULD NOT LOOK AT IT FOR A WEEK SO HAD COSTCO DO A SAFETY CHECK. THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT TIRE BELTS HAD SEPERATED. I REPLACED ALL 4 ON THE GROUND TIRES WITH MICHELINS. THE NOISE IS GONE. THIS TRUCK IS USED TO TOW A COMPING TRAILER AND USUALL HAS MAX SIDEWALL AIR PRESSURE (44#) IN THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

I HAD THREE FLATS IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWING THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CRASH, RESULTING IN $4,500 BODY DAMAGE. I SENT FIRESTONE THE TIRE, AND THEY WROTE BACK THAT THERE WAS INDEED A BLOWOUT WHICH RESULTED IN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

I HAD THREE FLATS IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWING THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CRASH, RESULTING IN $4,500 BODY DAMAGE. I SENT FIRESTONE THE TIRE, AND THEY WROTE BACK THAT THERE WAS INDEED A BLOWOUT WHICH RESULTED IN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

TIRES WEAR OUT EXCEPTIONALLY FAST. DEALERSHIP AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF 4 TIRES IN MARCH 2000. AT THIS TIME, THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 16,500 MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME WEAR AND NUMEROUS BULGES. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING THESE 4 TIRES REPLACED, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 20 MPH TO MAKE A TURN, A TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM ON BOTH EDGES AND WAS JUST CENTERED, HANGING LOOSELY FROM THE RIM, TOTALLY DEFLATED. I WENT AHEAD AND PULLED INTO A STATION ABOUT 20 YARDS AWAY, WHERE I JACKED THE TRUCK UP AND WAS ABLE TO CENTER THE TIRE ON THE WHEEL & REINFLATE IT. THE TIRE HELD PRESSURE & I WAS ABLE TO FINISH ERRANDS & THEN GO TO GOODYEAR. AT THIS TIME, GOODYEAR TELLS ME I HIT A NAIL. THEY PLUGGED THE TIRE, BUT TOLD ME I NEEDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AS MY...

TIRES WEAR OUT EXCEPTIONALLY FAST. DEALERSHIP AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF 4 TIRES IN MARCH 2000. AT THIS TIME, THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 16,500 MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME WEAR AND NUMEROUS BULGES. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING THESE 4 TIRES REPLACED, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 20 MPH TO MAKE A TURN, A TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM ON BOTH EDGES AND WAS JUST CENTERED, HANGING LOOSELY FROM THE RIM, TOTALLY DEFLATED. I WENT AHEAD AND PULLED INTO A STATION ABOUT 20 YARDS AWAY, WHERE I JACKED THE TRUCK UP AND WAS ABLE TO CENTER THE TIRE ON THE WHEEL & REINFLATE IT. THE TIRE HELD PRESSURE & I WAS ABLE TO FINISH ERRANDS & THEN GO TO GOODYEAR. AT THIS TIME, GOODYEAR TELLS ME I HIT A NAIL. THEY PLUGGED THE TIRE, BUT TOLD ME I NEEDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AS MY...

VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55. VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS ADVISED POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH FRONT HUBS, REAR SHOCKS, WHEELS AND TIRES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE (3) TIMES SINCE 08-25-99 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF PROBLEM, BUT AS OF 09-10-99, THE PROBLEM OF OVERALL MAJOR VIBRATION HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED.

HAVING THE WRONG TIRE PRESSURE DECAL IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SO FAR FOR OVER A MONTH GMC DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED! AS RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER MY HALF-TON TRUCK HAS THE WRONG TIRE PRESSURE DECAL ON THE DS DOOR.IT IS AN SLE VIN [XXX] WITH P255/70R16 TIRES ON IT.. THE STICKER HAS A VIN OF [XXX] MODEL C25753 AND TELLING ME TO INFLATE MY FRONT TIRE TO 50PSI AND THE BACK 80PSI !. THE MAX. TIRE PRESSURE IS 50PSI. INFLATING MY TIRES TO THE DECAL PRESSURES COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. THE OWNERS MANUAL TELLS YOU TO USE THE STICKER TO INFLATE YOUR TIRES. AS A MEMBER OF SAE I SAW RIGHT OFF SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND SO FAR GMC DOES NOT THINK THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IF SOMEONE THAT KNOWS NO BETTER ON TIRE INFLATION WERE TO GET A BAD STICKER LIKE THIS IT WOULD BE...