1995 GMC SUBURBAN Tires Problems

265/70/R16. Cruising down Interstate around Des Moines, Iowa at 65 mph. Hot day July 2021. Heard muffled "pop" noise. Few seconds later, suburban began to shake and vibrate violently. Approaching uncontrollable. Pulled off road onto side street. Noted bulge on top of tire. Located a Goodyear tire store in Ames, Iowa. Tire man identified the problem, ordered a new tire (Hankook brand). We spent unintended night nearby in hotel, had tire changed out at Goodyear Tire store, all other tires were inspected by qualified technicians, given a clean bill of health, and we continued on. No warning of impending tire failure. This incident was a second belt failure on same brand of tire within 30 days. First belt failure occurred about 20 days earlier on a same brand, and type tire that had less than 1,000 miles of wear on same vehicle.

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE FAILURE WAS FOLLOWED BY A NEAR IDENTICAL FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WITHIN ONE WEEKS TIME (OR 200 MILES). BOTH OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; THE FIRST AT 75 AND THE SECOND AT 65 MPH. SUDDEN ONSET OF VIBRATION. TS

THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE (P245 75 R16) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE BLOWOUT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIM. *SLC

CONSUMER IS JUST FILING A SAFETY COMPLIANT ON GOODYEAR TIRES THAT ARE ON 1995, GMC, SUBURBAN. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT THEY KNEW THAT THE TIRES WERE ON RECALL. TIRE SIZE IS P255/70R15, AND ARE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *AK *SLC

TWO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES FAILED (TREAD SEPARATION), ONE FRONT, ONE REAR WITHIN 500 MILES. ON IN DRIVEWAY, THE OTHER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE; BOTH TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ARRANGEMENTS. (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE AT 70 MPH WHILE TOWING TRAILER. TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME MODEL TIRES. SUFFERD SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE. (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF TIRE BLOWOUTS, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE FROM BLOWOUT. *MJS

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR WHEEL BALANCING AND REPLACEMENT TIRES BECAUSE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES, HE SUSPECTS THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, THE REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VIBRATION.

PURCHASED 4 REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR GMC SUBURBAN ON DECEMBER 1999 - FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S (OUTLINE WHITE LETTER). ALL MADE IN CANADA. LOTS: 30359 EX BM14480-3. AT 65 MPH THE TRUCK SHIMMIED TERRIBLY. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE ON 5 OCCASIONS; FOR WHEEL BALANCING AND REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE LAST TIME BEING 9/27/00. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THROUGH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, I AM CERTAIN THERE IS A TIRE PROBLEM, RATHER THAN VEHICLE. (I PLAN TO VERIFY WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BUT I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE REAR TIRES.) THROUGH OUT THE FIVE (5) RETURN TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THE 2 REAR TIRES WERE REPLACE WITH MODERATE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VIBRATION (SIMILAR TO A TREAD SEPARATION WHICH I HAVE EXPERIENCED BEFORE). THE REPLACEMENT TIRE LOTS WERE; MADE IN CANADA 30359 EX BM14480-3 AND 32356 EX BM14480-3. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT AND CONCERN TO YOUR FILES AND ADVISE IF THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS...

TREAD SEPARATION ALL 4 TIRES 3,000 MILES TO 40,000 MILES BETWEEN EL CENTRO & YUMA ON 4 SEPARATE TRIPS. INFLATION WAS MAINTAINED PROPERLY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24575R16 )